Gustavo Badell, IFBB professional Bodybuilder

Gustavo was born in Venezuela at November 3, 1972, but his family moved to Puerto Rico when he was five years old. He began lifting weights at the age of fifteen to increase his size for boxing. Gustavo gained muscle amazingly quickly, and when he was 19 entered and won his first bodybuilding competition; the 1991 Junior Caribbean Bodybuilding Championships.

After only six years of weight training he was able to turn pro by winning the 1997 Caribbean Championships. His pro placings were lackluster until 2003 when he started placing higher, in part because of help from fellow pro bodybuilder Milos Sarcev

Height: 5'8"
Contest Weight: 250 lbs.
Off-Season Weight: 275 to 280 lbs.

His Bodybuilding competitions
* 1991 Junior Caribbean Championships, overall winner
* 1997 Caribbean Championships, overall winner (received pro card)
* 1997 World Amateur Championships Heavyweight, 10th
* 1998 Grand Prix Germany, 9th
* 1999 Grand Prix England, 17th
* 1999 Night of Champions, Did Not Place
* 1999 World Pro Championships, 14th
* 2000 Ironman Pro Invitational, 18th
* 2000 Night of Champions, Did Not Place
* 2000 Toronto Pro Invitational, Did Not Place
* 2000 World Pro Championships, 11th
* 2001 Grand Prix England, Did Not Place
* 2001 Ironman Pro Invitational, 16th
* 2001 San Francisco Pro Invitational, 11th
* 2002 Ironman Pro Invitational, 13th
* 2002 Night of Champions, 10th
* 2002 Mr. Olympia, 24th
* 2002 Southwest Pro Cup, 6th
* 2002 Toronto Pro Invitational, 3rd
* 2004 Arnold Classic, 7th
* 2004 Ironman Pro Invitational, 3rd
* 2004 San Francisco Pro Invitational, 4th
* 2004 Show of Strength Pro Championship, 3rd
* 2004 Mr. Olympia, 3rd
* 2005 Arnold Classic, 3rd
* 2005 Ironman Pro Invitaitonal, 1st
* 2005 Mr. Olympia, 3rd
* 2006 Arnold Classic, 4th
* 2006 San Francisco Pro, 1st
* 2006 Mr. Olympia, 6st