Pavol Jablonicky - why wasn't he more popular?

[DanielPaul]

There's a pic of him and Jay at the 1999 O and there about the same height.

[Hulkotron]

I think this was about 1 1/2 to 2 years ago at close to 50 years old, that's not exactly tier 2

I think you may be misinterpreting Bay's "tiers" 

[BayGBM]

I think you may be misinterpreting Bay's "tiers" 

You know too much!

[Grape Ape]

Saw him compete at the NoC a bunch of times.  Always looked great on stage, and I always felt he could have won a few and nobody would have complained.  Same with Munzer.

[Slik]

I always liked him n he got shafted a lot I thot. Met him couple times. He was not 5'3". 5' 8-9 sounds right.

[Primemuscle]

I always liked him n he got shafted a lot I thot. Met him couple times. He was not 5'3". 5' 8-9 sounds right.

Someone should fix Wikipedia then, 'cause it misstates his height as 5'3" which is really midget like.

[Danimal77]

Height: 5'3

5'8" or 5'9". Dude wasn't short.

[Danimal77]

sounds about right, wikipedia has him at 5'3!!

He was no 5'3".

Milos was 5'10"

[Danimal77]

I always liked him n he got shafted a lot I thot. Met him couple times. He was not 5'3". 5' 8-9 sounds right.

Yup, at least 5'8".

[Danimal77]

Someone should fix Wikipedia then, 'cause it misstates his height as 5'3" which is really midget like.

Dude, it's really easy to change ANYTHING on Wikipedia. You just go to EDIT on the top right and look for what you want to change on the page and then SAVE and you're done. Anyway, I changed his height to 5'8". I do remember seeing 5'9" listings for him, but 5'8" sounds good for now.

[Danimal77]

There's a pic of him and Jay at the 1999 O and there about the same height.

I've met Jay in person (in Vegas). He's about 5'8". Was listed at 5'8.5" in the mid-late 90's in Flex magazine.

[Primemuscle]

5'8" or 5'9". Dude wasn't short.

So did he like some of us, shrink?

[Vince G, CSN MFT]

Why wasn't this guy more popular, he definitely had one of the best builds in bodybuilding and always seemed like he came in in perfect condition but rarely if ever was a top five at the O.  Why? What was the deal, he has far less gut than most of the guys he was up against so you'd think this would account for a lot.

Pavol was something else.  After pre-judging, you'd usually find him outside smoking cigarettes. 

[Master Blaster]

Pavol was something else.  After pre-judging, you'd usually find him outside smoking cigarettes. 

peoples champ 

[Primemuscle]

peoples champ 

Europeans and their love of cigarettes.

[WannaBePro]

Pavol was something else.  After pre-judging, you'd usually find him outside smoking cigarettes. 

I remember Chad Nichols (I think) talking about how at the Arnold all the European competitors would be outside smoking between pre-judging and the night show. He asked where the "health" part comes in, but we all know cigs aren't the worst things these guys are putting into their bodies 

[michael arvilla]

Face of a fifty year old coal miner on body of a god. That doesnt sell protein tubs. Pretty sure I saw him in ads for some snakeoil diuretic at the back of old mds.

Sadly.......this pretty much sums it up!

[tom joad]

if Bob Chick had Pavol's physique, the powers that be would've made Chick a serious Olympia contender.

[dknole]

LOL, Iggy Pop on the right in the picture...

Pavol today on the right