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WORLD‘S BEST AMATEUR & PRO ATHLETES REPRESENTING ALL CONTINENTS.
WE DO THE SAME WORK AS OTHER FEDERATIONS, BUT OUR WAYS AND GOALS ARE DIFERENT.W.F.F. – W.B.B.F. SEEKS OLYMPIC RECOGNITION.
W.F.F. – W.B.B.F. INTERNATIONAL SERIA MEGA EVENTS:
58-th „AMBER PRIX INTERNATIONAL“
36-th WORLD AM & PRO CHAMPIONSHIP
27-th WORLD „FIT-KID“ CHAMPIONSHIP
27-th WORLD DISABLED CHAMPIONSHIP
51-st LITHUANIA CUP OPEN
(May 10, 2025, Klaipeda, Republic Lithuania).
45-th WORLD GRAND PRIX LATVIA
32-d BALTIC CUP INTERNATIONAL
(May 11, 2025, Kandava, Republic Latvia)
17-th GEORG TENNO MEMORIAL
46-th WORLD GRAND PRIX ESTONIA
(May 17, 2025, Republic Estonia)
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.), W.F.F. – W.B.B.F. Pro Division, W.P.S.F. World Power Sports Federation.
WORLD‘S BEST AMATEUR & PRO ATHLETES REPRESENTING ALL CONTINENTS.
WE DO THE SAME WORK AS OTHER FEDERATIONS, BUT OUR WAYS AND GOALS ARE DIFERENT.W.F.F. – W.B.B.F. SEEKS OLYMPIC RECOGNITION.
W.F.F. – W.B.B.F. INTERNATIONAL SERIA MEGA EVENTS:
58-th „AMBER PRIX INTERNATIONAL“
36-th WORLD AM & PRO CHAMPIONSHIP
27-th WORLD „FIT-KID“ CHAMPIONSHIP
27-th WORLD DISABLED CHAMPIONSHIP
51-st LITHUANIA CUP OPEN
(May 10, 2025, Klaipeda, Republic Lithuania).
45-th WORLD GRAND PRIX LATVIA
32-d BALTIC CUP INTERNATIONAL
(May 11, 2025, Kandava, Republic Latvia)
17-th GEORG TENNO MEMORIAL
46-th WORLD GRAND PRIX ESTONIA
(May 17, 2025, Republic Estonia)
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.), W.F.F. – W.B.B.F. Pro Division, W.P.S.F. World Power Sports Federation.
2024. W.F.F. - W.B.B.F. PRO DIVISION FOR DISABLED SPORTSMEN.
25 YEARS OF W.F.F. – W.B.B.F. DISABLED SPORT.
After the 1998 International Congress in Palanga (Lithuania) the W.F.F. – W.B.B.F. (World Fitness Federation, World Body Building Federation) International started working seriously with the Disabled Sportsmen.
Then the first International Champions became GARIB JOUNIS (Holland), TORSTEN PETERSEN (Denmark), ALEKSANDR KOROLIOV (Estonia) and SERGEJ BEGLIK (Lithuania). The Lithuanian SERGEJ BEGLIK has won all Official Competitions possible: World and Europe Championship and the “Universe”.
Later the Great Respectful International World and Continent Champions were the following W.F.F. – W.B.B.F. Disabled Athletes: ANAND ARNOLD (India), MICKAEL LOUVEL (France), PETER SMIT (Republic South Africa), TOLGA MURAT BALIKCI (Turkey), DIAN MICHAILOV (Bulgaria), ANASTASIA BELKOVSKAJA (Russia), GUSTAVO RODRIGUES (Brazil), GREGORZ DABROWSKI, KAROL MILEWSKI and MARIUSZ KRZYSTOF KUPCZAK (all from Poland), ALEKSANDR GOLUB, NIAS IZMAILOV, OLEG ABORNEV, OLEG PILECKIJ, ALEKSANDR ROSSOMAKIN (all Ukraine), RAVINDER SINGH (India), ALEKSEJS PETKEVICS (Latvia), VIKTOR TOPOL, NIKOLAJ MIRONOV, GENADIJ ZAMETASHKIN, KAROLIS STONCIUS, ARTURAS BOLYCEVAS (all Lithuania).
W.F.F. – W.B.B.F. PRO DIVISION FOR DISABLED SPORTSMEN.
