WORLD BODY BUILDING FEDERATION (WBBF)

[Edita Sendriene WFF]

1974 „GEORG TENNO MEMORIAL“.
REVOLUTION IN SPORT. INNAR MARDO BRAKED BODYBUILDING PROHIBITION FIRST.
Due to political reasons in 1973 bodybuilding was prohibited in the Socialist World. Gyms were closed, competitions not allowed. Many bodybuilders stopped training and organizers left the sport. Due to this in 1973 the „Georg Tenno Momorial“ (1971 – 1989, «Мемориал Георга Тенно») was not organized. The 1974 contest in Estonian SSR was something like a trial – what will happen? The contest was held in public, not underground. Many frightened bodybuilders did not dare to come to Estonian SSR. The organizer of the competition INNAR MARDO (1946 – 2002, Иннар Мардо) was risking as well as the competive bodybuilders. Organizing the 1974 „Georg Tenno Momorial“ INNAR MARDO was the first one in the Socialist World who dared to go against the political bodybuilding prohibition. In 1975 VOJTECH FIALA (Войтех Фиала) did the same in Czechoslovakian SSR. The 1974 „Georg Tenno Momorial“  braked the prohibition of bodybuilding in the U.S.S.R.. If all would  be well, then the Estonians could try it again. Anyway, until DSc. EDMUNDAS DAUBARAS (Др. Эдмундас Даубарас) organized 1978 „Amber Prix International“ (1968 – 2023, „Gintarinis prizas“, «Янтарный приз») in Klaipeda (Lithuanian SSR) -  the „Georg Tenno Memorial“ was the only one public bodybuilding contest in the U.S.S.R.. For all U.S.S.R. bodybuilders this contest was the World Championship, the Europe Championship and the „Mr. Universe“ at the same time.
We do not know what bad happened after the 1974 „Georg Tenno Memorial‘ in Estonian SSR, but the Estonians could not organize this competition in 1975.
RESULTS
27 bodybuilders from R.S.F.S.R., Lithuanian SSR, Estonian SSR and Latvian SSR.
Juniors
First Hight Category
1. MISIURA ARVYDAS, Lithuanian SSR
2. KIRSIPUU PEEP, Estonian SSR
3. OTSUS INDREK, Estonian SSR
Second Hight Category
1. BEREZOVSKIJ SEMION, Lithuanian SSR
2. SHALAVEJUS GINTAUTAS, Lithuanian SSR
3. ARRO ARNE, Estonian SSR
Main Categories
First Hight Category
1. GORELIK JEVGENIJ (Евгений Горелик), Lithuanian SSR
2. KURGPOLD ULO, Estonian SSR
3. TOLSTYCH SERGEJ (Сергей Толстых), R.S.F.S.R.
Second Hight Category
1. MURAUSKAS PRANAS, Lithuanian SSR
2. LOBACHOV JURIJ (Юрий Лобачёв), R.S.F.S.R.
3. ZURENKO JURI (Юрий Журенко), Lithuanian SSR
Third Hight Category
1. ANNUS OLEV, Estonian SSR
2. DUBININ VLADIMIR (Владимир Дубинин), R.S.F.S.R.
3. DUDIN SERGEJ (Сергей Дудин), R.S.F.S.R..
Over All Champions: Juniors SEMION BEREZOVSKIJ, Main Categories PRANAS MURAUSKAS.
INFORMATION.
More detailed information on the Global International Site www.wff.lt, see forum topics. Also information available on the Facebook pages: W.F.F. – W.B.B.F. International, W.F.F. – W.B.B.F. North America, W.F.F. – W.B.B.F. South America, W.F.F. – W.B.B.F. Asia, W.F.F. – W.B.B.F. Europe, W.F.F. – W.B.B.F. Africa, W.F.F. – W.B.B.F. Asia Continental Federation, International Sport University (I.S.U., www.isuniversity.lt), W.F.F. – W.B.B.F. Pro Division, W.P.S.F. World Power Sports Federation.