World Fitness Federation
(W.F.F. -International)
World Bodybuilding Federation
(W.B.B.F. - International)
International Contest "Lithuania Cup Open"
OVER ALL WINNERS
(1975-2025)
MEN
Year, Over All Winner, Country.
2025 BRANDON GABRIELIUS AUKSTUOLIS, Lithuania

2024 PAULIUKEVICIUS ANDRIUS, Lithuania

2023 MALAKAUSKAS VIDMANTAS, Lithuania

2022 PRANCKEVICIUS VILIUS, Lithuania

2021 MALAKAUSKAS VIDMANTAS, Lithuania

2020 REMIGIJUS CIPLYS, Lithuania

2019 LEMANCZYK RAFAL, Poland

2018 NORMUNDS JURANS, Latvia
2017 DMITRIJ ALEKSANDROV, Russia
2016 NIKOLAJ ABRAMOV, Russia
2015 ROMAN POLSIN, Estonia
2014 MINDAUGAS PIEPOLIS, Lithuania
2013 ARVYDAS MISEIKIS, Lithuania
2012 EDUARD SEVCENKO, Latvia
2011 ANDRIUS PAULIUKEVICIUS, Lithuania
2010 ANDRIUS PAULIUKEVICIUS, Lithuania
2009 DAINIUS DZIKEVICIUS, Lithuania
2008 SERGEJ KIRIUCHIN, Lithuania
2007 JURIJ SOLIONOV, Lithuania
2006 ALEKSANDR LIUBOMIROV, Latvia
2005 MARIUS LEONAVICIUS, Lithuania
2004 VLADIMIR MARACHOVSKIJ, Latvia
2003 MARIK STEFANOVIC, Lithuania
2002 VLADISLAV LABUDZ, Latvia
2001 MINDAUGAS KVASYS, Lithuania
2000 ARTURAS BARTKUS, Lithuania
1999 ALGIRDAS KILCIAUSKAS, Lithuania
1998 VLADISLAV PETROGRADOV, Estonia
1997 GEDIMINAS BACEVICIUS, Lithuania
1996 ROMAN IVANOV, Russia
1995 ALGIRDAS KILCIAUSKAS, Lithuania
1994 ALGIRDAS KILCIAUSKAS, Lithuania
1987 RIMONTAS MAZIONIS, Lithuania
1986 VIKTORAS JUCYS, Lithuania
1977 STASYS CUKANOVAS, Lithuania
1976 RISARD KRINICKIJ, Lithuania
1975 RISARD KRINICKIJ, Lithuania

WOMEN
Year, Over All Winner, Country.
2025 EMA SACKUTE, Lithuania

2024 MARINA LEGENZOVA, Lithuania

2023 VILMA POVILONIENE, Lithuania

2022 AKVILE SARKAITE, Lithuania

2021 KARINA RADZIABOVA, Lithuania

2020 MAGILINSKAJA JULIJA, Lithuania

2019 MALGORZATA KUREK, Poland

2018 OLGA LISTOPADOVA, Belarus
2017 JANA ZENOVYCH-LESHKEVYCH, Latvia
2016 ASTA BUTKUTE, Lithuania
2015 SINTIJA KATKEVICA, Latvia
2014 GREFFEL LEONOR HILARIO, Denmark
2013 INDRE RIMKUTE, Lithuania
2012 SVETLANA PUGACHEVA, Russia
2011 SANDRA SYCIOVA, Lithuania
2010 ZITA SATKAUSKAITE, Lithuania
2009 AUSRA TASIUKEVICIUTE, Lithuania
2008 KRISTINA SERKSNAITE, Lithuania
2007 JOLANTA MILERIUTE, Lithuania
2006 JOLANTA MILERIUTE, Lithuania
2005 JOLANTA MILERIUTE, Lithuania
2004 MARINA BURINSKAJA, Latvia
2003 JOLANTA MILERIUTE, Lithuania
2002 ALEKSANDRA KUKRES, Lithuania
2001 JOLANTA MILERIUTE, Lithuania
2000 AKSANA LEN, Lithuania
1999 LIJANA MASIULIENE, Lithuania
1998 JULIJA KISELIOVA, Lithuania
1997 EDITA DAUBARAITE, Lithuania
1996 IRINA MISEVICIENE, Lithuania
1995 SIMONA MISEVICIENE, Lithuania
1994 IDALIJA KAMINSKAITE, Lithuania

Secretary W.F.F. – W.B.B.F. International
UGNE RAUDYTE DAUBARIENE

INFORMATION.
More detailed information on the Global International Site www.wff.lt, see forum topics.

