Daniele Seccarecci Explained

Daniele Seccarecci
Birth Date:10 June 1980
Birth Place:Livorno, Italy
Death Place:Taranto, Italy
Weight:134kg (295lb)
Bestwin:Grand Prix IFBB Taranto
Bestwinyear:2004
Yesorretiredyear:2000-2013

Daniele Seccarecci (10 June 1980  - 3 September 2013) was an Italian bodybuilder.

Biography

Born in Livorno, at a young age he moved with his family to Syracuse. From an early age he became interested in the world of bodybuilding, getting good results in the junior category. At 26 years he turned professional and at the 2006 Spanish Grand Prix he went close to qualifying for the Mister Olympia.[1] He was certified in 2010 by the Guinness World Records as the heaviest competitive bodybuilder, with a competition weight of 135 kg (298 lbs).[2] He had an affair with porn star Brigitta Bulgari, whom he casually met at Milan's airport[3] and then a relation with professional bodybuilder Daniela D'Emilia. He was arrested in 2011 under charges of illegal steroid marketing and briefly subject to home detention. He died of a heart attack on 4 September 2013 at 33 years of age in Taranto.[4]

Professional career

YearLocationEventCategoryResult[5] [6]
2000CaliforniaVenice Beach Grand PrixJuniores1
2001ItalyCampionati italiani IFBBJuniores1
2003ItalySelezioni mondiali WPPJuniores1
2003ItalySelezioni mondiali WPPHeavyweight2
2003Notte dei campioni IFBBHeavyweight4
2003Ludus maximus IFBBHeavyweight4
2004ItalyCampionati italiani IFBBHeavyweight2
2004TarantoGrand Prix IFBB TarantoHeavyweight1
2005Campionati mondiali IFBBHeavyweight4
2005Notte dei campioni IFBBHeavyweight3
2006Campionati europei IFBBHeavyweight3
2006Santa SusannaSanta Susanna Pro Grand Prix IFBBHeavyweight5
2006AustriaAustria Pro Grand Prix IFBBHeavyweight8
2006RomaniaRomania Pro Grand Prix IFBBHeavyweight5
2007PasadenaIron Man Pro Grand Prix IFBBHeavyweight15
2007SacramentoSacramento Pro Grand Prix IFBBHeavyweight10
2007Atlantic CityIFBB Atlantic City ProHeavyweight16
2008HoustonIFBB Houston Pro Bodybuilding, Fitness & FigureHeavyweight8
2009IFBB Europa Show of ChampionsHeavyweight10
2009Atlantic CityIFBB Atlantic City Bodybuilding, Fitness & FigureHeavyweight11
2010New York CityIFBB New York Pro Bodybuilding & BikiniHeavyweight12
2011TijuanaIFBB Tijuana International Pro Bodybuilding & BikiniHeavyweightNP
2012MadridIFBB Arnold Classic EuropeHeavyweight14
2012PragueIFBB EVL´s Prague ProHeavyweight14
2013LahtiIFBB Nordic ProHeavyweight6

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Intervista con Daniele Seccarecci. 6 September 2013. italian. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20130908035217/http://logon.prozis.com/it/intervista-con-daniele-seccarecci-i-f-b-b-a-soli-26-anni/. 8 September 2013.
  2. Web site: Heaviest competitive bodybuilder. Guinness World Records. 5 September 2013.
  3. Web site: Body builder morto in un residence. Corriere.it. 6 September 2013.
  4. News: Daniele Seccarecci. 3 October 2013. telegraph.co.uk. 9 September 2013.
  5. Web site: Contest . danieleseccarecci.com . 4 September 2013 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20130907225433/http://www.danieleseccarecci.com/contest.htm . 7 September 2013 .
  6. Daniele Seccarecci profile and pics - bodybuilding.com