Jon is World Champion!
Posted 17/11/2006
Jon Harris has just won the top prize at the highly prestigious 2006 WNBF Pro World Bodybuilding Championships. The show, which is arguably the largest and most competitive natural competition in the world, was held in New York City on 11th November and attracted over 200 entries.
Every athlete was drug tested using strict urinalysis and polygraph (lie detector) techniques to ensure a fair and even playing field. In a closely fought battle against some tough international opposition, Jon defeated 43 other men to capture the middleweight and overall titles, narrowly beating fellow middleweight favourite and 2006 Pro U.S. Cup champion Clarence McGill in a nail-biting finish, before going head to head in the overall against lightweight champ Luis Santiago and three-time world heavyweight champ Ben Tennessen. At the conclusion of the show, Jon's 173-pound combination of muscularity, balanced development, conditioning and presentation secured him the win in the eyes of the judges. This was Jon's third attempt at capturing the title, having finished runner-up in both 2003 and 2004. Jon's win will ensure the title remains in Great Britain for a fourth year in succession, following on from the reign of legendary bodybuilders Nigel Davis and Rob Hope.
"Winning this title has been a life-long ambition. Ever since I began competing at the age of seventeen I have always dreamed of becoming World Champion one day. Every contest I won, or even lost for that matter, brought me one step closer to this goal. Now that it's finally happened, some fourteen years later, I can hardly believe it! For anyone with dreams of achieving any goal, I say just keep chipping away, learn from past mistakes and most importantly, believe in yourself. It took me three attempts to pass my driving test, three times to win the British title, and now three times to win the worlds. It appears I seem to do things in threes!"
Britain also took Gold in the women's pro division, with Yorkshire's Cheryl Myers defeating 23 athletes to win the Miss Physique heavyweight and overall title. Cheryl is a former UK champion and was in the shape of her life in New York, leading to a well-deserved victory over the sensational Katy Holmes, before besting Brenda Kahe in the lightweights. Also competing in the British team was Brandon Greenwood (4th pro middleweights), Wesley Clarke (5th pro heavyweights), Jason Barnett (3rd amateur lightweights), Michelle Gough (pro lightweights) and Marina Cornwall (amateur lightweights), who all looked superb and did the Brits proud.
Whilst his fellow team-mates can now relax and tuck into some well-earned pizza and ice-cream, Jon is forced to stay on his diet. His next project is to film his debut bodybuilding DVD, which will be available from his website at www.JonHarris.net from December.
"I'm really excited about the DVD. It will give me a chance to share my unique bodybuilding philosophy in a visual and dynamic way that cannot really be expressed in a book. It will be more than just a training video; I want to expose all areas of the natural bodybuilding lifestyle including diet, posing and motivational aspects of the sport too. The hardest part will be holding my condition as I'm fresh off the world stage and want to stay in good shape for filming. I guess the treats will just have to wait!"
Jon would like to thank his wife Sandra, family and friends for their support and also his sponsors: Maximuscle, Udo's Choice Oil and Physique Fitness Gym.
Jon with his Overall Winner's trophy
For more pictures, click here
Jon Harris has just won the top prize at the highly prestigious 2006 WNBF Pro World Bodybuilding Championships. The show, which is arguably the largest and most competitive natural competition in the world, was held in New York City on 11th November and attracted over 200 entries.
Every athlete was drug tested using strict urinalysis and polygraph (lie detector) techniques to ensure a fair and even playing field. In a closely fought battle against some tough international opposition, Jon defeated 43 other men to capture the middleweight and overall titles, narrowly beating fellow middleweight favourite and 2006 Pro U.S. Cup champion Clarence McGill in a nail-biting finish, before going head to head in the overall against lightweight champ Luis Santiago and three-time world heavyweight champ Ben Tennessen. At the conclusion of the show, Jon's 173-pound combination of muscularity, balanced development, conditioning and presentation secured him the win in the eyes of the judges. This was Jon's third attempt at capturing the title, having finished runner-up in both 2003 and 2004. Jon's win will ensure the title remains in Great Britain for a fourth year in succession, following on from the reign of legendary bodybuilders Nigel Davis and Rob Hope.
"Winning this title has been a life-long ambition. Ever since I began competing at the age of seventeen I have always dreamed of becoming World Champion one day. Every contest I won, or even lost for that matter, brought me one step closer to this goal. Now that it's finally happened, some fourteen years later, I can hardly believe it! For anyone with dreams of achieving any goal, I say just keep chipping away, learn from past mistakes and most importantly, believe in yourself. It took me three attempts to pass my driving test, three times to win the British title, and now three times to win the worlds. It appears I seem to do things in threes!"
Britain also took Gold in the women's pro division, with Yorkshire's Cheryl Myers defeating 23 athletes to win the Miss Physique heavyweight and overall title. Cheryl is a former UK champion and was in the shape of her life in New York, leading to a well-deserved victory over the sensational Katy Holmes, before besting Brenda Kahe in the lightweights. Also competing in the British team was Brandon Greenwood (4th pro middleweights), Wesley Clarke (5th pro heavyweights), Jason Barnett (3rd amateur lightweights), Michelle Gough (pro lightweights) and Marina Cornwall (amateur lightweights), who all looked superb and did the Brits proud.
Whilst his fellow team-mates can now relax and tuck into some well-earned pizza and ice-cream, Jon is forced to stay on his diet. His next project is to film his debut bodybuilding DVD, which will be available from his website at www.JonHarris.net from December.
"I'm really excited about the DVD. It will give me a chance to share my unique bodybuilding philosophy in a visual and dynamic way that cannot really be expressed in a book. It will be more than just a training video; I want to expose all areas of the natural bodybuilding lifestyle including diet, posing and motivational aspects of the sport too. The hardest part will be holding my condition as I'm fresh off the world stage and want to stay in good shape for filming. I guess the treats will just have to wait!"
Jon would like to thank his wife Sandra, family and friends for their support and also his sponsors: Maximuscle, Udo's Choice Oil and Physique Fitness Gym.
Jon with his Overall Winner's trophy
For more pictures, click here
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