Davana
Medina's Biography
Davana
was born on January 28, 1974 in Ponce, Puerto Rico.
She entered and won her first figure competition,
the NPC Bev Francis Atlantic States, one week after
getting married.
With
the support of her husband and friends Davana decided
to dedicate eight weeks to her first show. She geared
her training and dieting to a consistent program to
get in the best shape of her life for the show. After
winning her first show Davana decided to turn professional.
Sadly her marriage did not last.
Davana
turned professional after winning the first NPC Figure
Nationals in 2001. However, there were no professional
figure contests until 2003, so she was forced to take
a year off from competition. She has been the most
successful woman in figure competition, winning the
first three Figure Olympias to date. Davana competes
at 5'7" and 130 pounds, and currently lives in
Pompton Plains, New Jersey.
Davana
says that her biggest inspiration has been her mother,
who is very dedicated to everything that she does
and taught her to do the same in her life. When the
going gets tough, Davana usually relies on her mom
to help her get through.
Recently
Davana has remarried and was set to compete in the
2006 Ms. Figure Olympia, but due to health problems
she was unable to defend her title. This was meant
to be her last competition as Medina had stated her
desire to retire from competition to start a family
with her husband. Her sponsors released a statement
through her website saying:
"Davana
did not compete at the 2006 IFBB Figure Olympia to
defend her title for a 4th consecutive time as a medical
issue came up on Monday, September 25th and she was
not able to compete. This was supposed to be her last
show but she is undecided whether or not she will
get back on stage to compete."*
Vital
Stats
* Full Name: Davana Medina
* Birthday: January 28
* Place of Birth: Ponce, Puerto Rico
* Current state of Residence: Pompton Plains, New
Jersey
* Occupation: Figure competitor, personal trainer,
and fitness model, former dental hygenist.
* Height: 5'7"
* Weight (In Season): 128-130 lbs. (Off-Season):138-142
lbs.
* Eye Color: Hazel
* Hair Color: Brown
Bodybuilding
philosophy
Medina's
training consists of simple compound movements with
mostly free weights (she rarely uses cable exercises);
she also rarely uses machines. She typically trains
6 days a week in the off-season (usually two body
parts per day off-season, and only one body part per
day on-season).
Contest
history
2001 NPC Bev Francis Atlantic States Figure Championships
- 1st
2001 First Annual NPC National Figure Championships
- 1st
2003 IFBB Figure International - 3rd
2003 IFBB Pittsburgh Pro Figure - 2nd
2003 IFBB Night of Champions Figure - 1st
2003 IFBB New York Pro Figure - 1st
2003 IFBB Figure Olympia - 1st
2004 IFBB New York Pro Figure - 1st
2004 IFBB Figure Olympia - 1st
2005 IFBB New York Pro Figure - 1st
2005 IFBB Charlotte Pro Figure - 1st
2005 IFBB Figure Olympia - 1st
Ref: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Davana_Medina
Official Website: http://www.davanamedina.net/
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