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HOW WORLD BODYBUILDING WAS DEVELOPED.
WHY SOCIALIST BODYBUILDING WENT DIFERENT WAY?
Why „Socialist“ bodybuilding was so much diferent from the „Western“ one? To get the answer we must to study the biography of American BOB HOFFMAN and the documents of the International Weightlifting F.I.H.C. (F.I.H., Federation Internationale Halterophile) federation. Only then the answer will come. And this is the ABC of bodybuilding. One can not read and one can not write if he does not know the ABC.
All his life BOB HOFFMAN was working together with the A.A.U. („Amateur Athletes Union“). A.A.U. was the Ministry of Sport in the USA by fact. BOB HOFMAN wanted bodybuilding to become the Olympic sport and step by step he was keeping on this direction. Due to his efforts in 1947 a member of the I.O.C. International F.I.H.C. federation included bodybuilding in it‘s programmes. F.I.H.C. started ruling official bodybuilding sport. This way BOB HOFFMAN saw the real recognition of bodybuilding as sport. He was always supported by the Chairmen of the A.A.U., the F.I.H.C., the National Olympic Committe of the USA and by the I.O.C.. For many years the Chairman of the A.A.U., the National Olympic Committe of the USA and of the I.O.C. was a good friend of BOB HOFFMAN. That was AVERY BRUNDAGE (1887 – 1975). No other companies or organizations could compete with BOB HOFFMAN during the time of his active work in bodybuilding because the A.A.U., the F.I.H.C., the National Olympic Committe of the USA and of the I.O.C. was behind BOB HOFFMAN.
After the WWII WEIDER brothers JOE and BEN started their private company „I.F.B.B.“ (International Federation of Bodybuilders) but the company worked only in the USA and Canada. In 1950 N.A.B.B.A. (National Amateur Body Building Association) started it‘s work in Great Britain, but that was a National Association only.
It is evident today that it was BOB HOFFMAN who brought bodybuilding sport to many countries, the Great Britain as well. Due to his efforts in 1947 the F.I.H.C. started ruling the official bodybuilding sport. The first in the sport history „Mr. Universe“ contest was organized in 1947 in the USA. Since that time it was always held together with the F.I.H.C. World Weightlifting Championship. In 1947 the Over All „Mr. Universe“ Champion was a pupil of BOB HOFFMAN American STEVE STANKO.
By the initiative of BOB HOFFMAN the second F.I.H.C. „Mr. Universe“ contest was held in 1948 in London (Great Britain). It was organized during the London Olympic Games. This was possible to do only when a member of the I.O.C. International F.I.H.C. federation was behind it. Formally the organizer of the „Mr. Universe“ was a member of the F.I.H.C. British B.A.W.L.A. (British Amateur Weightlifting Association). The Over All „Mr. Universe“ was again a pupil of BOB HOFFMAN American JOHN GRIMEK.
In the Socialist Countries bodybuilding appeared also by the efforts of BOB HOFFMAN. It happened in 1959 when the F.I.H.C. organized World Weightlifting Championship in Warszawa (People‘s Republic of Poland, P.N.R., Polska Narodowa Respublika). As a tradition the F.I.H.C. bodybuilding „Mr. Universe“ was held at the same time. Then the Over All Champion was French GUY MIERCZUK. The people of the Socialist World first time saw „live“ bodybuilders. National Weightlifting Federations of the Socialist Countries started setting their bodybuilding departments. First of all it happened in the U.S.S.R., People‘s Republic of Poland, German Democratic Republic (D.D.R., Deutches Demokratishe Republik) and Czechoslovakian SSR (Č.S.S.R., Československa Socialisticka Respublika).
WHY SOCIALIST BODYBUILDING WENT IT‘S OWN WAY?
We have mentioned before that BOB HOFFMAN ifluenced on the establishing bodybuilding departments at the National Weightlifting Federations of Socialist countries. It happened after 1959 F.I.H.C. bodybuilding „Mr. Universe“ held in Warszawa (People‘s Republic of Poland).
In 1963 the Ministry of Sport of the U.S.S.R. (Министерство спорта С.С.С.Р., Госкомспорт С.С.С.Р.) issued an order to set the bodybuilding department at the U.S.S.R. Weightliftin Federation. It was named the „Bodybuilding Committee“. The Chairman of the Committee was a known R.S.F.S.R. weightlifter ROMAN MOROZ (Роман Мороз). There were no real bodybuilders in the U.S.S.R. then. Weightlifters did not knew much about it too. This way the Committee did nothing and finally stopped working.
