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GET PREPARED FOR COMPITING
ANNUAL
EBFF
CONGRESS
2014
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SHOW:
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47 EUROPEAN NATIONS: THANK YOU!
D
uring the these days in Santa
Susanna 2014 we celebrate
the 12th anniversary of the
founding of our European Family.
The dozen is full – unbelievable how
fast time goes by, but great what we
have achieved ever since.
The beginning was not easy and
it took a decade until we had our
constitutional Congress in Minsk, the
Capital of Belarus, and the EBFF was
founded.
In the past months we had the
privilege to read one success story
after the other within our world
structure. Many of these meetings
took place in Europe and our EBFF
President was not only the driving
force, but the most skillful diplomat
and remarkable visionary.
As they say – it always starts from
the top.
We are very fortunate to have Dr.
Rafael Santonja at the helm of the
EBFF and we ware all very proud to
have him as President of the IFBB. In
the „we“ I include the late Ben and
Joe Weider, whose spirits will always
be with us.
Tirelessly Rafael travels the world
and, if necessary, going any „extra
mile“ to achieve the best for
our sport and especially for our
community, for our world wide
family.
More than ever I say on behalf of all
47 National Federations of the EBFF,
thank you Rafael for everything you
did and do for all of us.
I remember as clear as it would have
been yesterday, May 18, 2002, the
Birthday of our EBFF.
Without Rafael we would not
have been able to celebrate this
new beginning of the sport of
bodybuilding and fitness in Europe.
Rafael never gave up and he always
had this goal on his priority list. As
much as I could I always supported
Rafael in everthing he did and
does, but especially I supported the
founding of EBFF.
Now, 12 years later, we are stronger
than ever.
I’d like to take this opportunity
to thank each an every National
Member Federation in Europe for
the hard work, the loyalty and the
willingness always to strive for the
best.
I’m the first one to acknowledge
that the women within our family
play a major role. From the bottom
of my heart – thank you, dear Ladies
within the EBFF, for your support and
fantastic work. It starts from the top
again – NIEVES not only is bestowing
us always with her wonderful smile
and gestures, she is by all means the
strong women behind a great leader
and the absolutely irrevocably best
„support system“ for her husband.
Thank you Nieves.
A continental Federation with
47 members is like a big ship and
as difficult to steer. An efficient,
strong and loyal team is necessary,
especially at times of rough sea.
We have such a team and I would like
to thank each and every member of
the EBFF-EXCO for the great work
throughout the year, most of all I
thank you for the trust and loyalty to
our President.
It truly is a privilege to be the EBFF
Honorary President. Thank you all
very much.
Unfortunately I cannot be with you in
Santa Susanna 2014.
My thoughts are with all of you and
I’m positive that we’ll see not only
a new record in numbers but a great
gathering of people from all over
Europe in the spirit of friendship and
love for the sport, for our EBFF. And
last „F“ to me stands for FAMILY.
Editorial
ARNOLD CLASSIC IN MADRID
ONLY 6 WEEKS REMAIN!
he ARNOLD CLASSIC
T
EUROPE has become the
largest gathering of muscle,
strength and sport in Europe.
iT Is entirely consolidated. Now
comes its fourth edition, already
expected to be sold out. There
are more participants and more
companies than ever. Everyone
has realized that, in the field
of fitness, speaking generally,
there is no better opportunity to
appear before the public like during those continuous moments
of show, over three full days in
the in the athletics and parade
of bodies in peak physical shape
does not stop offering such a
broad sporting showcase that
can not be found anywhere else
and also receives an enthusiastic reception by many tens of
thousands of fans, as endorsed
by the presence of the most important media of the country.
This year, if possible, the
interest to visitors is even
greater: in addition to the string
of specialties (involving about
20 sports, all exceptionally
attractive emotional for us), of
that competitive strongman, from
that power, that gymnastics of
those races, we have here the
stunning reality of the challenge
of the kings of the muscle,
which this year come direct
from Olympia, animated by a
thirst for revenge that will not let
them rest until being sated. We
already know that there will be
all the great bodybuilders of the
moment and, behind, awaiting,
the procession of “capped aces”
that can surprise at any time. We
have already begun to make our
bets.
Since its inception in
Columbus, Ohio, the Arnold
Classic has grown in number
of activities and visitors, in
addition to expectations, to
become the modern Olympics
of the muscle. Now, led by the
hand of Arnold Schwarzenegger
and Rafael Santonja, continues
its progression and does
so exponentially. We’ll have
more news in September.
Maybe the Governor Arnold
Schwarzenegger himself and
IFBB President Rafael Santonja
will communicate it in person. In
any case, be prepared to enjoy:
and there are only six weeks to
the big event of the year: the
muscle, strength, agility and
beauty together in one venue
to satisfy those who love our
healthy lifestyle and keeping
fit: the Arnold Classic Europe,
Casa de Campo, the largest park
capital of the continent.
Eduardo Franco
26, 27 and 28 OF SEPTEMBER
PABELLON DE CRISTAL - MADRID ARENA
Text: ANGEL MOLINERO
Photography: ANGEL
MOLINERO, EAST LABS
ARNOLD CLASSIC EUROPE 2014
WITH ITS OWN LIGHT
All existing boarders
have been surpassed,
and it is time to
elevate, to its maximum
exponent, this unique
multidisciplinary event
that masterfully combines
the concepts of sport,
leisure and entertainment,
all around the iconic and
always inspiring figure of
Arnold Schwarzenegger.
For this fourth edition,
scheduled for the next 26,
27 and 28 of September in
Madrid, the organization
is planning such an
ambitious program that
we can already announce
that ACE 2014 will place
the grand event to a stage
never imagined to date
on the old continent. In
regard to the outlines
WE THANK:
of this new edition, the
professional Bodybuilding
and Fitness competitions,
the great EXPO, as well
as an intensive program
of different sports, both
Olympic and non-Olympic,
make up the exciting
menu on which we will be
bringing you new details.
Ladies and gentlemen,
welcome to THE SHOW.
ACE Pro
PROFESIONAL BODYBUILDING and FITNESS.
ONLY IF YOU’RE LOOKING FOR STRONG EMOTIONS
Indeed, the first major thematic section
of this issue is, in its own right, about the
professional bodybuilding and fitness
championships, that is, the Pro Show,
set for Saturday 27th of September in
the Madrid Arena. We can elaborate to
you, in the most thorough way possible,
how this fourth edition of the prestigious event will happen, the second
most important in the calendar of the
Professional League after teh Olympia
Weekend, but we bet you are hoping
WE THANK:
we will go over the familiar names in
the competition line. So let’s dive right
into this provisional list of athletes who
have already expressed their intention
to be in Madrid to take part in the ACE
2014.
HEATH
STARTS THE
MEN’S OPEN
LIST
BrEAKING NEWS!
WILLIAM BONAC
ALREADY HAS HIS
INVITATION FOR
ACE PRO 2014
“HEAtH
plans to
defend his
ACE Pro
title.”
The competitor list could not have
been started in a better way, as the
current Mr Olympia and ACE Pro
Champion, Phil Heath, already expressed his wish to return to Madris
next September to defend his title.
This is how Phil Heath himself conveyed it to Dr Santonja, and in order
that no mishaps occur, the numebr
one in the professional ranking will
redeploy all of his artillery at the
facilities of the Madrid Arena to the
delight of us all. Another athlete
who also has been very interested
in returning is fellow American Dexter Jackson. The athlete from Jacksonville already fought for the first
ACE titule, held in the 2011 season,
against an intractable Victor Martinez, and we have no doubt he will
again offer a fantastic show. At the
close of this issue we received with
great joy the invitation already issued to William Bonac, one of the
revelations of the Professional
League this season, and who will
travel to Spain for
the first time.
DExtEr JACKSoN took part in the first
ACE Pro, and now he could return next
September.
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THE CURRENT
ACE PRO
CHAMPIONS
WANT TO
REVALIDATE
THEIR TITLES.
VICTOR
MARTINEz,
ACE Pro 2011
Champion
also wants to
return.
All outstanding for WOLF. Can anyone even
imagine that the mythical German would miss
the date in Madrid?
KAI GREENE could
make his decision soon.
Many other names will ring
in the coming weeks, all from
the Top10 ranking. Meanwhile,
Greene and Wolf remain in
discreet silence, but we find
ourselves in the conviction
that very soon we will begin to
hear those first howls of confirmation from the great German wolf. The athlete from
Brooklyn will also not pass out
on this new opportunity, as
he yearns for the coveted ACE
WE THANK:
SHAWN
RHOdEN.
Pro title. other athletes that
are sounding off in more than
a firm manner are the two
Champions of past editions:
Victor Martinez (2011) and
Shawn Rhoden (2012), who
are also very excited about
the opportunity to return to
the platforms of ACE. Can you
imagine that? Well, you don’t
have to, as you just need to
be in the Madrid Arena next
September 27th.
ACE FITNESS PRO:
SIMPLY EXCITING
It is impossible to imagine the ACE
Pro Show without a Fitness competition, and it is one at which the best
of the professional ranking make
an unavoidable stop in Madrid each
year. As was the case with the Men’s
Open, we were literally eager to start
hearing the first announcements for
fitness, but the wait has come to an
REGINA dA
SILVA also
returns to
Madrid.
end. Without any doubt, the holder of
the header is that the defending ACE
Pro champions want to revalidate
their titles, as Tanji Johnson has also
initiated contacts that will lead to
enjoying her invitation for ACE 2014.
The presence of the American results
in another true depth charge, but not
the only one, as other equally expecOKSANA GRISHINA,
awaiting
confirmation,
but more than
probable.
ted names are starting to be heard,
like the European Melinda Szabo or
the explosive Regina da Silva. As it is
already happening with the big Men’s
Open, this Professional Fitness contest will bring together the best from
the ranking.
TANjI jOHNSON
also wants to
revalidate her
ACE Pro title.
The American
Whitney
jones, also
has her
sights set on
ACE Fitness
Pro 2014.
.
The Hungarian
Melinda Szabo, eager
to once again meet
the Spanish public
in the framework
of Arnold Classic
Europe.
WE THANK:
ACE, A SYNONYM FOR SPORT
SPORT FOR EVERYONE
THE MASTER FORMULA IS ALREADY PREPARED.
ALL READY FOR ACE 2014
In effect, everything is ready for the facilities of the Glass Pavilion and
the Madrid Arena to return to hosting the event another year. Regarding the great EXPO (Fair), its activity will be extended to all floors
comprising the enclosure, thereby ensuring a symbiosis with the multisport program. Meanwhile, visitors will find the best possible range of
products and services, all from the hands of the leading firms in each
of the sectors. With regard to the timetable of sport activities, consisting of thirty modalities, both Olympic and non-Olympic, the viewer
will be offered another intense procession of championships, exhibitions, seminars, workshops and group lessons. On the official ACE portal (www.arnoldclassiceurope.com) you will find more details about
each of the disciplines and the first tentative schedules.
One aspect to which we want to
return and emphasize is about the
richness and variety of the sports
events that are present each year at
the ACE, and that also strengthen
edition after edition to provide us
with a unique experience. Indeed,
ACE has become the largest multisport meeting point in the old continent, with the widest possible
offer for everyone. Enthusiasts of
contact sports have already found
in Arnold Fighters their annual date
wit an amateur, semi-professional
and professional menu as intense as possible. We could not leave
out the emblematic amateur bodybuilding and fitness contests, that
each year, systematically, exceed
the previously established record of
participation. The family of strength sports will also return with all
the modalities that we have been
enjoying in previous editions, the
popular strongman, arms wrestling,
weightlifting or powerlifting. ACE
will also remain a channeler of sport
trends like cross training or parkour.
WE THANK:
FLEX
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10
€
FOR THE
VIRTUAL BOX OFFICE
As we have stated on several occasions, going to the virtual box office provides
many advantages, but mainly three: a better price on some types of entrance,
the very presence at the event and, in the case of Pro Show in the Madrid Arena,
also the best location of the seats. The professionals bodybuilding and fitness
competitions have a limited capacity but also numbered seats, and quite a relevant number of seats has already sold, therefore the organization stresses
with special emphasis not miss your opportunity to get your tickets as soon as
possible.
EXPO
25
€
FOR MADRID
ARENA
TICKET PRICES
tYPE oF tICKEt
AtI Box oFFICE
AtI DAY oF
EVENt
ExPo (FAIr)
Price per day
10 euros
12 euros
Bono acceso los tres días
20 euros
25 euros
Pro SHoW (MADrID ArENA)
WHERE TO BUY YOUR TICKETS?
www.arnoldclassiceurope.com
tickets for the Pabellon de
Cristal
The great EXPO as well as the multisport activities (excluding the Professional Arnold Fighters night) are
subject to a single location at the
price of twelve euros per day (ten
euros if purchased in advance). You
can also purchase the voucher for
the three-day EXPO (Friday, Saturday and Sunday) at the price of
twenty-five euros (twenty euros if
purchased in advance).
tickets for Madrid Arena
The Professional Bodybuilding and
Fitness Championships, the true
highlight of the entire ACE weekend,
can be enjoyed from twenty-five euros. Once again, popular prices so that
nobody is left without enjoying the
big Pro Show. Buyers of the VIP area
tickets receive three days of EXPO, at
no additional charge; for other types
of tickets, the Fair tickets should be
purchased separately.
tickets for Arnold Fighters
You can also complete your ACE
Europe 2014 experience with the
purchase of your tickets for Arnold
Fighters, which can be acquired
through:
www.arnoldfighters.es
WE THANK:
VIP (Central) + 3 days of EXPO
150 euros
VIP (Lateral) + 3 days of EXPO
130 euros
Pit 1
80 euros
Pit 2
60 euros
Tier
from 25 euros
ArNolD ClASSIC EuroPE oN tHE WEB
Otro aspecto de especial interés es el relativo
a la campaña de comunicación desarrollada
por ACE. In this regard, our recommendation
is that in addition to enjoying these monthly
deliveries of current events, you also take
advantage of the immediacy of the different
virtual ACE communication channels. In respect to this, we’d like to remind you that the
official groups on Facebook and Twitter offer
a daily news experience, while the official Arnold Classic Europe portal offers you an intense journey, including a news channel updated
daily.
ArNolD ClASSIC EuroPE
www.arnoldclassiceurope.com
www.facebook.com/arnoldclassiceurope.es
www.twitter.com/ArnoldClassicEu
www.youtube.com/user/ArnoldClassicEurope
instagram.com/arnoldclassiceurope
#ACEUROPE2014
ArNolD FIGHtErS
www.arnoldfighters.es
facebook.com/arnoldfighters
twitter.com/arnoldfighters
#AF2014
TEXT: ARMANDO S. MÁRQUEZ / phOTOS: EAST LABS
ANNUAL EBFF
CONGRESS 2014
DR. RAFAEL SANTONJA AND ALL HIS OFFICIAL, RE-ELECTED
UNTIL 2018 BY ALL EUROPEAN FEDERATIONS.
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Santa Susanna (Barcelona) hosted, on
Saturday May 17th, the
XIII Annual EBFF Congress within the framework of the 2014
European Championships, in which officials
from 42 European
nations participated.
The highlight of the
Congress, this being the
year of elections, were
the elections that were
held and where the
members of the Executive Council were appointed for the period 2014 to
2018. The previous Executive Council, headed by
Dr. Rafael Santonja, was
re-elected without opposition, showing the commitment to the continuation and confidence in
the current management
of European Bodybuilding and Fitness.
EBFF EXECUTIVE
COUNCIL 2014-2018:
President: Rafael
Santonja (Spain)
Honorary President:
Albert Busek
(Germany)
Vice-Presidents: Pawel
Filleborn (Poland),
Vladimir Dubinin
(Russia) and
Benedetto Mondello
(Italy).
General Secretary:
William Tierney
(Great Britain).
Executive Assistant to
the Presidente: Igor
Deliyev (Ukraine).
Judges Committee:
Erich Janner
(Germany).
Technical Committee:
Wanda Tierney (Great
Britain).
Bodybuilding
Committee: Andrzej
Michalak (Poland).
Fitness Committee:
Juliette Bergmann
(Netherland).
Press Commission:
Andrzej Michalak
(Poland).
Medical Commission:
Dr. Francisco Abril
(Spain).
Anti-Doping
Commission: Milan
Cizek (Slovakia).
Tresurer: José Ramos
(Spain).
Legal advisor: Marco
Bosco (Italy).
Disciplinary
Commission: Marco
Bosco (Italy).
Oficcial Liaison for
Scandinavia: K.P.
Ourama (Finland).
In his speech, President Santonja expressed
some of the EBFF guidelines for this season:
• Television agreements. The Eurosport
channel will offer
summaries of major
sports events and will
re-transmitt images to
more than 600 European TV channels.
• Increased media presence. The Press Com-
The FEFF was
represented at
the Congress
by Vice
President
Armando
Marquez and
the official
Guillermo
Rengifo. u
t The officials of the
p The “IFBB Spirit of Sport Award” was given to some members of the
EBFF Executive Council. From left to right, Mr. K. P. Ourama
(Scandinavia liaison officer); Dr. Milan Cizek (head of the Anti-Doping
Commission) and Mr. Rauf Bunyataliyev (Assistant Secretary General).
42 Federations
represented in the
Congress next to the
new Executive
Council, presided over
by the re-elected Dr.
Rafael Santonja.
p President Santonja, unanimously re-elected for another four years
in office, continued to rely on the members of his Executive Council. In
the picture we see him distinguishing the Vice President for Eastern
Europe, Mr. Vladimir Dubinin (Russia), with the prestigious “IFBB Life
Achievement Award” in recognition of his long and successful career in
the promotion of Bodybuilding.
mission has just
launched the
magazine “Fitness Style” in
digital format,
which will come
out on a regular
and free basis for
thousands of
athletes and fans.
• More educational
and anti-doping
content. Through
the “IFBB Academy” and participation in the
agreements of the
WADA / AMA.
New educational
and training programs for judges.
• Increased integration in major
global sporting
events. Recognised by the Olympic Council of
Asia and a member of SportAccord, EBFF/IFBB
will be present in
the big immediate
dates, like the
Asian Beach
Games 2014
(Thailand) and
the I European
Olympic Games
2015 (Azerbaijan).
In other matters,
the EBFF Congress
approved the transfer of the IFBB
World Classic Bodybuilding Championships 2014 to
the Alicante town
of La Nucia, (12-14
December) which
will mean the
beginning of the
collaboration with
this resort, awarded
by the European
Union as “European
Villa of Sport 2013”.
p A nice picture of the three EBFF Vice Presidents: (right to left) Mr.
Pawel Filleborn (central Europe), Mr. Benedetto Mondello (Southern
Europe) and Mr. Vladimir Dubinin (Eastern Europe), with the mayor Santa
Susanna and IFBB Patron, Joan D. Campolier and President Santonja.
The five executives are holding the sword that was given to Mayor
Campolier, recognizing the formidable pairing that has represented the
town of Santa Susanna with EBFF.
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THE CARB
BALANCING
ACT:
Contest Peaking On a
Reduced Carb Diet
T
hese days, chances are
that if you’re watching your
waistline, you’re also watching
your carbs. Carbohydrates
are one of the “Big Three,” the
macronutrients that your body gets
from food (the other two are protein
and fat.) Carbohydrates are your
muscle’s preferred source of energy
for resistance training, so your diet
has to be sufficiently
high in carbs to help
you power through your workouts.
