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Nickname
  
Brutal

Active
  
Retired 1995

Height
  
5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)

Name
  
Bertil Fox

Weight
  
240 lb (110 kg)

Role
  
Pro-debut
  

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Born
  
5 January 1951 (age 73) St. Kitts (
1951-01-05
)

Best win
  
IFBB Mr. Olympia 5th place, 1983

Bertil Fox (born 5 January 1951 in St. Kitts) is a British former IFBB professional bodybuilder.

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Biography

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Born 5 January 1951, on the eastern Caribbean island of St. Kitts, Fox emigrated to London, England, with his family when he was one year old. He then moved to Northampton. He did not return to St. Kitts for more than 40 years. He once said, "I'm 100% British. I think, I act and talk like an Englishman, not like someone from the West Indies."

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Encouraged by a cousin to take up bodybuilding, Fox won the 1969 Junior Mr. Britain at 18. He went on to win nearly every major bodybuilding contest outside of the IFBB, including the 1976 AAU Mr. World, the amateur 1977 NABBA Mr. Universe and the professional NABBA Mr. Universe in 1978 and 1979. Before turning Professional, Fox worked as a train driver on the London Underground. Joe Weider sponsored Fox's move to Los Angeles in 1981, and he competed in IFBB contests for the next 13 years. Bill Reynolds, then Flex magazine editor-in-chief, gave Fox the nickname "Brutal Bertil" for his high-volume and extremely heavy training.

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Fox placed second in two IFBB shows – the 1982 Night Of Champions and the 1983 Swiss Grand Prix (beating Lee Haney) and he finished fifth in the 1983 Mr. Olympia (his second of five Mr. O appearances). He competed in 12 IFBB shows from 1984 to 1994. Retiring from the stage, he returned to St. Kitts for the first time since 1952, to open Fox's Gym in the summer of 1995.

Murder conviction

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On 30 September 1997, in St. Kitts and Nevis, 20-year-old beauty queen Leyoca Browne and her mother, 36-year-old Violet Browne, were fatally shot by Fox, then 46. Fox, who previously had been engaged to Leyoca, was arrested and charged with the murders. On 22 May 1998, Fox was convicted of murder of the two women. He was originally sentenced to death by hanging, but after an appeal to the Judicial Committee of the Privy Council, his sentence was changed to life in prison.

Competition record

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1969
Mr Britain – NABBA, Junior, 1st
1970
Mr Britain – NABBA, Junior, 1st
1971
Mr Britain – NABBA, Junior, 1stMr Europe, Junior, 1st
1976
Mr Britain – NABBA, WinnerMr Europe, Medium, 1stMr Europe, Overall WinnerMr Universe – NABBA, Medium, 2ndMr World – AAU, WinnerMr World – AAU, Most Muscular, 1stMr World – AAU, Medium, 1st
1977
Mr Universe – NABBA, Medium, 1stMr Universe – NABBA, Overall Winner
1978
Universe – Pro – NABBA, Winner
1979
Universe – Pro – NABBA, Winner
1980
World Championships – WABBA, Professional, 2nd
1981
Grand Prix Belgium – IFBB, 5th
1982
Night of Champions – IFBB, 2ndOlympia – IFBB, 8th
1983
Grand Prix Sweden – IFBB, 4thGrand Prix Switzerland – IFBB, 2ndOlympia – IFBB, 5th
1984
World Pro Championships – IFBB, 5th
1986
Olympia – IFBB, 7th
1987
Grand Prix Germany – IFBB, 9thNight of Champions – IFBB, 7thOlympia – IFBB, 12th
1989
Arnold Classic – IFBB, 6thGrand Prix Melbourne – IFBB, 6thOlympia – IFBB, 11thWorld Pro Championships – IFBB, 5th
1992
Arnold Classic – IFBB, 16thPittsburgh Pro Invitational – IFBB, 9th
1994
Ironman Pro Invitational – IFBB, 13th

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References

Bertil Fox Wikipedia


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