Bodybuilding star Victor Richards ‘Alive and Well’.
Just a week after 2018 Mr. Olympia Shawn Rhoden suddenly passed away at the young age of 46, it was reported, bodybuilding star Victor Richards had passed away.
Sources close to Evolutionofbodybuilding.net alleged that Victor dies at the age of 46, possibly due to a heart attack.
Just a few days ago, on his official social media, Victor Richards published a message about the death of Shawn Rhoden.
Immediately, social media was full of posts, dedicated to Victor, but this was put to a stop by his family.
Not long after the news was spreading about Victor’s alleged death, Victor’s family contacted Generation Iron and confirmed that he is “Alive and Well.”
However, his daughter revealed to Generation Iron that these reports were grossly exaggerated, and that Victor was in fact alive and well.
Victor Richards’ daughter, who preferred to remain anonymous for her and her family’s privacy, directly reached out to Generation Iron to confirm that he was still alive and well. She had spoken with Richards today – after the initial reports of his passing. Richards himself was not available for direct comment. She provided an official statement:
“I’m pleased to assure you that my father is in fact alive and well. An inaccurate Facebook post has caused a wildfire of false information throughout social media and news outlets. Thank you all for your concern, my family appreciates all of the love the bodybuilding community has shown to my dad,” she said.
Victor was one of the biggest bodybuilders in the history of the sport, but he rarely competed.
One event that Victor enjoyed participating in was the FIBO expo, he would guest pose on a number of occasions.
Victor was not a fan of getting shredded for a competition, and this could be one of the reasons he stayed away from the competitive stage.
Born 1964 in Nigeria and now living in America, Victor Richards has been known around the world for having one of the biggest bodybuilding physiques to have walked the stage in the 1990s.
His passion for self-achievement and bodybuilding caught Richards when he was a teenager wanting to improve his sporting ability in high school football, wrestling, and running track and filed.
Victor went on to win his Pro card in Nigeria, but he didn’t go on to compete in the Mr. Olympia as many hoped he would, there was a lot of mystery and uncertainty that surrounded his entry to the IFBB competitions.
At the ripe age of 17 years old, Victor started training in Gold’s Gym Venice beach California with his mentors David and Peter Paul, the “Barbarian Brothers”.
This is where Victor learned different techniques which grew his size tremendously. The Barbarian Brothers would use powerlifting routines in their standard bodybuilding workouts, which helped Victor to create his huge size and solid muscles.
Competition History
1982 American Cup 2nd
1983 Teen Los Angeles 1st
1989 Mr. Barbados 1st
1989 Mr. Barbados 1st
1992 Nigerian Championships 1st
