Joe Weider
Organization founder
1919 – 2013
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Who was Joe Weider?
Josef Edwin "Joe" Weider was a Canadian bodybuilder and entrepreneur who co-founded the International Federation of BodyBuilders alongside his brother Ben Weider. He was also the creator of the Mr. Olympia, the Ms. Olympia and the Masters Olympia bodybuilding contests. He was the publisher of several bodybuilding and fitness-related magazines, most notably Muscle & Fitness, Flex, Men's Fitness and Shape, and the manufacturer of a line of fitness equipment and fitness supplements.
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- Born
- Nov 29, 1919
Montreal - Also known as
- Josef Edwin Weider
- Siblings
- Spouses
- Betty Brosmer
(1961 - 2013/03/23) - Vicky Uzar
( - 1960)
- Betty Brosmer
- Nationality
- Canada
- Employment
- American Media
- Lived in
- Montreal
- Died
- Mar 23, 2013
Los Angeles
Submitted
on July 23, 2013
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