On the other hand, if you consume
too many carbs, you could end up
singing the Spare Tire Blues. What
to do? In this article we examine
ways that you can use a reduced
carb diet with your resistance
training to help you get leaner and
more muscular faster--- without
burning away your hard-earned
muscle tissue.
Not everyone is
interested in competing
as a bodybuilder, but you
can sure learn a thing or
two about dieting from
them. Having gotten
my start in competitive
bodybuilding in the late
‘70s, I experienced the
infancy of the modern-day
low-carb diet, first hand.
The late Dr.Robert Atkin’s
first book, Dr.Atkin’s Diet
Revolution, was published
in 1975 and quickly grew
in popularity as the diet du
jour. Bodybuilders were
amongst those who jumped
on the bandwagon, and
low carb diets became part
of the precontest training
regimen of many of the top
champions. Three-time
Mr.Olympia Frank Zane
and Mr.Universe Tom Platz
were early proponents of
low carb diets. So was
yours truly, an up-andcoming young Lee Labrada.
The common wisdom in
those days was to limit
carbohydrate intake to just
40 grams per day, usually
consumed just before the
workout.
I initially liked the low
carbohydrate approach
because it curbed my
appetite, an advantage
for any precontest dieter.
But this came with a
price. My low carb diet
also had the nasty side
effect of leaving me tired
and listless for much of
the day. The workouts
aggravated this effect. Of
the small amount of carbs
that I did allot myself each
day, I ingested all prior to
my workout. This provided
me with a temporary
burst of energy which
my muscles gobbled up
during weight training.
After the workout, it was
back to being tired and
listless again. To make
matters worse, sometimes
I ran out of energy during
the workout—a “crash.”
Crashing was no fun,
because at that point the
only way I could go on was
by the sheer strength of
my will.
The low carb diet
worked well for some
competitive bodybuilders
of that era, allowing
them to get ripped to
ridiculously low levels of
body fat. But there was
another big drawback to
the low carb approach:
it also cost bodybuilders
valuable muscle size.
That’s because strict ,
low carb diets can wreak
havoc on muscle tissue.
Sure, you burn lots of fat,
but you also burn lots of
muscle.
WHY?
First off, stores of
glycogen (stored glucose
from carbohydrates) inside
your muscle tissue and
liver are compromised
when your food intake
is too low in dietary
carbohydrates. And with
low stores of glycogen, it
is difficult for your muscles
to exert the sustained,
high intensity effort
required to lift weights.
That means your strength
gets compromised. When
that happens, your training
poundages go down
and there is less muscle
stimulation, which sets
you up for muscle loss.
After all, your body never
keeps what it doesn’t need.
Secondly, when you diet,
you’re almost always in a
hypocaloric state (taking
in less food calories than
you burn on a daily basis.)
When you’re hypocaloric,
your body looks for the
“missing energy” it needs
to function in other places.
After all, it’s not getting
it from the food! Your
body can get the “missing
calories” from two places:
stored body fat (you want
to reduce this!) or muscle
(“don’t you dare touch this,”
you say!)
Unfortunately, muscle
tissue is easy to break
down. The amino acids
in muscle can be broken
down and converted to
glucose for energy by your
liver. During an intense
weight training workout,
the lack of carbohydrates
forces your body to break
down muscle tissue to
supply the energy. Not a
good thing! Carbohydrates
are actually proteinsparing.
“ When blood sugar
levels are low or are
suboptimal during exercise,
the body will initiate the
creation of new sugar by
breaking down glycogen
(stored sugar) and protein
for amino acids through
Cori Cycling and other
processes. Sugar is used
exclusively for anaerobic
energy production contracting a muscle,
lifting weights and even allout sprints are examples
of anaerobic exercises.
If your blood sugar is
uneven or low, the ability
of the muscle to forcefully
contract and to do so
fully is slightly impaired.
This results in suboptimal
muscle performance,” says
Douglas Kalman MS, RD,
FACN.
By the early ‘80’s, low
carb diets had fallen from
favor with bodybuilders for
these obvious reasons.
This set the stage for
the high-carb dieting
paradigm that has
ruled the pre-contest
bodybuilding diet until the
last few years. The Achilles’
heel of the high-carb diet
is that too much of a good
thing can also be counterproductive making it hard
for you to lose as much
body fat as you want.
Excess carbs will stimulate
an abnormally high insulin
(a fat storage hormone)
response, causing you to
gain unwanted body fat.
The question then,
is: How many carbs do I
consume to get ultra-lean
and ripped, while holding
on to all of my hard-earned
muscle?
The answer is, enough to
fill your glycogen reserves
(stored carbohydrates) in
both your muscle tissue
and liver, plus enough to
power your workouts. That
leaves very little dietary
carbohydrates left over
at the end of a day to turn
into fat. Here’s one way to
integrate a reduced carb
diet into your precontest
training regimen.
THe Reduced
caRb dieT
During the low carb
phase of your training, I
recommend consuming
150-200 grams of
complex carbohydrates
per day for an average
male weighing 200
pounds. This works out to
about .75-1.0 grams of
complex carbs per pound
of bodyweight. That’s
higher than is typically
considered a low-carb
regimen, but keep in mind
that as a bodybuilder,
you are hardly the typical
person. You have a higher
than average amount of
muscle, train hard with
weights, and are in better
shape. That being the
case, your carbohydrate
requirements will be
higher.
You should stick to
consuming only complex
carbs from sources
such as oatmeal, whole
grain cereal, yams,
sweet potatoes, whole
grain rice, beans,
lentils, and peas. That’s
because these complex
carbohydrates are broken
down slowly by your
body, keep your blood
sugar stable, and keep
your insulin levels down.
Complex carbs such as
these are considered to
have a low “glycemic
index,” a measure of how
quickly a carbohydrate
is broken down by your
body into blood sugar.
Remember, it’s necessary
to keep your blood sugar
level as stable as possible
in order to manage your
insulin levels.
Consume your
carbohydrates along with
proteins and fats, never
alone. When combined
with the aforementioned,
MEal 1: 20g of
carbohydrates
the breakdown of carbs is
slowed down even more.
Take in 50 grams of your
carbs in the meal prior to
your workout (about 1-1.5
hours before), then 70
more grams in the meal
immediately after your
workout. This is for two
reasons.
One, the carbs
immediately prior to your
workout will help to fuel
your training.
Two, the carbs
immediately after your
workout will replenish
glycogen stores in
your muscle tissue.
Replenishing glycogen
stores within 30 minutes
after a workout will enable
you to take advantage of
your body’s compensatory
mechanism, enabling
you to actually store
more carbs as glycogen.
Your post workout meal
should always be your
highest-carb meal of the
day.
If you follow the
guidelines that we’ve
discussed, you will have
about 50-100 grams
of carbohydrates left
to dispense over your
remaining meals. Of
this remaining amount, I
recommend consuming up
to 75% of it in the meals
prior to your pre-workout
meal, with the remaining
25% in the meal after
your post-workout meal:
MEal 2: 20 grams
MEal 3: 20 grams
MEal 4 (pre-workout): 50
grams
WORKOUT
MEal 5 (post workout): 70
grams
MEal 6: 20 grams
On days when you
don’t train, cut your
carbohydrate intake back
to 100 grams, spread out
evenly over each meal.
You won’t need the extra
carbs on your day off. One
important caveat: whether
you are training that day or
not, be sure to consume
sufficient protein and
healthy fats (most fats
of plant or fish origin) to
fuel your body and help
recuperation.
Says Douglas Kalman
MS, RD, FACN], “When
you do not eat sufficiently,
weight loss and muscle
loss can occur 24 hours
per day. If your meal
timing and overall nutrient
ratio is sub par, this can
greatly hurt your ability
to gain muscle since the
effects of progressive
resistance overload make
your muscles scream for
the right nutrients at the
right times. Under eat or
eat at the wrong times and
watch your muscles grow...
smaller and not stronger.
Understanding nutrient
timing is paramount to
avoiding inappropriate
muscle loss.”
TRaiNiNG ON
THe LOW caRb
dieT…
It is important to structure
your resistance training so
that it is brief, heavy and
intense. Brief workouts consume fewer calories than longer
workouts, which will help you
conserve energy so that you
don’t feel beat for the rest of
day. High intensity workouts
are also more productive for
stimulating muscle tissue --that means “GROWTH.” High
intensity workouts burn glycogen and carbs primarily. Combined with the meal carbing
regimen I’ve recommended,
you’ll be a like an F-16; powerful, yet fueled up just enough
to get the job done.
caRdiO ON
THe LOW
caRb dieT …
To help the fat burning pro-
cess along on a low carb diet,
there’s nothing like adding a
little cardio to your workout.
Cardio should take the form
of 30 minutes of stationary
bicycling, stair-stepping,
or jogging on the treadmill,
immediately following the
workout, 3-5 times per week.
While on a low carb diet, keep
your cardio intensity level to
70-80% of your maximum
heart rate. By doing your
cardio following your workout,
you’re in a state where
you’ve used up the glycogen
necessary to train your
muscles with heavy weights,
and your body will be ready to
switch over to burning stored
fat for energy.
If you can’t do your cardio
after your training because of
time constraints, or because
you are too tired, try doing
it in the morning, prior to
breakfast. Because you are
in a fasted state upon awakening, you are already burning
fat for energy.
Speaking of energizing,
there’s no reason that you
have to feel tired when you
are on a low carb training
regimen. The idea is balancing your carbs so that you
have enough to fuel your activities, but not more. Try this
reduced carb training regimen
4-6 weeks prior to your bodybuilding competition or to
improve your physique for the
summer. Your reward will be
a leaner, more muscular body
that turns heads everywhere
you go!
Editor’s Note: Lee Labrada is Secretary of the IFBB Research, Exercise
& Education Committee. He is a
former IFBB Mr. Universe and IFFB
Pro World Cup winner, one of few men
in history to place in the top four in
the Mr. Olympia seven consecutive
times, and a member of the IFBB Pro
Bodybuilding Hall of Fame. Lee is
President/CEO of Labrada Nutrition.
B Y
The Polish
Szymon Lada
was proclaimed
the 2014
European
Overall
Bodybuilding
Champion,
with a physique
that bordered
on perfection
and aspired
to the IFBB
World Cup in
Brazil. President
Santonja
and Mayor
Campolier were
in charge of
crowning him.
A R M A N D O
S .
M á R q U E z -
A .
M I C H A L A K
/ /
P H O T O S
B Y
E A S T
L A B S
A thrilled Rodal Jesus hears the Spanish
anthem after winning the gold in Classic
Bodybuilding -171 cm, supported by the main
responsible for the success of the Spanish
team: the National Coach, Rafael Shepherd.
SANTA
SUSANNA
(I)
EUROPEAN BODYBUILDING CHAMPIONSHIPS
EUROPE DISCOVERS 13 NEW CHAMPIONS,
IN A RECORD NUMBER OF PARTICIPANTS.
POLAND WON BY TEAMS AND SPAIN CLIMBED TO SECOND IN THE
MEDAL STANDINGS.
42 OF THE 45 EUROPEAN COUNTRIES WERE REPRESENTED IN
SANTA SUSANNA 2014.
Bodybuilding for Pairs was spectacular, as always.
Angela Derzapf and Antonio Muriana (Germany) took
the title with an anthological routine.
T
Tomas Bendoraitis took the
Overall European Classic
Bodybuilding Champion title,
making history for Lithuania.
he European EBFF/IFBB
Championships 2014 combined
three different events that
shaped the largest continental
competition in history with
activity from Wednesday 14 of May to Sunday
18. It was also a championship record in the
number of registered athletes (over 700)
of accredited people (about 2,000) and
participating countries (42 countries).
In recent years, during the mandate of the
re-elected President Rafael Santonja, the
EFBB has grown exponentially and some
things have changed on a sporting level:
Spain, Italy and Germany enter the Top 5 of
the medals table, while Turkey, Slovakia and
Ukraine have fallen from this classification.
What has not changed is the potential of
Poland. With the largest team (17 athletes)
The Federation of Poland received, in the hands of its
president, Mr. Pawel Filleborn, the trophy for best male
team in Bodybuilding.
managed to climb to the first position,
winning 6 medals and overtaking Spain,
with 13 athletes, making a sensation: 2 gold,
1 silver and 1 bronze demonstrating the
successful team of coach Rafael Shepherd.
The most sensational comeback was
Georgia. They participated only in 1999 and
2007 and here won their first gold medal in
history. In total, 18 countries won medals,
and 11 countries won gold medals. Just
Poland, Spain and Ukraine won two gold
medals each. There were 13 new European
Champions, although 4 of them won medals
in the past.
The Overall titles were for Lithuania
(Classic Bodybuilding), Poland
(Bodybuilding) and Germany (Bodybuilding
for Pairs).
EUROPEAN DE BODYBUILDING CHAMPIONSHIPS
CLASSIC BODYBUILDING (-168 cm)
O
nly 4 athletes, where Rain Kuusnomm (Estonia, silver) improved his 4th place from
2013. Ibrahim Ünal (Turkey) took the bronze medal ahead of Giancarlo La Piana (Italy),
who turns 60 this year. This means winning the race against time!
Winner: IraklI GaGua (Georgia). His fabulous proportions allowed him to win the first
gold medal for his country in bodybuilding. Georgia had been the least active member of the
IFBB, for many years, but now returns showing the quality of their athletes.
The Podium of the Classic Bodybuilding Low
Class (-168 cm) with Rain Kuusnomm (Estonia,
silver), Irakli Gagua (Georgia, gold) and Ibrahim
Unal (Turkey, bronze).
IRAKLI
GAGUA
The Georgian Irakli Gagua made EBFF history
by winning the first gold medal for his country.
Georgia returns to competition, with all the
success.
C
ategory of 6 athletes where Tomasz Laszko (Poland, 5th place) improved his
performance in 2013 and beat the debutante Onur Kaya (Turkey, 6th), although
another newcomer, Herve Costa (France, 4th) surpassed him.
In the medals, in the absence of the 2013 champion - Gabriele Giansante - runner-up
Antonio Primiceri (Italy, bronze) seemed the favorite but crashed with the two Spanish
representatives and never exceeded the aesthetic or Javier Perez, or the defined Jesus Rodal.
Winner: Jesús rodal (spain). Athlete of the Canary Islands dominated the final,
with his excellent definition. This has been his best result and now his goal is to qualify
for the 2015 European Games in Baku.
JESÚS
RODAL
Jesus Rodal (Spain) won the first gold for our
country, surpassing also Spanish, Javier Perez.
The canary athlete, 36, is in the best shape of
his career.
The podium
of Classic
Bodybuilding
-171 cm has
a fantastic
Spanish
color. Javier
Pérez (silver)
and Jesus
Rodal (gold)
defeated
the Italian
favorite
Antonio
Primicieri
(bronze),
2013 runnerup.
S
o high was the level of the 13 participants that the 2011 European Champion,
Przemyslaw Zokowski (Poland, 7th place) and runner-up in the World and European
Cup of 2010, Andrej Varga (Slovakia, 5th place); didnt reach the medal zone. Ahead of
them we saw a newcomer like Jivko Petkov (Bulgaria, 4th place) and Tomas Horak (Czech
Rep., Bronze) growing after his 2012 World Championship junior title.
Winner: Tomas BendoraITIs (lithuania). Despite his short experience - he just
won the 2014 Oslo Grand Prix - his physique was impeccable and he pulled a perfect
score, unreachable for the nationalized Iraqi Danish Mohamad Aziz Ali (silver), almost 9
years younger.
The podium of Classic Bodybuilding -175 cm saw the arrival of a new generation of athletes.
Young Ali Aziz (Denmark, silver) and Tomas Horak (Czech Rep., Bronze) showed progression
but yielded to the impressive quality of the Lithuanian, 35, Tomas Bendoraitis.
A punto de cumplir los 31 años, Alexander
Kuschuk (Rusia) demostró ser el más
completo de la categoría e incluso rozó
posteriormente el título absoluto.
ALExANDER
KUSCHUK
Hard, dry, with
thin skin and a
lot of details of
the body, Tomas
Bendoraitis is
the revelation
of this 2014. He
left Bodybuilding
to enter this
discipline, where
he already added
his second major
title of the
season, plus the
2014 European
Overall.
TOMAS
BENDORAITIS
T
he largest category, with 17 athletes, mostly veterans who
witnessed a slight decline: the 2012 Master Worlds runner-up,
Serge Rouze (France, 11th place) did not reach the final, nor did
Bohumil Stepanek (Czech Republic, 8th place.) finalist in 2013.
Reaching it was the Spanish Marc Marsellach (4th place) who
never had access to the medals, but who was always ahead of the
Estonian expert Imre Vahi (6th place) and irish Lukasz Chwaszcza
(5th place). In the medals, Oleh Kakorin (Ukraine) repeated his 2013
bronze with the same points as the Polish national runner-up, Hubert Kulczynski (silver).
Winner: alexander kuschuk (russia). The winner of the 2014
Cup of Russia dominated from start to finish and took his second title
of the season. He is destined to be one of the stars of the sport in the
coming years.
A new generation of
athletes dominated
the CBB category
of -180 cm: Hubert
Kulczynski (Poland,
silver) arrives as
the great promise
of his country, while
Alexander Kuschuk
(Russia, gold) is
already a reality
this season after
winning the Cup of
Russia. The oldest,
at age 26, is Oleh
Kakorin (Ukraine,
bronze) who kept
the metal already
achieved in the 2013
edition.
CLASSIC
BODYBUILDING
(+180 cm)
Two Croatians;
Drazen Vrbancic
(silver) and Sandi
Imerovic (bronze)
seconded the
fabulous Czech
Boris Orava (gold)
that managed
to be the second
European
champion with a
perfect score in
the final.
W
ith 16 athletes in the category Spain
was on the verge of a new medal
with Juan Becerra (4th place)
who entered the final in a three way tie
with Croats Vrbancic (silver) and Imerovic
(bronze). Even after the mandatory he was
ahead of Imerovic, but his static routine cost
him the medal. Still, he beat the two Polish
veterans Tomasz Winnicki (6th place) and
Krzysztof Rodkiewicz (5th place).
Winner: BorIs orava (czech rep.).
Despite being the youngest finalist, he
showed a great security by defeating
everuone and especially the 2014 runnerup, Drazen Vrbancic that had to settle for
his second continental silver. His excellent
structure allowed a victory that could have
repeated in the overall, by reaching greater
muscle maturity.
CLASSIC
BODYBUILDING
OVERALL
C
ertainly the judges only considered
for the Overall victory the Lithuanian
Bendoraitis and Russian Kuschuk, one
step ahead of the rest. Nevertheless, great
credit that of Jesus Rodal to enter the 3rd
position, ahead of the Czech Orava (4th) and
the Georgian Gagua (5th).
In the final battle, Bendoraitis took
advantage of his obvious muscle hardness
to compensate for their difference in
centimeters (174 to 177 of Kuschuk) and kilos
(78 for 82) against his Russian opponent.
Thus, by 8 points to 10; historic victory for
this athlete of 35 who is in the best shape of
his life.
BORIS
ORAVA
Despite his odd hairstyle, Boris Orava proved to
be a great athlete, at age 29. This gold medal
positions him to qualify for higher goals for next
season.
TOMAS
BENDORAITIS
Bendoraitis Tomas (Lithuania), Overall European
2014 Classic Bodybuilding Champion.
Jesus Rodal
(3rd), Tomas
Bendoraitis (1st)
and Alexander
Kuschuk (2nd)
were the three
most prominent
champions by the
judges, in the fight
for the overall
title of Classic
Bodybuilding.