W.F.F. – W.B.B.F. International Since 1968.
2025 AUTUMN MEGA INTERNATIONAL EVENTS
(October 4, 2025, Nida Resort, Republic Lithuania)
195 Competitors from Japan, France, Estonia, Lithuania, Latvia, Poland, Ireland, Ukraine.
Event Honour Persons: U.N.E.S.C.O. Award Holder W.F.F. – W.B.B.F. International Vice President DARIUS DAUBARAS, Nida Resort Official SIMAS SURVILA.
FINAL RESULTS
26-th „UNIVERSE“
Amateur Women‘s Over All Winner OLGA BOGACZ (Poland)
Amateur Men‘s Over All Winner TORU FUKUTOMI (Japan)
Professional Women‘s Over All Winner JELENA IVANOVA (Latvia)
Professional Men‘s Over All Winner MICKAEL LOUVEL (France)
Over All Champion „Fit-Kid“ Fitness EWA DZIUBA (Poland)
Over All Champion Aerial Fitness EMILE PRUNSKUTE (Lithuania)
Over All Champion Mini Trampoline Fitness JULIA STICHINSKA (Latvia)
Over All Champion Pole Dance Fitness KETLIN SAINAS (Estonia)
Over All Champion Senior Categories VIDMANTAS MALAKAUSKAS (Lithuania)
8 years „Fit-Kid“ Category Winner MAJA KROL (Poland)
10 years „Fit-Kid“ Category Winner GABI POTACZEK (Poland)
12 years „Fit-Kid“ Category Winner LENA SNIEG (Poland)
14 years „Fit-Kid“ Category Winner EWA DZIUBA (Poland)
16 years Junior Category Winner SONIA GILEWSKA (Poland)
18 years Junior Category Winner NINA JACHIMKOWSKA (Poland)
21 years Junior Category Winner MILENA MLYNARCZYK (Poland)
Category „Duets“ Winners ZUZANA MAZIARSKA, SONIA GILEWSKA (Poland)
Category „Groups“ Winners ALICJA NALEWAJKO, NATALIA SADOWNIK, ZAZANNA MAZIARSKA, NINA JACHIMOKWSKA, JADWIGA WIAZOWSKA, ALEKSANDRA FEDOROWICZ, SONIA GILEWSKA (Poland)
AERIAL FITNESS
HOOP
Debut Category Winner ELIA BUDRECKYTE (Lithuania)
8 years Beginner Category Winner LUKNE MEDINGYTE (Lithuania)
10 years Beginner Category Winner AUSTEJA CAIKOVSKYTE (Lithuania)
12 years Beginner Category Winner EGITA PETROSIUTE (Lithuania)
14 years Beginner Category Winner IEVA JONUSAITE (Lithuania)
ADVANCED HOOP
8 years Category Winner  JAGODA GALAS (Poland)
10 years Category Winner AKVILE KORCIAGINAITE (Lithuania)
12 years Category Winner NORA TOMSON (Estonia)
14 years Category Winner UGNE KOTRYNA KAMINSKAITE(Lithuania)
16 years Junior Category Winner, Over All Advanced Hoop Champion  MARIANA STILHA (Lithuania)
18 years Junior Category Winner REBEKA KASK (Estonia)
21 years Junior Category Winner LISETTE SAAREMETS (Estonia)
Over 21 years Category Winner ALINA PINTSUK (Estonia)
Senior Category Winner GABRIELE KORCIAGINIENE (Lithuania)
Men‘s Advanced Hoop Over All Winner EDVARDAS KORCIAGINAS (Lithuania)
PROFESSIONAL HOOP
10 years Category Winner SMILTE LAUCEVICIUTE (Lithuania)
18 years Category Winner LISANDRA KAARMA (Estonia)
Duets Hoop Category Winners MARIA RADCENKO, SOFIA BONDARENKO (Lithuania)
HAMMOCK
BEGINNER HAMMOCK
10 years Category Winner KEIRA TOMSON (Estonia)