Later the first among the Socialist countries was the U.S.S.R. again ant it was the Lithuanian SSR. The new grown bodybuilders required leadership.
On April 19, 1968 during the International Contest in Kaunas (Lithuanian SSR) a new International Bodybuilding Committee was established. It was named the „U.S.S.R. Social Committee of Bodybuilding“ («Общественный комитет по атлетической гимнастике С.С.С.Р.»). The Committee was rulled by the Council of five persons:
1. ROMAN MOROZ (Роман Мороз), Moscow, R.S.F.S.R.
2. VLADIMIR PETROV (Владимир Петров), Moscow, R.S.F.S.R.
3. GENADIJ BALDIN (Геннадий Балдин), Moscow, R.S.F.S.R.
4. VYTAUTAS ZUMERIS, Kaunas, Lithuanian SSR
5. VALERIJ KORESKOV (Валерий Корешков), Vilnius, Lithuanian SSR.
The Chairman of the Committee was the mentioned above ROMAN MOROZ. Folowing six years the Committee rulled the official U.S.S.R. bodybuilding sport. We want to underline that the Committee (International Bopdybuilding Organization) was set two years before the I.F.B.B. (International Federation of Body Builders) Sport Federation established in 1970 in Belgrade (Yugoslavia). Until 1970 the I.F.B.B. was a private company of JOE and BEN WEIDER brothers – not a sport federation.
Why we are discussing the same topic again? We must speak about the F.I.H.C. rules that several decades influenced the development of bodybuilding in the Socialist countries. According the F.I.H.C. rules the basics of bodybuilding are power exercises. Only this way F.I.H.C. bodybuilding was connected with weightlifting. Only this way bodybuilding was clearly close to a recognized Olympic sport and that was a big wish of BOB HOFFMAN.
In 1947 F.I.H.C. started ruling the official bodybuilding sport in the World. Power exercises were at all contest programmes. It lasted until 1969 when F.I.H.C. stopped it. In 1973 the U.S.S.R. Ministry of Sport issued the order to prohibit bodybuilding. One way F.I.H.C. rules minimized the prosecution of bodybuilding in the Socialist countries. At the same time it stopped development of bodybuilding as it was in the „Western“ World. This way the Socialist bodybuilders were left behind the „Western“ ones.
After 1969 there were no more power exercises at the „Western“ competitions. For many years the U.S.S.R. bodybuilders guestioned why they have power exercises at their contests? Power exercises was the obstacle to develop perfect bodies. Bodybuilders had to make a choice – to develop power or to develop their bodies.
If we speak about the U.S.S.R. we can state that the first bodybuilders were similar to the „West“ bodybuilders due to their individual nature. The U.S.S.R. leading athletes were Lithuanians VALDAS ALIUBAVICIUS, LEONAS PIVORIUNAS, CESLAV TAMULEVIC (Чеслав Тамулевич), PRANAS MURAUSKAS, Estonian OLEV ANNUS (Олев Аннус) and Russian VLADIMIR DUBININ (Владимир Дубинин). The bodybuilders who went the way of power exercises did not have perfect muscles. A good example is the U.S.S.R. Champion ALEKSANDR LEMECHOV (Александр Лемехов, R.S.S.F.R., Severodvinsk).
Bodybuilders of the Lithuanian SSR dominated in the U.S.S.R. until in 1987 the official recognized by Government U.S.S.R. Bodybuilding Federation was set. Discussing about the F.I.H.C. influence on bodybuilding we will illustrate it through Lithuanian bodybuilders.
We can state that the representatives of the famous „Vilnius Bodybuilding School“ (“Вильнюсская школа культуризма») were equal to the „Western“ bodybuilders at once. The „School“ was led by CESLAV TAMULEVIC (Чеслав Тамулевич). The „School“ bodybuilders were on top always due to the training methods. These methods were without developing classic power exercises. Body was the priority. Best representatives of the „School“ were VALDAS ALIUBAVICIUS, PRANAS MURAUSKAS, RICARDAS KRINICKIS, EUGENE ZURCEV (Евгений Журцев), EUGENE GORELIK (Евгений Горелик), STASYS CUKANOVAS (Стасис Цукановас). At the same time Kaunas bodybuilders went the F.I.H.C. way. Power exercises and methods dominated at their training sessions. Nobody in the U.S.S.R. knew anything about diet. It lasted until in 1976 the Estonian OLEV ANNUS (Олев Аннус) appeared ripped on the contest stage. The first International level bodybuilder from Kaunas was VLADAS KAPCEVICIUS (Владас Капцявичус). In 1977 he nearly won agaist leading U.S.S.R. bodybuilder OLEV ANNUS at the „Georg Tenno Memorial“ («Мемориал Георга Тенно», 1971 - 1989) in Tallinn (Estonian SSR).
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WORLD BODYBUILDING HISTORY.

