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57-th “Amber Prix International”

25-th AM-Pro “UNIVERSE”

29-th Europe Championship

May 11, 2024, Klaipeda, Lithuania

Participants from India, Ukraine, Russia, Latvia, Estonia, Lithuania, Bulgaria, Germany, Slovakia. VIP Guest “Unesco” Award Holder VALERIJ KORESKOV, World Bodybuilding Legends NATALIA MURNIKOVIENE and EUGENE GORELIK.

OVER ALL CHAMPIONS:

“Amber Prix International”

Men – RAHUL JOSHI (India)

Women – JELENA IVANOVA (Latvia)

Amateur “Universe”

All Men Categories – MARIS SVEIDUKS (Latvia)

All Women Categories – JELENA BITINEVA (Lavia)

“Fit-Kids” Girls – PAULINA BAJORUNAITE (Lithuania)

“Fit-Kids” Boys – GILL FATEH SINGH (India)

Aerobic Fitness – GINTARE STALIULIONYTE (Lithuania)

Amateur Europe Championship

Men – GATIS SAKNE (Latvia)

Women – INETA RIJNECE (Latvia)

PROFESSIONALS

Professional “Universe”

All Men Categories – RAHUL JOSHI (India)

All Women Categories – SVETLANA PUGACHEVA (Russia)

“Bikini” – VILMA POVILONIENE (Lithuania)

Women Bodybuilding – MARTINA FRIC (Slovakia)

Seniors 40 years – JELENA IVANOVA (Latvia)

Seniors 60 years – MARIS SVEIDUKS (Latvia)

Seniors 70 years – VASILIJ BESPALENKO (Ukraine).

INTERNATIONAL JUDGES
-Professor LALIT KUMAR SONI (India)

- EVGENIA TOFFERT (Germany)

- MAROS KANASZ (Slovakia)

-VYTAUTAS MIKUCKIS (Lithuania)

- ANGELINA ROMANOVIC (Latvia)

- JURIJ STEPANOV (Lithuania)

-OLEG AKOPOV (Bulgaria)

ALEKSEJ FILATOV (Estonia)

- EDITA SENDRIENE (Lithuania)

Backstage Judge – DARIUS DAUBARAS

General Secretary – UGNE RAUDYTE DAUBARIENE.

Official Documents on Global Page www.wff.lt

WORLD BODYBUILDING ENCYCLOPEDIA.

1989 CONTEST „U.S.S.R. – USA“.

On March 18, 1989 the International Contest „U.S.S.R. – USA“ (Матчевая встречя «С.С.С.Р. – США») was organized in Leningrad (R.S.F.S.R.). It was the first time when American bodybuilders came to the U.S.S.R.. Until this the U.S.S.R. bodybuiders knew USA bodybuilders only through the magazines. The organizers of the event from the USA side were LOUIS ZWICK and DAVID ZELON. USA expences were covered by LOUIS ZWICK. For this reason LOUIS ZWICK had taken a risky loan from an American bank. USA was represented by a number of I.F.B.B. (International Federation of Body Builders) bodybuilders: CARLA DUNLAP, DIANA DENNIS, LAURA BEAUDRY, JEAN PAUL GUILLAUME, TROY ZUCCOLOTTO, REX LETTO. Placings of the 1989 Contest „U.S.S.R. – USA“: Winner JEAN PAUL GUILLAUME, second - TROY ZUCCOLOTTO, third – NIKOLAJ GRISANOV (Belorussian SSR). DSc. EDMUNDAS DAUBARAS participated at the competition in Leningrad as a guest. Together with LOUIS ZWICK he managed to run away from K.G.B. (Комитет государственной безопасности С.С.С.Р.) agents and make two films about the training of well known U.S.S.R. top bodybuilders VIKTORAS JUCYS and ROLANDAS BUCINSKAS (both Lithuanian SSR). These films were presented on the USA  E.S.P.N. sport television. These films as well as detailed revue about the event is in various languages on Global Page www.wff.lt .

SECOND CONTEST „U.S.S.R. – USA“.