The head of the IFBB Judges Committee and EBFF
Vice President, Mr. Pawel Filleborn, presented the
trophy to the overall winner, the Lithuanian Bendoraitis.
BODYBUILDING
LIGHT(-70 kilos)
C
ategory of 12 athletes where medals
were distributed among the favorites,
not without intrigue. Miroslav Skadra
(Slovakia), winner in 2013 almost stayed
outside the podium, behind a harder Ferhad
Gruliev (Azerbaijan, 4th) who was avenged
by his compatriot Teymur Aslanov (silver)
who has made the jump from Classic
Bodybuilding, protected by his larger size.
Germans Andreas Jall (5th) and Daniel
Priewisch (6th) completed a final without
the Spanish.
Winner: roman Iushchenko
(ukraine). In the weight limit, his muscles
looked full and large, with a very complete
physique without weaknesses. He should
only increase his definition to complete his
margin for improvement.
An interesting podium
in the Lightweights
with the Champion
of Europe in 2013, in
classic bodybuilding,
Teymur Aslanov
(Azerbaijan, silver),
surpassing the 2013
European champion in
the category, Miroslav
Skadra (bronze
Slovakia). In turn, both
were surpassed by the
very complete Roman
Iushchenko (Ukraine,
gold) that in 2013 could
only be bronze.
ROMAN
IUSCHENKO
Very improved
compared to
2013, Roman
Iuschenko
(Ukraine) took
gold, dominating
every round of the
competition.
Welterweights
podium with a rookie
Antonio Muriana
(Germany, silver),
an accomplished
Daniel Miklecic
(Croatia, gold) and
the promising Romeo
Zon (France, bronze).
BODYBUILDING
WELTERS (-75 kilos)
DANIEL
MIKLECIC
Runner-up in 2013, Daniel Miklecic (Croatia) has
achieved being proclaimed European Champion
-75 kilos in 2014.
C
ategory of only 8 athletes where, in
the absence of the 2013 champion
Jan Sotak (Slovakia), the other two
medalists Miklecic Danijel (Croatia, gold)
and Raigo Kuusnomm (Estonia, 5th), had
a good opportunity to ascend. Miklecic
succeed but Kuusnomm was not as fit
and fell back, beating only the Russian
Alexander Riabinin (6th).
The silver went to debutant Antonio
Murania (Germany), thanks to his
good legs and waist that allowed
him to overcome the French Romeo
Zon (bronze), and the Azeri Yalchin
Mammadov (4th) arriving as the
European Lightweight runner-up, in 2013.
Winner: danIel mIklecIc (croatia).
Defined and vascularized, with good lines,
this Croatian veteran of 40 years has
managed to climb to the top, despite being
the oldest of all the participants in the
Welterweights.
BODYBUILDING
MID-LIGHTWEIGHT
(-80 Kilos)
C
ategory of 17 athletes where two
consecrated medallists like the 2010
European Champion, Peter Kokoska
(17th) and Oscar Marín (11th) failed to
enter the final. Neither did the Spaniards
Eduardo León (13th) and Jose Medina
(7th) who brushed it.
In this Final the previous two favorites,
Russian Aleksey Denisov (silver in 2012)
and Sergey Moskvin (gold in 2012 in the
welterweights) were overcome by the
2011 champion of the Mediterranean: the
Italian Simone Schirilo (gold). So, Denisov
was silver and Moskvin bronze.
Out of the medals there were many
changes of position between the semifinal
and the final, Tobias Gerbliger (Germany, 6th
place) went from more to less and ended
overcome by Barbe Charles (France, 5th
place) and especially by Artur Szudrowicz
(Poland , 4th place).
Winner: sImone schIrIlo (Italy).
With only 26 years, there is no limit in sight
for this versatile bodybuilder.
The Balearic
Raul Gutierrez
dominated
the final with
a perfect
score and was
always ahead
of all his rivals
throughout the
competition.
At 34 he is
in his best
and made
the Spanish
anthem
play again,
like at the
Mediterranean
in Malta 2011.
The Italian
Simone
Schirilo always
dominated
the final,
despite being
the youngest
athlete, with
his 26 years.
His small
waist and
broad ridges
made him
overcome
taller and
heavier
athletes.
SIMONE
SCHIRILO
The podium of the Light-Middleweight with Russian Aleksei Denisov (silver)
and Sergey Moskvin (bronze), seconding the brilliant Italian Simone Schirilo
(gold). Three prestigious medalists. Spain failed to classify any of its athletes
to the final three.
BODYBUILDING
MIDDLEWEIGHTS
(-85 Kilos)
W
ith 3 Spanish to 2 Polish,
everything pointed to a festival
for the audience at the delivery of
medals in this category of 17 competitors.
RAÚL
GUTIéRREz
Modeled on to the previous situation, on the podium of the Middleweights with
different protagonists: two veteran athletes like the Poles Mariusz Balazinsky
(silver) and Krzysztof Skryplonek (bronze), seconding the youngest: the Spanish
Raul Gutierrez (gold) who made a memorable competition.
The ceremony didn’t began well with
Alberto Alonso - ACE 2012 finalist - 6th
place, overtaken by veteran Danilo Furiosi
(Italy, 5th) at 46 years; and Andres
Corrales (4th) one step away from the
medals, thanks to his great posing routine.
The last part of the ceremony itself was
anthological, with his fantastic proportions
and muscle density, Raúl Gutiérrez - ACE
2011 finalist - signed an impressive return to
competition defeating the rocky Krzysztof
Skryplonek (Poland, bronze), a finalist
last year in the Middle-Lightweight, and
a veteran (44 years) Mariusz Balazinski
(Poland, silver), quite a former World
Champion of Classic Bodybuilding.
Winner: raúl GuTIérrez (españa). The
Mallorcan is becoming, at age 34, the best athlete
of the Balearic Islands. He knows perfectly how to
manage his international appearances.
BODYBUILDING
MID-HEAVYWGHT.
(-90 kilos)
W
ith the Spaniards Antonio Tejera
(12th place) and Alexis Hernandez
(9th place) out of the final 16
in this category of athletes, the public
enjoyed seeing the struggle of well-known
men.
Two former European champions like
Vugar Verdiyev (Azerbaijan, bronze) and
Zoran Kolewski (Macedonia, 14th) were
never at their best; taking this opportunity
was Ott Kiivikas (Estonia, silver) to
achieve a new continental second place
in a splendid season for him. Out of the
medals, Vladimir Iacovlev (Moldova,
4th), Rui Nascimento (Portugal. 5th) and
Patrycjusz Wroblewski (Poland, 6th) were
always in a pocket, very close from the
semifinal.
Winner: sImon lada (Poland).
The big winner was former European
Junior Champion who, besides being the
youngest, had the best scores in every
round. The surprise would continue later
on, when he also won the Overall. Soon
he will be a genuine IFBB World title
contender.
A lot of quality
and prestige on
the podium of the
Middle-Heavyweights:
Kiivikas Ott (Estonia,
silver) successfully
defended his best result
at the continental
championships; Simon
Lada (Poland, gold)
is no longer the junior
champion, if not the
Overall champion
and Verdiyev Vugar
(Azerbaijan, bronze)
could not repeat
the gold medal, but
remained at the podium,
at 39.
SIMON LADA
Simon Lada (Poland) was the revelation of these
championships. He began winning his category
of -90 kilos and ended up taking the Overall title.
He is among the few that can claim to have been
the European Junior and Senior Champion, in his
career.
BODYBUILDING
LGHT.
HEAVYWEIGHT
(-95 kilos)
T
he new category of -95 kilos had
12 athletes, but no Spanish. The
judges had it easy outside of the
medals: Wojciech Pieczaba (Poland,
6th) never seemed to overcome Dragos
Popescu (Romania, 5th) or the 2012
TOMASz
PABINIAK
Never clearly imposing in any round, the Polish
Tomasz Pabikiak achieved a gold medal for his
consistency and his fighting spirit throughout the
entire competition.
International Champion, Rabi Fakhro
(Sweden, 4th). However, the medals were
unclear at all times. Pabiniak (Poland,
gold), Chakib (France, silver) and Kovac
(Slovakia, bronze) were always within 1
point of difference. First round: 11:12:13,
second round: equal (but folded in 2) and
third round: 11:12:11. None of the three had
reached the continental Bodybuilding
finals.
Winner: Tomasz PaBInIak
(Poland). The 2012 lassic Bodybuilding
Champion was the most consistent. By only 3
points after 3 rounds, Pabikial now has another
continental gold medal in his cabinet.
There was not a more equal
podium than that of the Light
Heavyweights with the three
medalists separated by only
1 point in each round. So Bouhlal Chakib (Italy, silver) took
a subchampionship which
he failed to secure to the last
pose, taken away by Peter
Kovac (Slovakia, bronze) who
could even aspire for gold.
Always the most consistent in
every round, the rocky Tomasz
Pabiniak (Poland, gold) took
the title and valuable points
for his country in the team
competition.
BODYBUILDING
HEAVYWEIGHTS
(-100 Kilos)
Victor De Gustin
(Spain, bronze)
was the great
Spanish asset in
the final of the
Heavyweights,
where he was even
near the silver
that went to the
Polish Przemyslaw
Owczarek (left).
What was never
in doubt was the
triumph: Slovenian
Miha Zupan was
always ahead on
the cards, in all
rounds.
C
ategory of 11 athletes where the
winners of 2013, Reza Zinatlov
(Azerbaijan, 4th) lost his gold medal
and Georgi Slavov (Bulgaria, 5th) lost
the bronze to much fitter opponents. One
of them was Victor De Gustin (bronze)
who this year aims at all national titles
and fought for silver with the Polish
Przemyslaw Owczarek, 4th in the light
heavyweight in 2013, with whom he tied
in the semifinals. Completing the Final
were Italian Fabio Romagnolo (6th),
current national champion of Italy.
Winner: mIha zuPan (slovenia).
After winning the silver medal (2012) and
bronze (2013), this time it could only be
gold. With his ultra definition, the house
brand, his size allowed him to dominate
the finals and take, at 39, the best win of
his career.
BODYBUILDING
SUPER
HEAVYWEIGHTS
(+100 Kilos)
C
ategory of 12 athletes which was
not as impressive as expected,
considering that it starred Mikhail
Sidorychev (Russia, bronze) and Simone
Costantini (Italy, 7th place) - champion
and runner-up of the category - were
not in top form and were defeated by
younger athletes. One of them was the
Dutch Michael Muzo (28) who even took
the best mark in round 3. We saw him
debut at the ACE 2011 and he did not
enter the semifinals. Now he is already
a championship contender. Completing
the final were discrete Scandinavians Leif
Hestad (Norway, 5th) and Lars Ostling
(Sweden, 6th), of large size.
Winner: arTur kovalov (ukraine).
Won the category in his first attempt,
although he internationally debuted at the
2010 World Cup, where he didn’t qualify
for the semifinals. Much improved, he will
soon enter the cards for the World or the
Pro Circuit.
MIHA
zUPAN
After many years standing at the gates of the titles,
multiple medalist Miha Zupan (Slovenia) finally
achieved the gold medal in the Europeans.
ARTUR
KOVALOV
The Ukrainian Artur Kovalev returned to his
country with the coveted gold medal in the
heavyweights. With 110 kilos, he points to the
Pro Circuit.
The podium
of the Super
Heavyweights
with Michael Muzo
(Netherlands,
silver) signing a
spectacular debut
at the Europeans
like Artur Kovalev
(Ukraine, gold).
The slight
disappointment
was the bronze
of the favorite
Mikhail Sidorychev
(Russia) who
didn’t defended
his title from 2011,
despite his 128
kilos of weight on
the scale.
BODYBUILDING
MIXED PAIRS
Always spectacular, the category of pairs
delighted us with 8 teams lavishing elegance
and showmanship in the poses. A pity not
to have Spanish representation in this mode
dominated by the countries of Eastern and
Central Europe.
Angela Derzapf and Antonio Muriana (Germany)
took the gold medal in pairs. Despite their smaller
size, the quality of both muscle and their rapport
was enough to clinch the title.
Szymon Lada won the
overall title, although
his size was not the
most impressive. With
only 89 kilos, neither
Zupan (99 kg.) or
Pabiniak (93 kg.)
orKovalev (100 kg.)
Could surpass him in the
cards.
Jana Bendova and Ales Reman (Czech Rep.) gave the
surprise reaching silver medal, despite their seniority.
Very complete in the mandatory poses,they reached
the podium against prognosis.
BODYBUILDING
OVERALL
The fight with 8 champions seeking the
Overall title was spectacular. As usual,
two athletes are always in the spotlight
of judges and, in this case, they were the
Polish Lada and Slovenian Zupan. A priori
Zupan seemed the favorite, with 10 kilos
more and with a tremendous definition.
Nevertheless, Lada showed the same
hardness in the poses and even better
proportions and aesthetics. Therefore, by
a 3 point difference, aesthetics beat size
and the former Classic champion European
Champion was proclaimed the 2014 Overall
European Bodybuilding Champion.
Ljudmila Tuboltseva and Mihail Sidorychev (Russia) were
the favorite couple, but only reached the bronze. A couple in
real life, the two Moscow athletes offered a free routine, only
surpassed by the champions.
Miha Zupan
returned to remain
at the gates of
success in the
overall, and ceded
the absolute title
by 8-11.
Relaxed, listening to
the anthem of Poland,
Szymon Lada was
even more impressive,
with his aesthetic
proportions. In the
picture, seconded by
President Santonja
and Mayor Campolier.
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a r m a n d o
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m á r q u e z
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Spain captured the male Overall titles in the Master Bodybuilding
category. Toni Gutierrez won a resounding victory in the Overall
dominated by Spaniards. President Santonja and the General Secretary
Tierney, raise their arms at the peak of the championships.
P H o T o s
B Y
a n G e L
m o L I n e r o
Another great moment for Spain in these championships: Javier
Pérez, escorted by President Santonja and Vice President Filleborn,
proclaiming the Overall Classic Bodybuilding Champion (Master).
SANTA
SUSANNA
(II)
JUNIOR & MASTER CHAMPIONSHIPS
Dream image: six Spaniards fighting for the overall title of Master Bodybuilding: Carlos Menendez (6th),
Antonio Sanchez (2nd), Toni Gutierrez (winner), Oscar Marin (4th), Jaime Aguilera (5th) and Rafael Vera (8th).
The final posedown was more than a party, a tribute to Spanish bodybuilding.
Junior & Master Champions of Europe by teams in 2014, Spain
retained the title won on this stage in 2013. FEFF president,
José Ramos welcomed to hear the Spanish anthem, in honor of
all team members, accompanied by Dr. Rafael Santonja, IFBB
President and D. Joan Campolier, mayor of Santa Susanna ; the
talisman town for Spanish bodybuilding and fitness.
The female categories also gave us important medals: Veronica Gallego took gold in
Master Bodyfitness (-44 years).
SPAIN CONFIRMS ITS TITLE BY
TEAMS AND IS STILL THE COUNTRY
OF REFERENCE IN BODYBUILDING
AND FITNESS FOR VETERANS.
THe SPANISH WIn 6 oF THe 8 CaTeGorIes oF
maLe BodYBuILdInG and TonI GuTIerrez
aLso TaKes THe oVeraLL.
SWEDEN (2nd) and CZECH REP. (3rd)
seConded sPaIn In medaL sTandInGs.
I
s it the weather?, is it genetics?, is it
the “mediterranean diet”? Whatever it
is, Spain returned to be proclaimed Junior & Master European Champion by
teams, demonstrating that though it
is not constantly in the elite of certain senior
subjects, when exceeding 40 years of age
(35 in the case of women) Spanish athletes
are at the top across Europe and especially
in the male categories. There were a total of
198 points that left behind the Swedish 131 specialist in female categories - and the 105
of the Czech Rep. If we realize that Italy (87
points) and France (83 points) also entered
the Top 5, the “Mediterranean diet” may have
something to do in the longevity of athletes.
Up to 6 Spanish athletes won gold in the
Master Bodybuilding categories, creating an
unprecedented overall with 7 athletes, with
only the Russian Alexander Alekseev accompanying Rafael Vera, Carlos Menendez, Jaime
Aguilera, Oscar Marín, Antonio Sanchez and
Toni Gutierrez. The Spaniard from Barcelona
won the overall title with a perfect score. If
Slovakia made history in 2013 by winning all
Bikini categories (5 wins), in 2014 Spain did
something even more difficult by adding 6
wins from the 8 possible in this mode.
As for women, the level was not so high.
They are categories where genetics are
above the work and where the international
trend points to this Nordic, Slavic and Caucasian physique style. Still, there was the Jerez
Veronica Gallego to achieve a well deserved
gold medal.
CAMPEONATOS
DE &EUROPA
JUNIOR
Y MASTER
EUROPEAN
JUNIOR
MASTER
CHAMPIONSHIPS
MASTER CLASSIC
BODYBUILDING
(40-49 years)
W
ith 11 athletes in the category,
Spain began its recital placing its
3 representatives in the final and
Cut and
defined,
Javier Pérez
(gold) was
about to sign
a perfect
score from
the semi to
the final.
He lacked a
point in the
free routine
round but
still, he was
unreachable
for his rivals.
was very close to take all the medals. Aleh
Ryshkevich (Belarus, 6th) and the ever
present in Santa Susanna, Serge Rouzé
(France, 5th) never counted for medals
but Antonio Perez (4th place) did, much
improved in the final routine, and who is
left at only 1 point from bronze wich ended
up with Martin Hanzel (Sweden).
JAVIER PéREz
Spanish double in the final of Classic Bodybuilding Master (-49 years):
Antonio Hernández (silver) and Javier Pérez (gold) dominated the
category, throughout the competition. The Swede Martin Hanzel
(bronze), could only reach the podium.
MASTER CLASSIC
BODYBUILDING
(+50 years)
W
ith higher level and athletes than
last year, it seemed that the
Spanish John Davi (gold) could
not defend his title in 2013 but he gradually
rose until eliminating all rivals and signed a
Winner: Javier Pérez (Spain). He
was about to achieve a perfect score in
the entire competition, (5-5-5-6) which
reflected the unquestionable quality
of his physique. His biggest rival was
Antonio Hernandez Parra (silver) who
had to work hard to the maximum to
overcome the Swedish Hanzel in the
final.
JOHN DAVI
Born in
France but
based in
Alicante for
almost two
decades,
the Parisian
John Davi
defended
his title won
in 2013 and
contributed
more points
to the Spanish team,
where he
is one of
the most
beloved
athletes.
The Spanish
anthem
sounded
again in his
honor.
The Swede Conny colossal Himersson (185 cm / 92 kg) could only
reach silver, defeated by the Spanish John Davi (171 cm / 73 kg). The
Irish James Cassidy (175 cm / 80 kg) completed the final, with the
bronze medal.
sensational routine (5 points) that ended
shattering the hopes of victory of Conny
Hilmersson (Sweden, silver), 15 centimeters
taller and 18 kilos heavier.
Behind the fight was to reach the bronze
that was handed to Irish James Cassidy,
who took advantage that the always in
the form Raymond Cassar (Malta, 4th)
was losing tone because he is also the
official IFBB photographer and stress is not
good travel companion. Behind both the
Italian Giancarlo La Piana (5th) and Czech
Ladislav Sroubek (6th), completed the
awards ceremony.
Winner: John Davi (Spain). An
example of timeless quality, the French
settled in Altea has already given 2 gold
medals for Spain (2013 and 2014) and is
one of our team. At 53 years old, he is here
to stay to continue adding titles.