1981. SOCIALIST WORLD BODYBUILDING NEWS.

1981 „GEORG TENNO MEMORIAL“.

In 1981 bodybuilding was still prohibited in the Socialist countries. Political powers controlled illegal bodybuilding through the formal „U.S.S.R. Bodybuilding Federation“ («Федерация культуризма С.С.С.Р.») which was reset at the „U.S.S.R. Weightlifting Federation“ («Федерация тяжёлой атлетики С.С.С.Р.») in 1979. That was based on the old F.I.H.C. (F.H.C., „Federation Internationale Halterophile”) federation traditions.

The year of 1981 started with the traditional „Amber Prix International“ („Gintarinis prizas“, «Янтарный приз», 1968 – 2023) contest in Klaipeda (Lithuanian SSR). Since 1978 this contest was accepted as the „Unofficial U.S.S.R. Bodybuilding Championship“ («неофициальный Чемпионат С.С.С.Р. по культуризму»). We should underline that the possibility of the public competitions in the U.S.S.R. was got only after the victorial visit of DSc. EDMUNDAS DAUBARAS to Moscow. Then he wrote and personally brought the bodybuilding defending petition to the highest U.S.S.R. political powers in Moscow and received permittion to organize bodybuilding contests. The category winners of the 1981 „Amber Prix International“ were  EUGENE GORELIK (Евгений Горелик, Lithuanian SSR), INDREK OTSUS (Estonian SSR), SAULIUS MISEVICIUS (Lithuanian SSR) and OLEV ANNUS (Estonian SSR). The Over All Winner was SAULIUS MISEVICIUS. There were two teams of the Estonian SSR at the competition. One was of the National Bodybuilding Federation of the Estonian SSR led by OLEV ANNUS and brothers ARRO. Another one was of INNAR MARDO. Before the contest the Secretary of the formal „U.S.S.R. Bodybuilding Federation“ ROMANAS KALINAUSKAS instructed the International Judges not to alow OLEV ANNUS to win the Over All Champion‘s title again. The „U.S.S.R. Weightlifting Federation“ knew that OLEV ANNUS plans to emigrante from the U.S.S.R. to Finland. That was a terrible action of him against the Communist regime. How the Over All U.S.S.R. bodybuilding champion can do this? So OLEV ANNUS lost the title. The head Judge of the 1981 „Amber Prix International“ was a friend of OLEV ANNUS. Several days after the competition he canceled the results of „Amber Prix International“  and in official letter asked the Chairman of the formal „U.S.S.R. Bodybuilding Federation“ ROMAN MOROZ (Роман Мороз) to aprove his decission. ROMAN MOROZ was against the decission and the results of the contest remained unchanged. At the saame time OLEV ANNUS wrote letters to the Socialist press saying about bad judging and explaining that the results of the 1981 „Amber Prix International“ were canceled.

We have no information about 1981 intriques in the National Bodybuilding Federation of the Estonian SSR. In 1979 after the quarell OLEV ANNUS and brothers ARRO overturned INNAR MARDO (Иннар Мардо, 1946 – 2002) and took the leadership in the federation. Then ROMANAS KALINAUSKAS was supporting the replacing of INNAR MARDO. INNAR MARDO popularity among U.S.S.R. bodybuilders and the results he achieved at the contests in the Socuialist countries made mad ROMANAS KALINAUSKAS. In 1981 the „Georg Tenno Memorial“ («Мемориал Георга Тенно», 1971 - 1989) was organized in „Tallinn Olympic Pirita Centre“ (Талинский олимпийский центр Пирита») by INNAR MARDO without the National Bodybuilding Federation of the Estonian SSR. At that time the director of this centre was Lithuanian PRANAS MICKEVICIUS. In 1981 the above mentioned PRANAS MICKEVICIUS overturned OLEV ANNUS and brothers ARRO and took the leadership in the National Bodybuilding Federation of the Estonian SSR.   

In 1981 a meeting of the formal „U.S.S.R. Bodybuilding Federation“ («Всесоюзная комиссия атлетической гимнастики») was held in Moscow (R.S.F.S.R.). Bodybuilding was still prohibited but a number of public competitions were held in Lithuanian SSR and in the Estonian SSR. Those contests were organized with the political background. For example it was the „Comsomol Cup“ („Komjaunimo taurė», «Кубок комсомола») in Kaunas (Lithuanian SSR). As the activities of the  „U.S.S.R. Bodybuilding Federation“ were only formal, it was rulled by the Chairman and former R.S.F.S.R. weightlifter ROMAN MOROZ and secretary ROMANAS KALINAUSKAS. As ROMAN MOROZ was fare away from bodybuilding sport in fact the real Chairman was ROMANAS KALINAUSKAS. The meeting in Moscow made no important decisions. Only several statistic persons were changed. Among new statistic persons was one of the U.S.S.R. bodybuilding pioneers weightlifter GENADIJ BALDIN (Геннадий Балдин). ROMANAS KALINAUSKAS was inviting DSc. EDMUNDAS DAUBARAS to join his work. The above mentioned meeting spoke about OLEV ANNUS letters to the Socialist Sport Press and accused him about this. The „U.S.S.R. Bodybuilding Federation“ prohibited OLEV ANNUS to participate at any U.S.S.R. bodybuilding competitions.
in 1981 at the International competition „Trener“ (Czechoslovakian SSR) only Estonian INDREK OTSUS represented the U.S.S.R.. He bacema the Over All Winner again.

 1981 „GEORG TENNO MEMORIAL“.

At the 1981 „Georg Tenno Memorial“ participated bodybuilders from Estonian SSR, Latvian SSR, Lithuanian SSR, R.S.F.S.R., Belorussian SSR.

