Lynn Conkwright
Born May 30, 1954
In the earliest days of women’s bodybuilding, a diminutive Virginian named Lynn Conkwright became the torchbearer for smaller competitors. At her energetic best, the feisty Conkwright, born in Norfolk, never flinched at meeting a competitive challenge head-on, competing bravely in fields of taller and heavier contestants.
Standing just 5’ and weighing only a shade over 100 pounds, Conkwright became the female bodybuilding equivalent of a “Giant Killer.”
Competing in many of the early contests that were considered pivotal to the birth of the sport for women, Conkwright became one of female bodybuilding’s most familiar and popular competitors.
Turning pro after a fifth-place finish at the inaugural United States Women’s Championships in 1980, Conkwright quickly rocketed to the top of the sport when she won the 1981 IFBB Pro World Championships (also an inaugural event) and the Pro World Mixed Pairs Championships with Chris Dickerson.
Conkwright also established herself as one of the sport’s elite competitors when she took part in six successive Ms. Olympia contests from 1980 to 1985, placing as high as third in both 1980 and ’81.
Conkwright was selected by ABC television to represent women’s bodybuilding in the highly popular Women’s Superstars competition in 1982. Once again, the much smaller Conkwright held her own against the likes of tennis superstar Martina Navratilova, basketball legend Ann Meyers and Olympic figure-skating medalist Diane de Leeuw.
Currently, Conkwright works as the director of Weider Athlete Promotions and manages Weider contracted athletes.
Hall of Fame Inductees for 2003 |
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