OVERALL CLASSIC
BODYBUILDING
MASTER
I
t was a fratricidal duel between the
two Spaniards, separated by a few
kilos and a few centimetres denser
John Davi - but by 12 years that are felt
in the quality of skin. At 41, Javier Pérez
fought the current in order to, deservedly,
take the Overall title. Congratulations to
both!
Javier Perez (41 years)
and John Davi (53),
fight the Classic
Bodybuilding Overall
title.
The splendid
physique of
Javier Perez
(41 years),
the European
Champion
Absolute
Classic
Bodybuilding
Master.
Listening to the national anthem, flanked
by President Santonja and Vice President
Filleborn. Europe has a new Spanish Overall
master champion.
Spain continued to garner gold medals in Masters Bodybuilding the category from the Light
Heavyweight (-70 kilos): Jaime Aguilera reached the top of the podium, escorted by Allan
Pages (France, silver) and Mario Hernandez (Spain, bronze)
MASTER
BODYBUILDING
LIGHTWEIGHT
(-70 Kilos;
40-49 years)
O
verwhelming Spanish dominance in
this category of 7 athletes where the 3
Spanish representatives reached the
final and almost, both won medals. The
Andalusian Juan De Dios Mesa (4th) was
the only in the team who did not achieve
one , although his good proportions let him
comfortably defeat the Turkish Seyhmus
Urebe (6th) and German Michael Fackler
(5th).
Mario Augusto Hernández (bronze),
showed his experience again and did not
lose the chance to add another medal to
his extensive trophy cabinet. He could not
do anything to the definition of the French
Alain Pages (silver), 5 years younger, which
it the third Spanish representative that was
commissioned in the final.
Winner: Jaime aguilera (Spain).
With a perfect score in the semifinal,
Aguilera sported development, quality and
definition; enough qualities to score the
gold medal unopposed.
JAIME
AGUILERA
Jaime Aguilera never got his gold medal
threatened. Although his free routine can still
improve his physique was incomparably the
best in the category.
CAMPEONATOS
Y MASTER
EUROPEAN
JUNIORDE& EUROPA
MASTERJUNIOR
CHAMPIONSHIPS
MASTER BODYBUILDING MIDDLEWEIGHT (-80 Kilos; 40-49 years)
Escorted by the IFBB
officials, Mr. Marco
Bosco (Italy) and Mr.
Guido Falk (Germany),
Barcelona’s Oscar Marin
(41, 78 kilos) added
another gold medal to
his impressive record.
P
ity Francisco Quintana (8th place)
did not reach the semifinals in this
category 10 athletes. The Czech Lubos Koumal (5th) and Austrian Christian
Racan (6th) were not so far from his level,
but ahead of him by a few points. Ahead of
them classified the Italian Roberto Nuvoloni
(4th), somewhat no man’s land: better than
the previous, but far from the level of the
medalists.
The fight for the lower steps of the podium was decided by 1 point: Eric Miet (France, silver) took advantage of his hardness,
in mandatory, and made up the better proportions of Swedish Fredrik Spang (bronze)
with best score in the free routine .
Winner: oScar marín (Spain). One
of the most celebrated victories, not only for
the love with which he is received in Santa
Susanna, but because he made up for his
poor result in the senior competition the
day before. Much improved (harder, denser,
with another swimsuit) Marin could exhibit
his fabulous proportions (what calves!) And
defeat all.
OSCAR MARíN
It was not easy, but the Frenchman Eric Miet (silver) and Swede Fredrik Spang (bronze), could
only escort the Spanish Oscar Marin (gold) on the podium. The Spaniard removed the thorn
from his low rating the day before, in the senior category.
TONI GUTIéRREz
Toni Gutierrez (gold) began his great day by winning the final of the light heavyweight (-90
kilos) of Bodybuilding Master. The German Karsten Wolf (silver) and Austrian Alexander
Englitsch (bronze) could not prevent the Spanish to win the gold with a perfect score from
the semifinals.
MASTER BODYBUILDING LIGHT
HEAVYWEIGHT (-90 Kilos; 40-49 yrs.)
V
Hours of effort and training have their
reward: Toni Gutierrez dominates the
category of Master light heavyweight and
sounds the Spanish anthem, accompanied
by national coach Rafael Shepherd.
ery equal category of 15 athletes where neither the balanced Jose Jimenez (11th),
neither the aesthetic Fernando Asensio (10th) made it into the final, and neither
did the Portuguese Pedro Tenreiro, narrowly (7th).
In the final constant changes succeeded, with Ales Reman (Czech Rep. 6th) far from
improving, but Danilo Furiosi (Italy, 5th), Dominic Schreda (Malta, 4th), Alexander
Englitsch (Austria, bronze) and Karsten Wolf (Germany, silver) risking their positions to
almost the “posedown”.
Winner: Toni guTiérrez (Spain). He was the only thing that never changed:
the Barcelona was so impressive (5-5-5) had never endangered his gold medal. Tight,
vascularized outstandingly with his waist tuned like ever, his almost 87 kilos for his rivals
were insurmountable.
CAMPEONATOS
Y MASTER
EUROPEAN
JUNIORDE& EUROPA
MASTERJUNIOR
CHAMPIONSHIPS
MASTER
BODYBUILDING
HEAVYWEIGHT
(+90 kilos; 40-49
years)
W
hen the Spanish crowd was
celebrating what looked like a
recital of our team, reached the
climax to the last of the categories of the
master under 50 years achieved. Of the
19 enrolled, 4 were Spaniards who were
responsible for adding new points to the
FEFF.
Alfredo Fernandez (7th place) was
the only one who did not reach the final,
surpassed in the semifinals by Roland
Bosman (Slovakia, 5th), Alberto Clementi
(Italy, 4th) and Roberto Herránz (Spain,
6th). The popular “Billet” came fourth in
the final, with his impressive 105 kilos, but
eventually beaten by 1 point by the Slovak
and the aesthetic Italian.
In the medals, The Spanish
representatives didn’t fail: Eduardo
Urruticoechea (bronze) confirmed his
great season and escorted the winner,
making it difficult for the Norwegian Leif
Hestad (Silver), larger in size..
Winner: anTonio Sánchez
(Spain). A pleasant surprise, the
aesthetic athlete started on team “B”
with Herranz. However, his almost 99
kilos looked fabulous and could always
get 2 points in each round, to the
Norwegian.
MASTER
BODYBUILDING
LIGHTWEIGHTS
(-80 kilos; 50-59
years)
V
ANTONIO
SáNCHEz
Antonio Sanchez won the most important
title of his career, at age 41. His almost 99
kilos for his rivals were unbeatable and
contributed more points to the victory of
Spain in teams.
CARLOS
MENéNDEz
Carlos Menendez dominated the category of
Lightweights (+ 50 years) from beginning to
end with his aesthetics and excellent form.
The final of Heavyweight Bodybuilding Master also had, like most,
prize medals for the Spanish team: Leif Hestad (Norway, silver),
Antonio Sanchez (Spain, gold) and Eduardo Urruticoetxea (Spain,
bronze) reached the highest.
ery close to entering the final José
González (7th place), remained in this
category of 11 athletes where we saw
many familiar faces. Minoccari Maurizio (Italy,
6th) and Sigurkarl Adalsteinsson (Iceland,
5th) has never counted for medals but did
so Alfonso Gomez (4th). Former European
champions still competing and training each
day to the fullest, for pleasure, at 56 years.
His curious and fun routine put him in 2nd
place, but in mandatory he was surpassed by
the Russian Anatolii Shlein (bronze) and the
German Karl Heinz Tiegel (silver).
Winner: carloS menénDez (Spain).
There was no doubt that gold was reserved for
him. On his return to competition, also based
in Altea Basque athlete gave no options. With
his narrow waist and excellent separation, the
50-year Menendez is splendid.
New gold medal for Spain in the Master category (up to 59 years)
of Bodybuilding for Athletes -80 kilos: Karl Heinz Tiegel (Germany,
silver), Carlos Menendez (gold) and Anatolii Shlein (bronze).
MASTER
BODYBUILDING
HEAVYWEIGHTS
(+80 kilos; 50-59
years)
El favorito
del público, el
portugués José
Carlos Rebolo
(bronce) mira a
sus dos rivales,
en la entrega de
premios de los
Pesos Pesados
para atletas
de 50-59 años:
Jean Dulon
(Francia, plata)
y Alexander
Alekseev (Rusia,
oro); un coloso
de 110 kilos
ultrarrecortado.
W
ith 11 athletes in competition and
in the absence of the Austrian
Wolfgang Schoeber, collaborating
on the work of presenter; the colossal
Alexander Alekseev (Russia, gold) took the
title easily.
In a category without Spanish, France
took over with Jean Dulon (silver) and
Frederic Fabbi (4th) although public
preferences were always with Portuguese
friend José Carlos Rebolo (bronze) medal
winning perhaps public support in the routine
round, offsetting the advantage of Fabbi and
finally surpassing b y 1 single point. Without
options, the Polish Wieslaw Kurk (5th) and
Latvian Aivars Visockis (6th) completed a
final where a classic fell: the Italian colossus
of 103 kilos, Antonio Vergiani (7th place).
Winner: Alexander Alekseev (Rusia). With
110 kilos in good condition, rivals could do
little. Size counts and Alekseev took one of
only two categories withno Spanish.
MASTER
BODYBUILDING
OPEN (60-65
years)
T
he other category without Spanish
(7 participants). Czechs, Turks and
Swedes fought for medals in a fight
where the 3 Turks were the least rewarded:
Oral Ozkaya (7th), Aziz Uksal (6th) and
Abdulbaki Koseahmetoglu (4th) went home
without medals, despite the great routine
and this latter quality.
Sweden scored important points for
the team standings, thanks to 5th place in
Jan Kempe and especially the silver medal
Renling Leif. The small Swedish aesthetic
prevented the doublet of the Czech Republic
with the famous Milan Bodlak (bronze) and
dense Miroslaw Mraz (gold).
Winner: Miroslaw Mraz (Czech Republic).
At 63 years old, still in excellent physical
marks of almost 87 kilos, hard to beat in the
category. Came third in the final, but ended
up ahead, very prominent. Still, knowing that
would not count in the pools for the overall
title was the only champions who declined to
participate in the overall.
ALExANDER
ALExEEV
While not the most aesthetic category,
the density and size of Alexander Alexeev
(Russia) gave him the gold medal without
discussion.
MIROSLAw
MRAz
Czech Miroslaw Mraz (63 years) settled for
his victory in the individual category and
declined to compete in the overall, with the
other 7 individual winners.
Podium of
the Master
Bodybuilding
category for
athletes 60 to
65 years: Leif
Renling (Sweden,
silver), Miroslaw
Mraz (Czech Rep.,
gold) and Milan
Bodlak (Czech
Rep., bronze).
CAMPEONATOS
Y MASTER
EUROPEAN
JUNIORDE&EUROPA
MASTERJUNIOR
CHAMPIONSHIPS
MASTER
BODYBUILDING
OPEN (+65 years)
S
portsmanship that Mraz was missing
in dismissing the overall, had some
left over for Rafael Vera who was
present in it, after razing in the category of
the oldest. Being the oldest athlete in all
championships (born in 1945) can be said
that he had no rivals to win again-gold
medal.
Neither the aesthetic but lighter Willi
Neubauer (Germany, silver) or willful
Lundhom Nico (Sweden, bronze), and the
active Vladimir Stepanek (Czech Rep., 4th
place), were never alternative to the title.
Winner: rafael vera (Spain). Like
the great (which he always has been),
with a perfect score of 5-5-5; it is an honor
to have him in the Spanish national team.
More gold
medals for Spain,
in the category of
the most veteran.
Rafael Vera (69
years) defeated
German smoothly
Willi Neubauer
(Silver, 68 years
old) and Swedish
Nico Lundholm
(bronze, 68 years).
No category up as
much respect as
this, for example all
participants.
RAFAEL VERA
Rafael Vera a new gold medal took for his
showcase. Still dominates the category
Bodybuilding +65 years, being the oldest
of the more than 700 athletes who
competed in these championships.
Alexander
Alekseev
(110 kilos, 55
years); Toni
Gutierrez
(87 kilos, 41
years) and
Antonio
Sanchez
(99 kilos,
41 years)
were the top
3 athletes
master of the
competition.
OVERALL MASTER
BODYBUILDING
T
The Barcelona Toni Gutierrez got his big goal:
crowned Overall European Champion of
Bodybuilding (Master). His score on the overall
was perfect: 5 points.
he photograph of the “line up” of
master winners should hang, forever,
in the headquarters of the FEFF: the
7 participating athletes (refused the Czech
Mraz, as mentioned), 6 were Spaniards:
Rafael Vera, Carlos Menéndez Jaime
Aguilera, Oscar Marín, Antonio Sanchez
and Toni Gutierrez. The 6 this year will
have a significant economic grant from the
Federation, as the other gold-medalists and
they are history of the sport in our country
“ex aequo” (with equal merit).
Winner: Toni guTiérrez (Spain).
There had to be an Ovaerall winner and
he was from Barcelona. He had already
warned in weighing that he was one of the
athletes to beat and the judges had “taken
the license plate” in its category. Wearing all
the attributes of a complete athlete, Toni
won the unanimous vote of the judges (5
points) in the year that is 41 years old. There
is champion for a while.
JUNIOR
BODYBUILDING
LIGHTW. (-75 Kilos)
C
ategory of 10 athletes where Jindra
Musil (Czech Rep. 6th) and Dominic
Viagli (Ireland, 5th) had no options
for medals. The aesthetic Daniel Zammit
(Malta, 4th) had it but stayed close, trailing
the denser Alexis Delobel (France, bronze).
Meanwhile, the Swedish Josef Ahmad
(silver), was always ahead of everyone except
the champion.
Winner: filiP lihl (germany). Another
of the heroes of these 2014 Europeans, to
achieve the perfect score (5-5-5) even in the
semifinals. In his last year as a junior, points to
new victories in the senior category.
JUNIOR
BODYBUILDING
HEAVY (+75 Kilos)
A
FILIP LIHL
Filip Lihl, another outstanding athlete
in Santa Susanna 2014 took gold in the
Lightweight Junior Bodybuilding, with a
perfect score (5-5-5) and subsequently the
overall.
nother 10 athletes took part in this
category where the Italian Jonata
Rinaldi (6th) entered by 1 point, far
behind the level of their closest rivals, as the
Ukrainian Pavel Marakhovskiy (5th), Poland’s
massive 115 kilos Kamil Tanwic (4th ) and
Bulgarian Valeri Enchev (bronze). They were
quickly scrutinized by the judges, who always
saw behind the level of aesthetic Moldovan
Vladimir Iacolev (silver) and the winner.
Winner: PioTr Borecki (Poland). Not
as big as Iacolev, entered the final behind him,
but in the mandatory already surpassed him
by 1 point (7-8). He finished achieving gold
in the free routine, earning a perfect score (5
points).
After completely dominate his rivals, the German Filip Lihl (gold) had the nice
touch on the podium to lift the hand of the other two medalists: Swedish Josef
Ahmad (silver) and France’s Alexis Delobel (bronze).
PIOTR
BORECkI
At 23, Piotr Borecki (Poland) Junior took
the Heavyweight title was, giving 84 kilos
on the scale and wasthe lightest athlete
in the final.
The podium in Junior Heavyweight Bodybuilding, with Vladimir
Iacovlev (Moldova, silver), Piotr Borecki (Poland, gold) and Valeri
Enchev (Bulgaria, bronze). Young Central European athletes
dominated this category.
CAMPEONATOS
Y MASTER
EUROPEAN
JUNIORDE&EUROPA
MASTERJUNIOR
CHAMPIONSHIPS
JUNIOR CLASSIC
BODYBUILDING
OPEN
H
ard category of 13 young athletes where
there were 3 levels within the final. At
the bottom, Jajub Vilmek (Slovakia,
6th) and Slim Kelner (Estonia, 5th) fought
with a similar physique, despite the greater
height of Kelner. Ahead, Jakub Szczerba
(Poland, 4th) gave the medal to Vit Sahula
(Czech Rep.) who overcame in the semifinals
by one point before losing the final to the
better aesthetics Estonian.
At the top step, Babiak Lukasz (Poland,
silver), maintained a struggle to the end with
the winner, surpassing him in stature and
development.
Winner: Jeve oJala (finland).
Very complete, his 89 kilos of weight well
proportioned served to dominate the category
from start to finish, although some judges
opted for better symmetry of Polish Babiak.
The Classic
Bodybuilding
Junior podium
with Lukasz
Babiak (Poland,
silver), Jeve Ojala
(Finland, gold)
and Vit Sahula
(Czech Rep.,
Bronze). All of
them, in the limit
of 23 years old.
JEVE OJALA
With nearly 185 cm and 89 kilos in weight,
the Finnish Jeve Ojala took gold in
Junior Bodybuilding Classic. All finalists
exceeded 180 cm.
Jeve Ojala
(Classic), Filip Lihl
(light) and Piotr
Borecki (heavy),
fighting for the
Overall in Junior
Bodybuilding.
OVERALL JUNIOR
BODYBUILDING
whose scores (the two best and the two
worst scores, statistically rejecting) were
counted
D
espite the quality of Jeve Ojala,
the Finnish never counted for the
Overall triumph. The German Lihl
and Polish Borecki were always the two
contenders, despite their differences in
size. Interestingly, the 3 athletes will say
goodbye to the category this year, so they
will not have another chance to win a title
that ended, curiously, in the hands of the
smaller athlete.
Winner: filiP lihl (germany). For
just 1 point (7-8) got the win over Borecki.
His best ratios were superior to his rival
size, as determined by 3 of the 5 judges
The President Santonja and Vice President Filleborn gave the title of European Overall Junior
Bodybuilding Champion, to German Filip Lihl.
Only 1 point difference allowed the lightweight
champion to win the title.
In his last year
as a junior (23
years), the
German Filip Lihl
took the title of
European Overall
Bodybuilding
Champion.
EUROPEAN
JUNIORDE& EUROPA
MASTERJUNIOR
CHAMPIONSHIPS
CAMPEONATOS
Y MASTER
JUNIOR MEN´S
PHYSIQUE OPEN
O
nly one Spanish, Abel Diaz (9) in this
category of 11 athletes where criteria
are becoming increasingly clear with
time: aesthetics and slenderness above
Not large, but very
aesthetic
and proportionate, the
Norwegian
Alexander
Myrvold
was another
of the
winners in
these championships,
with two
gold medals
and overall.
His first big
success was
the Junior
category
which shone
from the
first appearance on
stage.
development and muscle hardness. The
Romanian Daniel Girtan (6th) never found
opportunities to get medals, which the
Czech Filip Steflovic (5th) did have and the
Swedish Ahmad Jones (4th). Both athletes
were separated by only 1 point and 3 from
the bronze medal that went to another
Swede Pontus Koskelainen.
ALExANDER
MYRVOLD
The Podium Junior Men’s Physique Akram Ali (Turkey, silver),
Alexander Myrvold (Norway, gold) and Pontus Koskelainen
(Sweden, bronze). The Nordic athletes dominated the final.
MASTER
BODYFITNESS
OPEN (35-44 yrs.)
N
o less than 26 athletes in this category where the gold went to Alicante!
Spain offered a team of 5 athletes
where the national champion, Maria Bozinovska and international Toñi Galán could
not reach a harsh semifinal. There, but no
Winner: alexanDer myrvolD
(norway). He wowed the judges from the
semifinal with aesthetic body without much
size. With only 171 cm, this young athlete has
the magazine cover physique so much sought
after in this category. His elegance in the pose
allowed him to defeat the Turkish Ali Akram
(silver), taller and more developed.