RESULTS

Juniors

First Weight Category

1. PETRAITIS RAIMONDAS (Lithuanian SSR)

2. ABASHEV VIKTOR (Абашев Виктор, Estonian SSR)

3. BALTRIMAVICIUS LINAS (Lithuanian SSR)

Second Weight Category

1. GUSEV JURIJ (Гусев Юрий, Lithuanian SSR)

2. LAUR TOMAS (Estonian SSR)

3. VISOCKAS GINTARAS (Lithuanian SSR)

Third Weight Category

1. GUDAVICIUS EDMUNDAS (Lithuanian SSR)

2. PETRAUSKAS RICARDAS (Lithuanian SSR)

3. SVEIDUKS MARIS (Latvian SSR)

Main Categories

First Weight Category

1. BOGDANOVIC VALERIJ (Богданович Валерий, Belorussian SSR)

2. GORELIK EUGENE (Горелик Евгений, Lithuanian SSR)

3. POLIAKOV STANISLAV (Поляков Станислав, Latvian SSR)

Second Weight Category

1. MILVYDAS ARVYDAS (Lithuanian SSR)

2. OTSUS INDREK (Estonian SSR)

3. JELUFIMOV VLADIMIR (Елуфимов Владимир, Estonian SSR)

Third Weight Category

1. MOSALIOV GEORGIJ (Мосалёв Георгий, R.S.F.S.R.)

2. GORIUNOV VLADIMIR (Горюнов Владимир, R.S.F.S.R.)

3. KOSENKO PAVEL (Косенко Павел, Estonian SSR)

Fourth Weight Category

1. BESAKIRSKAS ALBERTAS (Lithuanian SSR)

2. FEDORENKO VIACESLAV (Федоренко Вячеслав, Lithuanian SSR)

3. AJU ARKADI (Estonian SSR).

Over All Winners

Juniors – JURIJ GUSEV, Main Categories – ARVYDAS MILVYDAS.

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WORLD BODYBUILDING HISTORY.

1981. SOCIALIST WORLD BODYBUILDING NEWS.

In 1981 bodybuilding was still prohibited in the Socialist countries. Political powers controlled illegal bodybuilding through the formal „U.S.S.R. Bodybuilding Federation“ («Федерация культуризма С.С.С.Р.») which was reset at the „U.S.S.R. Weightlifting Federation“ («Федерация тяжёлой атлетики С.С.С.Р.») in 1979. That was based on the old F.I.H.C. (F.H.C., „Federation Internationale Halterophile”) federation traditions.

The year of 1981 started with the traditional „Amber Prix International“ („Gintarinis prizas“, «Янтарный приз», 1968 – 2023) contest in Klaipeda (Lithuanian SSR). Since 1978 this contest was accepted as the „Unofficial U.S.S.R. Bodybuilding Championship“ («неофициальный Чемпионат С.С.С.Р. по культуризму»). We should underline that the possibility of the public competitions in the U.S.S.R. was got only after the victorial visit of DSc. EDMUNDAS DAUBARAS to Moscow. Then he wrote and personally brought the bodybuilding defending petition to the highest U.S.S.R. political powers in Moscow and received permittion to organize bodybuilding contests. The category winners of the 1981 „Amber Prix International“ were  EUGENE GORELIK (Евгений Горелик, Lithuanian SSR), INDREK OTSUS (Estonian SSR), SAULIUS MISEVICIUS (Lithuanian SSR) and OLEV ANNUS (Estonian SSR). The Over All Winner was SAULIUS MISEVICIUS. There were two teams of the Estonian SSR at the competition. One was of the National Bodybuilding Federation of the Estonian SSR led by OLEV ANNUS and brothers ARRO. Another one was of INNAR MARDO. Before the contest the Secretary of the formal „U.S.S.R. Bodybuilding Federation“ ROMANAS KALINAUSKAS instructed the International Judges not to alow OLEV ANNUS to win the Over All Champion‘s title again. The „U.S.S.R. Weightlifting Federation“ knew that OLEV ANNUS plans to emigrante from the U.S.S.R. to Finland. That was a terrible action of him against the Communist regime. How the Over All U.S.S.R. bodybuilding champion can do this? So OLEV ANNUS lost the title. The head Judge of the 1981 „Amber Prix International“ was a friend of OLEV ANNUS. Several days after the competition he canceled the results of „Amber Prix International“  and in official letter asked the Chairman of the formal „U.S.S.R. Bodybuilding Federation“ ROMAN MOROZ (Роман Мороз) to aprove his decission. ROMAN MOROZ was against the decission and the results of the contest remained unchanged. At the saame time OLEV ANNUS wrote letters to the Socialist press saying about bad judging and explaining that the results of the 1981 „Amber Prix International“ were canceled.

We have no information about 1981 intriques in the National Bodybuilding Federation of the Estonian SSR. In 1979 after the quarell OLEV ANNUS and brothers ARRO overturned INNAR MARDO (Иннар Мардо, 1946 – 2002) and took the leadership in the federation. Then ROMANAS KALINAUSKAS was supporting the replacing of INNAR MARDO. INNAR MARDO popularity among U.S.S.R. bodybuilders and the results he achieved at the contests in the Socuialist countries made mad ROMANAS KALINAUSKAS. In 1981 the „Georg Tenno Memorial“ («Мемориал Георга Тенно», 1971 - 1989) was organized in „Tallinn Olympic Pirita Centre“ (Талинский олимпийский центр Пирита») by INNAR MARDO without the National Bodybuilding Federation of the Estonian SSR. At that time the director of this centre was Lithuanian PRANAS MICKEVICIUS. In 1981 the above mentioned PRANAS MICKEVICIUS overturned OLEV ANNUS and brothers ARRO and took the leadership in the National Bodybuilding Federation of the Estonian SSR.   

