Eric Orrao

I am born in Menton France, the 18.th of April in 1961.
Very soon I became interested in bodybuilding. In France we call it “culturisme“. At 14 years, I bought buy my first bodybuilding magazine: the Franch magazine “le monde du muscle”, and at 14 I began training at home with only one “barbels” (haltere in french).

After some months training at home I went to a little Menton gym near the beach. Here mister RAOUL SANCHINI was interested to show me how to train. He became my first trainer, and now for more that 30 years my best friend. Raoul is here with me on the two pictures to the left. The picture was taken before entering stage at the WC in Menton 11.th November 2007.

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Then I served my duty in the military and came back home weighting 56 kilos for my 180 cm! At 35 years I was 112 kilos, the double, incredible.

When I came back to the gym at 19 years, after the military, I gained 15 kilos in 6 months, incredible. I never stop to train, all my life I train hard, and all my life the art of bodybuilding enjoy me, it is all my life.

I opened my own gym in Menton when I was 22 years old. I did my first contest in 1985 in Wabba and became 3rd in my class. In 1991 I did my first french championship in Nabba and won first place. I never stop to compete and I think I am the only one in France that has competed since 1985 and still competes.

I am married and my wife Linda help me in all my contests. It would have been impossible for me to compete if Linda is not with me. I have a boy Emeric that is 18 years and go to school. When I am on diet Linda and Emeric it is very important for me and I like that Linda and Emeric says, “Eric ils always a good athlete”.

The picture to the right shows me on stage when I won in Menton 2007 with Linda and my sister and my grand mother at 102 years old.

On the next picture Emeric is helping me at Mr. Univers contest in Austria in 2006.

I have won some French contests:
french championship acf ibfa 1996 and 2006 first place
french championship nabba 1991 first place
ilbb french championship 1997 first place

World championships
ILBB FEDERATION (italian) 1996 second place
ILBB 1997 second place and first in couple(whith a girl)
nabba 2001 second place
nabba 2002 7 place
ibfa 2006 first place
ibfa 2007 first place
wff 2005 first place
bulgarian federation 2006 first place.

Univers contests
nabba ligth weigth first place 2001
wff 2005 second place
wff 2006 4 place
ibfa 2006 second place.