VERóNICA
GALLEGO
In full
physical
maturity,
Veronica
Gallego is in
the prime of
her career.
Her was
the gold
medal in the
category.
The podium of Bodyfitness Master (35-44 years) with Marina
Chamoun (Sweden, silver), Veronica Gallego (Spain, gold) and Rachel
Ramos (France, bronze).
further, came Rosa Mas (14th place) and
Bieve Beviá (11th). Our two dearest athletes
who have given us so much joy, were left out
of the final, for different reasons.
Neither the Russian team had its day,
with 3 of the 4 athletes falling on the edge of
the final, that Irina Topoleva (6th) did reach.
There was only 1 point difference between
the Russian, the Slovak Iveta Vanekova
(5th) and the Swedish Frida Balefalk (4th).
This makes it clear how difficult it was to
achieve a medal for the aesthetic French
Hispanic Rachel Ramos (bronze) and the
Swedish with long legs (177 cm tall), Marina
Chamoun (silver).
Winner: verónica gallego (Spain).
Equality in the category accentuates the
merit of the Spanish to take the gold, leading
from the semifinals. Today he is the best
Spanish athlete, and despite being 39, the
wife of former national coach Emilio Martinez, she clearly has a long future ahead.
MASTER
BODYFITNESS
OPEN (+45 years)
C
ategory to enjoy, from the stalls, with
17 female athletes who would be
withdrawn at any other sport, but
in Bodyfitness are at the absolute highest
level.
The favorite, Carina Isaksson (Sweden,
5th place) was not at the level of last
year and was only overcome in the final
the Icelandic Kristin Krisjansdottir (6th),
another athlete of her age (48 years) that
is almost unbelievable for her aesthetic
quality. Both have the same age as Esther
Serrano (11th place) that this year failed
to reach the final, despite her undeniable
physical and aesthetic level.
Spain still had another bullet in the
chamber: the beautiful Rosario Ortiz (silver)
that entered in the final with the worst
score, but that dazzled in the final and beat
all rivals: Olga Stepanyuk (4th place) and
Brigitte Subrin (France, bronze), besides
the mentioned Nordic. Only the winner
was out of reach of the fabulous Spanish
competitor.
Winner: feDerica ghezzi (italy).
Nobody would say from the photos she is
49 years old, her skin and lines are those of
a much younger woman. Her title was never
at risk, with a perfect score in the semifinals
and final.
FEDERICA
GHEzzI
The Bodyfitness
Masters (+45
years) podium
with Rosario Ortiz
(Spain, silver),
Federica Ghezzi
(Italy, gold) and
Brigitte Subrin
(France, bronze).
OVERALL MASTER
BODYFITNESS
I
t hurt to see how, again, Veronica
Gallego stayed one step from
enjoying all the honors but the
Federica Ghezzi took gold with a perfect
score in the final and the semifinals.
quality of the Italian Federica Ghezzi was
inquestionable. Exactly 10 years older
than Veronica, the Italian won by a large
majority (6-9) demonstrating that it is a
physical marvel. When millions of women
around the world spend fortunes to look
younger through surgery and “miracle
Veronica Gallego and Federica Ghezzi fought for Overall which was resolved by 6-9 in favor of the Italian.
diets” it would do them well to learn from
the work capacity and training of these
two women 39 and 49 years, respectively,
which could blush any common twenty
year old, of any European city.
Federica Ghezzi, awesome at 49, got the
Overalla of Bodyfintess Master. In the picture
we see her listening to the anthem of Italy, with
President Santonja and EBFF Vice President Mr.
Benedetto Modello.
EUROPEAN
JUNIORDE&EUROPA
MASTERJUNIOR
CHAMPIONSHIPS
CAMPEONATOS
Y MASTER
MASTER BIKINI
FITNESS OPEN
(+35 years)
C
EwA zEGAN
omplete success of this new category
which brought 17 athletes in its debut. Despite the enthusiasm of the
Spanish, the final left us to our five athletes
off the end: Carolina Cayuela (15th), Rocio
Pedrero (14th) and Sonia Montes (13th) closed the standings, just ahead of a German of
100% Spanish origin: Monica Alvarez (12th).
Not able to give us much more joy Ana
Hernandez (10th) and Sara Diaz, our best
representative, who could only reach the 8th
place, despite their slim and sleek physique.
In the final Eva Nutilova (Czech Rep., 6th)
and Martina Struhackova (Slovakia, 5th) never
opted for a medal, while Emanuela Colace
(Italy, 4th) could only add some intrigue,
without alarming better athlete of Latvia: tall
(174 cm) Veronika Serzante (bronze).
Winner: eWa zegan (Poland). The
beautiful athlete based in Spain exceeded
her form ofthe 2012 European, where she
outperformed, to take the lead, in the Final,
with 2 points ahead of the Hungarian Gabriella
Rakoczi (silver). While both entered the final
with 11 points, the elegance and facial beauty
of Zegan was incontestable.
The podium of the impressive Master
Bikini category, where there were 17
participants. Gabriella Rakoczi (Hungary,
silver), Ewa Zegan (Poland, gold) and
Veronika Serzante (Estonia, bronze) were
indisputably the Top 3 of the athletes.
Hungary has spent
years doing a great
base job in the Fitness
and the results are
beginning to arrive.
The Hungarian official
Viola Varga satisfied
with Agoston Dorottya
medals (silver) and
Nikolett Szabo (gold).
JUNIOR FITNESS
LOW CLASS
(-163 cm)
C
ategory of 4 athletes where it came
down to a duel between Uruguayan
Nikolett Szabo (gold) and Dorottya
Agoston (silver). Despite her advantage in
age neitherr Dominika Krejcarova (Czech
Rep., bronze) or Tugce Alakurt (Turkey, 4th
place) could aim higher.
Winner: nikoleTT SzaBo (hungary). In her debut, at age 16, this fabulous
athlete came with the children’s world title
in her pocket, reached last year. She yielded
only the physical round by 1 point to her
companion Agoston only 17 years old. Hungary has secured the future in this mode.
NIkOLETT
SzABO
The Junior Fitness Podium (Low Class) with Dorottya
Agoston (Hungary, silver), Nikolett Szabo (Hungary,
gold) and Dominika Krejkarova (Czech Rep., bronze).
JUNIOR FITNESS
LOW CLASS
(+163 cm)
The podium
of the Junior
Fitness -163
cm, with Kata
Palasthy
(Hungary,
silver, 22
years), Endla
Vaher (Estonia,
gold, 23 years)
and Alexandra
Zilina (Russia,
bronze, 17
years).
M
Endla Vaher
(Estonia)
completely
dominated the
category, in
its last year of
Junior. She is a
regular visitor
to Spain and the
great point in her
country, in the
Tall stature.
edals much more expensive, in
this category of 12 athletes where
Hungary failed to shine both with
Lili Ofella (7th place) out of the final, at 17, the
lack of physical maturity; and Kata Palasthy
(silver) far from gold, although her routine is
excellent, like all of her companions.
The youngest finalist was the Russian
Alexandra Zhilina (17, bronze), very complete
and of a bright future. Despite her youth, she
easily defeated girls five years older as Johanna Lond (Estonia, 4th place), Zaneta Balsewicz (Poland, 5th place) and Oona Yitolonen
(Finland, 6th place).
Winner: enDla vaher (estonia). By
far, the most complete athlete from the category. At 23 experienced enough and, above
all, twith he necessary athleticism to succeed.
With her 169 cm and elegance, the student of
the world champion Natalia Nazarenko is the
next hope of her country to achieve the gold at
a senior level.
OVERALL JUNIOR
FITNESS
N
ikolett Szabo too young to be
measured in a physique round , to
an athlete with 7 years more of
elaborate muscularly like Endla Vaher.
Clearly a “David against Goliath”, the
sympathetic Estonian gave no option and
returned home with a new title.
Endla Vaher, holding her Junior European Overall
Fitness Champion trophy, seconded by Ms.
Juliette Bergman and Mr. William Tierney.
EEndla Vaher (Estonia) and Nikolett
Szabo (Hungary)
had a 7 and 9 centimeters of hight in
favor, to the pretty
Hungarian. The
judges had no doubt
in the absolute
triumph of Vaher.
With her 169 cm
and 23 years,
Endla Vaher was
proclaimed Junior
European Overall
Fitness Champion,
demonstrating that
she is ready for new
challenges in the
senior category.
ENDLA VAHER
CAMPEONATOS
Y MASTER
EUROPEAN
JUNIORDE&EUROPA
MASTERJUNIOR
CHAMPIONSHIPS
JUNIOR
BODYFITNESS
TALLA BAJA
(-163
cm)
o Spanish in this category of
N
11 athletes, the finalists were
separated by two levels of quality.
With good physique, but without options
for medal, Kaja Wojciechowska (Poland,
6th), Arseniy Ramona (Romania, 5th) and
Nikola Blahusiakova (Slovakia, 4th) were
always close to alternate their positions,
competing with each other.
More leveled among the medalists
Jana Suti (Croatia, bronze) just 1 point
behind Antonia Pesevski (Sweden, silver),
despite her greater stature and beautiful
silhouette, and very close to winning,
which tied in with the semifinals to 9
points.
Winner: anTonina laSukova
(russia). Without alienating much of her
pursuers, this beautiful athlete showed
the best qualities of the Russian school,
when occupying the stage. Her elegance,
alongside her physique, awarded the gold
medal.
Much equality in Low Class of Junior
Bodyfitness podium with Antonio Pesevski
(Sweden, silver, 11 points), Antonina Lasukova
(Russia, gold, 8 points) and Jana Suti (Croatia,
bronze, 12 points).
ANTONINA
LASUkOVA
At 21, Antonina Lasukova (Russia) points to a
big star. She still has two years to revalidate
the title and glimpse athletes of muscular
proportions and quality.
JUNIOR
BODYFITNESS
TALL CLASS
(+163 cm)
he 7 athletes fought to reach the
T
podium for gold was clear from
the beginning. With the Hungarian
Laura Kam (7th) off the final fight,
Three rookies on the podium of the Junior
Bodyfitness Tall Class: Marie Steffen
(Germany, silver), Uma Heimisdottir (Iceland,
gold) and Maria Stanciu (Romania, bronze).
Dilara Korkmaz (Turkey, 6th place) and
Stanislava Ticha (Slovakia, 5th place) fell
in the first comparisons.
Very close to it was Paulina Raisanen
(Finland, 4th place), excellent legs, but
still not ready to approach the judges to
reach the medal. Maria Stanciu (Romania,
bronze) did succeed, just 2 points above
the beautiful Finnish. With such a tight
margin, Stanciu lost the beat of German
Marie Steffen (silver) that escaped in the
UMA
HEIMISDOTTIR
Uma Heimisdottir (Iceland, 23 years), took
the gold medal with her slim physique of
167 cm.
final and reached the second step of the
podium.
Winner: uma heimiSDoTTir
(iceland). Besides being better, she
went from less to more and ended with
a perfect score (5 points) in the final.
Iceland always presents some future star
athlete and this beautiful 167 cm, in her
final year as junior, may be the next queen
of the category.
CAMPEONATOS
Y MASTER
EUROPEAN
JUNIORDE& EUROPA
MASTERJUNIOR
CHAMPIONSHIPS
OVERALL
JUNIOR BODYFITNESS
t is one of the least complicated titles to achieve (there are only 2 contenders) but that
I
does not mean it is easy for the judges to choose the winner. Heimisdottir and Lasukova
were at a very similar level, if too much difference in height between the two (only 6
cm). Finally, and again by vote of only 1 judge, the youngest (21 years) Antonina Lasukova
got the overall title, with the brief score 7-8 points.
More toned and
finer articulations,
Antonina Lasukova (left) exceeded
by the minimum
difference the
smooth and
pleasant face of
Uma Heimisdottir:
7 points to 8.
JUNIOR MEN´S
FITNESS
C
Antonina Lasukova (Russia), flanked by Mr. Erich
Janer and Mr. William Tierney won the overall
Junior Bodyfitness. The giant European country
continues to dominate this category Elina Gook
where flashed and Julia Ushakov. Both were world
champions and are the mirror to Antonina.
ategory of 9 athletes where Slovak
Patrick Tomaskovic (6th place),
Estonian Nikita Dvorkin (5th
place), and the German Aramis Scherer
(4th place) ran almost the same points,
surpassed by only 1 difference between
them.
In the medals, the best physique was
of Stefan Virna (Romania, 5 points) but
could not get past the bronze because
of his poor choreography, worst of all
finalists. More offset was his partner Mihai
Moruz (silver) that despite this, never
troubled the winner.
Winner: Serhii horDieiev
(ukraine). With the basis of the best
routine, his good shape was enough
to win the gold. After the doublet of
Ukraine at senior level with Kharkhun
and Khashalov, the future is assured
with this 22-year, considerably higher
than his teammates.
JUNIOR BIKINI
FITNESS LOW
CLASS (-163 cm)
The podium of Men’s Fitness Junior with Romanian
Mihai Moruz (silver) and Stefan Virna (bronze),
seconding the Ukrainian Serhii Hordieiev (gold).
SERHII
HORDIEIEV
Serhii Hordieiev (Ukraine) took the
gold medal in Junior Men’s Fitness.
SABINA
PLEVAkOVA
S
tiff competition among the 16 registered
athletes, where the Spanish Irene Lopez
(15th place) didn’t have the desired
debut, despite her condition. France showed
us their new star, Emma Patino (6th place)
that was very close to beating Adenike
Endtova (Czech Rep., 5th place) and Evelin
Grzegorczyk (Sweden, 4th place), all in very
similar scores
The medalists were clear but not as clear
as how to distribute them: Maja Pavlovic
(Serbia, bronze) came into the final with
the advantage to take silver that went, by
2 points around the neck of very complete
Sandra Jokic (Norway).
Winner: SaBina Plevakova
(Slovakia). With her 21 years, this slender
athlete is already the star of her new country
in low class. Her clear win in the Final granted
her the momentum that would later lead her
to also win in the senior category. Sheoints to
professional.
The podium of the Junior Bikini Low Class with
Sandra Jokic (Norway, silver), Sabina Plevakova
(Slovakia, gold) and Maja Pavlovic (Serbia,
bronze). Slovakia defended its 2013 victory, just
effortlessly.
JUNIOR BIKINI
FITNESS TALL
CLASS(+163 cm)
I
t was not possible for Spanish athletes
to shine in this demanding category of 24
competitors. Lola Vera, and Ela Algaba
did not pass the elimination round. They will
have more opportunities, at 22. Closer was
Paula Bonfill (7th place), in her last year as a
junior, going into the final but still never saw
the judges in that select group.
No other category was so hard to judge,
with somewhat mixed results that left only
a difference of 11 points between the winner
and the 6th ranked; the tightest category of
all championships. Zaneta Szlezak (Poland,
6th) exceeded by 2 points Brigita Békefi
(Hungary) that came out ahead of the
semifinals. Monica Naumova (Bulgaria, 4th
place) took the bronze to the final, but lost,
overtaken by Veronika Gulasova (Slovakia,
bronze) which in turn came with better notes
in the semifinals.
Winner: kriSTina narBuTaiTyTe
(lithuania). In this dance of scores, the
oldest of the finalists took advantage of her
senior year to take the gold, starting with the
second highest score. Very sure in the final,
she excelled by 2 points to the very young
Erika Kandrakova (Slovakia, silver), 19, with
the same score as her partner Gulasova.
The podium
of the Junior
Bikini Tall Class
with Erika
Kandrakova
(Slovakia,
silver), Kristina
Narbutaityte
(Lithuania,
gold) and
Veronika
Gulasova
(Slovakia,
bronze). The
small Central
European
country
continues
to dominate
this discipline
amazingly.
kRISTINA
NARBUTAITYTE
Mr. Erich
Janer and
Mr. William
Tierney
handed
the trophy
for Junior
European
Overall Bikini
Champion
to Sabina
Plevakova
(Slovakia, 21).
OVERALL JUNIOR
BIKINI FITNESS
A
t a quick glance, the judges gave the
title to the Slovak Plevakova. Despite
being younger and with less stature the
elegant athlete took the win and was one of
the queens of these championships. Slovakia
has a new star in Bikini.
Sabina
Plevakova
(Slovakia)
and Kristina
Naburtaityte
(Lithuanian),
fighting for the
overall.
The two
athletes,
separated
by 10 cm of
height, had
a very high
level.
B y
A R m A N D O
S .
m á R q U E z
The final image of the championships: the triumph of Alla
Semenova, in the Bikini Fitness discipline and her valuable points
that led Ukraine to the team title at the 2014 European Fitness
Championships..
/ /
P H O T O S
B y
A N G E L
m O L I N E R O
Ukraine won the team title, with a fabulous set of 17 athletes who scored 122
points. UKBBF President, Mr. Igor Deliev (center); was on hand to receive the
award, given to him by IFBB President, Dr. Rafael Santonja and the Mayor of
Santa Susanna, D. Joan Campolier.
SANTA SUSANNA (III)
EUROPEAN FITNESS CHAMPIONSHIPS
UKRAINE BEATS THE FAVORITES RUSSIA AND SLOVAKIA
CAUSING A SENSATION IN BIKINI
SpAIN REACHES THE 8TH POSITION,
IN FRON OF CZECH REp. AND THE BALTIC COUNTRIES
The
choreographic
Fitness reached
sublime
moments in
this edition.
Great physiques
that enhance
their athletic
performance
and fabulous
gymnasts
progressing
in muscle
quality fought
a fabulous
competition,
open until the
end.
T
he final sessions of Saturday
17. and Sunday 18. were
reserved for the categories
considered “Fitness”. The
spectacular muscular work
was accompanied by other qualities such
as athletic ability (Fitness choreography)
and elegance (Bikini) that were decisive
when choosing the winners.
Spain reached a high approval with
its 8th place by teams, among the 41
nations represented; thanks to the 54
points of its 24 members (France, with
the largest team - 26 athletes - remained
in 11th position) who gave us some very
The Russian
Ljudmila Nikitina,
- hostess at the
last Arnold Classic
Europe Pro - is the
big star of this
2014 in the Fitness
discipline. The
most important
competitions of
the season are
already under her
belt: World Ladies
Cup, Olympia
Amateur and the
2014 European
Championships.
Her charming
smile is no
surprise.
valuable medals, such as those of Paula
Escalón and Verónica Gallego (silver), and
Mary Paulette (bronze) in Bikini Fitness.
Otherwise, it was the competition
of some stars that are now
known throughout the continent.
Orphaned by charismatic stars the
Bodyfitness competition, the flashes
of photographers today point to
Endla Vaher, Anna Mekhnina and
Ljudmila Nikitina(Fitness) and to
Olga Viazmetinova, Olga Putrova and
Alla Semenova (Bikini). They were
the most outstanding athletes of this
2014 edition.
EUROPEAN FITNESS CHAMPIONSHIPS
FITNESS LOW
CLASS (-163 cm)
S
everal new faces in this category
where Hungary continues showing
new talents (Virag Peto, 16) and
where the British Enma Paveley (bronze)
was the best rookie.
Winner: AnnA MekhninA (Russia).
After retiring for 5 years to be a mother,
the slender Russian showed the best
physique of the category and a high level
routine that brought her the gold. This
year she won the bronze at the Russian
Nationals and is improving as the season
progresses.
