Lee Haney

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Lee Haney
File:Lee Haney.jpg
Chairman of the President's Council on Physical Fitness and Sports
President Bill Clinton
Preceded by Florence Griffith Joyner and Tom McMillen (as Co-Chairs)
Succeeded by Lynn Swann
Personal details
Born (1959-11-11) November 11, 1959 (age 64)
Fairburn, Georgia, U.S.
Children 2
Alma mater Spartanburg Methodist College
Profession Professional Bodybuilder
Lee Haney
— Bodybuilder —
Personal info
Nickname Total-Lee Awesome
Height 5 ft 11 in[1]
Weight 255 pounds (116 kg) (Contest)
265 pounds (120 kg) (Off season)[1]
Professional career
Pro-debut World Pro Championships in Atlantic City, 1983
Best win Mr. Olympia, 1984–1991
Predecessor Samir Bannout
Successor Dorian Yates

Lee Haney (born November 11, 1959) is an American former IFBB professional bodybuilder.[2] Haney shares the all-time record for most Mr. Olympia titles at eight with Ronnie Coleman[3] and is regarded as one of the greatest bodybuilders to ever grace the stage.

Biography

Haney grew up in Spartanburg, South Carolina.[4] He is a graduate of Spartanburg Methodist College, where he earned a degree in youth counseling.[5] He got married to an Irish model, Shirley Draper Haney in year 2003 after 3 years of dating each other. They had a son born in 2003 and a daughter in 2005. The family resides in Atlanta, Georgia.

President Bill Clinton appointed Haney chairman of the President's Council on Physical Fitness and Sports.[6] A devout born again Christian, Haney has his own program on the Trinity Broadcasting Network called "TotaLee Fit with Lee Haney,"[7] where he is usually joined by famous Christian sportsmen, and on occasion his wife. On the show he teaches the importance of both physical and spiritual growth. One of his most famous quotes is that we should "train to stimulate, not annihilate."

Stats

  • Height: 6 ft 0 in (183 cm)[8]
  • Off Season Weight: 275–285 pounds (125–129 kg)
  • Competition Weight: the lightest 230 pounds (104 kg) 1984 Mr. Olympia and the heaviest 260 pounds (118 kg) 1989 Mr. Olympia[9][10]
  • Chest size: 56 in (142 cm)[11]
  • Neck size: 20 in (51 cm)
  • Arm Size: 21 in (53 cm)
  • Waist: 32.5 in (83 cm)
  • Thigh Size: 30 in (76.2 cm)
  • Calf Size: 20 in (50.8 cm)

Bodybuilding titles

File:7-4-1988 Lee Haney Mr. Olympia dal 1984 al 1991.JPG
Lee Haney with Paolo Tassetto in 1988

See also

References

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  3. ↑ Mr Olympia Winners MrOlympia.com. Retrieved 20 August 2021.
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  6. ↑ http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1P2-18847110.html[dead link]
  7. ↑ TotaLee Fit: with Lee Haney (TV Series 1997-) Internet Movie Database. Retrieved 20 August 2021.
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External links

Preceded by Mr. Olympia
1984–1991		 Succeeded by
Dorian Yates
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