12 years Category Winner RETI SOPP (Estonia)
21 years Category Winner KETLIN SAINAS (Estonia)
ADVANCED HAMMOCK
10 years Categorry Winner ANTONINA ROBAK (Poland)
12 years Category Winner, Over All Hammock Champion SOFI ANETTE ELISSAAR (Estonia)
18 years Category Winner LISANDRA KAARMA (Estonia)
Beginner Duets Hammock Category Winners SOFI ANETTE ELISSAAR, SARAH LOREEN KIVIKAS (Estonia)
Advanced Duets Hammock Category Winners BRIT NOMM, KRISTI REILENT (Estonia)
SILKS
BEGINNERS SILKS
8 years Category Winner OLIWIA CHWEJ (Poland)
12 years Category Winner VERONIKA SKINDER (Lithuania)
ADVANCED SILKS
8 years Category Winner MAJA KROL (Poland)
12 years Category Winner KOTRYNA DUDONYTE (Lithuania)
14 years Category Winner TEJA JONAITYTE (Lithuania)
16 years Junior Category Winner, Advanced Silks Aver All Champion EMILE PRUNSKUTE (Lithuania)
MINI TRAMPOLINE
SOLO CATEGORIES
8 years Category Winner  MIRABELLA MARIA KORABOVSKA (Latvia)
40 years Category Winner MARIA KORABOVSKA (Latvia)
50 years Category Winner JULIJA STICHINSKA (Latvia)
GROUPS CATEGORIES
TRIO
Category Winners DANGUOLE JOCIUVIENE, KATRINA VICENTE FREIRE, AURELIJA PETRIKIENE (Lithuania)
Sixtet Category Winners DANGUOLE JOCIUVIENE, ANZELINA PAPIEVIENE, ERIKA BRACKIENE, KATRINA VICENTE FREIRE, AURELIJA PETRIKIENE, NORGALE VERBAITE
Ten Competitors Category Winners OLESIA ZIBENKO, TAISIJA MICHAILICENKO, TATJANA RANCANE, SIGITE RIBA, VANESA SVILPE, MAIRITA MATUSEVICA, INESE SIDORIKA, MARINA PJANOVA, NATALJA SOKOLENKO, MARIJA KORABOVSKA
POLE DANCE FITNESS
AMATEURS
12 years Category Winner NORA TOMSON (Estonia)
Category Over 21 years Winner PAULA NOREIKAITE (Lithuania)
SEMI – PRO
12 years Category Winner SIFI ANTETTE ELISSAAR (Estonia)
18 years Category Winner and Over All Champion KETLIN SAINAS (Estonia)
MODEL FITNESS
Junior Category Winner MILENA MLYNARCZYK (Poland)
Debut Category Winner LIUDMILA RAMANAUSKIENE (Lithuania)
165 cm. Category Winner OLGA BOGACZ (Poland)
Masters Category Winner LIUDMILA RAMANAUSKIENE (Lithuania)
BIKINI FITNESS
165 cm. Masters Over 40 years Category Winner YANA YAROSH (Ukraine)
175 cm. Masters Over 40 years Category Winner JELENA IVANOVA (Latvia)
175 cm. Masters Over 50 years Category Winner and Over All Champion MARINA LEGENZOVA (Lithuania)
Junior Category Winner MILENA MLYNARCZYK (Poland)
165 cm. Debut Category Winner LIUDMILA RAMANAUSKIENE (Lithuania)
175 cm. Debut Category Winner KRISTINA SKALSKIENE (Lithuania)
165 cm. Category Winner and Over All Champion OLGA BOGACZ (Poland)
175 cm. Category Winner KRISTINA SKALSKIENE (Lithuania)
180 cm. Category Winner RUGILE KALASEVICIUTE (Lithuania)
WELNESS
Welness Debut Category Winner YANA YAROSH (Ukraine)
Welness Category Winner OLGA BOGACZ (Poland)
MEN‘S PHYSIQUE