The Fitness podium (-163 cm) with Georgiiana
Padure (Romania, silver), Anna Mekhina (Russia,
gold) and Emma Paveley (Britain, bronze).
Paveley achieved the best result by a British
athlete in the Europeans thanks to her good
physique, while Padure, in the semifinals, was
able to overcome Mekhina in the choreography
round.
Anna Mekhnina
(Russia) was
elegance
personified, during
the execution of her
choreography.
ANNA
MEkHNINA
Ljudmila Nikitina (Russia)
is the athlete of the year. In
2013 she stood at the gates of
all (Europeans, Worlds, ACE)
and this year she has already
taken the World Ladies Cup, the
Europeans and - jsut days later the Amateur Olympia Prague.
Ljudmila Nikitina only yielded the choreography
round to the Estonian Endla Vaher. Her routine for
2014 is completely new to the one she showed in
2013.
FITNESS
TALL CLASS (+163 cm)
he progression of the junior champion Endla Vaher (4th
T
place, level on points with Olga Demchuk for bronze) was
the highlight, after the match between last year’s winner,
Barbora Bunkakova-Seckarova (silver) and the imposing Ljudmila
Nikitina .
Winner: LjudMiLA nikitinA (Russia). Perhaps the most
spectacular physique of the whole decade, which her choreography
is beginning to accompany. A current favorite, after her victory
in Kiev, in April, she is the leading candidate to succeed Natalia
Nazarenko, as teh World Fitness Champion in October, in Canada.
LjUdMILA
NIkITINA
The Fitness podium (+163 cm) with Georgiiana Padure
(Romania, silver), Anna Mekhina (Russia, gold) and Emma
Paveley (Great Britain, bronze).
EUROPEAN FITNESS
CHAMPIONSHIPS
CAMPEONATOS
DE EUROPA
DE FITNESS
FITNESS
OvErALL
MEKhNINA BEATS NIKITINA,
AGAINST PrOGNOSTICS
y 6 points to 9, the confrontation
between these two Russian athletes
decided in favor of Mekhnina. With her
fine articulations and tiny waist, motherhood
has not dented Mekhnina and she knew how
to impose to the greater height and muscle
quality of Nikitina who, at 28, has everything
going for her to qualify for the title again.
B
Anna Mekhnina and Ljudmila Nikitina: the best fitness
in the world resides in Moscow.
Retired from competing for five years for maternity,
the Russian Anna Mekhnina has had an impressive
progression this season and has won the biggest
title of her career.
MEN´S
FITNESS OPEN
efinitely, men have stolen the spectacularity from women, at a choreographic
D
level in this discipline. Without encountering fabulous physiques, but still very
noticeable, all finalists offered stunning athletic routines. The Ukrainians Khasalov
and Kharkhun, which we discovered in Zagreb 2012 have reached the top, improving their
physique and, what seemed impossible: their amazing routines.
Winner: FEdIr KhASALOv (ukraine). He will go down in history as the European
Champion with a perfect score (5 + 5) in the two rounds. However, he should not
neglected the progression of his friend Kharkhun, even more impressive than him, at the
choreographic level.
Fedir Khasalov, flanked by Mrs. Nieves Santonja and
Miss. Tatiana Dolgokir (UKBFF), took the 2014 Men’s
Fitness title of Europe.
Fedir Khasalov, in
his rutine.
FEdIR kHASALOv
The podium of Men´s Fitness with Nazar Kharkhun (Ukraine, silver), - the man with the most difficult athletic
routine at the competition -; Fedir Khasalov (Ukraine, gold) that has reached the top after his continuous
evolution since 2012 and Mihail Moruz (Romania, bronze), an athlete of 22 who is advancing rapidly.
Nazar Kharkun (Silver) is the bullet
in the chamber of the UKBFF to
continue dominating the male
specialty.
CAMPEONATOS
DE EUROPA
DE FITNESS
EUROPEAN FITNESS
CHAMPIONSHIPS
BOdYFITNESS
LOW CLASS
(-158 cm)
V
ronica Gallego returned to stay at
the gates of glory. If she took silver in
the Master division in 2013, this year
she was about to strike gold in the senior
division. She entered the final as leader,
with 1 point ahead of the German Angela
Derzapf but finished only one point behind
(8 to 7) in a very tight finish. Less fortunate
was Vanessa Blesa who didn’t reach the
Top 6 and qualified in a discreet 14th place.
Winner: ANGELA dErzAPF
(Germany). Favorite after winning the
2014 WLC, the elegant German athlete
could only overcome Veronica by a majority
simply protected by her toned physique
that went further in the final.
Timeless beauty in the Low Class, with
the veteran athletes monopolizing
the top positions and outdoing the
“senior” athletes: Sylwia Taczała
(Poland; 6th place with 25 years);
Maria Eriksson (Sweden, 4th place 49
years: The oldest athlete competing
in this discipline); Veronica Gallego
(Spain; silver with some stunning 38
years); Angela Derzapf (Germany,
gold with 32 years), Evalinda Aarbaag
(Sweden; bronze with 43 years) and
Silvia Cechinato (Italy; 5th place with
32 years).
Spain won its only medal in
Bodyfitness thanks to the
extraordinary Veronica Gallego
from Alicante (right) that reached a
silver medal like in 2013 - even more
valuable because it is the senior
category. Germany’s Angela Derzapf
(gold) and the Swedish Evelinda
Aarvaag (bronze) completed the
podium.
ANgELA
dERzAPF
TIINA
vASkELAINEN
The Bodyfitness finalists -163 cm had it very difficult to classify, ahead of 22 other rivals: Vilma
Salaseviciuté (Lithuania, 6th place), Petra Urbankova (Czech Rep., 4th place), Antonina Lasukova
(Russia, silver); Tiina Vaskelainen (Finland, gold), Carina Isaksson (Sweden, bronze) and Darola Kruusik
(Estonia, 5th place).
BOdYFITNESS
MId-LOW CLASS
(-163 cm)
U
ndoubtedly the hardest of the
categories with 28 athletes who
compelled a gruelling qualifying
round in which the Spanish María
Bozinowska and Laura Sabino fell.
Youth and experience on the podium of the Mid-Low Class
of Bodyfitness: 21 years of Antonina Lasukova (silver),
contrasted with the incredible 48 year Carina Isaksson (bronze)
comfortably double her age. The winner, Tiina Vaskelainen of
33 years, appears to show the perfect age at which the body
reaches maximum muscle quality.
Such was the equality in the category
that the final was so tight that there
were barely 12 points of difference
between the champion and the 6th
place. Tiina Vaskelainen (gold) and
Antonina Lasukova (silver) won their
respective metals by statistical criteria,
while Petra Urbankova who entered the
final with gold in her hand dropped to
4th place even losing the bronze to the
fireproof Carina Isaksson (48 years) who
reached the final in her best condition,
also ahead of the Estonian Darola
Kruusik (5th place).
Winner: TIINA vASKELAINEN
(Finland). She was able to deliver
the best version of herself in the final
and take advantage of the statistical
criteria to win and achieve the best win
of her career. It won’t be easy for her to
repeat this.
With 22 athletes registered,
these were the top 6: Kinga
Golobiewska (Poland, 6th place),
Lucia Jakesova (Czech Rep., 4th
place); Federica Ghezzi (Italy;
silver) that comfortably justified
her overall win as European
Master Champion 2014; Olena
Chumakova (Ukraine, gold) who
has been the revelation of the
season after her triumph at the
WLC in Kiev and here in Santa
Susanna; Eva Rusan (Croatia,
bronze) and Laura Kivari (Finland,
5th place).
The three medalists from
Bodyfitness -168 cm provided a
somewhat higher average age,
demonstrating that muscle
quality and training are the best
anti-aging therapy: Federica
Ghezzi, 49; Olena Chumakova 32
and Eva Rusan, 34 years.
OLENA CHUMAkOvA
BOdYFITNESS MId-TALL CLASS
(-168 cm)
T
here were 22 athletes who gathered in this category where we saw the
highest average age of all participants, with more than half over 30 years
and even Federica Ghezzi taking silver at her incredible 49 years. Equality in
the final was the most striking feature of the category.
Winner: OLENA ChuMAKOvA (ukraine). It never appeared that she was
going to have trouble, given her obvious quality and that she was coming from
winning in her category at the World ladies Cup in Kiev, a month back. Shortly
after winning the overall, she is confirmed as the favorite for the 2014 World Cup.
BOdYFITNESS
TALL CLASS
(+ 168 cm)
C
ategory of 17 athletes where the
Spanish Patricia Barber failed to
enter the finals and finished in 16th
place. Very renewed line up of athletes
where we saw the Azeri Elena Kirschina
(silver) continued being liked by the judges,
but does not end up reaching the title.
Surprise to see how the Russian settled in
Ukraine, Elena Guseva (silver) who left the
Bikini competition to enter, on a good foot,
in this discipline.
Winner: KINGA SzWEdA (Poland).
At 29, this elegant 171 cm athlete surprised
all of her opponents, as she didn’t have a
brilliant record. Nonetheless, her form was
excellent, showing no excessive hardness,
and her proportions were as good as those
of other medallists.
kINgA SzwEdA
The podium of Bodyfitness (+168 cm) with Elena Kirschina (Azerbaijan, silver) that still lacks something to be
crowned champion of the discipline; Kinga Szweda (Poland, gold) who surprised with an aesthetic and complete
physique and Elena Guseva (Ukraine, bronze) that has made the leap from the Bikini modality where this season
she has won a silver medal at the WLC in Kiev. With a bit more muscle, Guseva achieved the same points as
Kirschina and is postulated, at 32, as one of the alternatives for the Worlds in Canada.
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Overall
Bodyfitness
competition
with Angela
Derzapf
(Germany), Tina
Vaskelainen
(Finland), Olena
Chumakova
(Ukraine) and
Kinga Szweda
(Poland).
BOdYFITNESS
OvErALL
OLENA ChuMAKOvA CErTIFIES ThE uKrANIAN
dOMINATION INN 2014
W
ith the four winners in the competition, the judges did not
hesitate for a moment: Olena Chumakova took the overall
title with a perfect score of 5 points, while the Polish Sweda
and the German Derzapf were tied at 14 points, somewhat away from
the Finnish Vaskelainen who never counted on the cards.
Chumakova’s victory now opens new possibilities for her: after her
title in her category at the 2014 WLC, the athlete from Sevastopol has
new options before her, such as turning professional with a good cache.
If she doesn’t, after the entry into the Pro Circuit of the stunning Olga
Karavaeva, Ukraine has found in Chumakova the perfect respite in
order to lead an amateur team in the upcoming events.
After winning the WLC in Kiev and the 2014 EBFF Overall, Olena
Chumakova, of 32 years, faces the opportunity to turn professional or
lead the national team of Ukraine.
IFBB President, Dr Rafael Santonja and the Mayor of Santa Susanna, D. Joan Campolier, were
in charge of proclaiming Ukrainian Olena Chumakova as the 2013 European Bodyfitness
Overall Champion.
WOMEN´S
PhYSIQuE LOW
CLASS (-163 cm)
Much quality
on the podium
of Women’s
Physique -163
cm with Muriel
Boumazza
(France, silver),
Olga Chemous
(Ukraine, gold)
and Mara Fino
(Italy, bronze).
W
OLgA
CHEMOUS
ith 24 athletes registered, it
was positive to see how Joanna
Romano reached the 10th place,
although she aspired to much more, after
doing well in the Amateur ACE 2013. Much
equality in the final, with changes in the
positions from the semifinals.
Winner: OLGA ChEMOuS
(ukraine). At 29, she can boast about
having a champions body with obvious
muscular maturity. She dominated the
competition from start to finish and was
always ahead of her rivals.
WOMEN´S
PhYSIQuE TALL
CLASS (+163 cm)
La italiana
Ester Parisi, a
sus 42 años, dio
la gran sorpresa
al batir a las 3
atletas rusas
de la final,
todas ellas más
jóvenes. Olga
Bogrumova
(plata) y Oxana
Pyari (bronce)
fueron quienes
la flanquearon
en el podium.
I
ESTER
PARISI
taly and Russia starred in this category
of 14 athletes where Maria Melania (6th
place) and Ester Parisi (gold) fought
for each pose with the Russian Bogrumova
(silver), Pyari (bronze) and Goshko (4th
place). The very veteran Lithuanian Olga
Stasiukyniene (52 years) completed the
final achieving 5th place.
Winner: ESTEr PArISI (Italy).
She entered the Final leading and there
was no way to snatch the gold from her.
Despite her age, her muscle quality is
unquestionable and her way of posing is
hard to beat.
WOMEN´S
PhYSIQuE OvErALL
ThE IMPOSING SENIOrITY OF ESTEr PArISI
I
t was a constant of these European Championships to see how age was
not a handicap to achieve victories. Very equal in height (162 and 164 cm,
respectively) Chemous and Parisi presented very even physiques with similar
proportions, so it was not easy for the judges to choose the most complete one.
Such was the equality that only 1 point (8 to 7) gave the title - once again - to the
oldest athlete.
The 13 year difference of Parisi
to Chemous (42 years of the
Italian, to 29 of the Ukranian)
played in her favor, in the
overall.
Joy in Italy for Ester Parisi’s
victory in the overall. Mr.
Benedetto Mondello and
Mr. Gianni Agnese celebrate
the victory of their athlete,
accompanying the head of the
EBFF Women’s Committee, Miss
Juliette Bergman.
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BIKINI FITNESS
LOW CLASS
(-160 cm)
W
ith 25 athletes registered, Spain
lost Cristina Martinez on the way
to the semifinals, where Ana
Hernandez could only be 11th and where
young Zayra Fernandez had a great debut,
achieving 7th place, just 1 point behind
fireproof Inma Gual who, at 40 years,
entered into a new final.
As expected, Slovakia dominated
the category with a doublet that Mary
Paulette (bronze) was about to break,
since she was only 1 point away from the
contrasted Iveta Kuglerova (silver). Two
athletes with experience in the Worlds,
like Kikki Jenkins (4th place) and Kateryna
Tkachenko (4th place), completed the
Top 6.
Winner: SABINA PLEvAKOvA
(Slovakia). Graceful and slender, with
only 21 years, she was the youngest of
the finalists and looks set to dominate
the category in the coming events. Her
159 cm are a handicap to being one of
the best professionals in the future.
The podium of the Bikini Low Class exuded
quality: Iveta Kuglerova (Slovakia, silver) is a
proven athlete, at 28 years and could only beat
Mary Paulette (Spain, bronze) in the final by 1
point. The Castellón athlete entered the final
with silver around her neck and options for gold
but judges eventually surrendered to the new
Slovak talent: Sabina Plevakova (gold).
Sabina Plevakova
(Slovakia) took
the title in Bikini
-160 cm, being
the youngest
of the finalists.
Slovakia extends
its tradition of
excellent athletes
in this discipline.
SAbINA
PLEvAkOvA
Paula Escalón (left) almost took the gold
medal in Bikini Fitness -163 cm. The beautiful
Spanish yielded only to Stanislava Pristska
(center) in the final, after overcoming her in
the semifinals, in a tough and tight duel. The
bronze medal went to the Irish Donna Brennan
(right) that should be taken into account in the
upcoming events.
Stanislava Pritska
(Slovakia) won the gold
medal in Bikini -163, after
entering the final behind
the Spanish Paula Escalón.
Her command of the stage
in the final and the tension
in the most important
moments in the allowed
her to achieve the second
consecutive gold medal for
her country.
STANISLAvA
PRITSkA
BIKINI FITNESS
MId-LOW CLASS
(-163 cm)
S
urprise for Spain to see how a
winner of the Arnold Classic
Amateur (USA) as Mawi Lobato
stayed out of the semifinals, along
with 4 other athletes, like the beautiful
Latvian Anastasia Cerednicenko.
Much renewal in this Class, where the
elegant Paula Escalón took the silver
medal, after being the athlete with the
best score in the semifinals. Spain has in
her a future international champion.
Winner: STANISLAvA PrITSKA
(Slovakia). With the experience that
competing in a country like Slovakia
gives and her 34 years, Pritska knew
how to provide the best of herself in
the final and beat her rivals. Her stage
presence, combined with her beautiful
proportions, was decisive for her to the
gold.
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BIKINI FITNESS
MEdIuM CLASS
(-166 cm)
E
xciting category of 22 athletes
where we saw the evolution of
the two favorites: Nina Ross
(silver) and Denisa Lipovská (gold).
The Slovakian was always ahead but
the British Ross never MADE it simple
and, of course, was always ahead of her
rivals in the final: the Swedish Madelen
Myhr (bronze), Ukrainian Olga Kyzym
(4th place) with a very brilliant future;
the Dutch Rigneida Provence (5th
place) and the Czech veteran of 39, Eva
Nutilová (6th place). Both athletes will
bring us new challenges very soon.
Winner: dENISA LIPOvSKA (Slovakia). She was a favorite after her silver
medal in 2013 and she met the forecasts.
With his 165 cm, the redistribution of the categories has benefited her, since there are no
athletes higher than her now, those fabulous
proportions is what she’s displaying.
The judges never hesitate in choosing the three best Bikini
-166 cm athletes: Nina Ross (Great Britain, silver) is getting
closer to winning her first major international competition;
Denisa Lipovská (Slovakia, gold) improved her silver medal
from 2013 and is already the great European dominator in
this category, while Madelen Myhr (Sweden, bronze) had
a sensational debut in the Europeans and has earned the
right to be followed closely, as a contender for the title.
dENISA
LIPOkSkA
Denisa Lipokska (Slovakia) always dominated the
category, from the semifinals. At 30, she is in her
best athletic moment and has reached the top, after
being the runner-up in the previous edition.
BIKINI FITNESS
MId-TALL CLASS
(-169 cm)
T
here were 24 athletes that
delighted the audience with their
unquestionable quality. So much so
that the fabulous grenadine Celia Morón
(national champion this year) failed to enter
the semifinals and Elisabeth Perez of Seville
- with fabulous legs - could only achieve 14th
OLgA
vIAzMETINOvA
The Bikini -169 podium was a mixture of new talent, like
Karina Skowronska (Britain, silver) and seniority, such as
Reet Reimets (Estonia, bronze). Yet, no one doubted that
Olga Viazmetinova (Ukraine, gold), with only 2 years of
international experience, was unquestionably the best
athlete.
place. More fortunate was María Pilar Muñoz
who climbed to 10th place, being the best of
the Spanish.
The final allowed us to enjoy new talent,
such as Karina Skowronska (Great Britain,
silver) or Erika Kandrakova (Slovakia, 4th
place) who, at 18, is already in the Slovak
national team. We also saw how the two
Estonian veterans Egle Eller (6th place)
and Reet Reimets (bronze) show that the
Baltic countries also have their share of
talent in this modality.
Unbeatable in proportions with her wide clavicles
and narrow hips and also fabulous in placement;
Olga Viazmetinova (Ukraine) drew attention in
April 2013, with the bronze at the World Ladies
Cup. Since then, she has continued to improve in
every competition. Her future seems clear in the
Professional Circuit.
Winner: OLGA vIAzMETINOvA
(ukraine). About to turn 30 years, no
doubt she will be a professional athlete
very soon. No one is more photogenic
than her, with her wide clavicles and
her unique way of posing. She just took
off in Santa Susanna 2013 with a 6th
place. This year, she has already taken
the European, the World Ladies Cup and
the Olympia Amateur in Prague. Who
could stop her?
BIKINI FITNESS
TALL CLASS
(-172
cm)
ategory of 15 athletes - new, after
C
the remodeling of discipline - where
a safe bet of a star, like Karen Lind
Thompson (Iceland), could only take 9th
place.
