WORLD‘S BEST PROFESSIONAL ATHLETES.

World Fitness Federation (W.F.F. - International)
World Bodybuilding Federation (W.B.B.F. - International)
PRO UNIVERSE
Over All Winners
(2010-2025)

MEN
Year, Competitors Name, Country.

2025 MICKAEL LOUVEL, France

2024 RAHUL JOSHI, India

2023 MAROSZ KANASZ, Slovakia

2022 DMITRIJ ANTONOV, Russia

2021 ROMAN POLSHIN, Estonia

2020 MICHAIL MALEK, Russia

2019 NIKOLAJ VOROBJOV, Russia

2018 RAHUL JOSHI, India
2017 JOHN LESLIE, South Africa
2016 MAROS KANASZ, Slovakia
2015 ANDREJ RUMIANCEV, Estonia
2014 ANDRZEJ RAK, Poland
2013 ANDRZEJ BRZEZINSKI, Poland
2012 JEVGENIJ KLOCKOV, Russia
2011 ALI IMANI, Iran
2010 ALEKSANDR SEVCOV, Estonia

WOMEN
Year, Competitors Name, Country.

2025 JELENA IVANOVA, Latvia

2024 SVETLANA PUGACHEVA, Russia

2023 ANNA SOBOLEWSKA KUCHARSKA, Poland

2022 MARIA SIVKOVA, Russia

2021 HANNA SKYTTA, Finland

2020 MARINA VLASOVA, Russia

2019 HANNA SKYTTA, Finland

2018 ASTA BUTKUTE, Lithuania
2017 SVETLANA PUGACHEVA, Russia
2016 YAMILA TOLEDO, Argentina
2015 JULIJA GLAZYCEVA, Russia
2014 VALENTINA KOZLOVSKAJA, Belarus
2013 DALVANIZA AQUINO, Brazil
2012 JOLANTA MILERIUTE, Lithuania
2011 CRECKY CHAVES, Brazil
2010 LIUDMILA KOLESNIKOVA, Russia

W.F.F. – W.B.B.F. Secretary International Ugne Raudyte Daubariene

INFORMATION.
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BODYBUILDING CIRCUS AROUND THE WORLD.

LOTS OF MICKEY-MOUSE FEDERATIONS.

WE SPEAK WITH ATHLETES.

Forty years ago we were explaining athletes about official sport and about the BASIC questions of various federations. This is ABC of every athlete. Do not be dreamers and learn real matters. As we see many do not like the truth. Sportsmen waist their time, energy, money. They are glad about their “great” achievements at competitions. But - this result for official sport is ZERO. Find yourselves who is guilty  - maybe your leaders, maybe trainers, maybe somebody else.

STEP ONE. INTERNATIONAL FEDERATION.

We do not want to offend anybody. All of today working forty International bodybuilding federations play zero role in official recognized sport. That are “mickey - mouse” federations. Just ZERO. Official International Sport organizations do not recognize a single one of them. Let us speak about some of those “federations”. What do You know about Your federation? Since 1990 we came inside of many International Bodybuilding Organizations. Step by step we learned about their zero value in sport. Athletes were cheated and still are cheated.

I.F.B.B. (International Federation of Body Builders)

Due to efforts of American BOB HOFFMAN (Robert Collins Hoffman, 1898 – 1985) since 1947 until 1969 World’s official bodybuilding sport was ruled by a member of the International Olympic Committee (I.O.C.) International F.I.H.C. (Fédération Internationale Haltérophile et Culturiste) federation.

In 1970 general secretary of F.I.H.C. British OSCAR STATE (Oscar State, Obe, 1911-1984) during Belgrade (Yugoslavia) Congress created the I.F.B.B. sport federation. Until that time I.F.B.B. was a private company and played zero role in official sport. Again due to the efforts of OSCAR STATE in 1971 I.F.B.B. became a member of G.A.I.S.F. (Global Association of International Sports Federations) and ruled World’s official bodybuilding sport until 1998.

In 1998 after two years trial I.F.B.B. was thrown out of the I.O.C.. Since that time bodybuilding is no more sport. Only former Communist Countries and several Asia Countries still recognize and finance National I.F.B.B. federations. Full article about the I.F.B.B. You can find on International Site www.wff.lt

N.A.B.B.A. (National Amateur Body Building Association).