In 2026 the W.F.F. – W.B.B.F. International Executive Council decided to establish the new Pro Disabled Sport Division. There will be two Categories: the Pro Wheel-Chair Disabled Category and the Pro General Disabled Category.
Athletes covering the W.F.F. – W.B.B.F. Professional Sport requirements won high places at the W.F.F. – W.B.B.F. Europe and World Pro Championships. Among them: KAROL MILEWSKI and MARIUSZ KRZYSTOF KUPCZAK, TOLGA MURAT BALIKCI, ALEKSEJS PETKEVICS.
INFORMATION.
More information on the International Site www.wff.lt, see forum topics. Also information available on the Facebook pages: WFF-WBBF International, WFF-WBBF North America, WFF-WBBF South America, WFF-WBBF Asia, WFF-WBBF Europe, WFF-WBBF Africa, WFF-WBBF Asia Continental Federation, International Sport University (ISU), WFF-WBBF Pro Division.
WORLD BODYBUILDING ENCYCLOPEDIA.
1989 „U.S.S.R. BODYBUILDING CHAMPIONSHIP“.
The first step was done in 1988 at the first Official „U.S.S.R. Bodybuilding Cup“ («Кубок С.С.С.Р. по культуризму»). Then the U.S.S.R. Over All Winner was VIKTORAS JUCYS (Lithuanian SSR). The contest was supported and recognized by the „U.S.S.R. Ministry of Sport“. In 1989 the first official „U.S.S.R. Bodybuilding Championship“ was held in Leningrad too. Basing on the results of this competition the „U.S.S.R. Bodybuilding Team“ had been selected to participate at the 1989 I.F.B.B. World Championship in Paris (France). The 1989 „U.S.S.R. Bodybuilding Championship“ Category Winners were: SHUMLIANSKIJ KONSTANTIN (Шумлянский Константин, Ukrainian SSR), BOGDANOVIC VALERIJ (Богданович Валерий, Belorussian SSR), DUBICKAS VINCAS (Lithuanian SSR), MOSALIOV GEORGIJ (Мосалёв Георгий, R.S.F.S.R.), PETRAUSKAS RICARDAS (Lithuanian SSR). The Over All Champion was VINCAS DUBICKAS. Due to the results of doping control SHUMLIANSKIJ KONSTANTIN was replaced by PATRAITIS RAIMUNDAS (Lithuanian SSR). Detailed revue about the event is in various languages on Global Page www.wff.lt .
1989 „U.S.S.R. CHAMPIONSHIP“
RESULTS
(Only First Six Places)