Men‘s Physique Debut Category Winner LINAS STARKUS (Lithuania)
Men‘s Physique 16 years Junior Category Winner DANIL SMIRNOV (Lithuania)
Men‘s Physique 18 years Junior Category Winner MARK STANKO (Lithuania)
170 cm. Men‘s Physique Category Winner DOMCJAN JAKOVC (Lithuania)
180 cm. Men‘s Physique Category Winner DANIL SMIRNOV (Lithuania)
190 cm. Men‘s Physique Category Winner MANTAS KAZLAUSKAS (Lithuania)
MUSCLE MODEL
Category Winner TORU FUKUTOMI (Japan)
BODY ATHLETIC
Category Winner BRANDON GABRIELIUS AUKSTUOLIS (Lithuania)
DISABLED CONTEST
General Category Winner KAMIL KOWALCZYK (Poland)
Seniors Over 40 years Category Winner GRZEGORZ DABROWSKI (Poland)
Seniors Over 50 years Category Winner MICKAEL LOUVEL (France)
BODYBUILDING
Debut Bodybuilding Category Winner BRANDON GABRIELIUS AUKSTUOLIS (Lithuania)
80 kgs. Category Winner DOMICJAN JAKOVIC (Lithuania)
90 kgs. Category Winner  BRANDON GABRIELIUS AUKSTUOLIS (Lithuania)
100 kgs. Category Winner RAIMUNDAS URBONAVICIUS (Lithuania)
70 years Masters Category Winner VIDMANTAS MALAKAUSKAS (Lithuania)
WOMEN BAYWATCH
165 cm. Debut Category Winner LIUDMILA RAMANAUSKIENE (Lithuania)
175 cm. Debut Category Winner LAURA GERASCENKO (Lithuania)
Junior Category Winner MILENA MLYNARCZYK (Poland)
165 cm. Category Winner OLGA BOGACZ (Poland)
175 cm. Category Winner LAURA GERASCENKO (Lithuania)
165 cm.  Masters Category Winner LIUDMILA RAMANAUSKIENE (Lithuania)
175 cm.  Masters Category Winner JELENA IVANOVA (Latvia)
FUGURE CLASSIC
Category Winner YANA YAROSH (Ukraine)
PROFESSIONALS
MEN
Bodybuilding Category Winner RAIMUNDAS URBONAVICIUS (Lithuania)
Disabled Category Winner KAMIL KOWALCZYK (Poland)
40 years Masters Category Winner TORU FUKUTOMI (Japan)
50 years Masters Category Winner MICKAEL LOUVEL (France)
WOMEN
Bikini Category Winner JELENA IVANOVA (Latvia)
Bikini 50 years Masters Category Winner MARINA LEGENZOVA (Lithuania)
16-th WORLD CUP
Amateur Women‘s Over All Winner MILENA MLYNARCZYK (Poland)
Amateur Men‘s Over All Winner KAMIL KOWALCZYK (Poland)
Professional Women‘s Over All Winner MARINA LEGENZOVA (Lithuania)
Professional Men‘s Over All Winner RAIMUNDAS URBANAVICIUS (Lithuania).
50-th „LITHUANIA CUP OPEN“
Over All Champion EMA SACKUTE (Lithuania)
Over All Champion  BRANDON GABRIELIUS AUKSTUOLIS (Lithuania).
JUDGES INTERNATIONAL
„Universe“ Head Judge SVETLANA PUGACHEVA
ANNA SIMSAK GODULA
VIKTORIJA KRISCIUNAITE
ALINA SUNOKAITE
MARGARITA VIAZOVKINA
GINTARE STALIULIONYTE
ALINA PELEPKO
NORMUNDS JURANS
JUZEF TAMOSEVIC – JAKOVIC
VILMA POVILONIANE
KARINA BAGAZKOVA
INTERNATIONAL SECRETARIES
W.F.F. – W.B.B.F. General International Secretary UGNE RAUDYTE DAUBARIENE (Lithuania)
RENATA PELEGRIMIENE (Lithuania)
SMILTE UTARAITE (Lithuania)
More Information is on International Site www.wff.lt

