Königsberg, Kingdom of Prussia (now Kaliningrad, Russia)
Died
14 October 1925(1925-10-14) (aged 58)
Kensington, London, England
Resting place
Putney Vale Cemetery
Other names
Eugene Sandow[1]
Height
175.9 cm (5 ft 9.3 in)
Spouse
Blanche Brooks
(m. 1896)
Children
2
Eugen Sandow (born Friedrich Wilhelm Müller, German:[ˈfʁiːdʁɪçˈvɪlhɛlmˈmʏlɐ]; 2 April 1867 – 14 October 1925) was a German bodybuilder and showman from Prussia using the Bulgarian last name Sandow as a pseudonym.[2] Born in Königsberg, Sandow became interested in bodybuilding at the age of ten during a visit to Italy.[3]
After a spell in the circus, Sandow studied under strongman Ludwig Durlacher in the late 1880s.[3] On Durlacher's recommendation,[3] he began entering strongman competitions, performing in matches against leading figures in the sport such as Charles Sampson, Frank Bienkowski, and Henry McCann.[2] In 1901 he organised what is believed to be the world's first major bodybuilding competition. Set in London's Royal Albert Hall, Sandow judged the event alongside author Sir Arthur Conan Doyle and athlete/sculptor Charles Lawes-Wittewronge.[3]
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EugenSandow (born Friedrich Wilhelm Müller, German: [ˈfʁiːdʁɪç ˈvɪlhɛlm ˈmʏlɐ]; 2 April 1867 – 14 October 1925) was a German bodybuilder and showman from...
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Schuster Paperbacks. ISBN 978-0-684-82447-5. Tithonus, Pednuad, J. "EugenSandow—Father of Bodybuilding". The Human Marvels. Retrieved 2008-09-17. At...
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Strongest Youth," enhancing his notoriety. His inspirations included EugenSandow, having seen the German ripping a pack of cards in half and throwing...
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Germany that year, and the trophy awarded to him is called a "Sandow" for EugenSandow. Bannout weighed 196 pounds (89 kg) for his win at the contest...
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success, EugenSandow, with a genuine diamond studded belt to be awarded to the winner, should such an event ever take place. It never did. Sandow avoided...
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heavy objects. Famous strongmen from this era included Thomas Topham, EugenSandow, Louis Cyr, Thomas Inch, Arthur Saxon, Angus MacAskill, and Alexander...
famous strongman EugenSandow in a weightlifting contest in New York City. Katie lifted a weight of 300 pounds over her head, which Sandow managed to lift...
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