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Euan says on 18/May/08
if he was 6'1 arnold is DEFINITELY 6'1, i have arnolds autobiography and there is a picture of them barefoot and if anything park looks taller! Anon says on 4/Feb/08
Jim, I think ur right, that Reg Park was about 5-10 just before he died, here he is with Arnold at the 2007 Arnold classic where Arnold presented him a life-time achievement award and he does look about 2inches or so shorter than Arnold...
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I think on Lynn's link to Mr. Park's official website, he's listing the average measurement of his peak height (6-2) with his current height (5-10) to get an even 6-0, as his honesty is getting the best of him. Remeber, he was probably pretty old when he set up that site (as internet is only a recent thing), and to choose a single measurement to best fit him, he probably felt 6-0 was best. Lynn believes Arnold was only 6-0 at his very peak so that's why he insists on Park being only 6-0 as well, but all those who met him as indicated below clearly indicate Park was 6-1 in his prime.
Anon says on 4/Feb/08
Perspective Casey, perspective... J Myers Johannesburg says on 23/Jan/08
23 January 2008 : Reg and I were in touch continually for many years until his passing. Initially I met him when I competed in his shows and promotions in the 60s when he was in his prime(which lasted a long time) and later i became his attorney and was so until his passing. A man of greater integrity you will not find. He abhored lies and misrepresentation and his height would be as he gave it. I would place it at a genuine 6ft 1 and even in later years not much less if anything at all. Whats the relevance anyway?. Jim says on 24/Sep/07
Reg Park was one of my heros growing up in England ,I live in L/A. now,I have a picture with him at the Olympia contest held in studio city .I am 6 ft even and then he was about 5ft 10in but I bet he was my height in his prime .As a side issue he was a real gentleman as was Peter Lupus [mission impossible ] also my height [trained at same gym as me ] .when I came here from england I could not belive how many celebreties I had seen on t.v. lying about there height/size . I am a genuine 6 ft even and in shape have been 285lb with no steroids . almost no celeb lifts what they say [I have witnessed fake weights being used by an actor at the gym for magazine covers ]and 90% of bodybuilders don't lift what they say. It is a shame peoples ego or publicists won't let them just tell the truth . Lynn says on 12/Jul/07
Reg Park Official Website
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I think this is the truth. Viper says on 11/Jun/07
Reg being taller than Arnold is interesting to say the least. Casey Butt says on 11/Jun/07
When Reg was 16 and 17 years old he was in the British magazine "Health and Strength" several times. Each time he was listed as 6'0". It's very reasonable to assume that he grew an additional inch by his twenties.
I corresponded with Ray Beck briefly a couple of years ago. He's not a "typical 80 year-old". He won a 10 km road race in his 70s. He is active on the internet. I don't doubt that he posted that message.
In the photos below Park is clearly as tall, perhaps even taller than Schwarzenegger ...and they're both bare-footed and standing with normal postures.
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I have to agree with Patrick. In all the photos of Reg and Arnie together, with shoes on and barefoot, the Austrian Oak is 2 inches taller.
Check out 'Arnold: The Education of a Bodybuilder' book - you will see Reg is no six footer.
Bodybuilders have been lying about their heights since the fifties at least.
Or does anyone think Jack LaLanne shrank 8 inches? patrick says on 16/Apr/07
Who can say Reg was similar to Arnold? WHO? It needs to watch 60ies reports with them together! Arnold was definitely taller without any doubt; There are a lot of those reports in B&W, showing them meetin, posing next to eachother etc. Arnold had two inches on him; Something here doesn't add up! Danimal says on 26/Jul/06
I guess Ray Beck has left the building. I'm not sure Ray Beck is really who he claims to be, because if he is, then that man would be probably 80 years old and I don't know too many 80 year olds who are on this website, let alone any website for that matter...lol. Danimal says on 24/Jul/06
Ray, are you a former bodybuilder or a former official? Ray Beck says on 23/Jul/06
Reg was 6' 1". Same height as I was when I took his measurements. I had him pose at a show I ran in '54. He was a power trainer, used the heaviest weights I ever saw a BB use. No drugs. The first really huge bodybuilder with low body fat. Lou Ferrigno says on 29/May/06
Similar to arnold, maybe a bit taller leonari says on 27/May/06
saw one of his Hercules movies yesterday. 6'1" without a doubt.not taller, not shorter Gramps says on 27/May/06
It's one thing to be buff like Linda Hamilton was in Terminator II (thumbs up), or even former Ms. Olympia Cory Everson, but the women bodybuilders of today carry the idea to a grotesque level. J-Dog says on 25/May/06
I don't think Reg Park has any reason to embellish his height. Styx2 says on 23/May/06
Built people just tend to look taller than they are. J-Dog says on 23/May/06
I really don't think Reg Park boosted or tried to ever exagerate his his height. |