Tony Breznik

Born on September 22, 1984 as the second child, from early age on my father always brought me into the hockey stadium to watch the games of our local Ice-Hockey team. From the beginning on I realized that I love this crackdown, but especially fast and tactical game. This was the reason why I started my athlete’s career at the tender age of five years as an ice hockey player. Thanks to my ambition and fighting spirit, I quickly established under my older team colleagues. As a reward I got nominated for the boy’s championships in Innsbruck, Austria, where I got awarded as youngest player. Sport has always been a major part in my life and so I integrated it into my future plans. After graduating from compulsory school a question raised:  WHAT’S NEXT?

At the age of 14 I moved to Villach. After one year I got nominated for the Austrian U16 (under 16) national ice hockey team. Together with the team I joined a 10 day tournament in Edmonton, CA, which we finished with the 4^th place. Of my award as player of the day, I am proud until today. But the last years of my ice hockey career got accompanied by violations. 15 years old I was plagued by growth disorders, which have been followed by the chronic disease “Morbus Scheuermann”. There I realized that my ice hockey career might come to an abrupt end because of these injuries. Supported by Chi-Gong and weight lifting I continued playing ice hockey until I got convened for the military service. 2004 I stopped playing ice hockey because of ongoing meniscus problems.

At the age of 19 I first attended and won the Styrian bench-press championship. During this championship, I was scouted by Mr. Stueckler Walter, the vice-president of the Austrian weightlifting and bodybuilding association. Finishing one year of preparation I attended my first bodybuilding contest, sponsored by Ultimate Nutrition. On stage, weighing 201 lbs I won the junior class. On April 23^rd, 2005, I won the Austrian junior championship in Vienna. A few days later I got contacted by IFBB Austria. November 2005 I once again finished 1st place a Bodybuilding contest in Wels, Austria. 2007, part of my preparation was a 3 months residence in Los Angeles, California. September 2008, was my return on stage, at the Austrian Men Bodybuilding Championship. This was my first occurs in the men’s class and  I won my weight class, and got 1^st in the overall class. During this contest I qualified for the European championship, where I finished 10^th in the class up to 220 lbs.

Since beginning of 2010, I have been holding an IFBB Pro Card.

Up until now I didn’t stop my bodybuilding career, quite the contrary, I made my passion a business. But bodybuilding isn’t the only thing I focus on. I become a big and hardworking businessman by now and I am trying to get higher and higher every day. Since June you can see me on TV as Drei’s current advertising character, an Austrian mobil provider. But that’s not enough: also investing in real estate became an important business for me, which I have started to concentrate on since 2016.

By now, I am employed at Beacon Invest GmbH, an investment company based in Austria. Beacon Invest was established with one goal in mind: connecting investors with companies that are seeking capital. My responsibilities in this company are related to the field of international business development. This means that I am constantly working on the further development of topics like company investments or real estate investments.