The top six women bodybuilders over 55 kg

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

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

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

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

2007 IFBB world women’s fitness overall champion

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

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



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

Female bodybuilding Dagmar PASTERNAKOVA Czech Rep.

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

IFBB Female And Male Bodybuilding Upcoming News

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


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



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


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



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



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



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



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

great hard female bodybuilding by Barbora BUNCAKOVA Slovakia

great hard female bodybuilding by Barbora BUNCAKOVA Slovakia

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

very smart female bodybuilder beautiful female bodybuilder Maria ALEXEEVA Russia

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

IFBB Women body-fitness overall winner

IFBB Women body-fitness overall winner

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

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