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Joe Gold (born Sidney Gold; March 10, 1922 [1] – July 11, 2004) was an American bodybuilder and businessman. He was the founder of Gold's Gym and World Gym . He has been credited with being the father of the bodybuilding and the fitness craze.
World Gym International LLC is an American fitness center founded in 1976 by Joe Gold during the glory days of "Muscle Beach" in Venice Beach, California. Joe Gold is also the founder of Gold's Gym , another unaffiliated gym chain, which he sold in 1973. [ 1 ]
Gold's Gym International, Inc. is an American chain of international co-ed fitness centers (commonly referred to as gyms) originally started by Joe Gold in Venice Beach, California. Each gym offers a variety of cardio and strength training equipment as well as group exercise programs.
Ric Drasin was the recipient of the first Joe Gold Lifetime Achievement Award, presented at the World Gym International Convention in Las Vegas, Nevada, on September 26–28, 2012. With this award, Drasin was recognized for his contributions to the fitness industry as a bodybuilder, professional wrestler, actor, and artist.
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On January 17, 1976, Sprague filed a lawsuit against Joe Gold that blocked him from opening a new fitness center World Gym because of the non-competition clause in the initial sales agreement. [14] Sprague eventually did relent and let Gold open the gym under conditions that Gold could not use any variation of his "Gold" name, no photos in the ...
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Inked in black across the tanned brown of Joe Cordina’s left shoulder are the words of Isaiah 41:10. It is a biblical passage close to the Welshman’s heart, in more than one sense. “My ...