The top six women bodybuilders over 55 kg

The top six women bodybuilders over 55 kg (from L to R): Andrea DECKER (6th place); Alevtina GOROSHINSKAYA (4th place); Larissa CUNHA (2nd place); Elena SHPORTUN (1st place); Simone LINAY (3rd place) and Alina CEPURNIENE (5th place).

The 2007 IFBB world women’s bodybuilding over 55 kg champion Elena SHPORTUN (Russia).

The 2007 IFBB world women’s bodybuilding overall champion Elena SHPORTUN (Russia) congratulated by the IFBB President Dr. Rafael SANTONJA (right) and the IFBB Vice-President for Asia Datuk Paul CHUA (left).

The top six women body fitness up to 158 cm competitors (from L to R): Marisa LOPEZ (6th place); Martina TARKOVA (4th place); Anna RASPUTNYAK (1st place); Natalia REVAJOVA - LENARTOVA (2nd place); Yolanda ESTESO (3rd place) and Agnese RUSSO (5th place).

2007 IFBB world women’s fitness overall champion

2007 IFBB world women’s fitness overall champion
The top six fitness women up to 163 cm (from L to R): Dagmar PASTERNAKOVA (5th place); Loana MUTTONI (3rd place); Margarita BYELINSKA (1st place); Vera EGOROVA (2nd place); Diana MONTEIRO (4th place) and Anna MEKHNINA (6th place).

The 2007 IFBB world women’s fitness overall champion Jana STÖCKELOVA (Czech Republic) congratulated by the IFBB President Dr. Rafael SANTONJA (far left); ANOC Vice-President Dr. Julio MAGLIONE (second from left) and CEO of Santa Susanna’s Tourist Foundation Mr. Joan CAMPOLIER.
The 2007 IFBB world women’s fitness overall champion Jana STÖCKELOVA (Czech Republic) with her trophy.



he top five fitness men in the open category (from L to R): Roberto DALLAKIAN (4th place); Mikhail IVANOV (2nd place); Tomasz PIETRAS (1st place); Andrzej BACZYNSKI (3rd place) and Jan BÖHM (5th place).

Female bodybuilding Dagmar PASTERNAKOVA Czech Rep.

Female bodybuilding Dagmar PASTERNAKOVA Czech Rep.
2007 Santa Susanna Fitness Weekend was so long that we could title it “The Fitness Week” this year. Many IFBB officials came to this Spanish spa on Tuesday, September 18, to take part in the World Judges Seminar, then amateur athletes joined them to compete for medals at the 2007 IFBB World Women Bodybuilding and Fitness Championships and World Men Fitness Championships

IFBB Female And Male Bodybuilding Upcoming News

IFBB Female And Male Bodybuilding Upcoming News
2004 world champion (90 kg) Bogdan Szczotka (left) and 1996 world champion (80 kg) Oleg Zhur (in the center) currently work as national bodybuilding coaches of Poland and Czech Republic respectively. Here, with Czech official Stanislav Pesat (right).


CLOSE OR OPEN
What is better for bodybuilder: to keep his mouth open or close while performing compulsory poses? From L to R: Anwar El Amawy (Egypt) and Mauro Rainieri (Italy).



CHRISTMAS TREE
Visible lower back details are the best proof of top shape and definition. This “Christmas tree” was displayed in Manama by the three-time world champion, Sazali Abd Samad of Malaysia.


FACES OF BODYBUILDING
2008 world women’s bodybuilding heavyweight champion Alina Popa (Switzerland).



FITNESS WARRIOR
2008 World Women’s Championships: Tatiana Tishchenko (Russia).



DANCING QUEEN
2008 World Women’s Championships: Slovak fitness champion Barbora Buncakova.



THAI BODY
2008 World Women’s Championships: Thai fitness champion Apiporn Chomsomboon.



FAR EAST STYLE
2008 World Women’s Championships: Japanese fitness star Tomoko Mikuni

great hard female bodybuilding by Barbora BUNCAKOVA Slovakia

great hard female bodybuilding by Barbora BUNCAKOVA Slovakia

Farewell Banquet after the 2008 World Women’s Championships in Santa Susanna: Canadian Federation Judges Committee Chairwoman, Debbie Karpenko, with the IFBB President Dr. Rafael Santonja (left), Santa Susanna Mayor Jose Monreal (second from left) and IFBB Patron Joan Campolier (right).

very smart female bodybuilder beautiful female bodybuilder Maria ALEXEEVA Russia

very smart female bodybuilder beautiful female bodybuilder Maria ALEXEEVA Russia
Our President is, for years, in total “over-drive” in the service of the IFBB. The Presidency, Santonja style, is a full-time job ... trips ... meetings ... trips.
These moments of beach time give a very nice "collectors" photo. It remains as a memento of happiness in the family photo album. The President, like many of us, protects his "Family" as being a quasi Sacred universal value.