First Weight Category
1. SUMLIANSKIJ ALEKSANDR (Шумлянский Александр, Ukrainian SSR)
2. PETRAITIS RAIMUNDAS (Lithuanian SSR)
3. TUZOV PAVEL (Тузов Павел, R.S.F.S.R.)
4. CHLEBORODOV VIACESLAV (Хлебородов Вячеслав, Lithuanian SSR)
5. KOPIN JURIJ (Копин Юрий, R.S.F.S.R.)
6. GORELIK EUGENE (Горелик Евгений, Lithuanian SSR)
Second Weight Category
1. BOGDANOVIC VALERIJ (Богданович Валерий, Belorussian SSR)
2. MENDAK GENNADIJ (Мендак Геннадий, Ukrainian SSR)
3. FATEJEV GRIGORIJ (Фатеев Григорий, R.S.F.S.R.)
4. GAJTUKNEV MAGAMED (Гайтукнев Магамед, Kazach SSR)
5. BARTKEVICIUS ARVYDAS (Lithuanian SSR)
6. VISNEVSKIJ ALEKSANDR (Вишневский Александр, R.S.F.S.R.)
Third Weight Category
1. DUBICKAS VINCAS (Lithuanian SSR)
2. OTSUS INDREK (Estonian SSR)
3. IVANIUK ALEKSANDR (Иванюк Александр, R.S.F.S.R.)
4. JASINIVSKIJ NIKOLAJ (Ясиновский Николай, R.S.F.S.R.)
5. ALEKSANDROVIC VLADIMIR (Александрович Владимир, Belorussian SSR)
6. GANIN SERGEJ (Ганин Сергей, Ukrainian SSR)
Fourth Weight Category
1. MOSALIOV GEORGIJ (Мосалёв Георгий, R.S.F.S.R.)
2. KOBYLINSKIJ NIKOLAJ (Кобылинский Николай, R.S.F.S.R.)
3. DMITRIJENKO PIOTR (Дмитриенко Пётр, Ukrainian SSR)
4. OVCINNIKOV OLEG (Овчинников Олег, R.S.F.S.R.)
5. RAJEV BORIS (Раев Борис, R.S.F.S.R.)
6. IVANAUSKAS ALGIRDAS (Lithuanian SSR)
Fifth Weight Category
1. PETRAUSKAS RICARDAS (Lithuanian SSR)
2. PROSIN ANDREJ (Прошин Андрей, R.S.F.S.R.)
3. KUPRIJANCEV VLADIMIR (Куприянов Владимир, Belorussian SSR)
4. CEKRYGIN SERGEJ (Чекрыгин Сергей, R.S.F.S.R.)
5. GRISANOV NIKOLAJ (Гришанов Николай, Belorussian SSR)
6. MASLOV OLEG (Маслов Олег, R.S.F.S.R.).
After doping control positive results had: SUMLIANSKIJ ALEKSANDR, MOSALIOV GEORGIJ, DMITRIJENKO PIOTR, OVCINNIKOV OLEG.
FULL TEXT is on the Global International Site www.wff.lt, see forum topics.
WORLD BODYBUILDING ENCYCLOPEDIA.
1989. „AMBER PRIX INTERNATIONAL“.
„Amber Prix International“ was held together with the 2-d „U.S.S.R. Junior Championship“. Seeing intentions of the „Lithuanian SSR Bodybuilding Federation“ ( „Lietuvos kultūrizmo federacija“) to enter the I.F.B.B. (International Federation of Body Builders) as a separate and independant from the U.S.S.R. member, Chairmen of the „U.S.S.R. bodybuilding Federation“ («Федерация культуризма С.С.С.Р.») did their best to organize official U.S.S.R. competitions in Lithuanian SSR and later in Estonian SSR and Latvian SSR. At the 1989 Contest participated 154 bodybuilders from 9 Countries: R.S.F.S.R., Belorussian SSR, Ukrainian SSR, Latvian SSR, Lithuanian SSR, Estonian SSR, Kazach SSR, Moldavian SSR, Tadzik SSR. Totally 51 team.
RESULTS
Juniors
First Weight Category
1. KOLBASIUK ANDREJ (Колбасюк Андрей, R.S.F.S.R.)
2. LAVRIK JURIJ (Лаврик Юрий, Belorussian SSR)
3. VERCHOVCEV ANDREJ (Верховцев Андрей, R.S.F.S.R.)
Second Weight Category
1. VISNEVSKIJ ALEKSANDR (Вишневский Александр, R.S.F.S.R.)
2. SOLODKOV KIRILL (Солодков Кирилл, R.S.F.S.R.)
3. MARCIULAITIS GINTARAS (Lithuanian SSR)
Third Weight Category
1. ZUR OLEG (Жур Олег, Lithuanian SSR)
2. TARASOV ALEKSANDR (Тарасов Александр, R.S.F.S.R.)
3. JEMELJANENKOV ALEKSANDR (Емельяненков Александр, Estonian SSR)
Fourth Weight Category
1. VIJTOVIC ANDREJ (Войтович Андрей, Belorussian SSR)
2. BITAUSKAS GINTARAS (Lithuanian SSR)
3. KUZNECOV VASILIJ (Кузнецов Василий, R.S.F.S.R.)
Fifth Weight Category
1. VELIKOIVANENKO BORIS (Великоиваненко Борис, R.S.F.S.R.)
2. CERKASOV SERGEJ (Черкасов Сергей, R.S.F.S.R.)
3. MEDVEDEV ALEKSEJ (Медведеа Алексей, R.S.F.S.R.)
Main Categories
First Weight Category
1. PETRAITIS RAIMUNDAS (Lithuanian SSR)
2. SELNICHIN JEVGENIJ (Сельнихин Евгений, Estonian SSR)
3. BARTKEVICIUS ARVYDAS (Lithuanian SSR)
Second Weight Category
1. ZUR OLEG (Lithuanian SSR)
2. IVANOV EDUARD (Иванов Эдуард, R.S.F.S.R.)
3. KOLESNIKOV SERGEJ (Колесников Сергей, R.S.F.S.R.)
Third Weight Category
1. BUCINSKAS ROLANDAS (Lithuanian SSR)
2. NAUMOV VLADISLAV (Наумов Владислав, R.S.F.S.R.)
3. GRIBOV SERGEJ (Грибов Сергей, R.S.F.S.R.)
Fourth Weight Category
1. JUCYS VIKTORAS (Lithuanian SSR)
2. PETRAUSKAS RICARDAS (Lithuanian SSR)
3. PAVLENKO POVILAS (Lithuanian SSR).
Over All Winners: Juniors – OLEG ZUR, Main Categopries – VIKTORAS JUCYS.