After long correspondence with N.A.B.B.A. Chairman OSCAR HEIDENSTAM we were working with N.A.B.B.A. since 1991 until 2005. After some time N.A.B.B.A. Chairman IVAN DUNBAR informed us that N.A.B.B.A. is not an association of federation - it is by law a public club. How officially registered in Lithuania Republic sport federation can be a member of a public club? Sounds childish… After death of OSCAR HEIDENSTAM in 1991 until now N.A.B.B.A. had no another leader like him. Full article about N.A.B.B.A. is already published on International Site www.wff.lt

W.F.F. (World Fitness Federation).

In 1995 DSc. EDMUNDAS DAUBARAS, German KLAUS HOFFMANN (Klaus P.J.Hoffmann), Austrian PETER PAPULA, Greek ANARGIROS TSOPOURIDIS came to Germany where they established World Fitness Federation (W.F.F. - International). Power zones were set up - KLAUS HOFFMANN took the leadership on the “Western” countries and DSc. EDMUNDAS DAUBARAS went on leading “East” countries. DSc. EDMUNDAS DAUBARAS  brought former socialist countries in the game. Supported by the Government Republic Lithuania in 1996, 1997, 1998 DSc. EDMUNDAS DAUBARAS organized European Championships in Klaipeda, Vilnius and Palanga. At that time there was no official registration of the W.F.F. federation - somehow KLAUS HOFFMANN was against it. The situation did not satisfy us. DSc. EDMUNDAS DAUBARAS was closely working with the Ministry of Sport of the Lithuanian Republic. According the law we needed official registration. Virtual W.F.F. was nothing. Then in 1998 DSc. EDMUNDAS DAUBARAS registered official W.F.F. federation and organized the 1998 W.F.F. World Championship in Palanga (Lithuanian Republic). The championship was supported and financed by the Government Republic Lithuania. It was televised by “Eurosport” television. Step by step KLAUS HOFFMANN left the W.F.F. federation. In 2003 he told he can not organize International contests any more. Uniting both parts of the federation the full power of W.F.F. went to DSc. EDMUNDAS DAUBARAS. Exceptional prestige of W.F.F. rose up after tremendous 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008 W.F.F. World Championships which were held in Vilnius and Klaipeda (Lithuanian Republic). For example - at 2005 W.F.F. World Championship in Vilnius participated 742 athletes from 42 countries. Lithuania Parliament voted to finance 2008 W.F.F. Event in Klaipeda through the separate line in the Budget of the Republic Lithuania. All above mentioned championships were supported and financed by the Government Republic Lithuania. Seeing great growth of the W.F.F. federation KLAUS HOFFMANN stopped connection with the federation and in 2005 registered his own W.F.F. federation in Germany. This federation was closed in 2013.

GAMES OF GRAEME LANCEFIELD.

Several years ago appeared Australian GRAEME LANCEFIELD who was unknown to the International Sport Society. GRAEME LANCEFIELD used the name of W.F.F., our W.F.F. history (working since 1968, “Amber Prix International”, etc.). When we wrote that we will address the International Court, then GRAEME LANCEFIELD stopped using traditional W.F.F. history. But he uses W.F.F. name anyway. Still it is not clear if W.F.F. of GRAEME LANCEFIELD egzists by law or it is only his private games. Anyway there are many not educated athletes who do not know our sport history and who do not know anything about W.F.F. federation. This way GRAEME LANCEFIELD can play his games. Detailed articles about W.F.F. federation will be published in the third part of the “World Bodybuilding Encyclopedia” soon. Look for the information on International Site www.wff.lt .

N.A.C. (National Athletic Committee)

When in 2000 KLAUS HOFFMANN stopped working properly with W.F.F. federation in Germany, several people left German W.F.F. an then appeared N.A.C.. N.A..C. is National German organization. No official International or National Institutions recognize and support N.A.C.. N.A.C. has nothing to do with official sport. Working more that twenty years N.A.C. did nothing noticeable for our sport. All N.A..C. events were made in Europe only. Outside Europe nobody even heard of N.A..C.. Maybe somebody can say what are aims of N.A.C.??? In 2005 in Italy Chairmen N.A.C. addressed President W.F.F. - W.B.B.F. International (World Fitness Federation, World Bodybuilding Federation) DSc. EDMUNDAS DAUBARAS. They wanted to cooperate activities. DSc. EDMUNDAS DAUBARAS refused - there was no future and no sense in that.

