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NEW ROMAN POPE

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08/05/2025

Uniting members of 141 Countries around the World W.F.F. - W.B.B.F. International congratulates the LEO XIV -th. God bless Him!

NON NOBIS, DOMINE. NON NOBIS, SED NOMINI TUO DA GLORIAM!

LITHUANIA OVER ALL CHAMPIONS

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05/05/2025

Lietuvos nacionalinė kultūrizmo asociacija (W.B.B.F.)
Lietuvos fitneso federacija (W.F.F.) 
Lietuvos taurės pirmenybės - Lithuania National Championship - Национальный чемпионат Литвы 
(1994-2024) 
Absoliutūs čempionai - Over All Champions - Абсолютные чемпионы 
VYRAI- MEN -  МУЖЧИНЫ
Metai, pavardė, vardas, miestas. 
2024 Pauliukevičius Andrius, Vilnius

2023 Malakauskas Vidmantas, Vilnius

2022 Malakauskas Vidmantas, Vilnius

2021 Malakauskas Vidmantas, Vilnius

2020 Čiplys Remigijus, Panevėžys

2019 Pernavas Linas, Vilnius

2018 Dzikevičius Dainius, Vilnius

2017 Leksius Mantas, Kretinga
2016 Šalna Airidas, Kretinga
2015 Piepolis Mindaugas, Klaipėda
2014 Dzikevičius Dainius, Vilnius
2013 Žadeikis Valdas, Klaipėda
2012 Mišeikis Arvydas, Klaipėda
2011 Pauliukevičius Andrius, Ignalina
2010 Bružas Nerijus, Ukmergė
2009 Pauliukevičius Andrius, Ignalina
2008 Bukšnaitis Darius, Kaunas
2007 Solionov Jurij, Vilnius
2006 Malakauskas Vidmantas, Vilnius
2005 Keršanskas Arūnas, Klaipėda
2004 Vladimirov Aleksandr, N.Vilnia
2003 Stefanovič Marek, N.Vilnia
2002 Manafov Radik, Klaipėda
2001 Sadovskij Marek, Vilnius
2000 Manafov Radik, Klaipėda
1999 Bukšnaitis Darius, Šakiai
1998 Gurskas Ričardas, Kaišiadorys
1997 Pocius Rolandas, Mažeikiai
1996 Kilčiauskas Algirdas, Klaipėda
1995 Kilčiauskas Algirdas, Klaipėda
1994 Kilčiauskas Algirdas, Klaipėda. 

MOTERYS – WOMEN - ЖЕНЩИНЫ 
Metai, pavardė, vardas, miestas.
2024 Legenzova Marina, Klaipėwda

2023 Povilonienė Vilma, Kaunas

2022 Povilonienė Vilma, Kaunas

2021 Povilonienė Vilma, Kaunas

2020 Magilinskaja Julija, Vilnius

2019 Šarkaitė Akvilė, Kaunas

2018 Legenzova Marina, Klaipėda

2017 Butkute Asta, Klaipėda
2016 Beržanskaite, Laura Vilnius
2015 Reingardtaitė, Karolina Kaunas
2014 Sorokina Kukreš, Aleksandra Klaipėda
2013 Asijavičienė Vilma, Marijampolė
2012 Kokoš Ilona, Vilnius
2011 Syčiova Sandra, Kaunas
2010 Tasiukevičiūtė Aušra, Kaunas
2009 Tasiukevičiūtė Aušra, Kaunas
2008 Kokoš Ilona, Vilnius
2007 Jokubauskytė Radvilė, Klaipėda
2006 Mileriūtė Jolanta, Klaipėda
2005 Mileriūtė Jolanta, Klaipėda
2004 Mileriūtė Jolanta, Klaipėda
2003 Mileriūtė Jolanta, Klaipėda
2002 Mileriūtė Jolanta, Klaipėda
2001 Degutienė Lilija, Klaipėda
2000 Len Aksana, Klaipėda
1999 Misevičienė Simona, Kaunas
1998 Misevičienė Simona, Kaunas
1997 Daubaraitė Edita, Klaipėda
1996 Valiukevičiūtė Simona, Kaunas
1995 Kaminskaitė Idalija, Kaunas
1994 Kaminskaitė Idalija, Kaunas .

W.F.F. - W.B.B.F. federacijos sekretorė Ugnė Raudytė Daubarienė

INFORMATION.

More detailed information on the International Site www.wff.lt, see forum topics. 

1991 AMBER PRIX INTERNATIONAL

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03/05/2025

1991 SOCIALIST BODYBUILDING NEWS.

1991 „AMBER PRIX INTERNATIONAL“.

At the competition participated athletes from Latvian SSR, Estonian SSR, Lithuanian Republic, R.S.F.S.R., Belorussian SSR, Ukrainian SSR and Poland. First places were awarded with prize money. Each Category Winner received money amount equal to five salaries at Republic Lithuania at that time. Money was collected after selling at that time very popular DSc. EDMUNDAS DAUBARAS bodybuilding magazines. All together were issued 37 different magazines. The first one was “Arnold Schwarzenegger Recommends” (1989, «Арнольд Шварценеггер рекомендует», ) and two million copies of only this magazine were sold in Socialist Countries.

RESULTS

Women Bodybuilding

Category Until 52 kgs.

BOGDANOVA ILONA (Lithuanian Republic)BELOVA IRINA (Latvian SSR)MOCKEVICIENE DIANA (Lithuanian Republic)

Category Over 52 kgs.