IFBB Women body-fitness overall winner

IFBB Women body-fitness overall winner

Yulia ZABELINA (Russia) declared the women body-fitness overall winner by the EBFF President, Dr. Rafael SANTONJA (left) and the Balkan Federation President, Nenad VUCKOVIC.

Women body-fitness overall winner, Yulia ZABELINA (Russia), with her trophy

IFBB Women bodybuilding overall winner

Women bodybuilding overall winner

Florina VISAN (Romania) declared the women bodybuilding overall winner by the EBFF President, Dr. Rafael SANTONJA (left) and the Serbian Federation Marketing Commission chairman, Dejan TOMASEVIC.

Women bodybuilding overall winner, Florina VISAN (Romania), with her trophy.

Florina VISAN

Florina VISAN

IFBB Men Fitness Contest Winner

IFBB Men Fitness Contest Winner

Men fitness open category (from L to R): Andriy KARPIKOV (2nd place); Stanislav ZAYNILOV (1st place); Mikhail IVANOV (3rd place)

he winner: Stanislav ZAYNILOV (Russia)

Stanislav ZAYNILOV

IFBB Men Fitness Contest

Female Bodybuilding Fitness +163cm Winner Contest

Female Bodybuilding Fitness +163cm Winner Contest

Women fitness over 163 cm category (from L to R): Maria ALEXEEVA (2nd place); Evgeniya FILYANINA (1st place); Tetiana BIELOUSOVA (3rd place).

The winner: Evgeniya FILYANINA (Russia).

Female Fitness 163cm Contest Winner

Female Fitness 163cm Contest Winner

Women fitness 163 cm category (from L to R): Margaryta BYELINSKA (2nd place); Anna URBANIKOVA (1st place); Tetiana SAVYTSKA (3rd place).

The winner: Anna URBANIKOVA (Slovakia).

Female Bodybuilding Bodyfitness 168cm Contest Winner

Female Bodybuilding Bodyfitness 168cm Contest Winner

Women body-fitness 168 cm category (from L to R): Irina MOLOKOVA (2nd place); Natalia SIARHEYEVA (1st place); Katarzyna KOZAKIEWICZ (3rd place).

Yulia ZABELINA

The winner: Natalia SIARHEYEVA (Belarus).

Female Bodyfitness 158cm Contest Winner

Female Bodyfitness 158cm Contest Winner
Women body-fitness 158 cm category (from L to R): Elina EVGENYEVA (2nd place); Anna RASPUTNYAK (1st place); Marika KAUCKA (3rd place).
The winner: Anna RASPUTNYAK (Russia).

Anna RASPUTNYAK 

Female Bodybuilding 55 kg Contest

Female Bodybuilding 55 kg Contest
Women bodybuilding 55 kg category (from L to R): Zdena NAZAREJOVA (2nd place); Florina VISAN (1st place); Coralie MARCHISIO (3rd place).


The winner: Florina VISAN (Romania).

Florina VISA

Olga GURYEVA

Women bodybuilding +55 kg category (from L to R): Salla KAURANEN (2nd place); Olga GURYEVA (1st place); Violet SCHWARZ (3rd place).

The winner: Olga GURYEVA (Russia).

great female bodybuilding by Tetiana BIELOUSOVA Ukraine

great female bodybuilding by Tetiana BIELOUSOVA Ukraine
According to the 2006 IFBB Congress decision, the number of categories in women bodybuilding has been limited to two. Florina Visan of Romania had her happy moments, winning the 55 kg class, after few final places in the recent years. The heavyweight category, over 55 kg,

also had new champion, Olga Guryeva from Russia. Both champions had to run a very close battle with their main rivals: Zdena Nazarejova (55 kg) and Salla Kauranen (+55 kg), who even managed to win single rounds with the champions.

MARNIE HOLLEY – THE FIRST POLE-VAULTER AMONG THE FITNESS STARS

MARNIE HOLLEY – THE FIRST POLE-VAULTER AMONG THE FITNESS STARS

When I was going through the Competitor’s Information Forms collected during the athletes’ registration at the recent World Women’s Championships in Santa Susanna, I noticed, with surprise, that one fitness competitor practised pole-vaulting at national level.

There is one tall classic bodybuilder in the IFBB, Bjorn Vestrum Olsson from Norway, who competed in high jumping but Marnie Holley is the first IFBB competitor with the pole-vaulting experience. She was also doing gymnastics and diving, so has had a comprehensive background for performing fitness at top level.