Adela García

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Adela Garcia
Bodybuilder
Personal info
Nickname Chica, Chica Latina
Born (1971-12-01) December 1, 1971 (age 46)
Cabrera, Dominican Republic
Height 5 ft 1 in (1.55 m)
Weight (In Season) 109-110 lb.
(Off-Season) 119-125 lb.
Professional career
Pro-debut NPC Europa Sports Fitness Championship, 1995
Best win Ms. Fitness Olympia eight times., 2004, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013
Predecessor Susie Curry (2003) and Jen Hendershott (2005)
Successor Oksana Grishina (2014)
Active since 1995

Adela Garcia (1971) is an IFBB professional fitness competitor [1] and former Ms. IFBB Fitness Olympia. [2]

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Biography

Adela was born on December 1, 1971, in Cabrera, Dominican Republic and moved to San Juan, Puerto Rico at age eight. In school, she played softball, volleyball, and basketball. She started weight training at age 17.

San Juan, Puerto Rico Municipality in Puerto Rico, United States

San Juan is the capital and most populous municipality in the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, an unincorporated territory of the United States. As of the 2010 census, it is the 46th-largest city under the jurisdiction of the United States, with a population of 395,326. San Juan was founded by Spanish colonists in 1521, who called it Ciudad de Puerto Rico. Puerto Rico's capital is the third oldest European-established capital city in the Americas, after Santo Domingo, in the Dominican Republic, founded in 1496 and Panama City, in Panama, founded in 1519. Several historical buildings are located in San Juan; among the most notable are the city's former defensive forts, Fort San Felipe del Morro and Fort San Cristóbal, and La Fortaleza, the oldest executive mansion in continuous use in the Americas.

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Adela started competing in 1995, with the goal of becoming a fitness professional. She earned her pro card in 1999 by winning the NPC USA Fitness Championships. In 2000, she made her pro debut at the Ms. Fitness International, finishing eighth. Later that year, she qualified for the 2000 Ms. Fitness Olympia by placing ninth place at the Jan Tana Classic. Adela has won several professional titles, most notably the 2004 and 2006 Fitness Olympia, and the 2004 and 2006 Fitness International. For several years, she was married to Brian Friedmansky, and competed as Adela Garcia-Friedmansky. She was engaged to bodybuilder Lee Priest. [3] According to his column in Muscular Development Magazine, Adela and Lee Priest are no longer together and have parted on amicable terms.

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Lee Andrew Priest is a former International Federation of BodyBuilders (IFBB) professional bodybuilder and a current National Amateur Body-Builders' Association (NABBA) professional athlete.

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References

  1. JMP Management (2000-01-20). "Adela Garcia". JMP MANAGEMENT. Archived from the original on 2007-09-08. Retrieved 2007-09-29.
  2. Fitness Olympia. "Fitness Olympia Winners". Archived from the original on 2012-04-09. Retrieved 2012-03-08.
  3. http://www.bodybuilding.com/fun/drobson127.htm