POLE DANCE FITNESS.

In 2024 World Fitness Federation (W.F.F. - International) sterted International “Pole dance” Fitness competitions.

“Pole dance” Fitness combines dance and acrobatics centered around a vertical pole. Judges present four scores: Presentation, Execution, Choreography and Overall Performance. Under the guidance of the World Fitness Federation annual Amateur and Professional World, Continental, “Universe” contests are organized as well as various lower level competitions.

Historically first over all World “Pole dance” Fitness Champion was GINTARE STALIULIONYTE (Lithuanian Republic).  

Individual and Group (2 - 6 Athletes, may be gender split) Men, Women and Disabled Athlete’s Categories and Age Groups:

- Juniors until 8, 10, 12, 14, 16, 18, 21 years

- General Group over 21 years

- Seniors Over 40, 50, 60 years.

More information is on International Site www.wff.lt

DOCTOR OF SCIENCES – DOCTOR HONORIS CAUSA.

HIGH EVALUATION OF WORK DONE.
On June, 2013 the International President of the W.F.F. – W.B.B.F. (World Fitness Federation, World Body Building Federation) EDMUNDAS DAUBARAS paid the Official Visit to the Ukraine City Lvov.
Having beautiful historic background and nice history rich with the original architectural monuments and buildings Lvov with it‘s 800 000 Citizen is a real old European City.
Coming to Lvov the President W.F.F. – W.B.B.F. International EDMUNDAS DAUBARAS was respectfully met by the Lvov City Official Representatives and who followed him to the best ancient Lvov City „Leopolis“ Hotel Apartments.

After the evaluation of the International work done by the President W.F.F. – W.B.B.F. International EDMUNDAS DAUBARAS the Lvov Stavropigion University (started it‘s history in 1788) Academic Council presented EDMUNDAS DAUBARAS the Honorable Academic „University Science Doctor‘s“ Degree (Doctor Honoris Causa, Doctor of Sciences, DSc). And this is the Highest Academic Degree.
At the Lvov City Stavropigion University Honour Ceremony were present many High Representatives of Science, among them the Rector of Lvov Stavropigion University, Vice President the U.N.E.S.C.O. Program Centre Professor DSc. JAROSLAV KMIT (Ярослав Кмiт), the Rector Moscow University and Academic of the International Academy of Euroasia, Academic Science Academy of High Schools Ukraine, Professor VIKTOR IDZIO (Вiктор Iдзьо).

The Article will be continued.

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79 YEARS OF WORLD BODYBUILDING SPORT.

67 YEARS OF SOCIALIST BODYBUILDING.

BEGINNING.

Until now official World and Socialist bodybuilding history is presented as a mistake. The basis of the history is incorrect. It is a mistake when we use to say that bodybuilders built and developed sport of bodybuilding. No, not bodybuilders. Bodybuilders were training and participating at the competitions only. Do winning bodybuilders developed sport anyhow? No, not at all. For bodybuilders somebody else had to organize competitions, to get permeations, support, venue places, awards and to collect participants. To say more – somebody had to publicize information about contests and bodybuilders. Otherwise until now nobody would even hear anything about a single bodybuilder.

All bodybuilding organizations, federations were created not by bodybuilders. Organizations were created by functioneers and organizers. During the history of bodybuilding sport there were only few Internationally important persons - organizers. Organizers are the main persons of bodybuilding sport. We will speak shortly in this article. Anyway it will be a long story to put it down.

BEGINNING OF BODYBUILDING SPORT.

