Juan Ferrero
Juan Ferrero (5 April 1918 – 17 June 1958) was a Spanish
Early life
Juan was born as Fidel Ferrero y Colino on 5 April 1918 in the small town of Puente Almuhey, in the province of León, Spain. His father, Alfonso Ferrero, was an employee at a local charcoal factory known as Felia San Pedro.[3]
Ferrero and his family migrated to the city of
Bodybuilding
At the age of fifteen, he became interested in gymnastics and soon he got spectacular results in other sports: 11 seconds for the
On the evening of 12 July 1952, at the age of 34, Ferrero won the
After he retired from competitions, he opened a prestigious gym in France called "Institut Ferrero", equipped with the most modern equipment at that time. He taught in the physical education, dance and acrobatics.[2]
Personal life
In 1939, he married fellow Spanish dancer Magdalena Isabel Martínez Cuadros in Bordeaux with whom he had two children, Rodolfo and Anita. Rodolfo followed his father's footsteps, who at the age 23, became the Plus Atlete de France in 1961.[3][2]
Ferrero died on 17 June 1958 at the age of 40 in a car accident in Bordeaux. He was seated next to the driver of a Renault Dauphine together with four other passengers when the car went out on a curve and overturned. Ferrero was the only dead victim of the accident, the other five were unharmed suffering only minor bruises.[4][3]
References
- ^ a b "1952 NABBA Mr. Universe" Archived 2011-07-08 at the Wayback Machine. Bodybuilding.com.
- ^ a b c d e f "El primer Míster Universo era de León". El País.
- ^ a b c d "De niño de pueblo al primer Mister Universo de la historia" Archived 2011-06-06 at the Wayback Machine. Diario de León.
- ^ "Juan Ferrero" Archived 2018-07-25 at the Wayback Machine. Muscle Memory.