MURNIKOVIENE NATALIJA (Lithuanian Republic)MISEVICIENE IRINA (Lithuanian Republic)

KAMINSKAITE IDALIJA (Lithuanian Republic)

Over All Winner NATALIJA MURNIKOVIENE

Men’s Categories

Category Until 65 kgs.

CLEBORODOV VIACESLAV (Хлебородав Вячеслав, Lithuanian Republic)VOROBJOV ALEKSANDR (Воробьёв Александр, R.S.F.S.R.)VALANCIUS ALBINAS (Lithuanian Republic)

Category Until 70 kgs.

GORELIK JEVGENIJ (Горелик Евгений, Lithuanian Republic)BERKOVICH SEMION (Беркович Семён, Lithuanian Republic)BARTKEVICIUS ARVYDAS (Lithuanian Republic)Category Until 80 kgs.SRYVKIN VADIM (Срывкин Вадим, Lithuanian Republic)ZOLINAS DMITRIJUS (Золин Дмитрий, R.S.F.S.R.)ZUR OLEG (Жур Олег, Ukrainian SSR)

Category Until 90 kgs.

ZUR OLEG (Жур Олег, Lithuanian Republic)BURNEIKIS RAIMONDAS (Lithuanian Republic)BYTAUTAS GINTARAS (Lithuanian Republic)

Category Over 90 kgs.

REPSYS EDMUNDAS (Lithuanian Republic)MISEVICIUS SAULIUS (Lithuanian Republic)SVEIDUKS MARIS (Latvian SSR).

Over All Winner OLEG ZUR (Republic Lithuania)

Full article and more information is on International Site www.wff.lt  

2026 SLOVAKIA

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02/05/2025

2026 WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP IN SLOVAKIA.

PRELIMINARY WORK STARTED.

Today President W.F.F. (World Fitness Federation) DSc. EDMUNDAS DAUBARAS spoke about the possibilities to organize the 37-th World Fitness Championship with our representatives in Republic Slovakia. In the nearest future meetings with high Governmental officials of Republic Slovakia are planned.

More information is on International Site www.wff.lt

VYTAUTAS MIKUCKIS

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30/04/2025

2025. HONORABLE INTERNATIONAL AWARD.

HIGH EVALUATION OF INTERNATIONAL WORK DONE BY VYTAUTAS MIKUCKIS.

Today VYTAUTAS MIKUCKIS celebrates his birthday.

President W.F.F. - W.B.B.F. (World Fitness Federation, World Body Building Federation) DSc. EDMUNDAS DAUBARAS for the important International work done in fitness and bodybuilding awarded famous Lithuania Organizer VYTAUTAS MIKUCKIS.

 „2016 W.F.F. - W.B.B.F. Silver Medal Awarded to World Sport Leader VYTAUTAS MIKUCKIS  for his support of Competitive and General Fitness and Bodybuilding Amongst All Peoples of the World and Regardles of Race, Religijon and Politics.

President W.F.F. - W.B.B.F. International DSc. EDMUNDAS DAUBARAS“.

 

INFORMATION.

More information on the International Site www.wff.lt, see forum topics. 

FITNESS

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29/04/2025

WORLD FITNESS FEDERATION.

WE CREATE FIRST NON DOPING FEDERATION.

International bodybuilding will be led by the W.B.B.F. (World Body Building Federation). World Fitness Federation (W.F.F., W.F.F. - International) it’s activities started with the historic “Amber Prix International” (“Gintarinis prizas”) contest in 1968. For many decades fitness was understood as a part of bodybuilding. Now it is time to separate them and we will do it. Basing on the sixty years of our work we start totally new fitness concept. We seek to make fitness an officially recognized sport. We aim to be Olympic too. You can learn International fitness sport history on Global Site  www.wff.lt . We will develop a number of new sport categories. At this moment fitness is represented by the next quality categories:

- Disabled Fitness (Women and Men; General Disabled and Wheel Chair Categories; Novice (first time on stage), Age Groups: until 16, 18, 21, over 21, 40, 50)

- Fit-Kids (Girls and Boys; Individuals and Groups, 1 - 6 Athletes, may be gender split); Age Groups: until 6, 8, 10, 12, 14, 16 years)

- Aerobic Fitness (Women and Men; Individuals and Groups: 1 - 6 Athletes, may be gender split; Novice (first time on stage), Age Groups: until 18, 21, over 21, 40, 50, 60)

- Pole Dance Fitness (“Pole Stage”, Women and Men; Individuals; Novice (first time on stage), Age Groups: until 18, 21, over 21, 40, 50, 60)

- Women Model Fitness  (Categories: one peace swimsuit, two peace swimsuit + evening dress; Age Groups: until 16, 18, 21, over 21, 40, 50, 60;  Novice (first time on stage), High Categories: until 165, 175 and over 175 cm.; mixed pairs model fitness)

- Men’s Model Fitness (shorts and evening dress (suite); Novice (first time on stage), Age Groups: until 16, 18, 21, over 21, 40, 50, 60;  High Categories: until 165, 175 and over 175 cm.)

- Dance fitness (it has a number of smaller divisions -  zumba, latino etc.; ANovice (first time on stage), ge Groups: until 6, 8, 10, 12, 14, 16, 18, 21, over 21, 40, 50, 60 years)

- Martial art fitness (it has a number of smaller divisions; Novice (first time on stage), Age Groups: until 6, 8, 10, 12, 14, 16, 18, 21, over 21, 40, 50, 60 years)

- “Mini Tranpoline”  (Women and Men; Individuals and Groups; Novice (first time on stage), Age Groups: until 16, 18, 21, over 21, 40, 50, 60)

- “Kangoo Dance” fitness (Women and Men; Individuals and Groups; Novice (first time on stage), Age Groups: until 16, 18, 21, over 21, 40, 50, 60)

- Aerial fitness (Women and Men; Novice (first time on stage), Age Groups: until 6, 8, 10, 12, 14, 16, 18, 21, over 21, 40, 50, 60 years).

