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<\/p>\nVICTOR Martinez is a retired professional bodybuilder with a series of champion titles under his belt.<\/p>\n
Here's everything you need to know about the 2007 Arnold Classic winner.<\/p>\n
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Victor Martinez, 50, is a legendary face in the bodybuilding world.<\/p>\n
Born on July 29, 1973, in San Francisco de Macoris, Dominican Republic, the retired athlete has continued to stun the world with his incredible physique.<\/p>\n
Martinez competed for the International Federation of BodyBuilders (IFBB) and went on to become the second Dominican bodybuilder to turn professional.<\/p>\n
The bodybuilder won the Arnold Classic in 2007 – a highlight of his long and successful career in the sport.<\/p>\n
In January 2008, Mart\u00ednez underwent surgery to repair his left\u00a0patellar tendon\u00a0which ruptured while he was performing warm-up lunges. <\/p>\n
Due to the severity of the injury, he was unable to compete in either the 2008\u00a0Arnold Classic\u00a0or\u00a02008 Mr Olympia\u00a0contests.<\/p>\n
After almost a year away from training and competition, Martinez came back strong and resumed training with his old friend and strength and condition coach Jakob Panotas.<\/p>\n
Martinez was left devastated in 2009 when his sister, Eridania Rodr\u00edguez, disappeared from work at a New York skyscraper under mysterious circumstances.<\/p>\n
<\/span><\/p>\n <\/span><\/p>\n <\/span><\/p>\n <\/span><\/p>\n Her body was found four days later inside a ventilation shaft on the floor where she was working.<\/p>\n Joseph Pabon, a handyman working in the building, was convicted of her murder on April 2, 2012.<\/p>\n In 2018, V\u00edctor Mart\u00ednez collaborated with the\u00a0NPC Northeast\u00a0Ametuer division to create the V\u00edctor Mart\u00ednez Legends championship<\/span>. <\/p>\n Mart\u00ednez was co-owner of the Muscle Maker Grill in Edgewater NJ and is the spokesperson for the franchise as a whole.<\/p>\n The pro bodybuilder has two sons, Justin and Jared, and four daughters, Victoria, Zayde, Vivian, and Zoe. <\/p>\n He currently resides in\u00a0Edgewater, New Jersey.<\/p>\n Martinez's successful career in bodybuilding was launched when he competed in the 1997 National Physique Committee (NPC) New York Metro Championships as a light heavyweight.<\/p>\n He was 24 years old and placed first.<\/p>\n He continued competing in NPC tournaments until 2001 when he competed in his first IFBB tournament, the Night of Champions, where he placed eighth.<\/p>\n Martinez retired from bodybuilding at age 47, after just over two decades in the extreme sport.<\/p>\n His first Mr Olympia came in 2004, where he placed ninth.<\/p>\n![](\"https:\/\/www.thesun.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/TM-EVIL_COMP.jpg\")
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