Bodybuilder Gustavo Badell, known as ‘The Freakin’ Rican’, dies at age 50 – El Financiero
Venezuelan bodybuilder Gustavo Badellknown in the fitness world as ‘The Freakin’ Rican’, has died at the age of 50, as confirmed by his friend Eddie Abbey.
“Gustavo was ten years younger than me. He is always sad when a young man is taken away too soon. Rest in peace Gustavo and I know we will miss you,” he wrote.
Although his cause of death is still unknown, Essentially Sports He reported that it was supposedly due to a stroke, something that has not been confirmed by his relatives.
Gustavo Badell’s competitions
At the age of 20, Badell, born in 1972 in Maracaibo, moved to Puerto Rico, although a year earlier he began his career as a bodybuilder recommended to practice boxing, since he began to lift weights in the gym to gain mass. muscular.
In 1991 he won the Junior Caribbean Bodybuilding Championship and in 1997 he received his Pro card at the Caribbean Championships. In addition, he competed in the German and English Grand Prix, the Arnold Classic, World Pro Championships, Ironman Pro and Atlantic City Pro, in the latter he was the winner.
However, one of his most remembered roles was his third in Mr. Olympia in 2004 and 2005 about Ronnie Coleman and Jay Cutler, the American world champions. His first participation was in 2002, in which he was ranked 24th.
Although he retired in 2012, he continually promoted sports culture and encouraged his fans to exercise. Discipline was key to achieving a muscular body, so whoever lived in Orlando, Florida, in the United States, was strict with his routine.
According to the sunhis last contest was the Arnold Classic in which he managed to position himself in 13th place, the same position as in Mr. Olympia in 2009, the year he won the Atlantic City Pro. He also achieved first place in the 2005 Ironman Pro Invitational and the 2006 San Francisco Pro Invitational.
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