N.P.C. (National Physique Committee)

For many decades amateur bodybuilding in USA was ruled by A.A.U. (Amateur Ayhletic Union). Established in 1888 A.A.U. was a member of the International Olympic Committee (I.O.C.). In the USA even a member of G.A.I.S.F. (Global Association of International Sports Federations) I.F.B.B. (International Federation of Body Builders), federation could not fight against N.P.C.. Remember, in 1970 F.I.H.C. (Fédération Internationale Haltérophile et Culturiste)  General Secretary OSCAR STATE in Belgrade (Yugoslavia) created the I.F.B.B. sport federation. Until that time I.F.B.B. was a private company. Finally after discussion with I.F.B.B. President BEN WEIDER a member of A.A.U. JIM MANION left A.A.U. and established N.P.C. in 1983. This way N.P.C. escaped of doping control too. JIM MANION agreed with WEIDER brothers JOE and BEN this way - all World Amateur bodybuilding was ruled by I.F.B.B. of BEN WEIDER and Amateur bodybuilding in USA was ruled by N.P.C. of JIM MANION. At the same time N.P.C. was representing I.F.B.B. in USA. Professional bodybuilding was under JOE WEIDER. N.P.C. had been never recognized by any Official International Sport Organization. In 2015 after death of WEIDER brothers previous agreement had no more power and N.P.C. left the I.F.B.B. of Spanish RAFAEL SANTONJA. RAFAEL SANTONJA was thrown out of America and never appeared there any more. Fighting for money at the moment N.P.C. with it’s contests goes aggressively around the World pushing I.F.B.B. of RAFAEL SANTONJA out of the game.

W.A.B.B.A. (World Amateur Body Building Association).

Several years athletes of Lithuanian Republic participated at W.A.B.B.A. competitions. Lithuanians never organized a single W.A.B.B.A.  contest in the country. Collecting 2-3 athletes of other National federations W.A.B.B.A.  organizers used to go abroad to compete. In general there were no results in this activities.

W.A.B.B.A.  appeared in 1976 after in 1975 I.F.B.B. (International Federation of Body Builders) President BEN WEIDER because of sexual affairs threw away from his federation his Vice President and famous France bodybuilder SERGE NUBRET. Having no knowledge about International Sport requirements SERGE NUBRET registered only name and logo of W.A.B.B.A.. Nothing was serious and official. Our last information of W.A.B.B.A. is that it belongs to a protein shop of French FABIAN DE BECK. In fact in 1975 it was the first time I.F.B.B. was split and divided. SERGE NUBRET took out of I.F.B.B. a number of National Presidents and Athletes from Asia and Africa countries.

OTHER FEDERATIONS

Looking through 100 years history of bodybuilding we can make some conclusions.

During the last century several decades World was divided into Capitalist (Western) and Socialist (Eastern) parts. Both parts were separated by the “Iron Wall” and did not communicate in between anyway. Bodybuilders of both parts did not communicate too. Also have in mind that bodybuilding was prohibited in the Socialist World since 1973 until 1987.

When Socialist World was ruined in 1995 was created World Fitness Federation (W.F.F. - International) which took the leadership of bodybuilding in some Europe and former Socialist countries. Later International fitness and bodybuilding were separated and since that time fitness was ruled by W.F.F. - International and bodybuilding was ruled by the World Body Building Federation (W.B.B.F. - International).

During the last thirty years appeared about forty “International” bodybuilding federations led by ill minded people. For every clever bodybuilder is evident - if one is not afraid of doping control - there is with it’s law and finance problems in 1970 in Belgrade (Yugoslavia) by F.I.H.C.  (Fédération Internationale Haltérophile et Culturiste) General Secretary OSCAR STATE created International Federation of Body Builders (I.F.B.B.); when one do not want doping control - there is old traditional National Amateur Body Building Association (N.A.B.B.A.). Everything is clear as daylight - the three above mentioned organizations rule International bodybuilding and fitness. Why other bodybuilding federations needed? What are their aims? Seems like childrens game... These federations have never been recognized by any Governmental or International Sport Structure. Their work is of zero value. First we met this nonsense forty years ago when two bodybuilders of Estonian SSR went to Italy to participate at “Europe” Championship. After coming back they kept silence. The reason was - there were only several participants from two countries - Italy and Estonia. The organizer was a private person representing no federation. In 2000 - 2005 Lithuanian bodybuilders were participating at the contests of the International federation of homosexual bodybuilders (today bodybuilders of Republic Poland are active in this field). Ok, anyway we can understand organization like this. From time to time we hear about another misunderstanding - the International Federation of “natural bodybuilders”. Natural bodybuilders are like alcoholics without alcohol... Every day primitive bodybuilders are fooled and cheated.

