Jorma Räty (15 October 1946 – 29 September 2007) was a Finnish

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who became a bodybuilder in the early 1960s. He became known as "the best back in the world". In

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1980, Jorma won the IFBB Mr. Universe title in the "under 80 kg" class. As of 2007, Jorma Räty is the only Nordic male bodybuilder to have won the IFBB Mr. Universe title. His country-fellow, Finnish-Estonian bodybuilder, Olev Annus, won the NABBA Mr. Universe -title in 1987.

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External links

Räty's Finnish-language homepage
1946 births 2007 deaths Finnish bodybuilders {{Finland-sport-bio-stub