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He lived in Los Angeles, but had been vacationing in Sardinia when he fell ill while swimming. He was pronounced dead at a hospital in the city of Olbia. Columbu was a former Mr. Olympia and Mr.

Arnold Schwarzenegger is mourning the loss of the man he called his best friend — Italian bodybuilder Franco Columbu. The 78-year-old Columbu was the best man at the wedding of Schwarzenegger and ...

Arnold Schwarzenegger is mourning the loss of the man he called his best friend -- Italian bodybuilder Franco Columbu. The 78-year-old Columbu was the best man at the wedding of Schwarzenegger and ...

Bodybuilding legend Danny Padilla looks back at the highly debated 1981 Mr. Olympia, where Franco Columbu’s unexpected ...

Italian Columbu competed in the inaugural World's Strongest Man competition in 1977 and won Mr Olympia titles in 1976 and 1981. The Sardinia native died in hospital after he was taken ill while ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Arnold Schwarzenegger revealed a bit of his emotional side in his latest update, paying tribute to his close friend, bodybuilder ...

Arnold Schwarzenegger kicked off his birthday this morning by reflecting on some of his fondest bodybuilding memories. In his monthly newsletter, he looked back on his days working out with Italian ...

Franco Columbu, a bodybuilder, boxer and actor who appeared in the films The Terminator and Conan the Barbarian alongside his close friend Arnold Schwarzenegger, has died. Columbu was 78. The Italian ...