Geir Borgan Paulsen (born 9 April 1957) is a Norwegian

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and IFBB Pro

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active in the 1990s. His highest placings in professional bodybuilding were at the 1991 Night of the Champions on New York, placing third, and at the Master's Olympia in 2002, also placing third. He was a competitive weightlifter until the age of 26, when due to a work injury he was forced to retire from competitive weightlifting and became introduced to bodybuilding by a friend. He has also been a championship

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(soccer) player,

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and skater. He is a native of the island city of

Kragerø Kragerø () is a municipality in Telemark county, Norway. It is located in the traditional districts of Grenland and the smaller Vestmar. The administrative centre of the municipality is the town of Kragerø. Villages in Kragerø include H ...

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, where he was born on 9 April 1957. He now operates a gym in Oslo and works as a

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Bodybuilding career

Sources
Bodybuilding.com bio

Geirborganpaulsen.com Merits section
*1982 IFBB European Amateur Championship (10th) *1983 IFBB European Amateur Championship (7th) *1984 IFBB World Amateur Championship (7th) *1985 IFBB World Amateur Championship (7th) *1986 IFBB European Amateur Championships (heavyweight, 6th) *1987 IFBB World Amateur Championships (heavyweight, 2nd) *1990 IFBB World Amateur Championships (heavyweight, 2nd) *1991 IFBB Grand Prix Denmark (8th) *1991 IFBB Grand Prix Finland (7th) *1991 IFBB Grand Prix Spain (8th) *1991 Mr Olympia, 16th *1991 IFBB Night of Champions, 3rd *1992 IFBB Night of Champions, 10th *1992 IFBB Pittsburgh Pro Invitational, 12th *1995 IFBB Houston Pro Invitational, 10th *1995 IFBB Night of the Champions, 18th *1997 IFBB Grand Prix Finland, 10th *2002 Master Olympia, 3rd

Weightlifting career

Source
Geirborganpaulsen.com Merits section
*1976 World Championship Junior, 9th *1976 European Championship Junior, 6th *1977 Nordic Championship Junior, 2nd *1978 European Championship 13th *1978 Grenland Atlet club team gold *Norwegian Championship 2nd (3 times) *Norwegian records as Junior 9 times

References

1957 births Living people People from Kragerø Sportspeople from Telemark Norwegian bodybuilders Norwegian male weightlifters Professional bodybuilders 20th-century Norwegian sportsmen {{bodybuilding-bio-stub