Victor Konovalov was the first member of the IFBB Pro Bodybuilder wheelchair division and was also the first wheelchair bodybuilder to received a endorsement from a supplement company, Weider. He became paralyzed at the age of 20 in a motorcross accident. While practicing one day, Victor was attempting a double jump and landed on his feet shattering vertebrae in his spine.
Victor has won a record five NPC National Wheelchair Overall Championship titles [1996, 1997, 1998, 2004, 2007], has Masters Degree in Physical Education, has guest posed at the Olympia and hosts ‘DMI Beyond Sports’ the first ever fitness show hosted by a paraplegic.
Obviously, he is a very inspirational man. He is pictured below with Lori Braun at an expo:
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