Roy Callender (born October 31, 1944) is a

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IFBB Hall of Famer retired professional

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and

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Early life and career

Callender was born in

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to an academician couple. His interest in bodybuilding started by the age of 8 and after moving to

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for studying law and from 1967, he began to compete, winning the title ''Mr Southeast Britain'' the same year. He became ''Mr. United Kingdom'' in 1968.Roy Callender: featuring 2008 Joe Weider's bodybuilding hall of fame inductee (Factoids)
Flex, June 1, 2008 After finishing second in the medium-height class in the NABBA Amateur Universe in 1967, 1969 and 1971, Callender moved to

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where he won Mr. Canada contest.Interview with Bodybuilding Hall of Famer Roy Callender (Part One)
May 27, 2011] He retired from competitive bodybuilding afterwards and had a brief role in

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's film '' Sweet Movie''.

Professional wrestling

Callender started his professional wrestling career in 1974, making his ring debut against

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. He was promoted with the gimmick "Mr. Universe" in his career and contracted to the promotion

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, Callender retired by the end of the year 1976 at a match against Keith Hart in

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.Keith Hart vs. Roy Callender
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Return to bodybuilding

Callender contacted gym owner and photographer Jimmy Caruso to prepare him for a comeback to competitive bodybuilding and on 10 September 1977, Callender, competing for the first time since 1971, won the Canadian Championships in Calgary.IFBB Hall of Fame - Roy Callender
/ref> He was the winner of the 1979 IFBB Pro Universe, edging out his compatriot Albert Beckles. After competing in

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events for four times and with varying success, he returned to Barbados in 1982. After his fifth Olympia in 1984, he had a hiatus of three years in his native country and after placing seventh at the IFBB Grand Prix in

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, he retired in 1987.

Later career

Callender returned to Montreal by 1991. He now works as a

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master trainer.

Competition history

1967 *Mr Southeast Britain, Winner *Mr Universe - NABBA, Medium, 2nd 1968 *Mr Southeast Britain, 2nd *Mr United Kingdom, Winner *Universe - IFBB, 6th *Mr World - IFBB, Medium, 2nd 1969 *Mr Universe - NABBA, Medium, 2nd 1970 *Mr World - IFBB, Medium, 2nd 1971 *Mr Universe - NABBA, Medium, 2nd 1977 *Canadian Championships - CBBF, Medium, 1st *Canadian Championships - CBBF, Overall Winner *Mr International - IFBB, HeavyWeight, 1st *Universe - IFBB, MiddleWeight, 1st 1978 *Night of Champions - IFBB, 2nd *Olympia - IFBB, HeavyWeight, 2nd *Olympia - IFBB, 3rd *Professional World Cup - IFBB, 3rd *Universe - Pro - IFBB, Overall Winner 1979 *Best in the World - IFBB, Professional, 2nd *Canada Diamond Pro Cup - IFBB, Winner *Canada Pro Cup - IFBB, Did not place *Florida Pro Invitational - IFBB, 6th *Grand Prix Pennsylvania - IFBB, 2nd *Grand Prix Vancouver - IFBB, Winner *Olympia - IFBB, HeavyWeight, 4th *Pittsburgh Pro Invitational - IFBB, 4th *Universe - Pro - IFBB, Winner *World Pro Championships - IFBB, Winner 1980 *Grand Prix Pennsylvania - IFBB, 3rd *Night of Champions - IFBB, 3rd *Olympia - IFBB, 7th *Pittsburgh Pro Invitational - IFBB, 3rd 1981 *Grand Prix California - IFBB, 2nd *Grand Prix Louisiana - IFBB, 3rd *Grand Prix Washington - IFBB, 2nd *Olympia - IFBB, 4th 1982 *World Pro Championships - IFBB, 5th 1984 *Olympia - IFBB, 5th 1987 *Grand Prix Germany (2) - IFBB, 7th *Night of Champions - IFBB, Did not place *World Pro Championships - IFBB, 12th

Filmography

Roy Callender's Filmography on IMDB, January 14, 2020
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References

External links

Roy Callender competition history (incomplete)
{{DEFAULTSORT:Callender, Roy 1944 births Living people Canadian male bodybuilders Barbadian professional wrestlers Canadian male professional wrestlers Black Canadian sportsmen Barbadian emigrants to Canada Barbadian expatriates in the United Kingdom Professional bodybuilders Anglophone Quebec people Stampede Wrestling alumni Professional wrestlers from Montreal 20th-century Canadian sportsmen