1989 spring competition „U.S.S.R. – USA“ was very successfull. This was the reason to organize one more contest „U.S.S.R. – USA“ in autumn. This time the event was financed by a businessman and a former USA bodybuilder BILLY PAX. The main U.S.S.R. bodybuilders at this contest were GRISANOV NIKOLAJ (Гришанов Николай, Belorussian SSR) and VASIN ALEKSANDR (Васин Александр, R.S.F.S.R.). From the USA side were SHAWN RAY, LIONEL RANGER and MIKE HARRIS. The winner was NIKOLAJ GRISANOV, second LIONEL RANGER and third MIKE HARRIS.

INFORMATION.
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WORLD RANKING LIST

PROFESSIONAL ATHLETES

(Since 1898, All Traditional Federations, Results After 2024 Pro "Universe"

and 2024 Pro Europe Championship, first 50 places only)

WOMEN

Name, Country, Points, Place

ORIGUEN YAXENI GARCIA Venezuela 162 1

KYLE IRIS USA 162 1

MURRAY LENDA USA 127 2

LEFRANCOIS CATHY Canada 124 3

CREAVALLE LAURA USA 123 4

BLECK SHEILA USA 123 4

AUKLAND LISA USA 123 4

PARISO BETTY USA 122 5

DEBATIN ANGELA USA 122 5

CADEAU DAYANA USA 118 6

COLOMB TAZZIE USA 116 7

ROBERTS MARY USA 113 8

SELIN MARJO Finland 111 9

EVERSON CORINA USA 110 10

BUCK KIM USA 109 11

FOSTER HEATHER USA 107 12

VAN MARIS ELLEN Holland 106 13

LEWIS NANCY USA 105 14

GRISHINA OKSANA Russia 99 15

RAGANOT BRENDA USA 95 16

UNGER KATHY USA 94 17

JENNINGS ROSEMARY USA 94 17

MASINO DENISE USA 91 18

DUNLAP CARLA USA 91 18

BERGMANN JULIETTE Holland 91 18

PUGACHEVA SVETLANA Russia 90 19

BELLO MARIA RITA USA 90 19

DENNIS DIANA USA 86 20

POPA ALINA USA-Greece 85 21

MONIQUE JONES USA 85 21

MONER GAYLE USA 84 22

BRAMWELL DEBBIE USA 84 22

SKYTTA HANNA KRISTINA Finland 83 23

CHEPIGA VALENTINA Ukraine 83 23

FREITAS ANNE USA 82 24

BALL NICOLE Canada 82 24

AUKLAND LISA USA 82 24

FRANCIS BEV USA 80 25

FLOYD CASSANDRA USA 80 25

SCHREINER ANJA Germany 73 26

MC LISH RACHEL USA 73 26

LANKOWSKI JANEEN Canada 72 27

KOZLOVSKAJA VALENTINA Belarus 72 27

BLANCHETTE ANDRULLA USA 72 27

PAPARONE JEANNIE USA 71 28

FRANCIS BEV USA 71 28

PRIEST BONNIE USA 70 29

MARTINKOVA EVA Slovakia 70 29

GILLON CYDNEY USA 70 29

LEHTONEN MARJA USA 69 30

KERNES DORIT USA 68 31

LANGER ANJA Germany 67 32

ELOMAA RITVA Finland 67 32

MILERIUTE JOLANTA Lithuania 66 33

BREZOVAC BRIGITA Slovenia 66 33

MESS ERIKA Holland 63 34

CZIZEWSKY KIMBERLY ANN USA 63 34

TEIXEIRA ANGELICA USA 58 35

PEREZ KIMBERLY Canada 58 35

LINSEY ZOA Canada 58 35

JONES WHITNEY Canada 58 35

TECH JANET USA 57 36

GATES VICKY USA 57 36

BINETTI LAURA Canada 57 36

BLANCHETTE ANDRULA USA 56 37

MCCREADY WENDY UK 55 38

LASZEWSKI DEBBIE USA 55 38

ZIGALOVA MARIETTA Slovakia 54 39

TOLEDO YAMILA VANESSA Argentina 54 39

RAGAIN JANICE USA 54 39

BENDEL VERA Germany 54 39

PAISLEY JACKIE USA 53 40

EDWARDS ROXANNE USA 52 41

BRENT MICHELLE USA 52 41

CURRY SUSIE USA 51 42

IVANOVA JELENA LATVIA 50 43

CONKWRIGHT LYNN USA 50 43

WESTERFIELD DENA USA 49 44

NIELSEN HELLE USA 49 44

BAXTER KAY USA 49 44

SHUKAITYTE AGNE Lithuania 48 45

OLIVEIRA DONA USA 48 45

NARBUTAITYTE KRISTINA Lithuania 47 46

KNIGHT TONJA USA 46 47

CHANDLER TINA USA 46 47

DAROLE DOMINIQUE USA 45 48

CHESHIRE CAROLYN USA 45 48

VLASOVA MARINA Russia 43 49

LAPSOVA OKSANA Russia 43 49

CHAPADOS LAURALIE Canada 42 50

BRANT MONICA USA 42 50.

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2024.HONOUR  AWARD INTERNATIONAL.

ALEKSEJ FILATOV.

