IBFA

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2009 GRIMEK AWARD
FOR THE DIFFUSION AND THE GROWTH OF THE SPORT
TO Mr. ERIC ORRAO France



I am born in Menton France, the 18.th of April in 1961.
Very soon I became interested in bodybuilding. In France we call it “culturisme“. At 14 years, I bought buy my first bodybuilding magazine: the Franch magazine “le monde du muscle”, and at 14 I began training at home with only one “barbels” (haltere in french)

After some months training at home I went to a little Menton gym near the beach. Here mister RAOUL SANCHINI was interested to show me how to train. He became my first trainer, and now for more that 30 years my best friend. at 19 years I come back form military

weighting 56 kilos for my 180 cm! At 35 years I was 112 kilos, the double, incredible.

When I came back to the gym at 19 years, after the military, I gained 15 kilos in 6 months, incredible. I never stop to train, all my life I train hard, and all my life the art of bodybuilding enjoy me, it is all my life.

I opened my own gym in Menton when I was 22 years old. I did my first contest in 1985 in Wabba and became 3rd in my class. In 1991 I did my first french championship in Nabba and won first place. I never stop to compete and I think I am the only one in France that has competed since 1985 and still competes

I am married and my wife Linda help me in all my contests. It would have been impossible for me to compete if Linda is not with me. I have a boy Emeric that is 19 years and go to school. When I am on diet Linda and Emeric it is very important for me and I like that Linda and Emeric says, “Eric ils always a good athlete”.

I have a lot of supporter(tifosi) in france but more in italy, my fist supporter is my grand mother 103 years in august.My grand father was from italy.A little town Isolabonna.

I hope to make contest all my life.I am working for IBFA in france and hope this federation will be more and more great in france ,I have organised worls championship in france in 2007, this year a lot of athlete come in sapri for univers and europe contest.I have win mr univers master and europe overall in 2008 in sapri, it was for me a fantastic day in my life, only the 9 july 1989 was better, when my son emeric was born.All my life I remember this day when Biaggio , my wife, and all the judge was on stage near me, and all the people look at me, it was a life of training for me.more that 30 years of bodybuilding.

CONTEST RESULTS

First Contest

wabba 1985 3 place

I have won some French contests:
french championship acf ibfa 1996 and 2006 first place
french championship nabba 1991 first place
ilbb french championship 1997 first place

World championships
ILBB FEDERATION (italian) 1996 second place
ILBB 1997 second place and first place in coppia
NABBA 2001 second place ALICANTE SPAIN
NABBA 2002 7 place GRECIA HERACLION
WF 2005 FIRST PLACE
IBFA 2006 first place usa
IBFA 2007 first place france
IBFA 2008 second place master slovenia
IBFA 2008 TALL CLASS 4 PLACE
wff 2005 first place germany
bulgarian federation 2006 first place.

Univers contests
nabba ligth weigth first place 2001 MACON FRANCE
wff 2005 second place
wff 2006 4 place
IBFA 2006 second place.
IBFA 2008 first place

European championship

1991 tall class 7 place nabba
1991 in coppia 3 place nabba
ILBB 1995 3 PLACE TALL CLASS
IBFA 2008 fist place master
IBFA 2008 overall

DUE TORRI 2008
4 PLACE

[eric]

I was honored to have the grimek award, it was fantastic what italia make for me, my contry france never make, thanks to ibfa, thanks to biaggio , and thanks to italia the country of m y family.
eric