In 1981 a meeting of the formal „U.S.S.R. Bodybuilding Federation“ («Всесоюзная комиссия атлетической гимнастики») was held in Moscow (R.S.F.S.R.). Bodybuilding was still prohibited but a number of public competitions were held in Lithuanian SSR and in the Estonian SSR. Those contests were organized with the political background. For example it was the „Comsomol Cup“ („Komjaunimo taurė», «Кубок комсомола») in Kaunas (Lithuanian SSR). As the activities of the  „U.S.S.R. Bodybuilding Federation“ were only formal, it was rulled by the Chairman and former R.S.F.S.R. weightlifter ROMAN MOROZ and secretary ROMANAS KALINAUSKAS. As ROMAN MOROZ was fare away from bodybuilding sport in fact the real Chairman was ROMANAS KALINAUSKAS. The meeting in Moscow made no important decisions. Only several statistic persons were changed. Among new statistic persons was one of the U.S.S.R. bodybuilding pioneers weightlifter GENADIJ BALDIN (Геннадий Балдин). ROMANAS KALINAUSKAS was inviting DSc. EDMUNDAS DAUBARAS to join his work. The above mentioned meeting spoke about OLEV ANNUS letters to the Socialist Sport Press and accused him about this. The „U.S.S.R. Bodybuilding Federation“ prohibited OLEV ANNUS to participate at any U.S.S.R. bodybuilding competitions.
in 1981 at the International competition „Trener“ (Czechoslovakian SSR) only Estonian INDREK OTSUS represented the U.S.S.R.. He bacema the Over All Winner again.

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R.I.P. WORLD BODYBUILDING LEGEND.

On August 29, 2023 has passed away the World Bodybuilding Legend – CESLAV TAMULEVICH (Чеслав Тамулевич, 1945 – 2023).

He was one of the U.S.S.R. bodybuilding pioneers, bodybuilder, trainer, chairman of the famous „Vilnius Bodybuilding School“. During the sixties and seventies of the last century CESLAV TAMULEVICH influenced directly the development of bodybuilding in the Socialist Countries.

In 2020 for the work done CESLAV TAMULEVICH was awarded with the International W.F.F. – W.B.B.F. (World Fitness Federation, World Bodybuilding Federation)  „Honour Silver Medal“.

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WORLD BODYBUILDING FEDERATION
(W.B.B.F. - International)
WORLD PROFESSIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP
OVER ALL WINNERS
(2004-2022)
WOMEN
Year, Champion's Name, Category, Country.
2022 HANNA KRISTINA SKYTTA, Heavy, FINLAND

2021 HANNA KRISTINA SKYTTA, Heavy, FINLAND

2020 HANNA KRISTINA SKYTTA, Heavy, FINLAND

2019 HANNA KRISTINA SKYTTA, Heavy, FINLAND

2018 HANNA KRISTINA SKYTTA, Heavy, FINLAND
2017 LIUDMILA KAKAULINA, Heavy, RUSSIA
2016 YAMILA TOLEDO, Heavy, ARGENTINA
2015 LIUDMILA SENCIUGOVA, Heavy, RUSSIA
2014 DALVANIZA AQUINO, Heavy, BRAZIL
2013 DALVANIZA AQUINO, Heavy, BRAZIL
2012 DALVANIZA AQUINO, Heavy, BRAZIL
2011 CRECKY CHAVES, Heavy, BRAZIL
2010 LIUDMILA KOLESNIKOVA, Heavy, RUSSIA
2009 LIUDMILA KOLESNIKOVA, Heavy, RUSSIA
2008 IRINA STAVICKAJA, Heavy, RUSSIA
2008 JOLANTA MILERIUTE, Light, LITHUANIA
2007 IRINA RIABOVA, Heavy, RUSSIA
2007 JOLANTA MILERIUTE, Light, LITHUANIA
2006 IRINA RIABOVA, Heavy, RUSSIA
2006 JOLANTA MILERIUTE, Light, LITHUANIA
2005 IDA GUSCIA, Heavy, RUSSIA
2005 MARINA FAKTOROVIC, Light, RUSSIA
2004 IRINA ZINCENKO, Heavy, RUSSIA

MEN
Year, Champion's Name, Category, Country.
2022 ROMAN POLSHIN Light ESTONIA

2021 ROMAN POLSHIN Light ESTONIA

2020 DAINIUS DZIKEVICIUS, Heavy, LITHUANIA

2019 ARKADIUSZ DEMIDOWICZ Heavy POLAND.

2018 TOLGA MURAT BALIKCI Heavy TURKEY

2017 FARREIRA GLAYSON SOUTO Heavy BRAZIL
2016 FARREIRA GLAYSON SOUTO Heavy BRAZIL
2015 JOHN LESLIE Heavy SOUTH AFRICA
2014 NIKOLAJ VOROBJOV Heavy RUSSIA
2013 REZA BAGHERZADEH Heavy IRAN
2012 REZA REZAEI Heavy IRAN
2011 ALI IMANI Heavy IRAN
2010 MICHAIL MALEK Heavy RUSSIA
2009 ALEKSANDR ANASKIN Heavy RUSSIA
2008 ANTONIO OSTA Heavy URUGUAY
2008 LEONID FILATOV Light RUSSIA
2007 ALEKSANDR SCIOGOLEV Heavy RUSSIA
2007 MICHAIL MALEK Light RUSSIA
2006 ALEKSEJ SEBASTJANOV Heavy RUSSIA
2006 ALEKSANDR ANASKIN Light RUSSIA
2005 ALEKSEJ SEBASTJANOV Heavy RUSSIA
2005 MICHAIL MALEK Light RUSSIA
2004 MASSIMO MONACO Heavy ITALY
2004 DMITRIJ CIZOV Light RUSSIA

Chairman W.F.F. – W.B.B.F. International Judges Council Edita Sendriene

INFORMATION.
More detailed information on the Global International Site www.wff.lt, see forum topics. Also information available on the Facebook pages: W.F.F. – W.B.B.F. International, W.F.F. – W.B.B.F. North America, W.F.F. – W.B.B.F. South America, W.F.F. – W.B.B.F. Asia, W.F.F. – W.B.B.F. Europe, W.F.F. – W.B.B.F. Africa, W.F.F. – W.B.B.F. Asia Continental Federation, International Sport University (I.S.U., www.isuniversity.lt), W.F.F. – W.B.B.F. Pro Division, W.P.S.F. World Power Sports Federation.

