Gaston Avella is a nationally renowned bodybuilder and fitness champion in Argentina for a many years. Gaston won his first national championship in 1998 and in the last few years has ranked fourth in the world in his class in addition to remaining the Argentine Champion in his individual class and in pairs. In 1998 he gained national prominence by first placing Second in the country’s largest regional competition, the A.F.C.A. (Asociacion Fisicoculturista Argentina) Capital Federal Competition, then First in W.A.B.B.A.’s Physic Line national level competition, First Place again with A.F.C.A.’s Bonaerense national competition and Second at the A.F.C.A. National Championships, and First Place at the 1998 W.A.B.B.A.’s National Championships. In 1999 he placed Second nationally at the A.F.C.A. National Championships, but First again in W.A.B.B.A.’s National Championship and their Physic Line national competition.