ALEKSEJ FILATOV (Алексей Филатов) is the Leader of the Power Sports of the Estonian Republic. He is an International Judge, the President of the National W.F.F. – W.B.B.F. (World Fitness Federation, World Body Building Federation) federation of Estonia. During his life he organized many International Events. Among them the 2015 W.F.F. – W.B.B.F. Europe Championship and „Universe“ contest in Tallinn, the 2024 W.F.F. – W.B.B.F. „World Grand Prix“ and 16-th „Georg Tenno Momorial“ («Мемориал Георга Тенно», 1971 - 2024) in Parnu. For active International social work on May 13, 2024 in the Parliament Republic Lithuania ALEKSEJ FILATOV was awarded with the W.F.F. – W.B.B.F. „Honour Silver Medal“ («Международная серебряная медаль почёта»).

More Detailed Information on Global Site www.wff.lt

WORLD BODYBUILDING ENCYCLOPEDIA.

CONTEMPORARY FEDERATIONS. WHAT IS IT?

I.F.B.B. ENTERS G.A.I.S.F..

Formalities done at the 1970 Belgrade Congress opened doors for the new I.F.B.B. (International Federation of Body Builders) sport federation to enter G.A.I.S.F. (General Association of International Sports Federations). As after Belgrade Congress the owner of the I.F.B.B. commercial company and the „I.F.B.B. life President“ BEN WEIDER told „it was done due to the efforts of OSCAR STATE“. „OSCAR STATE, who was instrumental in the I.F.B.B.’s recognition in 1971 by the General Association of International Sports Federations, G.A.I.S.F.”. In 1971 during the second I.F.B.B. Congress in Paris (France) public was informed about the I.F.B.B. membership in the G.A.I.S.F.. It happened at the 1971 G.A.I.S.F. Congress in Viena (Austria). Today is evident – it was the basic happening that for the next several decades changed the face of the official World‘s bodybuilding sport. I.F.B.B. left totally behind all other International Bodybuilding Organizations.

According the G.A.I.S.F. rules one kind of sport can be represented only by one International federation. All other International Bodybuilding Organizations lost their chances to represent official bodybuilding sport at International level as well as on the National too.  The official doors were closed for A.A.U. (Amateur Athletes Union), N.A.B.B.A. (National Amateur Body Building Association), W.B.B.G. (World Body Building Guild) and other units. It was a tragedy for all of them.

All were waithig World‘s main bodybuilding leader BOB HOFFMAN to protest and somehow stop I.F.B.B. membership in G.A.I.S.F.. And when BOB HOFFMAN did nothing OSCAR NEIDENSTAM said „it was a terrible mistake..“. Step by step I.F.B.B. got recognition and pushed away all other bodybuilding organizations from official sport.

Ideologies of BOB HOFFMAN and BEN WEIDER were the same. It was their presonal ego, sport and business together.  BEN WEIDER was more energetic and this was the reason he was over BOB HOFFMAN. As OSCAR HEIDENSTAM said „BEN WEIDER was more agressive in publishing and selling magazines“.  BOB HOFFMAN was also unhappy. He said: “Weiders who for many years had been “publishing pornographic magazines” were only interested in money... they want to use G.A.I.S.F. for their business”.  Fifty years being on top of World’s bodybuilding BOB HOFFMAN had to step away.

The article will be continued. We will speak about all World‘s traditional federations. It will be the truth which not everybody like. More information in various languages is on Global Site www.wff.lt