In the end, everything was decided at
the last moment, except the gold medal:
Brigitta Békefi (Hungary) burst onto the
international scene snatching the silver
from Veronica Gulasova (Slovakia), both
tied at 15 points. The same situation
occurred between the Polish Maczynska
(5th place) and Hilmarsdottir (6th place)
from Iceland, both achieving 24 points;
always behind the curvy German, Ramona
Alb (4th place with 20 points).
Winner: ALLA SEMENOvA
(ukraine). After her bronze in 2013,
the athlete from Kiev, choreographer by
profession, seems destined to stardom.
Her physique is the best by far and the
test was her perfect score in the final (5
points). This year, she has won everything
(WLC, the European, Olympia Amateur)
and it seems that her future is in the USA.
Beauty, style and elegance in abundance on the Bikini
-172 cm podium: Brigitta Bekefi (Hungary, silver) had
the best debut that could be expected and, at 22 years
- the same as Veronica Gulasova (Slovakia, bronze) has a magnificent future before her. Nonetheless, both
athletes are not yet at the level of the imposing Alla
Semenova (Ukraine, gold).
ALLA
SEMENOvA
Alla Semenova (Ukraine) has been one of the
most outstanding Europeans for two seasons.
Bronze at the 2013 European, she has now taken
a step forward that allows her to qualify for
the professional license. Still, she continues to
believe that what is most important is to start
a family.
The genetically better endowed women were on
the podium of the Bikini Super Tall Class. Paula
Banot (Poland, silver) surprised everyone with her
naturalness and astonishing conditions; Olga Putrova
(Russia, gold) represents the epitome of the physique
that every woman would like to achieve and Kittie
Rosengren (Sweden, bronze) the youngest of the
finalists - representing the immediate future of the
category.
BIKINI FITNESS
SuPEr TALL
CLASS (+172 cm)
OLgA PUTROvA
Olga Putrova (Russia) took silver at the 2013 IFBB
Worlds and now gold at the 2014 Europeans. With
other titles like the ACE Amateur 2013 or Olympia
Amateur 2013; she is the undisputed star of the
Russian team and her future also appears to be in
the Pro Circuit. With just one year of experience at
the highest level, she is already one of the most
popular athletes in the IFBB.
T
he day fashion designers and
television discover the Tall Class of
IFBB Bikini Fitness, an earthquake
will shake the world of fashion and the
concept of elegance and beauty. 18 almost
indescribable athletes occupied a scenario
where women as outstanding as Jelena
Vasovic (Serbia, 23 years old, 17th place)
with a bachelor’s degree and 7 languages
fluently spoken (including Spanish) or
Veronika Serzante (Latvia, 35, 8th place),
also Bachelor; were not able to reach the
final.
While the first two steps of the podium
were clear, the struggle in the Top 6
was opened and without quarter: Kittie
Rosengren (Sweden, bronze), Oksana
Davidova (Ukraine, 4th place), Szonja
Petruska (Hungary, 5th place) and Nadine
Müller (Germany, 6th place) gave a recital
of elegance, proportion, genetics and form.
Winner: OLGA PuTrOvA (russia).
Since appearing on the scene in the 2013
World Cup in Kiev, she is already the No. 1
target of the fans. Star in her own country,
Putrova represents the feminine ideal
of beauty, beyond any canon: tall (173
cm), toned, proportioned and extremely
elegant, nobody can imagine what her
limit is.
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Lipovská (4th place), Viazmetinova (3rd place), Semenova (1st place) and Putrova (2nd
place): the judges gave many hints to what they sought, according to comparisons.
BIKINI FITNESS
OvErALL
ALLA SEMENOvA, NATIONAL
hErOINE IN uKrAINE.
U
ndoubtedly, this is how she is
considered now in her country
after her invaluable victory over
the Russian Olga Putrova. At a time
when Russia and Ukraine are looking
with somewhat of an askance (even
though relations between the two
This is Bikini Fitness and these are the top 4 athletes in Europe, in this 2014 season.
teams are excellent), the victory of the
athlete from Kiev over the one from
Moscow represented not only the media
domination of this discipline, but also the
points needed for Ukraine to achieve the
team medal, ahead of its main rival.
It was not an easy decision for the
judges, to the point that both athletes
totalled the same amount of points in
their card: 10 points. You can not imagine
more equality between two champions
and only the statistical criteria awarded
the victory to the very complete Alla
Semenova.
Behind, Olga Viazmetinova only
achieved in putting some intrigue to the
decision. Somewhat shorter and with less
size - but her progress is evident in each
event - the unmistakable platinum blonde
from Kiev was always ahead of the other
three athletes from Slovakia. Considering
that this country achieved 5 gold medals
at the past European, we can say that the
Slavic countries have woken up and are
now the rulers of the European scene in the
most spectacular of their disciplines.
Olga Vizmetinova
(Ukraine, 3rd
place); Alla
Semenova
(Ukraine, 1st
place) and Olga
Putrova (Russia,
2nd place): the
best Bikini Fitness
athletes of the
continent are in the
capitals Kiev and
Moscow.
Flanked by President Santonja and Mayor Campolier; Alla Semenova, was thrilled to hear the
anthem of Ukraine in her honor, as the 2014 European Overall Bikini Champion. All her team
received her with highest honors, after beating the Russian favorite Olga Putrova and scoreing
some valuable points for the team competition.
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EUROPEAN FITNESS
CHAMPIONSHIPS
MEN´S PhYSIQuE
LOW CLASS
(-170 CM)
S
pain achieved a remarkable success
in this category of 14 athletes where
three of our five representatives
reached the final. Out were Arturo
Mengotti (13th) and Francisco Sanchez
(12th) on a team where “companions”
from set “B” by far exceeded.
Miguel Antulo, from “A” reached 5th
place, beating Dutch Django Sjak Shie (6th
place), but was surpassed by two athletes
that could not beat him in the semifinals:
Turkish Emre Yilmaz (4th) and above all,
the Spaniard from “B”, Alexis González
(bronze).
Winner: PAuLius RAtkevicius
(Lithuania). It was a “medium Spanish”
gold medal because the aesthetic athlete
is licensed by the FEFF and lives in the
Canary Islands, where he was champion in
several events. By just 3 points in a tight
decision, he beat Carlos Núñez (silver), on
what would have been a historic podium
with three Spanish athletes.
PAULIUS
RATkEvICIUS
Paulius Ratkevicius (Lithuania), won the gold medal in
the Men’s Physique Low Class.
Spain topped the medals in Men’s Physique -170 cm:
Carlos Núñez (silver) and Alexis González (bronze)
escorted Paulius Ratkevicius (Lithuania, gold) that is
licensed by the FEFF and resides in the Canary Islands
for some time.
Spain placed 3 finalists in the Low Men’s Physique Class, besides being the country where the champion lives and trains, the Lithuanian Paulius Ratkevicius.
MEN´S PhYSIQuE
MId-LOW CLASS
(-174 CM)
W
ithout the same authority,
Spain continued adding points
thanks to the bronze medal of
Jorge Martínez Beas, in this category of 15
athletes. The Spanish exceeded both in
the semifinals and the finals Bukile Dawid
(Poland, 4th), as well as Richie O’Donnell
(Great Britain, 5th) and Silviu Stanculescu
(Romania, 6th). His physical fitness was
not lost on the judges who claimed him
from the the first comparison.
Winner: ALexAndeR MyRvoLd
(norway). The young Nordic athlete was
a star of the discipline. He already came
with the junior title in his pocket and
dominated the final without problems,
although in the semifinals he was matched
by the British Ben Noy (silver), somewhat
more muscular. His physique is exactly
what the judges are looking for.
The podium of Men’s
Physique -174 cm
with British Ben Noy
(silver), the fabulous
Norwegian Alexander
Myrvold (gold) and the
Spanish Jorge Martínez
Beas (bronze) who was
always in the medal
score.
ALExANdER
MyRvOLd
Still in Junior age Alexander Myrvold took the
gold medal in the Middle-Low Class of Men’s
Physique.
A lot of quality on
the podium of Men’s
Physique -178 cm
with Hungarian
Adam Pletser (silver),
the Polish Grzegorz
Piaczkowski (gold)
and Romanian Andrei
Angel Birica (bronze).
MEN´S PhYSIQuE
MId-TALL CLASS
(-178 CM)
S
pain had no representation in this
category of 11 athletes where the
Poles dominated with authority. The
slender Marcin Stachniak (5th) entered
the final with the second highest score
from the judges, but his progress was
inadequate and could only beat the Czech
Stepan Ginzel (6th) who never counted for
medals.
Ahead of Stachniak entered Jean Noel
Gamer (France, 4th) and, above all, the very
matched Adam Pletser (Hungary, silver) and
Andrei Birca (Romania, bronze). Both athletes went with the same note in the Semifinal
and returned to tie in the final, only this time
they relegated all their rivals except the
unshakable winner.
Winner: GRzeGoRz PiAczkoWski
(Poland).He was always ahead of his
rivals, thanks to his good waist and
proportions. Although Stachniak collapsed
in the end, this aesthetic Polish was not
an apex of weakness and added gold and
very good points for his country.
gRzEgORz
PIACzkOwSkI
Grzegorz Piaczkowski (Poland) won the gold
medal in the Mid-Tall Class of Men’s Physique.
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MEN´S PhYSIQuE
TALL CLASS
(+178 CM)
U
ndoubtedly the hardest of the
categories with 23 athletes and
where the fabulous athlete Rafael
Fenollar failed to make the cut for the
semifinals. Despite his magnificent
proportions, the husband of Bienve
Beviá was perhaps too muscular for the
category.
The judges soon chose their favorites
for the medals and the British Nikolaj
Polaszewski (bronze) was their first choice
in the semifinals, but finished surpassed in
the final by the sensational Jorge Sánchez
(Spain, silver) and the Czech Ladislav Novy
(Gold). Far from the medals, the French
Nassim Sahali (4th) used his good waist
to overcome Jaani Inkinen (Finland, 5th)
with who he tied both in the finals and
the semifinals and, above all, the Austrian
Christoph Friedl (6th).
Winner: LAdisLAv novy (Rep.
checa). Despite his good stature (184
cm) he never seemed a clear winner. He
was more comfortable in the final but
being the champion with the worst score
in overall, makes clear that he still has to
improve to be a star in this discipline.
Lots of equality in the
Men’s Physique Tall
Class Podium with
Jorge Sánchez (Spain,
silver), Novy Ladislav
(Czech Rep., gold) and
Nikolaj Polaszewski
(Britain, bronze).
The three athletes
swapped positions
from the semifinals to
the finals.
Ladislav Novy
(Czech Rep.),
won the gold
medal in the
Men’s Physique
Tall Class.
Right size, clear muscle
separation, perfect skin and
good proportions, Alexander
Myrvold, even though in junior
age, was crowned as the best
athlete in Men’s Physique at
these championships.
LAdISLAv
NOvy
In the rear view, the back
of the Norwegian Myrvold
(right) is clearly the best.
Without large size but with
excellent proportions and
separation, his body was
always at the forefront.
The four individual
Men’s Physique
champions competing
for the overall of the
discipline.
ALExANdER
MyRvOLd
OvErALL MEN´S
PhYSIQuE
W
ith the four winners competing
against each other, it became
more evident that the Norwegian
Myrvold was the kind of physique that
is clearly sought for settling the concept
of the discipline. Without large size, his
muscle separation and proportions are
really aesthetic and since he is still a junior,
they seem more typical of genetics than
training. That is, like it or not, the objective
of the category: perfect structures,
elegantly presented and accompanied by
a fair amount of muscle and definition,
a level that doesn’t invite to think it’s a
second chance for bodybuilders.
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MR. OLYMPIA AMATEUR EUROPE IN PRAGUE
Just three weeks after the excellent European IFBB/EBFF Championships, most
of the new Executive of the European
Federation meet in Prague on 6 and 7
of June to oversee the first edition of
the Amateur Olympia Europe, held in
the Czech Republic. Among those present was President Santonja, accompanied by the IFBB Vice President for
Europe, Mr. Albert Busek; Secretary General Mr. William Tierney and the head
of the Judges Committee, Mr. Pawel
Filleborn. With them also presiding the
event was Mr. Robin Chang - in charge
of the Olympia brand and Czech organizer, Mr. Robert Speychal.
The event was a success in participation and attendance, and points
to a bright future ahead. The winners
of the first edition were Roman Fritz
(Germany, Bodybuilding) Ljudmila Nikitina (Russia, Fitness), Alla Semenova
(Ukraine, Bikini), Mario Hervas (Spain,
Men’s Physique) and Alina Cepurniene
(Lithuania, Women’s Physique).
From left to right: Robin Chang, Vice
President of AMI Events (USA), Robert
Speychal, organizer Mr. Olympia Amateur
Europe in Prague (Czech Republic), Kay
Greene, Ambassador Mr. Olympia (USA);
Rafael Santonja, IFBB President; Pawel
Filleborn, Chairman of the IFBB Judges
Committee (Poland) and Lee Thomson,
International Judge (USA).
OLYMPIA AMATEUR EUROPE IN PRAGA BROADCAST VIA SATELLITE
Due to the great interest
in relation to the television broadcasting of the
European Championships
in Santa Susanna last
May via satellite to many
TV channels worldwide,
Eurovision was also covering the Olympia Amateur Europe recently held
in Prague, Czech Republic
to many TV channels via
the Eurovision satellite
network. The objective is
that all IFBB international
championships are transmitted by television stations reaching ever more The overall winner of Bodybuilding, Roman Fritz (Germany), with Albert Busek (IFBB Vice President),
Rafael Santonja (IFBB President), Kai Greene and Robert Speychal (event organizer).
national channels.
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OLYMPIA AMATEUR LATIN AMERICA IN ACAPULCO, MEXICO
A week after the appointment in Prague
the Olympia competition moved to international tourist center of Acapulco, in the
Mexican Pacific coast. There the amateur
athletes competed, coming from across
the Americas and Spain, which ended
up being the main protagonist of the
female categories, although the men’s
title ended in the hands of Canadian Iain
Valliere.
IFBB President, Dr. Santonja, oversaw
the event with Mr. Robin Chang, and took
advantage of his presence in Mexico to be
present on Friday, June 13, at the official
ceremony that took place in the capital to
celebrate birthday of the President of the
Pan American Sports Organization (PASO),
Mr. Mario Vazquez Rana. At 82, Mr. Vazquez Rana has always been distinguished
by its support for IFBB and Bodybuilding
and remains one of the most active and
respected international sports leaders.
Iain Valliere
(Canada) Overall
Olympia Amateur
winner in
Acapulco Mexico.
ASIAN CHAMPIONSHIPS IN SRI LANKA
The 2014 Asian Championships have
taken place under the direction of
the AFBF (Asian Federation of Bodybuilding and Fitness) in the city
of Colombo, Sri Lanka, the past 19
to 22 June. In addition, the Annual
Congress of the AFBF took place.
The categories included in the event
were:
• MEN’S BODYBUILDING: up to 55 kg
up to 60 kg up to 65 kg up to 70 kg
up to 75 kg up to 80 kg up to 85 kg
up to 90 kg to 100 kg and over 100
kg.
• MEN’S JUNIOR BODYBUILDING: up to
70 kg, over de 70 kg.
• MASTERS MEN’S: over 50 years; over
60 years.
• MEN’S FITNESS: Open.
• WOMEN’S PHYSIQUE: up to 49 kg, up
to 52 kg, over 52 kg.
• FITNESS FEMENINO: Open.
• BODYFITNESS: up to 160 cm, over
160 cm.
In the next issue of Fitness Style Magazine we can find the full story of these championships.
In the picture we can see the
executive assistant to the
president of the IFBB, Adel Fahim,
IFBB President Rafael Santonja,
the Sri Lanka Sports Minister
Mahindananda Aluthgamuge, the
President of the Asian Federation,
HE Sheikh Abdulla bin Rashid Al
Khalifa, and Danasiri Amaratunga,
Mayor of Dehiwala during the 48
Asian Championships conducted
in Colombo, Sri Lanka.
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IN HELSINKI
The General Assembly of ICSSPE, the International Council of Sport Science and Physical Education, was held in Helsinki. The IFBB
was represented by the President of the Nordic BodyBuilding and Fitness Federation, KP
Ourama.
ICSSPE is recognized as a Formal Associate of UNESCO, is a “Recognized International Organization” by the IOC and collaborates with the “World Health Organization” on
major projects.
LThe IFBB is a member of the ICSSPE, with a
very active Educational Committee that includes a wide range of activities worldwide.
In the picture we can see KP Ourama with
a Professor from the ICSSPE, Mr. Uri Schaefer.
WORLD CHILDRENS FITNESS CHAMPIONSHIPS 2014
IN NOVI SAD, SERBIA
Novi Sad and the Serbian Federation of
Bodybuilding and Fitness received the best
children’s fitness competitors in the world,
their coaches and their parents. The idea of
organizing Children Fitness championships
separate from Amateurs was born in 2009,
celebrated for the first time at the World Cup
in Bratislava, Slovakia, in 2010, with more
than 80 participants from 6 countries. The
Championships of last year, with 90 athletes, set a record for participation, which has
Anna Mielnikova (Ukraine) doing her
impressive fitness routine.
been broken this year with the participation
of 113 top-level children athletes.
The excellent event held at the National
Theatre of Serbia got seven new champions:
• Girls up to 7 years: Anhelina pylypenko
(Ukraine)
• Girls 8-9 years: Anastasiia Guskova
(Russia)
• Girls 10-11 years: Nelli NOVODOMSKA
(Slovakia)
• Girls 12-13 years: Regina Benko
(Hungary)
• Girls 14-15 years: Vanesa Belova
(Letonia)
• Boys up to12 years: Dobruinya
EVTUKHOV (Russia)
• Boys 13-15 years: Sergiy ONBYSH
(Ukraine)
• The best teams: Slovakia, Ukraine, Hungary.
The Championship started on Saturday, June
14th, with a press conference, technical meeting
and official registration. The Semifinals and Finals were held on Sunday 15th.
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SPAIN RETAINED HER TITLE OF EUROPEAN MASTER CHAMPION
IN A RECORD EUROPEANS
T
The FeFF team made history-one more year-in Santa Susanna. dominators
of the master category, a shower of medals came thanks to the quality of
the athletes selected by rafael Shepherd statistics in hand, the best coach
in the history of the FeFF.
he major continental championship in history was held from 14 to
19 may in Santa Susanna. it was a
triple date with european Bodybuilding, Fitness and Junior & master,
held in the same location and setting. A “too big to be left to individual organizers” event, organized
by the european Federation directly
(eBFF) in which all records were exceeded: participating countries (42)
athletes (over 700) and accreditations (over 2,000 ).
Spain and FeFF had a leading
role, not only by the cooperation
of its officers in the organization
of the event, logistical tasks, if not
for the fantastic result of its 74
athletes invited: Junior european
Champions and master, runnersup in europe bodybuilding and 8th
in the european Fitness. A historic
championship.
President
Santonja
unanimously
received the
confidence
of the entire
eBFF that
revalidated
his
leadership
for the next
4 years.
