1983 "GEORG TENNO MEMORIAL".

WORLD BODYBUILDING ENCYCLOPEDIA.

1983 SOCIALIST BODYBUILDING NEWS.

1983 „GEORG TENNO MEMORIAL“.

In general there was nothing extraordinary in socialist bodybuilding in 1983. The bodybuilding sport was still prohibited but the prosecution was not so strong.

It was important that in 1978 DSc. EDMUNDAS DAUBARAS wrote petition to defend bodybuilding when during the prohibition of bodybuilding everybody was afraid to do something. DSc. EDMUNDAS DAUBARAS personally brought the petition to Moscow and presented it to the U.S.S.R. highest political institutions including the Central Committee of the U.S.S.R. Communist party (Центральный Комитет К.П.С.С. С.С.С.Р.). Due to this the polititians permited to organize in Klaipeda (Lithuanian SSR) the „Amber Prix International“ („Gintarinis prizas“, «Янтарный приз», 1968 – 2023). 1978 „Amber Prix International“ was the first public competition after the prohibition. This contest for ten years became the „unofficial U.S.S.R. Bodybuilding Championship“ («неофициальный чемпионат С.С.С.Р. по культуризму»). Best U.S.S.R. bodybuilders used to participate at the „Amber Prix International“ every year. Year by years bodybuilding contests were held in other places too. The winners of 1983 „Amber Prix International“ were Lithuanians ROLANDAS BUCINSKAS (Juniors) and VINCAS DUBICKAS (Main Categories).

After „Amber Prix International“ another U.S.S.R. bodybuilding contest was „Georg Tenno Memorial“ (Мемориал Георга тенно», 1971 - 1989) held in Tallinn (Estonian SSR). The Over All Winners of the 1983 „Georg Tenno Memorial“ were ROLANDAS BUCINSKAS (Lithuania SSR) and ARKADI AJU (Estonian SSR). The secretary of the „unofficial U.S.S.R. Bodybuilding Federation“ («формальная федерация культуризма С.С.С.Р.») ROMANAS KALINAUSKAS went on with his intriques. He tried to prohibit ROMNDAS BUCINSKAS to particiapte at the 1983 „Georg Tenno Memorial“. Then DSc. EDMUNDAS DAUBARAS trough his friend INNAR MARDO (1946 – 2002 m., Иннар Мардо) ruined his plans and this way ROLANDAS BUCUNSKAS was among „Georg Tenno Memorial“ participants“. By the way, INNAR MARDO until his death was the President of the National Federation W.F.F. – W.B.B.F. Estonia.

In Kaunas (Lithuanian SSR) still was organized „Comsomol Cup“ („Komjaunimo taurė“, «Кубок комсомола»). Junior Winners were JURIJ POPOV (Юрий Попов, R.S.F.S.R.), VIKTORAS JUCYS, RAIMONDAS KAZAKEVICIUS and the Winners of the Main Categories were STANISLAV PLOIAKOV (Станислав Поляков, Latvian SSR), VINCAS DUBICKAS, SAULIUS MISEVICIUS, RAIMONDAS IVANAUSKAS. All of the Winners were from the Lithuanian SSR except JURIJ POPOV and STANISLAV POLIAKOV.

First time after bodybuilding prohibition a contest was organized by VASILIJ BESPALENKO (Василий Беспаленко) in Lvov (Ukraine SSR). The Over All Winners were ARVYDAS JARUMBAUSKAS (Lithuanian SSR) and the mentioned above STANISLAV POLIAKOV.

Only Estonian SSR presented the U.S.S.R. at the 1983 traditional „Trener“ contest in Czechoslovakian SSR. It was led by PRANAS MICKEVICIUS. Bodybuilders of the Estonian SSR did not support PRANAS MICKEVICIUS as the Estonians still were fighting in between. Bodybuilders were on the side of INNAR MARDO who was overturned by OLEV ANNUS in 1979. Having no athletes this way PRANAS MICKEVICIUS went to Czechoslovakia with SAULIUS MISEVICIUS (Lithuanian SSR).