As we have spoken before we will present only short information. Each our story can be developed into a long article. For detailed information look on International Site www.wff.lt

Contemporary N.A.B.B.A. (National Amateur Body Building Association) history writer SI SWEENEY in his articles even does not mention the real first “Mr. Universe” contest. Also he writes incorrect information about the second “Mr. Universe” competition.

The same do writers who write about the I.F.B.B. (International Federation of Body Builders) history. These they underline that there was nothing before the WEIDER brothers JOE and BEN I.F.B.B. Commercial Company. They neglect the previous BOB HOFFMAN’s (Robert Collins Hoffman, 1898 - 1985 m.) “Bodybuilding Empire” which WEIDER brothers copied from beginning to the very end.

Many people want to rise themselves and they create unreal stories. Next followers use their creations and go on developing them.

1947. FIRST “MR. UNIVERSE” CONTEST.

The first real “Bodybuilding Empire” was created through the A.A.U. (Amateur Athletic Union)  in the USA by American BOBO HOFFMAN. In real A.A.U. united USA National Federations and it was the Ministry of Sport in the USA. They use to call BOBO HOFFMAN “the father of America Weightlifting”. A.A.U. since 1939 was organizing USA bodybuilding “Mr. America” contests. BOB HOFFMAN wanted to make bodybuilding an official recognized sport through A.A.U. and F.I.H. (Federation Internationale Halterophile). USA weightlifting though A.A.U. was a member of the International Weightlifting Federation F.I.H. Later F.I.H. name was changed to F.I.H.C. (F.I.H.C., Federation Internationale Halterophile et Culturisme) when F.I.H. started ruling World’s bodybuilding sport. BOB HOFFMAN decided to do the same with bodybuilding.

In 1947 F.I.H. organized the World Weightlifting Championship and International Congress in Philadelphia (USA). Under the efforts of BOB HOFFMAN the International Congress decided to lead and control World’s bodybuilding on official level. This way for twenty years bodybuilding became officially recognized sport. It was immediately decided to organize the first in Sport’s History International Bodybuilding “Mr. Universe” contest alongside with the F.I.H. World Weightlifting Championship in Philadelphia. Then the Over All “Mr. Universe” Champion was a pupil of BOB HOFFMAN a famous America weightlifter STEVE STANKO. That was a Historical Happening and STEVE STANKO became a Historical Person.

1948. SECOND “MR. UNIVERSE’ IN LONDON.

It was a tradition of F.I.H. not to organize World Weightlifting Championship in “Olympic” years. What to do with the second F.I.H. bodybuilding „Mr. Universe“ competition? Then the idea to organize the F.I.H. bodybuilding “Mr. Universe” during the 1948 “Olympic Games” struck BOB HOFFMAN. There were real ways because F.I.H. was a member of the International Olympic Committee (I.O.C.). BOB HOFFMAN addressed British OSCAR STATE who was the President of B.A.W.L.A. (British Amateur Weight Lifting Association) to assist him. At the same time B.A.W.L.A. asked the Chairmen of the British Bodybuilding “Health and Strength” Magazine to assist them too. Through F.I.H. departments in various countries B.A.W.L.A. invited athletes to the contest in London. At the same time BOB HOFFMAN brought USA bodybuilders to compete. There were 1800 spectators at the second F.I.H. “Mr. Universe” in London. All money profit of the competition went to B.A.W.L.A.. After several preliminary rounds the finalists were ANDRE DRAPP (France) and Americans JOHN GRIMEK and STEVE REEVES. JOHN GRIMEK was proclaimed the Over All Winner of the second F.I.H. “Mr. Universe”. STEVE REEVES spoke on microphone saying that “John Grimek is the greatest bodybuilder who ever lived“.