Since 1999 Italians started to participate at International W.F.F. - W.B.B.F. contests. They organized Italian contest for many years and now they wanted to organize official International contests in Italy. We told them how to create official federation. Now they have logo, they have name and still there is no federation. Organizers of this Italian group used to fight in between. So this way for several years another “International” federation appeared in France. After another Italian fight ten years ago one more “International” federation appeared in Slovenia.

Bodybuilders have problems with brains?

Today many idiotic categories appeared at bodybuilding contests - like bikini, wellness... Whom you are fooling? It is women bodybuilding and be smart - it is bad women bodybuilding. You want to say it is fitness? No - fitness is without doping. All activities with doping is bodybuilding. Do not lie for yourself and for other people. Let these “bikinies” and “welness” bodybuilders participate together with a real bodybuilder... Nonsense - they are weak athletes and they have no chances to participate at normal bodybuilding contests successfully. This is the reason that “bikinies” appeared. With men’s bodybuilding situation is the same. For example - lazy bodybuilders do not train legs. For them we have “Men’s Physique” category. Participants are representing bodybuilding and in fact they are bad bodybuilders. No legs, no calves... In normal bodybuilding fight they have no chances... So what is the value of their wins? Nothing... Weak bodybuilders participate at contests of “mickey - mouse” federations and in “mickey - mouse” categories and they become champions. What is the value of their titles? Nothing... Is anybody really proud of this?

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60 YEARS WE ARE CREATING WORLD SPORT HISTORY.

CHAIRMEN INTERNATIONAL FEDERATION VISITED PRESIDENT REPUBLIC LITHUANIA.

On January 22, 2026 International Chairmen of the W.F.F. – W.B.B.F. (World Fitness Federation, World Bodybuilding Federation)  visited historic President of the Republic Lithuania Professor Dr. VYTAUTAS LANDSBERGIS.

At the several hours lasting discussion with Professor Dr. VYTAUTAS LANDSBERGIS took part President of the International W.F.F. – W.B.B.F. federation DSc. EDMUNDAS DAUBARAS, for social work awarded with Honour Diploma of the International U.N.E.S.C.O. organization President of the Lithuania Sport Fitness Federation DARIUS DAUBARAS, representing „Rotary“ Club of the Lithuanian Republic Docent of the Klaipeda University historic VIDIMANTAS RAUDYS.

BLOCKADE TELEGRAMMS

In 2015 communication with Professor Dr. VYTAUTAS LANDSBERGIS DSc. EDMUNDAS DAUBARAS spoke about 1990 possibilities to ruin the U.S.S.R. economic Lithuania blockade. At taht time knowing about the difficulties with goods and products bodybuilders of German Democratic Republic (D.D.R.) proposed their help to the Lithuanian Republic. DSc. EDMUNDAS DAUBARAS received their two telegrams. Germans suggested to address the Governmemt of Lithuania as nobody had so much money at that time. DSc. EDMUNDAS DAUBARAS called to the Government and spoke with the Prime Minister KAZIMIERA PRUNSKIENE. Then she refused the help of the D.D.R. businessmen and bodybuilders. Hearing this Professor Dr. VYTAUTAS LANDSBERGIS asked to give him those telegramms. The archieves of the W.F.F. – W.B.B.F. International are really rich and big. Only now the telegramms were found. During the 2026 visit to the President Republic Lithuania Professor Dr. VYTAUTAS LANDSBERGIS DSc. EDMUNDAS DAUBARAS presented him the telegramms.

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60 Years of the “Amber Prix”

A Unique Historical Book on the Sport

Before presenting a comprehensive account of the “Amber Prix”, one of the world's oldest traditional international bodybuilding and fitness events, it is essential to briefly review the history of bodybuilding as an officially recognized sport. Only by placing the tournament within its broader historical context can its significance in the development of international bodybuilding be fully understood.

It must be acknowledged that many bodybuilders today have only a limited knowledge of their sport's history and are often unfamiliar with the numerous international bodybuilding organizations that exist today.

To date, no comprehensive study has been published anywhere in the world that systematically traces the development of competitive bodybuilding from its official recognition to the present day. This section of the book therefore serves not only as an important historical source but also as the first attempt to present the history of competitive bodybuilding from an international perspective in a systematic manner.