- “Yoga Fitness” (Women and Men; Individuals and Groups; Novice (first time on stage), Age Groups: until 16, 18, 21, over 21, 40, 50, 60)

- “Step Aerobic Fitness” (Women and Men; Individuals and Groups; Novice (first time on stage), Age Groups: until 16, 18, 21, over 21, 40, 50, 60)

- “Power Fitness” (Women and Men; Age Groups: until 6, 8, 10, 12, 14, 16, 18, 21, over 21, 40, 50, 60 years)

More information is on International Site www.wff.lt 

Contest registration: https://www.worldfitness.lt

BODYBUILDING IN CZECHOSLOVAKIA

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25/04/2025

2025. CZECH AND SLOVAK BODYBUILDING. ANALYTICAL REVUE.
WORLD BODYBUILDING REVUE. ARTICLE. THE START.
During the life nearly everybody somehow is connected with Bodybuilding and Fitness.
Being the World‘s Leader of the Official Sport of Bodybuilding and Fitness the W.F.F.-W.B.B.F. (World Fitness Federation, World Body Building Federation) International Federation is working over the „World Bodybuilding Encyclopedia“ and prepares the historical Article - Revue of the World‘s Bodybuilding Sport.

The International Bodybuilding Organizations and the Countries that were and still are really important for the Official International Bodybuilding Sport will be covered in this Article. You know that many of so called „International Federations“ just fool the public as they are not official by the National and International Law and play no role for the Official Sport in real.

CZECH AND SLOVAK BODYBUILDING. ANALYTICAL REVUE.
Working on the above mentioned materials the W.F.F.-W.B.B.F. International prepares analytical revue of the bodybuilding sport in Czech and Slovak Republics. The revue includes the history of bodybuilding in both Countries (former Czechoslovakia), most important sportsmen and sport organizers of all times.

Few or us know that at the definite period of time Czechoslovakia bodybuilding has played such a very important role for the International Sport. We will cover the history and we will tell this story.
The similar historic revues are already done by us about the bodybuilding sport in USA, UK, France, Scandinavia Countries, Belgium, India, Iran, Argentina, Poland, Belarus, Ukraine and Estonia. Still remaining only a few Countries.

PERIODS OF BODYBUILDING IN CZECHOSLOVAKIA.

Last Century for a long time the World was divided by the „Iron Wall“ in two parts: the Socialist and the Capitalist. For political reasons the Bodybuilding Sport was prohibited and prosecuted in all Socialist Countries. Effected by the occasionally from the Western World received  Bodybuilding Magazines the Bodybuilding Sport in Socialist Countries went their own original way.

Quite a long time the only one traditional regular International Bodybuilding Contest of all the Socialist World was the famous historical „Amber Prix International“ („Gintarinis prizas“, „Янтарный приз“, 1968-2025). Today all know that during the long years of the Bodybuilding Sport prohibition and prosecution the „Amber Prix International“ was the unofficial Bodybuilding Championship of the U.S.S.R. (uniting 15 Country-members, the Union of the Soviet Socialist Republics). Later on the U.S.S.R. Sport Ministry („Goskomsport“) officially accepted this fact and started presenting prestigeous governmental „U.S.S.R. Sport Master“ degrees for the „Amber Prix International“ Champions. This way the „Amber Prix International“ became somehow equal to the official U.S.S.R. Bodybuilding Championship. In real due to the number and the level of the participating Countries and Competitors the „Amber Prix International“ was the unofficial World Championship of the Socialist Countries.

Czechoslovakia Bodybuilding development as it was in all Socialist Countries can be divided in three periods:

- First period until 1975. Then due to the initiative of the President Czechoslovakia National Bodybuilding Federation VOTECH FIALA this Federation joined the International Sport Society and got political permeation to participate at the I.F.B.B. (International Federation of Body Builders) World and Europe Championships. For a long time Czechoslovakia was the only one Socialist Country which had this unique permeation. No one other Socialist Country could do the same for a long time.

 

- Second period until 1987, when Bodybuilding Sport was under severe prosecution in the Socialist Countries

 

- Third period after 1991, when the National Bodybuilding Organizations of all Socialist Countries felt real freedom to join the International Bodybuilding Sport Society.

We will speak about each period individually.

THE BEGINNING.

The history of the Czechoslovakia Bodybuilding starts in 1967. Then the first Czechoslovakia Bodybuilder JURAJ VISNY was known  after a number of his successful contests on International Level.

CZECHOSLOVAKIA MOVES AS A  ROCKET.

In 1975 for two months DSc. EDMUNDAS DAUBARAS  was working in the capital city of Czechoslovakia Prague. Remember - it was the time when for political reasons Bodybuilding in all Socialist Countries was prohibited and prosecuted. Being afraid nobody of the Sport Leaders in the Socialist Countries dared to do anything to develop Bodybuilding (more information and documents about this are published in various languages in the International Magazines „Sport of Fitness and Bodybuilding“ («Спортивный фитнес и культуризм», “Sportinis fitnesas ir kultūrizmas”) and on the International Web Site www.wff.lt, read Articles on the main page and forum topics „World Bodybuilding History. How it was in real“ and „Various International Organizations“).