2023 NEWS INTERNATIONAL.

EUROPE CHAMPIONSHIP IN LATVIA.

Today the W.F.F. – W.B.B.F. (World Fitness Federation, World Body Building Federation)  International unites 140 Country – Members and organizes nearly 60 annual Amateur and Professional International Events World Wide. Looking from the juridical point of view the W.F.F. – W.B.B.F. International is no doubt the Real World Bodybuilding Leader. We mean sport, not festivals.

On October 1, 2023 the 28-th Europe Amateur Championship  and traditional contest “Liepaja Classic 2023” will be organized at Liepaja Olympic Centre (Republic of Latvia). The organizers hope it will be a tradition and the contest will be held every year. It is planned that the International Bodybuilding Leaders will officially visit the Parliament of the Latvian Republic on October 2. In 2023 it will happen right after the 34-th “World Am-Pro Championship” (September 30, 2023, Klaipeda, Republic Lithuania).

INFORMATION.
More detailed information on the Global International Site www.wff.lt, see forum topics. Also information available on the Facebook pages: W.F.F. – W.B.B.F. International, W.F.F. – W.B.B.F. North America, W.F.F. – W.B.B.F. South America, W.F.F. – W.B.B.F. Asia, W.F.F. – W.B.B.F. Europe, W.F.F. – W.B.B.F. Africa, W.F.F. – W.B.B.F. Asia Continental Federation, International Sport University (I.S.U., www.isuniversity.lt), W.F.F. – W.B.B.F. Pro Division, W.P.S.F. World Power Sports Federation.

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

World Body Building Federation (W.B.B.F.-International)

“WORLD GRAND PRIX”

OVER ALL CHAMPIONS

(1991-2022)

MEN

Year, Champion's Name, Venue, Place.

2022 GAJNULLIN RUBIN (Russia), Russia, Moscow

2021 POLSHIN ROMAN, (Estonia), Lithuania, Klaipeda

2020 KUSHAL CHANGMAI, (India), Delhi, India

2019 BLAMM MUSA, (Algeria), Russia, Moscow

2019 DZIKEVICIUS DAINIUS, (Lithuania), Bulgaria, Kranevo

2018 BRIANCEV JEVGENIJ, (Russia), Russia, Sochi

2017 JACIUK SERGEJ, (Ukraine), Russia, Jekaterinburg

2017 NAZARI MEDJIT, (Iran), Russia, Sochi

2016 MEWES CHRISTOFER, (Germany), Germany, Wuppertal

2015 KAZAKS MAKSIM, (Latvia), Belarus, Bobruisk

2015 MOLNAR PETER, (Hungary), Holland, Maastricht

2014 VOROBJOV NIKOLAJ, (Russia), Russia, Tula

2014 DA CRUZ REINALDO JOSE ROBERTO (UK) Russia, Moscow

2013 DA CRUZ REINALDO JOSE ROBERTO (UK) Russia, Moscow

2013 LIUTOV VITALIJ (Russia) Ukraine, Lvov

2013 SHISHEHGAR VAHID (Iran) Russia, Tula

2013 ARASH AHMADI (Iran) Belarus, Vitebsk

2013 VOROBJOV NIKOLAJ (Russia) Russia, Saratov

2012 AGHAKHANI ABOLFAZI (Iran) Russia, Moscow

2012 KLOCKOV JEVGENIJ (Russia) Russia, Moscow

2012 KOSTEL SERGEJ (Belarus) Belarus, Vitebsk

2011 BRIANCEV JEVGENIJ (Russia) Russia, Samara

2010 BELODEDOV IGOR (Russia) Niznij Novgorod, Russia

2009 KIENREICH RAIMUND (Austria), Turkey, Alania

2008 MASTORAKIS DIMITRIOS (Greece), Eretria

2006 SEVCOV ALEKSANDR (Estonia) Latvia, Riga

2000 HEISEL PATRIK (Germany) Greece, Syros

1999 MONACO MASSIMO (Italy) Austria, Baden

1998 KOCH JURGEN (Germany) Lithuania, Palanga

1997 CARLOTTO FRANK (Switzerland) Germany, Manheim

1997 BACEVICIUS GEDIMINAS (Lithuania) Klaipeda, Lithuania

1997 KOCH JURGEN (Germany) Germany, Essen

1997 GRISHKENAS SIGITAS (Lithuania) Austria, Linz

1996 BOHLEN JAN (Germany) Germany, Kaiserslautern

1995 CARLOTTO FRANK (Switzerland) Germany, Essen

1994 EL JINDAWI HANI (Germany) Germany, Posneck

1993 WILKE LUTZ (Germany) Germany, Frankfurt/Mein

1992 SCHMIDT PETER (Germany) Germany, Frankfurt/Mein

1991 BURKHARD OLF (Germany) Germany, Hessen

WOMEN

Year, Champion's Name, Venue, Place.