Of all Socialist countries only bodybuilders of the Czechoslovakian SSR had possibilities to go to the „Western“ Capitalist countries and participate at the I.F.B.B. (International Federation of Body Builders)  contests. Representatives of other Socialist countries could only dream of this. To go abroad everybody needed the official invitation accepted by the Ministries of Foreign affairs of their counttries. This was the „Amber Prix International“ and the „Georg Tenno Memorial“ had extremelly huge importance in the U.S.S.R..

Once the former Prime Minister of the Lithuanian Republic GEDIMINAS KIRKILAS said that Socialist bodybuilding was a kind of resistance to the Communist regime. By the way, GEDIMINAS KIRKILAS was the Chairman of the Organizing Committee of the 2004 W.F.F. – W.B.B.F. (World Fitness Federation, World Body Building Federation)  World Championship in Vilnius (Lithuanian Republic). We would like to remind that in 2011 the Official meeting of the President W.F.F. – W.B.B.F. International DSc. EDMUNDAS DAUBARAS was held in Vatican. Vatican Congregat Prefect Cardinal J. Em. JOZEF TOMKO speaking about the bodybuilding in the Socialist countries named our activities as „dissidental“ towards the Communist regime. Due to this Vatican Congregat Prefect Cardinal J. Em. JOZEF TOMKO awarded DSc. EDMUNDAS DAUBARAS with the Medal of the Vatican Pontific (Medaglia Ufficiale di Pontificato di Sua Santita Benedetto XVI, Headquarters State Vatican, Cita del Vaticano, March 29, 2011).

1983 „GEORG TENNO MEMORIAL“.

RESULTS

At the competition participated bodybuilders from Lithuanian SSR, Latvian SSR, Estonian SSR, Belorussian SSR, Ukraine SSR and R.S.F.S.R..

Juniors

First Weight Category

1. SILO NIKOLAJ (Шило Николай, Belorussian SSR)

2. BALINSKAS RAIMONDAS (Lithuanian SSR)

3. POPOV JURIJ (Попов Юрий, R.S.F.S.R.)

Second Weight Category

1. RYBAKOV MICHAIL (Рыбаков Михаил, R.S.F.S.R.)

2. GOLOVLIOV JURIJ (Головлёв Юрий, R.S.F.S.R.)

3. GAVRILOV VLADIMIR Гаврилов Владимир, (Estonian SSR)

Third Weight Category

1. BUCINSKAS ROLANDAS (Lithuanian SSR)

2. CELOBITCIKOJ JURIJ (Челобитчиков Юрий, Estonian SSR)

3. CERNOV SERGEJ (Чернов Сергей, R.S.F.S.R.)

Main Categories

First Weight Category

1. ALEKSANDROVIC VLADIMIR (Александрович Владимир, Belorussian SSR)

2. POLIAKOV STANISLAV (Поляков Станислав, Latvian SSR)

3. STAPANOV VLADIMIR (Степанов Владимир, R.S.F.S.R.)

Second Weight Category

1. LUTCAK VALERIJ (Луцак Валерий, Ukraine SSR)

2. IVANIUK ALEKSANDR (Иванюк Александр, R.S.F.S.R.)

3. KOSENKO PAVEL (Косенко Павел, Estonian SSR)

Third Weight Category

1. MASLOV OLEG (маслов Олег, R.S.F.S.R.)

2. JELUFIMOV VLADIMIR (Елуфимов Владимир, Estonian SST)

3. VASIN ALEKSANDR (Васин Александр, R.S.F.S.R.)

Fourth Weight Category

1. AJU ARKADI (Аю Аркадий, Estonian SSR)

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

3. KALJAN OLEG (Кальян Олег, R.S.F.S.R.).

Over All Winners

Juniors – ROLANDAS BUCUNSKAS, Main Categories – ARKADI AJU.

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