1975 was the unique year for Czechoslovakia bodybuilders. Then the  President Czechoslovakia National Bodybuilding Federation was VOJTECH FIALA.  Due to VOJTECH FIALA personal efforts and personal relations with the Government Czechoslovakia and a number of International Organizations Czechoslovakia Federation got the unique political permeation to participate at the Competitions of the „Western World“. That were the Contests organized by the Owner and the President of the I.F.B.B. BEN WEIDER. This was the unbelievable Winning among  all Socialist bodybuilders as for nearly two next decades no other National Federation af any Socialist Countries could participate in the „Western World“, but Czechoslovakia.

After meeting the President Czechoslovakia National Bodybuilding Federation VOJTECH FIALA  in 1975 DSc. EDMUNDAS DAUBARAS  had a chance to not only watch but even to participate at the very important International Bodybuilding Events as well. Then DSc. EDMUNDAS DAUBARAS was invited as a VIP Guest to participate at two Meetings of the Czechoslovakia National Bodybuilding Federation Executive Council in Brno. Another Czechoslovakia Bodybuilding Leader Professor FRANTISEK BULVA  was present at the above mentioned meetings too. Among other questions the matter of the relations with the U.S.S.R. Bodybuilding was discussed over. In order to continue the relations the Executive Council appointed IVAN MACH to be responsible for the U.S.S.R. matters and affairs (later Ivan Mach became the President of the Czechoslovakia National Bodybuilding Federation).

Under the initiative of the President VOJTECH FIALA  DSc. EDMUNDAS DAUBARAS again as a VIP Guest attended the Government supported Camp of the National Bodybuilding Team of Czechoslovakia. DSc. EDMUNDAS DAUBARAS  personally met and spoke with the Czechoslovakia Team Leaders PETR STACH, PETR TLAPAK, ALOIS PEK  and a number of other Bodybuilders and National Trainers. In 1975 PETR STACH  was the first historical representative of the Socialist World who became Europe Bodybuilding Champion. Then in Sweden Czechoslovakia Bodybuilders was a shok for the „Western“ representatives as they demonstrated them a beautiful complex of individual routines. Until this routine compositions of the „Western“ Bodybuilders were plain and often primitive.

SOCIALIST COUNTRIES BODYBUILDING LITERATURE.

Through the time of the prohibition of bodybuilding sport in the Socialist Countries nobody even dreamed about the bodybuilding literature. The exception was in Czechoslovakia Bratislava issued  „Trener“ Magazine (in nineties a German D.D.R. Weight Lifting Magazine started to publish some information too). During this time DSc. EDMUNDAS DAUBARAS  used to give articles and contest information for these Magazines. Also for BEN WEIDER‘S „Flex“ magazine. All magazines used to publish the DSc. EDMUNDAS DAUBARAS given materials. First of all it was information from the World‘s Oldest Traditional Bodybuilding Contest, the only one annual International Bodybuilding Event in all Socialist Counties, the „Amber Prix International“ (1968-2025). The Czechoslovakia „Trener“ Magazines were published by JOZEF MAZAK and later by MILAN PERDOCH.

ONE MORE STEP AGAINST COMMUNIST REGIME.

The first great victory against the political Communist Regime during the time of  prohibition and prosecution of bodybuilding sport in the Socialist Countries was achieved in 1977 by personal efforts and personal risk of DSc. EDMUNDAS DAUBARAS. DSc. EDMUNDAS DAUBARAS wrote a petition to defend prohibited bodybuilding. Then he went to Moscow and addressed the Communist Party headquarters and main U.S.S.R. newspapers. After a dialogue the U.S.S.R. political power gave DSc. EDMUNDAS DAUBARAS  the unique exceptional permeation to organize annual bodybuilding  contest „Amber Prix International“ in Klaipeda, Lithuania.

That were the exact activities and actions of the President W.F.F.-W.B.B.F. International DSc. EDMUNDAS DAUBARAS which during his  Official Visit to the Vatican Administration were named by the Vatican Congregat Prefect J. Em. JOZEF KARDINAL TOMKO  as the „dissident“ actions against the political Communist Regime (2011).

For this work done the Vatican Congregat Prefect J. Em. JOZEF KARDINAL TOMKO presented the Vatican Pontific Medal (Medaglia Ufficiale di Pontificato di Sua Santita Benedetto XVI) to International President W.F.F. - W.B.B.F. DSc. EDMUNDAS DAUBARAS  (Headquarters State Vatican, Cita del Vaticano, March 29, 2011).

In 1977 already for the second time in a row DSc. EDMUNDAS DAUBARAS  went to work in Czechoslovakia for two months again. After the first real political victory to organize „Amber Prix International“ was achieved,  DSc. EDMUNDAS DAUBARAS went to Prague with another unbelievable brave International idea that did not corresponded with the political Communist Regime politics again. During the time of bodybuilding prohibition DSc. EDMUNDAS DAUBARAS set a plan to organize International Bodybuilding Competition between U.S.S.R. and Czechoslovakia National Bodybuilding Teams. That was the unbelievable brave and fantastic idea. First the contest should be organized in Klaipeda (Lithuania) and after in Prague. The U.S.S.R. and Lithuania Official Sport Stuff did not support DSc. EDMUNDAS DAUBARAS. Even more, they wanted to stop and threatened him. But the big wish of DSc. EDMUNDAS DAUBARAS to do good for the bodybuilding sport was very big and he dared to go on.

