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http://www.firstcoastnews.com/sports/news-article.aspx?storyid=131022&provider=rss
JACKSONVILLE, FL -- It took 18 years of hard work, but Dexter Jackson finally won the prestigious "Mr. Olympia" contest last year.
With his victory, the Ed White High School graduate currently holds the same title that Arnold Schwarzenegger once had for 7 years.
Jackson is an oddity in the bodybuilding world, or as he says, he's a "genetic freak" because he's not as tall as most of his competitors. At 5'7", Dexter is one of the shortest people to win the Mr. Olympia contest. He currently weighs 250 pounds, but when it's time to compete, he slims down to 235 pounds.
For more on this world-class athlete from the First Coast, click on the video link to watch Dan Hicken's report.
one more link, in case the first one doesn't work.
http://www.firstcoastnews.com/video/default.aspx?aid=148918