DR. RAFAEL
SANTONJA, REELECTED PRESIDENT
OF THE EBFF FOR
THE NEXT 4 YEARS
A
longside the 2014 european, the Annual
Congress of the european
Federation of Bodybuilding
and Fitness was also held in
Santa Susanna, in which the
elections were held for president and the executive board.
dr. rafael Santonja, architect
of the creation eBFF in 2001
and only president since then,
received the unanimous support of the 42 countries present at the Congress, being
again proclaimed president
for the next 4 years.
dr. Santonja that trigge-
red the growth of Fitness
and Bodybuilding in recent
years, explained his project
to the following mandate
which highlights the tele-
vision agreements, increased participation in major international sporting
events, educational improvements and training for
members and the reaffirmation of the fight against
doping.
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Determined to overcome his 8th place
in the Mr. Olympia 2013, the Egyptian
MaMdouh Elssbiay already has his
place in Las Vegas this year. His victory in
the New York Pro was indisputable.
On the 17th of
May, the Big Apple
welcomed a new edition
of the Professional
New York Grand Prix,
organized by Mr. Steve
Weinberger - Head
Judge at the past
Arnold Classic Europe
in Madrid, where more
than 120 athletes took
party; divided into 6
professional shows that
made up this qualifying
event for the 2014 Mr.
Olympia.
With less size, but with a very good symmetry, Juan Morel
from New York did not make it easy for Big Rami and is
posited as a “Top 10” for the next Mr. Olympia.
bodybuildiNG
“BIG RAMI” AND JUAN MOREL
OFFER THE FIGHT OF THE YEAR
It was worth pay admission just to see how
Mamdouh Elssbiay succeeded prevail to
favorite Juan Morel, before his audience, and
managed to qualify for the 2014 Mr. Olympia.
The Egyptian, who is still under the tutelage
of Dennis James, is another alternative this
year to enter the podium in Las Vegas, while
the New Yorker points to a be clear finalist.
Completing the the final were, fellow
New Yorker Jonathan Delarosa (3rd place)
he is signing an impressive season; the
French Lionel Beyeké (4th place) who always
reaches the finals; fellow New Yorker Max
Charles (5th place) and the Hungarian colossus Daniel Toth (6th place), with sufficient
advantage over the Greek Michael Kefalianos
(7th place).
The american aaroN
Clark took the title in the
212 Division.
212 diVisioN
BAITO ABBASPOUR BOTTOMS OUT
It was disappointing to see an aspiring star
like the Iranian Baito Abbaspour - used to
fighting the “big boys” - enter the Division
of 212 pounds, only to be third, clearly outperformed by New Yorker Guy Cisternino
(2nd place) and especially by the American
from Virginia, Aaron Clark (winner). The
Iranian will have to adjust his preparation
if he doesn’t want to see his prestige drop,
being put into question lately, after the poor
ranking at the Arnold in Brazil.
Completing the final were Marco Rivera
(USA, 4th place), Curtis Bryant (USA; 5th
place) and Craig Richardson (USA, 6th place)
in front of of European athletes like Lukas
Osladil (Czech Rep., 8th place) and Thomas
Benagli (Italy, 12 th place).
The Iranian abbaspour
(3rd place), seems to have
missed the train to success
in the Pro Circuit.
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roblEs (LEFT)
AND ashlEy
kaltwassEr,
REEDITED THE
SHOWDOWN
FOR THE TRIUMPH THEY HAD
AT THE PAST
ARNOLD CLASSIC 2014.
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CAMALA RODRIGUEZ ACHIEVES
A NEW TITLE
CaMala roGríGuEz
celebrates her qualification
for the 2014 Olympia and her
8th victory in the Pro Circuit.
The French sidibE
khoudlEdJi failed
to qualify for the
semifinals in her Pro
debut.
It was what the athlete from Colorado
was looking for, when she left the
Fitness mode to compete in Figures.
It was far from easy for her, as she
was facing 29 other athletes, ready
to take the title. Still, Camala was
overwhelmingly preferred by the
judges compared to the Florida
athletes Gennifer Strobo (2nd place)
and Laurie Green (3rd place).
Completing the final were Andrea
Calhoun (USA, 4th place), Beckie
Boddie (USA; 5th place) and Kelly
Kaiser (USA, 6th place), in a show
that only had one European: French
debutant Sidibe Khoudledji who could
not enter the semifinal.
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YESHAIRA ROBLES BEATS
KALTWASSER, IN FRONT OF
HER AUDIENCE
Here we saw another great “face to face”
duel of the event. The best athlete of the
season, Ashley Kaltwasser - unbeaten in
2014 - against the 2013 Olympia runnerup, re-editing the duel they had at the
past Arnold Classic. In Columbus, Kaltwasser took the title, driven by a public
that in New York, always sided with her
rival from Bronx, which is why - and only
by 1 point - Yeshaira Robles took the victory. The two protagonists of the season
will face off, at least once more, at the
next Olympia 2014.
Of the remaining 28 athletes, it
should just be said that the Europeans
proved, once more, how difficult it is
to compete in the USA. None reached
the final and Vladimira Krasova (Czech
Rep., 10th place) and Anna Starodubtseva (Russia, 12th place) reached
the semi-final, while Jana Majerníková
(Slovakia) fell out in the prejudging.
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ZSUSZANNA TOLDI WINS
AT HER PROFESSIONAL DEBUT,
IN BIRMINGHAM
Impressive debut by the
Hungarian Zsuzsanna Toldi
- winner of the 2013 Arnold
Amateur Europe - in the Pro Circuit,
in the Figure discipline. The beautiful
athlete - former Bikini competitor - took
the victory in the 2014 IFBB Bodypower
Pro held in Birmingham (England), on
May 17th, coinciding with the date of the
popular IFBB New York Pro.
It was not easy for Toldi to take such
a victory against 12 other top athletes,
like the American Amanda Doherty
(2nd place); the crowd’s favorite Louise
Rogers (England, 3rd place) or even the
Finish Kati Alander (6th place) who
always stands out at European shows.
This victory directly classifies her for
the Miss Olympia Figures 2014 in Las
Vegas.
For the Spaniards, the event
had an interest in seeing the
Andalusian María José García reaching the 7th place,
very close to the Final, only 1
point behind Kati Alander
and beating the popular
Italian Giada Simari
(8th place), who is seeking her place in the
Pro Circuit.
Also a special following for Raúl
Carrasco from Seville and Vicente
Santamaría from Rioja who reached,
respectively, la 7th place and the 12th
position in the Bodybuilding Show of
212 pounds. A total of 14 athletes took
part in this event which was won by the
Bahrani Sami Al Addad, closely followed by local favorite, Joseph Tavernier (2nd place) and the American Mark
Dugdale (3rd place).
Vicente
Santamaría
(12th place)
represented us
in Birmingham,
where Raul
Carrasco (7th
place) was also
present.
In her first season as a professional , the
Hungarian Zsuzsana Toldi has already
classified for the Miss Olympia Figures.
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Sami Al
Haddad
won the
212 pounds
Show and his
qualification
for the 2014
Mr. Olympia.
NEWS
BRIEFS
By: Armando S. Márquez
lItHuaNIa
MaKES a StOP
IN BaRECElONa
COLLEGE STUDENTS FROM THE “ERASMUS”
PROGRAMME COMPLETE THEIR BODYBUILDING
TRAINING IN THE GYM OF IFBB OFFICIAL, PEP
MERINO.
The Lithuanian University of Sport (LSU;
Lietuvos Sporto Universitetas), founded in
2012 inheriting the facilities and faculty of
the old “Lithuanian State Institute of Physical Education”, founded in 1945 in Kaunas; has Bodybuilding as one of the specialties in which students can graduate. As
a college major, it is subject to the benefits
of the cultural exchange of the “Erasmus”
“Pep” Merino, in dialogue with Romualdas Vaiciunas in the grand hall of
“Merino Gimnàs” at the beginning of the workday.
program.
This important situation for bodybuiding is that the Dean of the LSU is also the
president of the Lithuanian Bodybuilding
Federation (LKF), Mr. Ramutis Kairaitis.
From his administration, two LSU students have moved to Vilafranca del Penedès (Barcelona), where they do their practice in “Gimnàs Merino”, a sports center
MaRIO HERVaS, MR.
OlYMPIa aMatEuR IN
PRaGuE
Mario Hervas (center), seconded by Pontus Koskelainen
(Sweden, silver) and the also Spanish Jorge Martínez Beas
(bronze) in the final of Men’s Phyisque (-178 cm).
Fantastic triumph of the Spanish Mario Hervas in the
Men’s Physique category at the Mr. Olympia Amateur
held in Prague (Czech Republic) on 6th and 7th June.
The Spanish athlete won the final of -178 cm over
29 other athletes, among whom were Luis Iván Pérez
(13th), Alejandro Miguélez (12th) and Jorge Martinez
Beas (bronze medal) - and then in the overall of the
division, the Lithuanian Tomas Uroska, so he earned the
right to the IFBB Pro license.
The event, chaired by Dr. Rafael Santonja, took place
before several thousand spectators and our article will
be a star in the upcoming issue of Fitness Style. The
show was a hit that also featured the exhibition of Kai
Greene who proved again this year that he aims for the
Mr. Olympia crown.
run by FEFF official and IFBB international
judge, Pep Merino. Otonas Romualdas and
Vaiciunas Klimavicius will stay there for a
period of 3 months, helping gym users to
improve their fitness in the impressive hall
of nearly 1,000 m2 of this center focused
on bodybuilding at all levels.
VERÓNICA GALLEGO, ROSARIO
GÓMEZ AND RAQUEL RAMOS
CONQUER THE OLYMPIA
AMATEUR IN MEXICO
n Spain, the only country invited to the
2014 Olympia Amateur Latin America became the protagonist thanks to
the fabulous successes of their female
athletes, which we will also give wide coverage in the next issue of Fitness Style.
Organized by the Mexican Federation, chaired by Mr. Francisco Cabezas,
the event took place in the holiday paradise of Acapulco, on 12 to 15 June. The
IFBB President, Dr. Santonja oversaw
the event, accompanied by members
of the IFBB Executive Council and Mr.
Robin Chang, head of the “Olympia”
competitions. The event was reserved
for athletes of national federations of
South America, Central America, North
America, and the Caribbean, affiliated
with the IFBB.
The event coincided with the official
events in Mexico City in honor of the
birthday celebration of President of the
Pan American Sports Organization D.
Mario Vazquez Rana - great defender
of Bodybuilding in the Olympics - an
eventwhich was attended by President
Santonja.
The Spanish athlete Veronica Gallego, Bodyfitness winner at the Olympia in Acapulco, accompanied at the airport by the IFBB Executive: Mr. Bill Tierney and his wife Wanda Tierney, President Santonja and Mr. Pawel Filleborn.
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Juan MoRel (USA) is
already a professional
Champion. His triumph in
Toronto qualifies him for
the Olympia 2014 where he
will have the opportunity to
show his true potential.
JUAN MOREL QUALIFIES
FOR THE MR. OLYMPIA 2014
1
The New Yorker Juan Morel is
becoming one of the revelations of
professional bodybuilding in 2014.
After his 2nd place at the Arnold Classic
Brazil, the colossus of the “Bev Francis
Powerhouse Gym” last May 31st won his first
professional title and, thereby qualified for
the Mr. Olympia 2014 in Las Vegas.
Morel prevailed, with a perfect score, over
15 other rivals among which were athletes
of highest level like Johnnie Jackson (2nd
place), Jonathan Delarosa (3rd plac e) or
Toney Freeman (4th place). Morel, even
more in a hurry than in Rio de Janeiro five
weeks ago, gave his opponents no choice;
while the emerging Delarosa came back to
live the same nightmare as in Brazil: after
reaching the 2nd place in the prejudging, he
fell to the third step of the podium in the
end, overtaken by the veteran Jackson who
remains in the elite, as does the “X-Man”
Freeman who appears indestructible.
The final was completed by the
Frenchman Lionel Beyeké (5th place) who
does not fail to explode, and the Canadian
Henry Pierre Ano (6th place) who reached
his first Final and surpassed Beyeké in the
semifinals.
The Toronto Pro Supershow has become
the largest Canadian Fitness and
Bodybuilding festival, by the hand of Mr.
Ron Hache: an efficient organizer and IFBB
official with a long career behind him. On
this occasion, the 5 professionals shows
gathered more than 120 athletes and
handed out $20,000 in prizes.
3
JonaTHan
DelaRosa
(USA) is
becoming
the great
revelation
of 2014. His
proportions
and size led
him to the
3rd position.
2
JoHnnie
Jackson (USA)
came close to
adding another
title to his
impressive athletic
resume. The
“human crane” is
the professional
athlete still active
with the most
events behind him.
At 48 years old,
Toney “X Man”
FReeMan (USA)
still withstands
in the first line
of professional
bodybuilding as
demonstrated by
his 4th place in
Toronto.
5
4
lionel
Beyeké
(France) was
not in his best
form and he
could only
be classified
5th.
BoDyBuilDinG 212 DiVision
Guy cisTeRnino iMPoses oVeR 26
oTHeR aTHleTes
Very hard was the 212 pound weight category
(96 kg) where almost thirty competitors were
presented, mostly Americans; although with
a token European presence like the Czech
Lukas Osladil (7th place), the Italian Thomas
Benagli (6th place) or the Spanish Raúl
Carrasco who was about to cause an upset
and took the 2nd place. Less fortunate was
Vicente Santamaría from Rioja who, despite
his obvious improvement from Birmingham,
stayed a step away from the semifinal,
together with the Swedish Oliver Adzievski
and the Slovak Marian Cambal.
For the athlete from New Jersey times
are good on a sporting level: to his victory in
Toronto we must add that of his wife Bethany
Cisternino, in the Fitness Pro Show at ACB
2014.
MaRk DuGDale (3rd)
and Guy cisTeRnino
(1st) fought for the
title in the 212 Division.
Between the two
the Spanish Raúl
caRRasco (2nd)
slipped in.
VicenTe
sanTaMaRía
FRoM RioJa
continues to
draw attention
of photographers
and fans.
Specialist in choreography and an amateur with
a very long history behind her, MaRTa aGuiaR
(Uruguay) entered with an excellent foothold at
the Pro Circuit. Her title does justice to her quality..
The podium of the Fitness Pro Show with Danielle RuBan (Canada, 2nd place),
MaRTa aGuiaR (Uruguay, winner) and TRisH WaRRen (USA, 3rd place).
FiTness
MARTA AGUIAR MAKES HISTORY
The Uruguayan Marta Aguiar became the
first athlete to win a professional event,
representing a country in South America.
After a very long season as an amateur, the
athlete from Montevideo has entered the
Pro Circuit like lightning: 6th place at the
ACB 2014 which marked her debut, she now
won the title in her second professional
competition and she made it a big one,
defeating 15 other athletes.
Aguiar remained in second position in
the symmetry round, behind the Canadian
Daniele Ruban but won her speciality:
the choreography round where even
experienced rivals couldn’t reach her, such
as Ryall Graber (6th place), Trish Warren
(3rd place), Kizzy Vaines (4th place), or
even Ruban (2nd place). The Final was
concluded by another Canadian: Vanda
Hadarean (5th place) due to the second
best routine of the show.
With this victory, Marta Aguiar has
already qualified for the 2014 Miss Olympia
Fitness and is postulated as one of the
invited athletes for the ACE 2014.
El podium del show Pro de Figures, con ann TiTone (USA,
2ª plaza), GenniFeR sTRoBo (USA, vencedora) y anDRea
calHoun (USA, 3ª plaza).
FiGuRes
GENNIFER STROBO UPSETS THE PRO DEBUT OF EMI PEREZ
The Spanish Emi Perez won’t have it easy, with a brilliant
amateur track, to make her way into the Pro Circuit. The
athlete from Madrid found herself with 27 other rivals in the
show and could not enter the Top 15. Neither could the Italian
Giada Simari and only the Hungarian Zsuzsanna Toldi - ACE
Amateur winner 2013 - managed to do it, ranking in 11th place,
a disappointing placement after her triumph, just days before,
at the Grand Prix in Birmingham.
The victory went to Genny Strobo, in a tight duel with
Ann Titone (ranked 2nd). The two Americans will meet at
the 2014 Figure Olympia, where Zsuzsanna Toldi will also be.
Completing the Final were, Andrea Calhoun (USA, 3rd place),
Cydney Guillon (USA, 4th place), Chaya Boone (USA; 5th place)
and Roshanda Schmitt (USA, 6th place).
The judges expressed their aesthetic preferences in the Bikini Fitness
Professional: sTePHanie MaHoe (USA, 2nd place), asHley kalTWasseR
(USA, winner) and callie BunDy (USA, 3rd place).
Bikini
asHley kalTWasseR conTinues
DeVasTaTinG
In a category with results as volatile as
in Professional Bikini Fitness, the athlete
from Ohio is dominating the 2014 season
emphatically. The winner of the Arnold
Classic 2014 achieved a perfect score from
the judges and took her 4th victory of the
season, postulating herself as a favorite for the
Olympia Bikini 2014.
Behind her, an absolute dominance of the
US, with the American Stephanie Mahoe
(Florida) in the 2nd place and Callie Bundy
(Connecticut) in the 3rd place; seconded
by Canadians Belinda Kiriakou (4th place)
and Breanne Hensman (6th place). From
the Europeans, only the Hungarian Noemi
Olah entered the Final (5th place), but she
did so as an Americasn, since she lives in
Florida. The remainder, discrete results for the
Russian Anna Starodubtseva (9th place), the
Slovakian Jana Majernikova and the French
Nathalie Mur, both out of the semifinals.
asHley
kalTWasseR
(USA) is already
the big favorite
of the year to win
the Miss Olympia
Bikini. A new
brilliant victory in
her record.
nEWS FROm SOuTH AmERicA
BY ARMANDO S. MÁRQUEZ
COLOMBIA PREPARES
FOR THE 40th SOuTH AmERicAn
cHAmPiOnSHiPS
The American Federation of
g Bodybuilding and Fitness (CFSS)
chaired by Atty. Juan Fernando Paredes has
already finalized the details of the 40th
IFBB South American Championships to
be held from 28 August to 1 September in
Bogotá (Colombia). The most important
event of the South American continent will
be accompanied by its General Assembly
and a special course for judges of national
federations.
The Federation of Colombia (FCFC)
presided by D. Alejandro Santos is
responsible for developing this event that
will feature the collaboration of the CFSS
and national sports institutions in Colombia.
The venue for the celebration was the
imposing Coliseum El Salitre, with capacity
for 7,000 spectators, while other activities
take place at the High Performance Centre in
the Colombian capital.
It is expected that more than 300
athletes take part in this event for the
macro that national federations will have to
confirm their final teams before August 18,
and may take part in the following ways:
D. Alejandro Santos, president of the Colombian
Bodybuilding Fed.; will host these XL South
American Championships 2014.
Bodybuilding Senior:
Bodybuilding Junior:
g Bodybuilding Master:
g Bodybuilding Pairs:
g Classic Bodybuilding:
g Women’s Fitness:
g Men’s Fitness:
g Children’s Fitness:
g Bodyfitness:
g
g
g
g
g
Bikini Fitness:
Men´s Physique:
BB in Wheelchair:
10 categories
3 categories
6 categories
Open
5 categories
4 categories
3 categories
2 categories
8 categories (including
Junior & Master)
8 categories (including
Junior & Master)
4 categories
Open
The competition will be chaired, as usual, by
Dr. Rafael Santonja - IFBB President - who will
take the opportunity to meet with the directors
of the CSFF and plan joint activities with the
International Federation.
CSFF President, Juan Paredes; with Dr.
Rafael Santonja.
After the great
event of the
Arnold Classic
Brazil, the 40th.
South American
Champs in
Bogota is
the second
great event of
Bodybuilding
and Fitness, this
season for the
continent.

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