BC & Western Canada Bodybuilders

Shane Fraser

At 6'3" and 240 lbs. contest weight, Shane is one of BC's many impressive novice heavyweights. These pictures were taken at the 1995 Hard Rock Classic novice qualifier in Victoria, BC, at which Shane won the Heavyweight title. Shane is a foreman and manager for a large BC construction firm and is also a licensed stunt man.

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Reza Torabi

Reza is the holder of the 1996 Canadian Light Heavyweight Championship and is becoming a familiar face in BC and Canadian bodybuilding. Before moving to Canada, Reza had won the Mr. Iran title in Tehran. Winner of the 1993 Gator's Classic novice qualifier in the Middleweight division, Reza went on to win the Middleweight class at the 1994 BC Championships the following spring, losing the Overall in a tie-breaker. Reza has placed regularly in Western Canada and Canadian Championship shows since then, winning the Middleweight division at the 1995 (?) Western Canadas and, as already mentioned, the Light Heavweight title at the 1996 Canadas.

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Manny Valenti

These pictures are from the 1991 Gold's Classic novice qualifier in Victoria, BC, which was Manny's first and only show and at which he swept away the competition to win the Middleweight and Overall titles. Unfortunately it does not seem likely that Manny's massive build will be seen on a competition stage again as his priorities since this show with his family and a successful used-exotic-car business. His physique made a big impression on BC's highly critical bodybuilding audience, however, and he will be remembered around here for a long time as one of the province's top novice prospects and genetic talents. The relatively poor quality of these pictures is the result of my mistaken use of a green filter (used to enhance skin tones in black-and-white) which slowed down the shutter speed considerably and wasn't necessary for stage lighting. The '91 Gold's was the first show I photographed and I've since learned my lesson. These are some of the only usable pictures I got from that show, but Manny's physique is so memorable that I had to include them, as they serve to display his assets in spite of the poor resolution.

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John Xuereb

John hasn't been competing for a few years but I've got so many pictures of his impressive lines and classy posing I had to include him here with his own section. John won the Heavyweight divisions at the 1987 Victoria Gold's Classic and the 1987 British Columbia Championships, long before I started taking contest pictures. Although he only ever managed to place 2nd in the Heavyweights at any of thecompetitions I've seen him in, John did deserve better recognition than he got - so here it is. John now owns his own company, Bodies in Motion, a Lifestyle Management and Fitness Consulting business based in Abbotsford BC. John is currently very busy organizing an international fitness and health trade show to be held February 21-22 at the Tradex Centre in Abbotsford; interested potential exhibitors should click here. (prononciation: John's name is Maltese, so the "x" is sort of an "sh" but is more "open" and not as "closed" as in English).

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Corky Fontana

Corky is a former resident of Duncan - another small BC town with a big roster of notable competitor over the years - and another of BC's many big (as in physically large) heavyweight contenders.

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Tim Nytchay

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