The historical survey covers the principal stages in the development of competitive bodybuilding:

the origins of officially recognized competitive bodybuilding (FIHC, 1947–1969); the continuation of officially recognized competitive bodybuilding (IFBB, 1971–1998); the emergence of competitive bodybuilding in the socialist world (FIHC, 1959); the emergence of competitive bodybuilding in the USSR (FIHC, 1963); the emergence of competitive bodybuilding in Lithuania (1965); the beginnings of competitive bodybuilding in Klaipėda (1967).

Preface

In recent years, a number of books have been published about distinguished athletes and leaders of national bodybuilding federations. One such publication, issued in the Russian Federation, was devoted to former bodybuilder and later President of the Russian Bodybuilding Federation, Vladimir Dubinin. However, works of this kind often omit significant historical facts for various reasons.

For example, after his defeat at the international “Georg Tenno Memorial” Tournament in 1974, Vladimir Dubinin effectively withdrew from bodybuilding for almost thirteen years, severing his active ties with the bodybuilding community. This period proved to be one of the most significant in the history of the sport. It was not until 1986, following repeated invitations from Dr. Edmundas Daubaras, that he returned to the bodybuilding scene by attending the international Amber Prix tournament in Klaipėda, Lithuanian SSR.

At that time, bodybuilding in the Russian Soviet Federative Socialist Republic was headed by Vladimir Shubov of Moscow. Consequently, Dubinin attended the tournament primarily as an honorary guest. Until 1987, his activities remained limited to his athletic career and work at his local sports club; he played no role in the organization or administration of bodybuilding within the USSR.

This naturally raises an important question: how objectively can a historical period be described by someone who did not personally participate in its events? The same problem can be observed in many other publications on bodybuilding history, where assumptions, inaccuracies, and claims unsupported by documentary evidence are often presented as fact.

During the second half of the twentieth century, the world was divided into two political blocs—the Western (capitalist) world and the Eastern (socialist) world. This division was reflected in sport, including bodybuilding.

The history of the International Federation of BodyBuilders (IFBB) was regularly documented in the federation's own publications. Naturally, these publications reflected primarily the organization's own interpretation of the development of world bodybuilding. In contrast, the history of bodybuilding in the socialist countries received little scholarly attention and was rarely documented. Between 1973 and 1987, bodybuilding was politically restricted in many socialist states and completely banned in some of them.

Nearly four decades after the collapse of the socialist system, the history of bodybuilding during that era remains surrounded by myths and legends. Former athletes frequently describe themselves as "USSR champions," while some club officials portray themselves as the principal architects of Soviet bodybuilding. History, however, demands documentary evidence, careful analysis, and objective evaluation rather than personal recollections or legend.

One of the most important witnesses to—and active participants in—the history of bodybuilding in both the socialist and Western worlds was Dr. Edmundas Daubaras. Circumstances led him to graduate twice from Vilnius State University, earning degrees in Germanic Philology and Law. At that time, he was arguably the only representative of Soviet bodybuilding fluent in several foreign languages. This enabled him to establish close personal relationships with the leading figures of international bodybuilding, including IFBB President Ben Weider (Canada), WABBA (World Amateur Body Building Association) President Serge Nubret (France), and NABBA (National Amateur Body-Builders' Association) Chairman Oscar Heidenstam (United Kingdom).

These international contacts made it possible to assemble a unique archive of official documents, correspondence, photographs, and eyewitness accounts, much of which is published in this book for the first time.

History usually remembers outstanding athletes and their victories. Yet every sport is built first and foremost by organizers, federation officials, coaches, judges, journalists, publishers, and countless enthusiasts. They establish clubs and federations, organize competitions, develop international cooperation, and ensure that sporting achievements become known to the wider public. Without their dedication over many years, there would be neither great champions nor lasting sporting traditions.

This book is intended not only to commemorate the sixty-year history of the “Amber Prix”. It also seeks to reconstruct the development of competitive bodybuilding on the basis of documentary evidence, to reveal lesser-known historical facts, and to recognize the individuals whose dedication enabled the sport to develop into an internationally respected movement.

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W.B.B.F. / W.F.F. European Amateur Championships Overall Winners (1996–2026)

Between 1996 and 2026, the overall titles at the W.B.B.F. / W.F.F. European Amateur Championships were won by the most outstanding bodybuilding and fitness athletes in Europe. During these 31 years, athletes from thirteen countries claimed the overall championship titles in the men's and women's divisions, reflecting the development of different national schools of bodybuilding and fitness across Europe.