2022 VOLKOVA JELENA (Russia), Russia, Moscow

2021 SKYTTA HANNA (Finland), Lithuania, Klaipeda

2020 KLIMOVA ALISA (Russia), Delhi, India

2019 SAVCIUK VALENTINA (Russia), Russia, Moscow

2019 YAVOROVSKAJA MARINA (Ukraine), Bulgaria, Kranevo

2018 MEDVEDEVA JULIA (Russia), Russia, Sochi

2017 ANTIPOVA ALEKSANDRA (Russia), Russia, Jekaterinburg

2017 ABRAMOVA NATALIA (Russia), Russia, Sochi

2016 FUCHS JOANNA (Germany), Germany, Wuppertal

2015 SHUKAITYTE AGNE (Lithuania), Belarus, Bobruisk

2015 DIROCIE EVELYN (Belgium), Holland, Maastricht

2014 PUGACHEVA SVETLANA (Russia), Russia, Tula

2014 PUGACHEVA SVETLANA (Russia), Russia, Moscow

2013 DOLZENKOVA ALEKSANDRA (Belarus), Russia, Moscow

2013 RISEVSKAJA NATALIJA (Ukraine), Ukraine, Lvov

2013 DOLZENKOVA ALEKSANDRA (Belarus), Russia, Saratov

2013 DOLZENKOVA ALEKSANDRA (Belarus), Belarus, Vitebsk

2013 DOLZENKOVA ALEKSANDRA (Belarus), Russia, Tula

2012 PUGACHEVA SVETLANA (Russia), Russia, Moscow

2012 KURSANOVA JELENA (Russia), Russia, Moscow

2011 SENCIUGOVA LIUDMILA (Russia) Russia, Samara

2010 NIKOLAJEVA ALEKSANDRA (Russia) Russia, Niznij Novgorod

2009 MILERIUTE JOLANTA (Lithuania) Turkey, Alania

2008 MILERIUTE JOLANTA (Lithuania) Greece, Eretria

2006 LEPCIN MARTINA (Croatia) Latvia, Riga

2000 MUHLHAUS CLAUDIA (Germany) Greece, Syros

1999 MUHLHAUS CLAUDIA (Germany) Austria, Baden

1998 MACHMOR CLAUDIA (Germany) Lithuania, Palanga

1997 DAUBARAITE EDITA (Lithuania) Germany, Manheim

1997 DAUBARAITE EDITA (Lithuania) Lithuania, Klaipeda

1997 VOGEL INES (Germany), Austria, Linz

1997 PALMA SUSANA (Spain), Germany, Essen

1996 WEEKE SABINE (Germany), Germany, Kaiserslautern

1996 STREIT ISABELLE (France), Germany, Baden

1996 HARIC DANIELA (Croatia), Germany, Hannover

1995 WEEKE SABINE (Germany), Germany, Essen

1995 BAUMANN ALEXANDRA (Germany), Germany, Hannover

1994 MACHMOR CLAUDIA (Germany), Germany, Posneck

1994 ROHRS KLAUDIA (Germany), Germany, Frankfurt/Mein

1993 FRANZ MANUELA (Germany), Germany, Frankfurt/Mein

1992 FRANZ MANUELA (Germany), Germany, Frankfurt/Mein

1991 WEHR STEFANIE (Germany), Germany, Hessen

International Secretary EDITA SENDRIENE

INFORMATION.
More detailed information on the Global International Site www.wff.lt, see forum topics. Also information available on the Facebook pages: W.F.F. – W.B.B.F. International, W.F.F. – W.B.B.F. North America, W.F.F. – W.B.B.F. South America, W.F.F. – W.B.B.F. Asia, W.F.F. – W.B.B.F. Europe, W.F.F. – W.B.B.F. Africa, W.F.F. – W.B.B.F. Asia Continental Federation, International Sport University (I.S.U., www.isuniversity.lt), W.F.F. – W.B.B.F. Pro Division, W.P.S.F. World Power Sports Federation.

WORLD BODYBUILDING HISTORY.

WORLD FITNESS FEDERATION
(W.F.F. - International)
WORLD BODYBUILDING FEDERATION
(W.B.B.F. - International)
WORLD AMATEUR CHAMPIONSHIP
OVER ALL WINNERS
(1990-2022)
MEN
Year, Competitor's Name, Country.
2022 VILIUS PRANCKEVICIUS, LITHUANIA