Then in Prague were organized a number of mutual meetings of DSc. EDMUNDAS DAUBARAS  and the President Czechoslovakia National Bodybuilding Federation VOJTECH FIALA  and his assistant IVAN MACH. After this all of them met the Chairman of the Ministry Sport Czechoslovakia. During these meetings were set and spoken all details to fulfil the International DSc. EDMUNDAS DAUBARAS idea.

It was very good that Czechoslovacs were positive towards DSc. EDMUNDAS DAUBARAS International plans as the Czechoslovakia bodybuilding was on the same way as the prohibited U.S.S.R. and Lithuania sport. All of us had to behave brave in order to get the positive results in standing against the bodybuilding sport enemies we had to use not standard methods.

Nobody of the Bodybuilding Sport Leaders believed in success, but DSc. EDMUNDAS DAUBARAS  won again. It was the second time DSc. EDMUNDAS DAUBARAS  managed to make the Political Communist Regime Officials (not the Official Sport officials who were afraid to move!!!) to believe of the necessity of the International Sport Cooperation between the Socialist Countries. In Bodybuilding as well. Especially it was about the Czechoslovakia Republic which was right after the 1968 unsuccessful  anti – Communist Revolution.  The polititians a little changed DSc. EDMUNDAS DAUBARAS  plans and suggested to organize the first International Bodybuilding Event in Czechoslovakia Prague and only after this in Klaipeda. But that was not so important . We won again!

Step by step DSc. EDMUNDAS DAUBARAS received for all top U.S.S.R. Bodybuilders personal invitations to participate in Prague in 1978. During the years the best bodybuilders of the U.S.S.R. were the Lithuanian ones and that made DSc. EDMUNDAS DAUBARAS  contest preparation work much easier. It seemed that it is the time to make the last finishing touches... Unfortunately some bad sides of the human being appeared – the envy. The U.S.S.R. and Lithuania Bodybuilding Leaders who were afraid to support DSc. EDMUNDAS DAUBARAS  initiatives and works before, now they could not stand the success of the coming International Project. They wrote blackmailing letters to the Political Police. And their intrigues and activities ruined the plans and all the hard work done went to zero. Later on the same U.S.S.R. Bodybuilding Officials many times did the same „devils“work  - they offended and blackmailed their colleagues. It had happened during the first visits of the Owner and the President of the I.F.B.B. Commercial Company BEN WEIDER to the U.S.S.R. (1974 and 1987). They organized International intrigues  about the Over All „Amber Prix International“ Champion OLEV ANNUS (Estonia, 1981). They organized International intriques  about the Over All „Amber Prix International“ Champions ROLANDAS BUCINSKAS  and JURUJ GUSEV (Lithuania, 1980-1981). They organized International intriques  about the Over All „Amber Prix International“ Champions VIKTORAS JUCYS  and SAULIUS MISEVICIUS (Lithuania, 1988). End a number of more similar facts...

COMMUNIST POWER LETS BODYBUILDING LIFE TO BE MORE EASY.

As we have written before, after DSc. EDMUNDAS DAUBARAS efforts for Bodybuilding Sport the „Iron Wall“ was broken and the sport life became more easy.  The constant relations between Socialist Countries started to be regular. Still only the Czechoslovakia bodybuilders used to participate at the „Western“ contests and this was a very important example for other Countries to follow. Anyway the Socialist Countries always did their best to organize their own International Bodybuilding Events. In the nineties of the last Century the best U.S.S.R. bodybuilders used to participate in Poland, Czechoslovakia, Hungary and German Democratic Republic (D.D.R.).

During this time a famous top level bodybuilding trainer LUDEK NOSEK  organized the  regular traditional International Bodybuilding „Sandow“ Competitions in Czechoslovakia Marianske Lazne resort. Later LUDEK NOSEK was the President of the National Bodybuilding Federation of Czechoslovakia. Appointed by the Ministry Sport Lithuania (Minister Sport ZIGMAS MOTIEKAITIS) DSc. EDMUNDAS DAUBARAS  several times led the National Team Lithuania to the „Sandow“ Contest. Among the participants were the best Soviet time sportsmen „Amber Prix International“ champions ROLANDAS BUCINSKAS, ZIGMAS PRALGAUSKAS, RIMONTAS MAZIONIS  and SAULIUS MISEVICIUS. It used to be that  right after the Marianske Lazne „Sandow“ Contest a number of International Bodybuilding Events were organized in other Czechoslovakia places. And Lithuanians participated at those competitions too.

I.F.B.B. ANTIDEMOCRATIC DICTATORSHIP.

Supported by the Ministry of Sport of the Republic Lithuania DSc. EDMUNDAS DAUBARAS organized first Europe Championship in Lithuanian Klaipeda City in 1996. In Lithuania that was the first so high ranked International Bodybuilding Event ever. Also it was the first Official  International Event in Lithuania after the Country restored it‘s Independence in 1991. Then it was Czech organizer BOB DIVILEK who led the Czech National Team at this Event. Knowing so many years lasting DSc. EDMUNDAS DAUBARAS International work in Czechoslovakia, BOB DIVILEK invited Lithuania National Team to the International Bodybuilding Contest in the City of Zlin (1996).