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.), W.F.F. – W.B.B.F. Pro Division, W.P.S.F. World Power Sports Federation.
2024. W.F.F. – W.B.B.F. DOORS ARE OPEN FOR ALL COUNTRIES.
MORE ORDER IN WORLD‘S BODYBUILDING MESS.
Today W.F.F. – W.B.B.F. International (World Fitness Federation, World Body Building Federation) unites members of 140 Countries that represent all Continents. Covid pandemija and war in Ukraine stopped many our huge International projects. Anyway the W.F.F. – W.B.B.F. is optimistic about the future.
Ten years ago after the second I.F.B.B. split in 2008 Vice President I.F.B.B. (International Federation of Body Builders) PAUL CHUA (Singapore) addressed the International W.F.F. – W.B.B.F. President DSc. EDMUNDAS DAUBARAS to join the W.F.F. – W.B.B.F. activities. After PAUL CHUA about 40 Asia and Africa Countries left the I.F.B.B.. Then I.F.B.B. lawer and financist ALEX BAUER (Austria) stopped his intentions.
ARAB PHYSICAL CULTURE FEDERATION.
Intending to join the International W.F.F. – W.B.B.F. activities some time ago the Chairman of the Arab Physical Culture Federation (A.P.C.F.) Dr. Professor FAWZI KHODARI addressed the W.F.F. – W.B.B.F. International. The Arab Physical Culture Federation is based in Beirut (Lebanon) and for many years was working with the I.F.B.B..
WEIDER BROTHER‘S FRIEND FROM YEMEN.
Today a former friend of JOE AND BEN WEIDER BROTHERS from Yemen Dr. NAJEEB AL JAWFI addressed the International W.F.F. – W.B.B.F. (World Fitness Federation, World Body Building Federation) President DSc. EDMUNDAS DAUBARAS. Both of them underlined that after deaths of WEIDER BROTHERS World Bodybuilding went down. It is finished today as sport. Numerous „federations“ (including contemporary I.F.B.B. of Rafael Santonja) have only one aim – the money. For them official sport dissapeared for all times. Our friend from Yemen supports the W.F.F. – W.B.B.F. ideas to get bodybuilding recognition back. The W.F.F. – W.B.B.F. seeks to work on the dreams of WEIDER BROTHERS including membership in the I.O.C. (International Olympic Committee). Today only W.F.F. – W.B.B.F. is not cheating athletes and makes no festivals and looks on bodybuilding through eyes of official sport.
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.), W.F.F. – W.B.B.F. Pro Division, W.P.S.F. World Power Sports Federation.
WORLD BODY BUILDING ENCYCLOPEDIA.
1989 SOCIALIST BODYBUILDING NEWS.
Since 1973 until 1987 in Socialist Countries bodybuilding was prohibited. Getting free this sport became very popular. People used to go to gyms and watch videos with ARNOLD SCHWARZENEGGER, SYLVESTER STALLONE and CLAUDE VAN DAMME. In 1989 lots of various level bodybuilding contests were held in Socialist Countries. The most important 1989 International Competitions were the first official „U.S.S.R. Bodybuilding Championship“ («Чемпионат С.С.С.Р. по культуризму») and the contest „U.S.S.R. – USA“ („Матчевая встреча С.С.С.Р.). Both events were recongized and supported by the „U.S.S.R. Ministry of Sport“ («Министерство спорта С.С.С.Р.»).