2021 ARTUR KAMIENIAK, POLAND

2020 ROMAN POLSHIN, ESTONIA

2019 ARKADIUSZ DEMIDOWICZ, POLAND

2018 TOLGA MURAT BALIKCI, TURKEY

2017 MAROS KANASZ, SLOVAKIA
2016 FARREIRA GLAYSON SOUTO, BRAZIL
2015 MAROS KANASZ, SLOVAKIA
2014 NIKOLAJ VOROBJOV, RUSSIA
2013 MOSTAFA GOLMIRZA ESKANDARI, IRAN
2012 NIKOLAJ VOROBJOV, RUSSIA
2011 ALI IMANI, IRAN
2010 ALEKSANDR SEVCOV, ESTONIA
2009 ALEKSANDR ANASKIN, RUSSIA
2008 WOJCIECH NADOLSKI, POLAND
2007 ROMAN DUBOVICKIJ, RUSSIA
2006 ANTONIO OSTA, URUGUAY
2005 ALEKSANDR BALDIN, RUSSIA
2004 KONSTANTIN ZACHAROV, RUSSIA
2003 ALEKSANDR TUMASEVIC, RUSSIA
2002 FRANCO CARLOTTO, SWITZERLAND
2001 MINDAUGAS KVASYS, LITHUANIA
2000 MASSIMO MONACO, ITALY
1999 FRANCO CARLOTTO, SWITZERLAND
1998 JURGEN KOCH, GERMANY
1997 JURGEN KOCH, GERMANY
1996 JAN BOLKEN, GERMANY
1995 HOLGER DANNHEIM, GERMANY
1994 DIRK KARREGARN, GERMANY
1993 KLAUS MARTIN, GERMANY
1992 MURAT AIBBYAK, TURKEY
1991 REINER GORBRACHT, GERMANY
1990 VOLKER FORTSCH, GERMANY

WOMEN
YEAR, COMPETITOR'S NAME, COUNTRY.
2022 ANNA SOBOLEWSKA KUCHARSKA, POLAND

2021 LAURA SIUGALE, LATVIA

2020  HANNA KRISTINA SKITTA, FINLAND

2019 HOLLIE JADE FEENEY, UK

2018 HANNA KRISTINA SKITTA, FINLAND

2017 ALEKSANDRA ANTIPOVA, RUSSIA
2016 YAMILA TOLEDO, ARGENTINA
2015 LIUDMILA SENCIUGOVA, RUSSIA
2014 JELENA KURSANOVA, RUSSIA
2013 MARIA SOL FARINELLI, ARGENTINA
2012 DALVANIZA AQUINO, BRAZIL
2011 CRECKY CHAVES, BRAZIL
2010 LIUDMILA KOLESNIKOVA, RUSSIA
2009 LIUDMILA KOLESNIKOVA, RUSSIA
2008 JOLANTA MILERIUTE, LITHUANIA
2007 IRINA RIABOVA, RUSSIA
2006 ROSALIA DUTRA DE CAMPOS, ARGENTINA
2005 RACHEL KAUPPILA, FINLAND
2004 MARINA BURINSKAJA, LATVIA
2003 MARIE PIERRE DOMINIQUE RIPERT, FRANCE
2002 IRINA ZINCENKO, RUSSIA
2001 SVETLANA PUGACHEVA, RUSSIA
2000 MARIA KONSTANTINIDOU, GREECE
1999 TINA PUSH, GERMANY
1998 CLAUDIA MACHMOR, GERMANY
1997 EDITA DAUBARAITE, LITHUANIA
1996 DANIELA HARIC, CROATIA
1995 ALEXANDRA BAUMANN, GERMANY
1994 MANUELA NOUGEBAUER, GERMANY
1993 SANDRA BAUERTLE, GERMANY
1992 MANUELA FRANC, GERMANY
1991 SABINE WEEKE, GERMANY
1990 BETTINA BINDER, GERMANY

Chairman W.F.F. – W.B.B.F. International Judges Council Edita Sendriene

INFORMATION.
More detailed information on the Global International Site www.wff.lt, see forum topics. Also information available on the Facebook pages: W.F.F. – W.B.B.F. International, W.F.F. – W.B.B.F. North America, W.F.F. – W.B.B.F. South America, W.F.F. – W.B.B.F. Asia, W.F.F. – W.B.B.F. Europe, W.F.F. – W.B.B.F. Africa, W.F.F. – W.B.B.F. Asia Continental Federation, International Sport University (I.S.U., www.isuniversity.lt), W.F.F. – W.B.B.F. Pro Division, W.P.S.F. World Power Sports Federation.

2024 NEWS INTERNATIONAL.

GREAT INTERNATIONAL EVENT IN LATVIA.

Today the W.F.F. – W.B.B.F. (World Fitness Federation, World Body Building Federation)  International unites 140 Country – Members and organizes nearly 60 annual Amateur and Professional International Events World Wide. Looking from the juridical point of view the W.F.F. – W.B.B.F. International is no doubt the Real World Bodybuilding Leader. We mean sport, not festivals.

On May 25, 2024 the 39-th „World Grand Prix“ will be organized in historic Kandava City (Republic of Latvia).

The organizers hope it will be a tradition and the contest will be held every year in Latvia. It is planned that after the competition the International Bodybuilding Leaders will officially visit the Parliament of the Latvian Republic.

INFORMATION.
More detailed information on the Global International Site www.wff.lt, see forum topics. Also information available on the Facebook pages: W.F.F. – W.B.B.F. International, W.F.F. – W.B.B.F. North America, W.F.F. – W.B.B.F. South America, W.F.F. – W.B.B.F. Asia, W.F.F. – W.B.B.F. Europe, W.F.F. – W.B.B.F. Africa, W.F.F. – W.B.B.F. Asia Continental Federation, International Sport University (I.S.U., www.isuniversity.lt), W.F.F. – W.B.B.F. Pro Division, W.P.S.F. World Power Sports Federation.