DSc. EDMUNDAS DAUBARAS led the National Team to Czech that consisted of the National Champions ALGIRDAS KILCIAUSKAS, VYTAUTAS KINDURYS  and IDALIJA KAMINSKAITE. One of the Contest Judges at the Event was Professor KAREL TUCHACEK from Prague. Seeing the high status of the participating Lithuania Bodybuilders Professor KAREL TUCHACEK invited them to the soon coming International “Mega Pro” Contests in Prague and Brno Cities. Lithuanians agreed to remain staying in Czech and to continue participating further. Again among the numerous International participants Lithuanians took high places. Due to this the main “Mega Pro” Contest organizer and the former Europe Champion LIBOR MINARIK  invited Lithuania National Team to the same International Events in Pargue and Brno  next year (1997).

After back from „Mega Pro“ Lithuania Bodybuilders became very famous as the Lithuania Press and the National Television made numerous reports about their wins. Unfortunately not everybody liked this success...

After  received the official Invitation Lithuania National Bodybuilding Team led by DSc. EDMUNDAS DAUBARAS went to Chech Contests again in 1997. Right before Lithuanians went on the Contest stage the National I.F.B.B. Lithuania President called to the Czech Organizer LIBOR MINARIK  and insisted he will not let Lithuanians participate at these Events. His reason was that the Lithuanians were representing another sport Federation but not the I.F.B.B.. LIBOR MINARIK  told him that he invited his old friends to Czech Competitions and he see no reason to forbid them participating. Again in 1997 Lithuanians took high places among all International Competitors. But that was not the end. Envying the wins of their natives the Lithuania I.F.B.B. leaders wrote a letter to the Owner and the President of the I.F.B.B. Commercial Company BEN WEIDER (Canada). BEN WEIDER told the Czech I.F.B.B. representatives that if they will allow Lithuanians participating again the Czech National  Team will be suspended for a long time from all I.F.B.B. Contests. This was the last important Lithuania International Bodybuilding wins in Czech Republic. After this no other Lithuanian won any important International Event in Czech Competitions again.

TIME PERIOD OF MARTIN KUTA.

EVEN ONE MAN CAN DO A LOT.

It seems that even one man can do a lot on International Level. A famous Czech businessman MARTIN KUTA was always a fitness sport fan. In 2005 MARTIN KUTA  addressed the W.F.F.-W.B.B.F. International President DSc. EDMUNDAS DAUBARAS asking permeation to represent as the Chairman the W.F.F.-W.B.B.F. Federation in Czech Republic and to organize annual W.F.F. Fitness Professional World Championship in Prague. From 1999 MARTIN KUTA used to organize a fitness competition in Prague, but this contest had no official International Contest Status.

The initiative of MARTIN KUTA  was supported by the Major of the City Prague and by one of the Czech Socialdemocratic Party Leaders PETR HULINSKI. The W.F.F. Pro World Championship Organizers took the responsibility to collect every year five hundred thousand Euro for the competition as the prize money for Pros, as the payment for luxuriuos transport, food and accommodation for the International Delegates. The W.F.F.-W.B.B.F. International was responsible to collect the Best International Pro Fitness Competitors.

The common work started in 2006. Every year the Czech Organizers hired a famous historic barocco Zofrin Palace that was placed on the Vltava river island right in the centre of Prague City. The Major City Prague was personally present at every W.F.F. Pro Event and all possible Czech Media was televising and covering the World Championship  as well. Every Event was crowned by a superious banquett where Czech VIP persons could communicate with the famous International Ahletes direct.

At the W.F.F. contests in Prague worked a number of famous Czech bodybuilding personalities among which were PETR STACH  and Professor KAREL TUCHACEK.

Once it happened that a famous USA Pro Bodybuilder JUSTIN DEXTER after his win at the JOE WEIDER‘S „OLYMPIA“ was in Prague. Having no possibilities to honour the famous bodybuilder themselves the Czech I.F.B.B. Leaders asked the Czech National W.F.F.-W.B.B.F. President MARTIN KUTA  to help them and to let JUSTIN DEXTER  stay free at one of his hotels in Prague. The W.F.F.-W.B.B.F. President agreed to help another friendly Federation. Why not?

During the mentioned period of time MARTIN KUTA led the W.F.F. - W.B.B.F. Czech National Federation Delegates at the W.F.F.-W.B.B.F. International Events in Austria, Poland, Germany and Lithuania. MARTIN KUTA  was among the International Delegates at the Official Meeting at the Parliament Republic Lithuania (2007, 2008) and at the International Press Conference at the Lithuania News Agency „ELTA“ (2008).

The nice initiative stopped when in 2010 MARTIN KUTA went to constant work to the USA. Nobody else in Czech Republic could replace MARTIN KUTA to continue the International activities he started once before.

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WORLD PRO RANKING

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23/04/2025

WORLD RANKING LIST

PROFESSIONAL ATHLETES

(Since 1898, All Traditional Federations, Results After 2024 Pro Olympia”, Pro "Universe" and 2024 Europe Championship, first 50 places only)

