Davide Minuzzo (born September 30, 1974), also known as The Dolomites Master, is an Italian natural bodybuilder, fitness professional, writer, and manager of EssilorLuxottica.[1][2]
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Full name | Davide Minuzzo |
Born | Pieve di Cadore, Italy | September 30, 1974
Height | 6 ft 0 in / 183cm |
Weight | 180lb / 82kg |
Background and career
editMinuzzo was born on September 30, 1974, in Pieve di Cadore, Italy. He started working at an apparel company, Safilo, and as a fitness trainer in the evening.[3] At 28, his company asked him to move to Hong Kong, where he continued to pursue bodybuilding.[1] Later he moved to New York and studied to become a professional nutritionist technician, health-life-mental coach, and Personal and athletic trainer.[4][5] As of November 2023, he is a North America Environment, Health and Safety Senior Manager at EssilorLuxottica.[6][7]
He has won several bodybuilding competitions across aesthetic categories and became the first worldwide athlete over 45 years of age able to win seven gold medals in only one INBA/PNBA World Cup edition and the first Italian over 45 able to win 4 Natural Olympia gold medals through 3 different categories in only two INBA Natural Olympia editions.[2][8]
Contest history
edit- 2020: OCB New York State Championship (Syracuse - NY) Man Physique Master --- 1st Place (+1 Pro Card) [9]
- 2021: OCB World Championships (Pittsburgh - PA) Man Physique Master --- Silver Medal[10]
- 2021: INBF/WNBF Natural-mania (Westchester - NY) Man Physique Master ---- 2nd
- 2021: INBF/WNBF World Championship (Las Vegas - NV) Man Physique Open ---- 9th[11]
- 2022: INBA/PNBA Iron Man Magazine (Hermosa Beach – CA) --- 4 times 1st (+1 Pro Card)
- 2022: INBA/PNBA Natural Olympia (Las Vegas – NV) --- 2 Gold medals; 1 Silver; 2 Bronze (+2 Pro Card)[12]
- 2023: INBA/PNBA World Cup (El Segundo – CA) --- 7 times 1st Place (+2 Pro Card)[13]
- 2023: INBA/PNBA Natural Olympia (Las Vegas – NV) --- 2 Gold medals; 1 Bronze[8]
References
edit- ^ a b "La storia di Davide Minuzzo, manager Luxottica, diventato campione di culturismo natural". La Gazzetta dello Sport (in Italian). 2023-11-11. Retrieved 2024-03-15.
- ^ a b "Davide Minuzzo, manager Luxottica, diventa campione del mondo di culturismo (naturale)". Corriere della Sera (in Italian). 2023-11-10. Retrieved 2024-03-15.
- ^ Rozzino, Emiliano. "Manager Luxottica campione del mondo alla soglia dei 50 anni". www.giornalelavoce.it (in Italian). Retrieved 2024-03-21.
- ^ Redazione (2023-11-10). "La storia di Davide Minuzzo, il manager di Luxottica diventato campione del mondo di culturismo naturale". Open (in Italian). Retrieved 2024-03-21.
- ^ "Manager di Luxottica e campione del mondo di culturismo: chi è Davide Minuzzo". Il Fatto Quotidiano (in Italian). 2023-11-11. Retrieved 2024-03-21.
- ^ "Davide Minuzzo, manager Luxottica, diventa campione del mondo di culturismo (naturale)". Corriere della Sera (in Italian). 2023-11-10. Retrieved 2024-03-21.
- ^ De Dem, Lina (2023-11-10). "Manager di Luxottica diventa campione del mondo di culturismo naturale". tg24.sky.it (in Italian). Retrieved 2024-03-21.
- ^ a b "Davide Minuzzo da ex manager di Luxottica diventa campione del mondo di culturismo naturale: la sua storia". notizie.virgilio.it (in Italian). 2023-11-11. Retrieved 2024-03-15.
- ^ "Il cadorino Davide Minuzzo diventa professionista ed è secondo a New York". Corriere delle Alpi (in Italian). 2021-01-06. Retrieved 2024-03-15.
- ^ "Natural Bodybuilding Contests | Physique Contests - OCBonline.com". ocbonline.com. Retrieved 2024-03-15.
- ^ Molinero, Ángel (2021-12-15). "Campeonato del Mundo WNBF 2021 (resultados) - CULTURISMOWEB" (in Spanish). Retrieved 2024-03-15.
- ^ https://naturalbodybuilding.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/11/NatO-Friday.pdf
- ^ Staff, Redazione (2023-11-10). "Davide Minuzzo, manager di Luxottica, è campione del mondo di culturismo naturale". Lettera 43. Retrieved 2024-03-21.