Men

The Overall W.B.B.F. / W.F.F. European Amateur Champions were:

1996 – Sergej Ogorodnikov (Russia) 1997 – Mathias Hornung (Germany) 1998 – Jurgen Koch (Germany) 1999 – Giovanni Thomson (The Netherlands) 2000 – Massimo Monaco (Italy) 2001 – Marek Kalmus (Estonia) 2002 – Jurij Karsetians (Latvia) 2003 – German Selest (Russia) 2004 – Aleksandr Maslovskij (Latvia) 2005 – Massimo Monaco (Italy) 2006 – Michail Malek (Russia) 2007 – Roman Dubovickij (Russia) 2008 – Vladimir Poliakov (Russia) 2009 – Vitalij Aleksandrov (Latvia) 2010 – Danil Bratiska (Russia) 2011 – Aleksandr Silin (Russia) 2012 – Mohamed Moravej (Iran) 2013 – Aleksandr Grenadiorov (Russia) 2014 – Andrej Rumiancev (Estonia) 2015 – Normund Jurans (Latvia) 2016 – Jasper Bakker (The Netherlands) 2017 – Sergej Taratynov (Russia) 2018 – Karol Kownacki (Poland) 2019 – Pawel Przybylski (Poland) 2020 – Aleksej Petkevich (Latvia) 2021 – Kamil Struminski (Poland) 2022 – Roman Polsin (Estonia) 2023 – Martynas Pakalnis (Lithuania) 2024 – Gatis Saknė (Latvia) 2025 – Szymon Lubecki (Poland) 2026 – Mantas Lunskys (Lithuania) Women

The Overall W.B.B.F. / W.F.F. European Amateur Champions were:

1996 – Jekaterina Karaban (Russia) 1997 – Benedeta Pomati (Italy) 1998 – Claudia Machmor (Germany) 1999 – Rosa Giovana (Italy) 2000 – Marina Burinskaja (Latvia) 2001 – Aksana Len (Lithuania) 2002 – Valerija Judina (Russia) 2003 – Svetlana Pugacheva (Russia) 2004 – Svetlana Pugacheva (Russia) 2005 – Ida Guscha (Russia) 2006 – Diana DeCesare (Brazil–Ukraine) 2007 – Marija Akizanova (Ukraine) 2008 – Ilona Kokosh (Lithuania) 2009 – Irina Pateskina (Russia) 2010 – Vera Vlasova (Russia) 2011 – Agnieszka Urbaniak (Poland) 2012 – Valentina Kozlovskaja (Belarus) 2013 – Jelena Volkova (Russia) 2014 – Marina Vlasova (Russia) 2015 – Evelyn Dirocie (Belgium) 2016 – Valentina Karabanova (Russia) 2017 – Natalia Abramova (Russia) 2018 – Olga Listopadova (Belarus) 2019 – Natalia Warzynska (Poland) 2020 – Olga Kolesova (Lithuania) 2021 – Silva Socneva (Latvia) 2022 – Natalia Miszkowska (Poland) 2023 – Anna Sobolewska-Kucharska (Poland) 2024 – Ineta Rijniece (Latvia) 2025 – Marina Legenzova (Lithuania) 2026 – Rūta Karpaitė (Lithuania) Historical Facts

Throughout the history of the W.B.B.F. / W.F.F. European Amateur Championships, only two athletes have succeeded in winning the Overall European Champion title more than once. In the men's division, Massimo Monaco of Italy captured the title twice, in 2000 and 2005. In the women's division, Svetlana Pugacheva of Russia achieved consecutive victories in 2003 and 2004. These accomplishments highlight their exceptional ability to remain at the highest competitive level.

In terms of the total number of overall titles won, Russia ranks first with 21 titles (10 men's and 11 women's). It is followed by Poland with 10 titles, Latvia with 9, and Lithuania with 8.

The results of the past decade demonstrate the remarkable progress of the Baltic States in European bodybuilding and fitness. Lithuania, in particular, has emerged as one of the leading nations, with its athletes consistently ranking among Europe's strongest competitors between 2020 and 2026.

The year 2026 became historic in the history of the W.B.B.F. / W.F.F. European Amateur Championships. For the first time, both Overall European Champion titles were won by athletes representing the same country—Lithuania. Mantas Lunskys claimed the men's overall title, while Rūta Karpaitė won the women's overall title. This outstanding achievement reflects the high standard of Lithuanian bodybuilding and fitness and the consistent development of its national training system, which has produced exceptional results on the international stage.

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