WOMEN

Name, Country, Points, Place

ORIGUEN YAXENI GARCIA Venezuela 162 1

KYLE IRIS USA 162 1

MURRAY LENDA USA 127 2

LEFRANCOIS CATHY Canada 124 3

CREAVALLE LAURA USA 123 4

BLECK SHEILA USA 123 4

AUKLAND LISA USA 123 4

PARISO BETTY USA 122 5

DEBATIN ANGELA USA 122 5

CADEAU DAYANA USA 118 6

COLOMB TAZZIE USA 116 7

ROBERTS MARY USA 113 8

SELIN MARJO Finland 111 9

EVERSON CORINA USA 110 10

BUCK KIM USA 109 11

FOSTER HEATHER USA 107 12

VAN MARIS ELLEN Holland 106 13

LEWIS NANCY USA 105 14

GRISHINA OKSANA Russia 99 15

RAGANOT BRENDA USA 95 16

UNGER KATHY USA 94 17

JENNINGS ROSEMARY USA 94 17

MASINO DENISE USA 91 18

DUNLAP CARLA USA 91 18

BERGMANN JULIETTE Holland 91 18

PUGACHEVA SVETLANA Russia 90 19

BELLO MARIA RITA USA 90 19

DENNIS DIANA USA 86 20

POPA ALINA USA-Greece 85 21

MONIQUE JONES USA 85 21

MONER GAYLE USA 84 22

BRAMWELL DEBBIE USA 84 22

SKYTTA HANNA KRISTINA Finland 83 23

CHEPIGA VALENTINA Ukraine 83 23

FREITAS ANNE USA 82 24

BALL NICOLE Canada 82 24

AUKLAND LISA USA 82 24

FRANCIS BEV USA 80 25

FLOYD CASSANDRA USA 80 25

SCHREINER ANJA Germany 73 26

MC LISH RACHEL USA 73 26

LANKOWSKI JANEEN Canada 72 27

KOZLOVSKAJA VALENTINA Belarus 72 27

BLANCHETTE ANDRULLA USA 72 27

PAPARONE JEANNIE USA 71 28

FRANCIS BEV USA 71 28

PRIEST BONNIE USA 70 29

MARTINKOVA EVA Slovakia 70 29

GILLON CYDNEY USA 70 29

LEHTONEN MARJA USA 69 30

KERNES DORIT USA 68 31

LANGER ANJA Germany 67 32

ELOMAA RITVA Finland 67 32

MILERIUTE JOLANTA Lithuania 66 33

BREZOVAC BRIGITA Slovenia 66 33

MESS ERIKA Holland 63 34

CZIZEWSKY KIMBERLY ANN USA 63 34

TEIXEIRA ANGELICA USA 58 35

PEREZ KIMBERLY Canada 58 35

LINSEY ZOA Canada 58 35

JONES WHITNEY Canada 58 35

TECH JANET USA 57 36

GATES VICKY USA 57 36

BINETTI LAURA Canada 57 36

BLANCHETTE ANDRULA USA 56 37

MCCREADY WENDY UK 55 38

LASZEWSKI DEBBIE USA 55 38

ZIGALOVA MARIETTA Slovakia 54 39

TOLEDO YAMILA VANESSA Argentina 54 39

RAGAIN JANICE USA 54 39

BENDEL VERA Germany 54 39

PAISLEY JACKIE USA 53 40

EDWARDS ROXANNE USA 52 41

BRENT MICHELLE USA 52 41

CURRY SUSIE USA 51 42

IVANOVA JELENA LATVIA 50 43

CONKWRIGHT LYNN USA 50 43

WESTERFIELD DENA USA 49 44

NIELSEN HELLE USA 49 44

BAXTER KAY USA 49 44

SHUKAITYTE AGNE Lithuania 48 45

OLIVEIRA DONA USA 48 45

NARBUTAITYTE KRISTINA Lithuania 47 46

KNIGHT TONJA USA 46 47

CHANDLER TINA USA 46 47

DAROLE DOMINIQUE USA 45 48

CHESHIRE CAROLYN USA 45 48

VLASOVA MARINA Russia 43 49

LAPSOVA OKSANA Russia 43 49

CHAPADOS LAURALIE Canada 42 50

BRANT MONICA USA 42 50.

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WORLD PRO RANKING

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22/04/2025

WORLD RANKING LIST

PROFESSIONAL ATHLETES

(Since 1898, All Traditional Federations, Results After 2024 Pro "Olympia"

and 2024 Pro UNIVERSE and Pro Europe Championship, first 50 places only)

MEN

Name, Country, Points, Place.