„U.S.S.R. – USA“
On March 18, 1989 the International Contest „U.S.S.R. – USA“ (Матчевая встречя «С.С.С.Р. – США») was organized in Leningrad (R.S.F.S.R.). It was the first time when American bodybuilders came to the U.S.S.R.. Until this the U.S.S.R. bodybuiders knew USA bodybuilders only through the magazines. The organizers of the event from the USA side were LOUIS ZWICK and DAVID ZELON. USA expences were covered by LOUIS ZWICK. USA was represented by a number of I.F.B.B. (International Federation of Body Builders) bodybuilders: CARLA DUNLAP, DIANA DENNIS, LAURA BEAUDRY, JEAN PAUL GUILLAUME, TROY ZUCCOLOTTO, REX LETTO. Placings of the Contest „U.S.S.R. – USA“: Winner JEAN PAUL GUILLAUME, second - TROY ZUCCOLOTTO, third – NIKOLAJ GRISANOV (Belorussian SSR). As a guest DSc. EDMUNDAS DAUBARAS participeted at the competition in Leningrad. Together with LOUIS ZWICK he managed to run away from K.G.B. (Комитет государственной безопасности С.С.С.Р.) agents and make two films about the training of well known U.S.S.R. bodybuilders VIKTORAS JUCYS and ROLANDAS BUCINSKAS (both Lithuanian SSR). These films were presented on the USA E.S.P.N. sport television. Detailed revue about the event is in various languages on Global Page www.wff.lt .
1989 „U.S.S.R. BODYBUILDING CHAMPIONSHIP“.
The first step was done in 1988 at the first Official „U.S.S.R. Bodybuilding Cup“ («Кубок С.С.С.Р. по культуризму»). Then the U.S.S.R. Over All Winner was VIKTORAS JUCYS (Lithuanian SSR). The contest was supported and recognized by the „U.S.S.R. Ministry of Sport“. In 1989 the first official „U.S.S.R. Bodybuilding Championship“ was held in Leningrad too. Basing on the results of this competition the „U.S.S.R. Bodybuilding Team“ had been selected to participate at the 1989 I.F.B.B. World Championship in Paris (France). The 1989 „U.S.S.R. Bodybuilding Championship“ Category Winners were: SHUMLIANSKIJ KONSTANTIN (Шумлянский Константин, Ukrainian SSR), BOGDANOVIC VALERIJ (Богданович Валерий, Belorussian SSR), DUBICKAS VINCAS (Lithuanian SSR), MOSALIOV GEORGIJ (Мосалёв Георгий, R.S.F.S.R.), PETRAUSKAS RICARDAS (Lithuanian SSR). The Over All Champion was VINCAS DUBICKAS. Due to the results of doping control SHUMLIANSKIJ KONSTANTIN was replaced by PATRAITIS RAIMUNDAS (Lithuanian SSR). Detailed revue about the event is in various languages on Global Page www.wff.lt .
In 1989 Klaipeda bodybuilders stopped participating at the offcicial U.S.S.R. contests and U.S.S.R. teams. Newly restored National Olympic Committee of Lithuanian SSR (N.O.C. Lithuania, L.T.O.K., Lietuvos Tautinis Olimpinis Komitetas) strongly suggested Lithuanian athletes to behave like this. Being a member of the N.O.C. Lithuania Klaipeda department DSc. EDMUNDAS DAUBARAS stopped his activities in the „U.S.S.R. Bodybuilding Federation“ («Федерация культуризма С.С.С.Р.»). He went on working on the independant membership of the National Bodybuilding Federation of the Lithuanian SSR at the I.F.B.B.. DSc. EDMUNDAS DAUBARAS and I.F.B.B. President BEN WEIDER had active correspondance on the matter. The negotiations went on. DSc. EDMUNDAS DAUBARAS wanted BEN WEIDER to be interested about the membership of the Lithuanian SSR and suggested him a number of big business projects. BEN WEIDER wrote him not to discuss these questions through letters. He suggested to cover the topic at the coming presonal meetings.
