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Arnold Shwarzenegger Accomplishments

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Have you ever thought about becoming the youngest person ever to win an award? Well that is what Arnold Schwarzenegger did. He had won the Mr. Universe title at the age of twenty, the youngest anyone has ever won that title. After winning this title, he went on to win seven Mr. Olympia titles. These titles were some of the biggest titles that can be won in the sport of bodybuilding. Arnold Schwarzenegger had a rough childhood and early life, but succeeded later in life. In the beginning, Arnold Schwarzenegger had many of struggles during his childhood. Arnold was born in the postwar Austria years (Ghaffari 1). During these years, Arnold’s family struggled quite a bit (Brandon 9). His family’s house did not have indoor plumbing, it also did …show more content…

After Arnold came to America, he won twelve more bodybuilding titles (“Arnold Schwarzenegger…” 1). One of the titles he won was the Mr.Olympia title. After losing a couple years in a row, he finally was able to win the Mr.Olympia title (Brandon 35). The first movie Arnold starred in was Hercules in 1969 (Brandon 42). Arnold also starred in the film Stay Hungry, this film boosted Arnold’s acting career (Brandon 46). From this film, he won the Golden Globe Award for Best New Male Star of the Year (Brandon 46). In his early life, he had also earned a college degree from the University of Wisconsin (“Arnold Schwarzenegger…” 1). In his adulthood, he had even more successes that boosted him even further into his career. Arnold went from his bodybuilding career to acting, the movies Conan the Barbarian and The Terminator proved breakthroughs for Arnold (Ghaffari 1). For his movies, Worldwide box office receipts exceeded four billion dollars (Ghaffari 1). He became one of Hollywood’s biggest stars (Ghaffari 1).The Terminator had sealed Arnold Schwarzenegger’s fame and his acting career (Brandon …show more content…

One award he won was the Simon’s Wiesenthal Center’s “National Leadership Award” (“Arnold Schwarzenegger…” 1). He had earned a BA in Business and International Economics-Superior (“Arnold Schwarzenegger” 1). He also received a honorary Doctorate-Superior in 1996 and another in 2002 (“Arnold Schwarzenegger” 1). Arnold was named Special Olympics International Weight Training Coach in 1979 (“Arnold Schwarzenegger” 1). President George Bush appointed Arnold as Chair of the President’s Council on Physical Fitness and Sports in 1990 (“Arnold Schwarzenegger” 1). In 2002, Arnold Schwarzenegger was honored with the Muhammad Ali Humanitarian Award, presented to him by Ali himself (“Arnold Schwarzenegger” 1). In addition, he was named one of Time Magazine’s “100 People Who Help Shape the World” in 2004 (“Arnold Schwarzenegger”

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