SCHWARZENEGGER ARNOLD USA-Austria 203 1

JACKSON DEXTER USA 203 1

HEATH PHIL USA 203 1

CUTLER JAY USA 203 1

COLEMAN RONNIE USA 203 1

TAYLOR VINCE ANTHONY USA -Germany 202 2

ROBINSON ROBBY USA 202 2

OLIVA SERGIO USA-Cuba 202 2

CHARLES DAREM USA 202 2

RHODEN SHAWN USA 201 3

PEARSON TONY USA 201 3

LOVE RON USA 201 3

BANNOUT SAMIR Lebanon 200 4

SARCEV MILOS USA -Yugoslavia 199 5

DICKERSON CHRIS USA 197 6

CLAIRMONTE CHARLES UK 197 6

KAWAK EDUARDO France 196 7

DILLETT PAUL Canada 196 7

PASTEL THIERRY France 195 8

LABRADA LEE USA 194 9

PARIS BOB USA 193 10

GASPARI RICHARD USA 193 10

SCHMIDT SONNY New Zealand 190 11

BENAZIZA MOHAMMED Algeria-France 189 12

CURRY BRANDON USA 184 13

COE BOYER USA 182 14

CHRISTIAN MIKE USA 181 15

TINERINO DENNIS USA 168 16

FREDERICK WARREN USA 168 16

STRYDOM GARY USA 164 17

YATES DORIAN UK 158 18

KANASZ MAROS Slovakia 156 19

HANEY LEE USA 154 20

MAKKAWY MOHAMED Egypt 152 21

EMMOTT TONY UK 150 22

ZANE FRANK USA 146 23

GRANT BILL USA 144 24

RAY SHAWN USA 143 25

FULLER JOHNNY UK 141 26

PARK REG UK 136 27

POOLE HAROLD USA 123 28

MATARAZZO MIKE USA 120 29

BIRDSONG BOB USA 120 29

SEVCOV ALEKSANDR Estonia 119 30

NUBRET SERGE France 118 31

QUINN MIKE USA 117 32

DE MEY BERRY Holland 115 33

MALEK MICHAIL Russia 110 34

ELLWOOD EDDIE UK 110 34

FOX BERTIL UK 107 35

BUCHANAN BRIAN UK 107 35

ASHLEY MIKE USA 105 36

WILKOSZ JUSUP Germany 103 37

RICHARDS FRANK UK 102 38

MUNZER ANDREAS Germany 101 39

WAYNE RICK USA 98 40

LAWRENCE IAN Scotland 98 40

CORNEY ED USA 97 41

MERC LEOPOLD Austria 95 42

MARSH JJ USA 94 43

BRISBOIS STEVE Canada 94 43

PAINE GEORGE USA 93 44

HALL KENNY USA 93 44

CALLENDER ROY Canada 93 44

ROSS DON USA 92 45

PEARL BILL USA 91 46

LEVRONE KEVIN USA 90 47

MOHAMMAD MUSTAFA Austria 87 48

DOWNS HENRY UK 87 48

ALBRECHT ACHIM Germany 87 48

FERRIGNO LOUIS Italy-USA 86 49

DUVAL ROY UK 86 49

VIATOR CASEY USA 82 50.

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SOCIALIST INTERNATIONAL CONTESTS

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WORLD BODYBUILDING HISTORY.

TWO U.S.S.R. BODYBUILDING CHAMPIONSHIPS.

THE BEGINNING.

First pioneers of bodybuilding in Russia were weightlifters MARK SHAFRAN (Марк Шафран), ROMAN MOROZ (Роман Мороз), the first in the Socialist Countries World Weightlifting Champion GRIGORIJ NOVAK (Григорий Новак), Estonian GEORG TENNO  and GENADIJ BALDIN (Геннадий Балдин).

1966. FIRST SOCIALIST INTERNATIONAL COMPETITION.

In 1966 a bodybuilding contest was organized in Moscow (Russia) where the winner was IGOR PETRUCHIN (Игорь Петрухин, Russia). Also in 1966 the first in the Socialist Countries International Bodybuilding competition was organized in Vilnius (Lithuania). The Winners were IGOR PETRUCHIN, RYTIS MACIJAUSKAS and KLEMENSAS ALSHAUSKAS (both Lithuania); second places won Russian GENADIJ BALDIN, Lithuanians CESLAV TAMULEVICH (Чеслав Тамулевич) and ANATOLIJ PRIC (Анатолий Приц); third places went to Russian MARK SHAFRAN and Lithuanians RIMANTAS ZUJUS and ALGIMANTAS RAMANAUSKAS.

TRADITIONAL BODYBUILDING CONTESTS.

During the bodybuilding prohibition in the Socialist World (1973 – 1987) only few brave persons dared to organize competitions. There were only two regular International Bodybuilding Contests in all Socialist World: the „Amber Prix International“ (1968 – 2023, „Gintarinis prizas“, «Янтарный приз») organized in Lithuania by DSc. EDMUNDAS DAUBARAS and „Georg Tenno Memorial“ (1971 – 1989, «Мемориал Георга Тэнно») organized in Estonia by INNAR MARDO (1946 – 2002).

TWO OFFICIAL U.S.S.R. CHAMPIONSHIPS.

Just before the prohibition and prosecution of bodybuilding in the Socialist World the 1971 and 1972 U.S.S.R. Bodybuilding Championships  („Чемпионат С.С.С.Р.“) were held. We would like to remind that since 1947 until 1969 the World‘s Official Bodybuilding was ruled by the International Weightlifting Federation F.I.H.C.. F.I.H.C. was a member of the International Olympic Committee. All bodybuilding contests were of two parts: the power exercises and posing. In the Socialist Countries this tradition remained during all years of the prohibition of bodybuilding. Prosecuted by Governments and press bodybuilder were hiding themselves behind the power exercises.

FIRST U.S.S.R. BODYBUILDING CHAMPIONSHIP.

The first U.S.S.R. Bodybuilding Championship was held in 1971 in Russia Severodvinsk City. The Over All Champion was a Russian Severodvinsk Athlete ALEKSANDR LEMECHOV (Александр Лемехов), representing Leningrad City VLADIMIR DUBININ (Владимир Дубинин) was at the second place and at the third place was Russian VLADIMIR CHOMULIOV (Владимир Хомулёв).

SECOND U.S.S.R. BODYBUILDING CHAMPIONSHIP.

In 1972 the second U.S.S.R. bodybuilding Championship was held in Russia City Sverdlovsk. The representatives of six countries of Russia, Belarus, Ukraine, Latvia, Estonia and Lithuania participated at the event. In the short category the Winner was  VLADIMIR LIPJAINEN (Владимир Липьянен), the second place went to BORIS ZITKOV (Борис Житков), the third place went to DMITRIJ CHANEV (Дмитрий Чанев), all from Russia. The middle category Winner was Lithuanian VALDAS ALIUBAVICHUS, at the second place was SERGEJ KIZIN (Сергей Кизин), at the third place was ALEKSANDR NIKIFOROV (Александр Никифоров), both from Russia. The highest category Winner was VLADIMIR DUBININ (Владимир Дубинин), at the second place was ALEKSANDR LEMECHOV (Александр Лемехов), at the third place was VLADIMIRAS CHOMULIOVAS (Владимир Хомулёв), all from Russia.

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