1950. FIRST N.A.B.B.A. “MR. UNIVERSE”.

In 1950 under the efforts of the Chairmen of “Health and Strength” Magazine N.A.B.B.A. association was created in the Great Britain. As the former N.A.B.B.A. President  IVAN DUNBAR told us – N.A.B.B.A. Association was juridically registered as a „Public Club“. In 1950 N.A.B.B.A. organized the first “Mr. Universe” in London. The Over All Champion was STEVE REEVES (USA). At the same time a member of the International Olympic Committee F.I.H.C. went on organizing it’s own “Mr. Universe” contest. Comparing with N.A.B.B.A. “Mr. Universe” F.I.H.C. competitions were the official ones. For the two decades no one could confront F.I.H.C. as the official Bodybuilding Sport was under F.I.H.C. control. Even the Commercial I.F.B.B. Company of the WEIDER  brothers JOE and BEN could not imagine to think being equal to F.I.H.C..

1959. BOB HOFFMAN BRINGS BODYBUILDING TO SOCIALIST COUNTRIES.

In 1959 the USA „Father of Weightlifting“ BOB HOFFMAN through the International Weightlifting Federation F.I.H.C. first time brought bodybuilding sport to the Socialist Countries. That was the World Weightlifting Championship in Warszawa - the Capital of the Polish Democratic Republic. Then F.I.H.C. organized the traditional bodybuilding „Mr. Universe“ in Warszawa too. Over All Winner was GUY MEIRCZUK (born in 1936, France). Right after this Bodybuilding Committe of Poland was created.  First President was the „Father of Polish Bodybuilding“ STANISLAW ZAKRZEWSKI.

IN 1963 FIRST INTERNATIONAL BODYBUILDING ORGANIZATION WAS ESTABLISHED IN SOCIALIST WORLD.

In 1963 under direct influence American BOB HOFFMAN  and British OSCAR STATE and the initiative of the F.I.H.C. (F.I.H., Federation Internationale Halterophile, later F.I.H.C., Federation Internationale Halterophile et Culturiste, later I.W.F., International Weightlifting Federation) in the U.S.S.R. was established first International Bodybuilding Organization (Общественный комитет атлетической гимнастики С.С.С.Р.). of the Socialist World. The U.S.S.R. Sport Ministry (Goskomsport, Госкомспорт С.С.С.Р.) appointed a known Russia weightlifter ROMAN MOROZ (Роман Мороз) as the President of this Organization. Then the U.S.S.R. was not ready to face this innovation and the new organization worked only formally. We would like to underline that the I.F.B.B. federation (International Federation of Body Builders) was created only in 1970 in Belgrade (Yugoslavia) by the General Secretary F.I.H.C. OSCAR STATE.

Real bodybuilding started in 1968 when another new Organization was created in Lithuania. Again the formal Chairman of the new Organization was the above mentioned ROMAN MOROZ. He was the man to connect bodybuilders with the Ministry of Sport of the U.S.S.R.. In real bodybuilding sport in the U.S.S.R. was governed by other people. They were Russian GENADIJ BALDIN (Геннадий Балдин) and two Lithuanians VALERIJ KORESHKOV  (Валерий Корешков) and VYTAUTAS ZUMERIS. That were the requirements of the „communist times and the communist regime“.

1966. FIRST SOCIALIST INTERNATIONAL COMPETITION.

In 1966 a bodybuilding contest was organized in Moscow (Russia) where the winner was IGOR PETRUCHIN (Игорь Петрухин, Russia). Also in 1966 the first in the Socialist Countries International Bodybuilding competition was organized in Vilnius (Lithuania). The Winners were IGOR PETRUCHIN, RYTIS MACIJAUSKAS and KLEMENSAS ALSHAUSKAS (both Lithuania); second places won Russian GENADIJ BALDIN, Lithuanians CESLAV TAMULEVICH (Чеслав Тамулевич) and ANATOLIJ PRIC (Анатолий Приц); third places went to Russian MARK SHAFRAN and Lithuanians RIMANTAS ZUJUS and ALGIMANTAS RAMANAUSKAS.

THE STORY WILL BE CONTINUED.

Those who are interested in detailed sport history – welcome to our Internet Site. We will publish the article in parts as it will take time. FACEBOOK does not allow long texts. For detailed information read International Site www.wff.lt