TROJKA
I.F.B.B. President BEN WEIDER came to the 1989 „U.S.S.R. Bodybuilding Championship“ in Leningrad. DSc. EDMUNDAS DAUBARAS and BEN WEIDER agreed to discuss a number of urgent questions at the V.I.P. banquet. The banquet took palce at the popular Leningrad reastaurant „Trojka“ “ («Тройка»). The Russian organizers gave DSc. EDMUNDAS DAUBARAS two tickets to the banquet. Returned from the Contest to hotel DSc. EDMUNDAS DAUBARAS and and his pupil VIKTORAS JUCYS visited his companions from Lithuania SSR. Also in the room were present Vice President of the „U.S.S.R. Bodybuilding Federation“ ROMANAS KALINAUSKAS, members of the federation RAMUTIS KAIRAITIS, ALEKSANDRAS NOVIKOVAS and today‘s fampus Lithuania art photographer ALGIMANTAS ALEKSANDRAVICIUS. No one of them was invited to the banquet with BEN WEIDER. Speaking about the happenings in Leningrad ROMANAS KALINAUSKAS said he will go to the banquet together with DSc. EDMUNDAS DAUBARAS. DSc. EDMUNDAS DAUBARAS dissagreed and reminded to everybody sins of ROMANAS KALINAUSKAS: how due to his ego and black envy ROMANAS KALINAUSKAS ruined or tried to ruin sport careers of Lithuanian SSR bodybuilders ALBERTAS REMEIKA, JURIJ GUSEV (Юрий Гусев), ROLANDAS BUCINSKAS, also of Estonian SSR bodybuilder OLEV ANNUS. DSc. EDMUNDAS DAUBARAS reminded about how for the same reasons in 1979 ROMANAS KALINAUSKAS ruined International Contest „U.S.S.R. – Czechoslovakian SSR“. DSc. EDMUNDAS DAUBARAS was working on this several years on. DSc. The documents are kept at the archieves of the W.F.F. – W.B.B.F. International (World Fitness Federation, World Body Building Federation). EDMUNDAS DAUBARAS reminded how in 1988 ROMANAS KALINAUSKAS ruined participation of Lithuanian SSR bodybuilders VIKTORAS JUCYS and SAULIUS MISEVICIUS at the 1988 I.F.B.B. World Championship in Australia. ROMANAS KALINAUSKAS kept the passports of bodybuilders and they could not fly to Australia. Then ROMANAS KALINAUSKAS started to cry and got on the knees asking a pardon. This way DSc. EDMUNDAS DAUBARAS left ROMANAS KALINAUSKAS and went to the banquet together with VIKTORAS JUCYS. At the banquet DSc. EDMUNDAS DAUBARAS sat together with BEN WEIDER. Both went on speaking on the questions of Lithuania membership in the I.F.B.B. federation and also on a number of commercial matters. BEN WEIDER invited DSc. EDMUNDAS DAUBARAS as his personal guest to 1989 I.F.B.B. World Championship in Paris. And that happened some time later.
1989. „U.S.S.R. BODYBUILDING FEDERATION“ COUNCIL.
The 1989 „U.S.S.R. Bodybuilding Federation“ Council was collected in Leningrad as Lithuanians aimed to get independant membership in the I.F.B.B. federation. It was a chance to solve this problematic question peacefully. All Chairmen of the „U.S.S.R. Bodybuilding Federation“ were present: Chairman VASILIJ CAIKOVSKIJ (Василий Чайковский), Vice Chairmen VLADIMIR DUBININ (Владимир Дубинин) and ROMANAS KALINAUSKAS. Also representatives of the „U.S.S.R. Sport Ministry“ («Министерства спорта С.С.С.Р.») were present at the Council too. National Federation of the Lithuanian SSR was represented by a member of the Olympic Committee of the Lithuanian SSR (L.T.O.K., Lietuvos Tautinis Olimpinis Komitetas) ROMANAS KALINAUSKAS, a member of the Olympic Committee of the Lithuanian SSR Klaipeda Department DSc. EDMUNDAS DAUBARAS and ARUNAS PETRAITIS. Basing on his correspondance with the I.F.B.B. President BEN WEIDER, on the „U.S.S.R. Constitution“, on the Constitution of the Lithuanian SSR, on the I.F.B.B. Constitution DSc. EDMUNDAS DAUBARAS wrote a Declatarion. The Declaration was about the independant membership of the National Federation of the Lithuanian SSR in the I.F.B.B.. It was ROMANAS KALINAUSKAS to read the Declaration. He was afraid... DSc. EDMUNDAS DAUBARAS and ARUNAS PETRAITIS pushed him to the stage. Again ROMANAS KALINAUSKAS did not read. Then DSc. EDMUNDAS DAUBARAS came on the stage and said the preliminary words. Only after this ROMANAS KALINAUSKAS read the Declaration. The W.F.F. – W.B.B.F. (World Fitness Federation, World Body Building Federation) International Archieves have a video material about this happening. Delegates of various Socialist Republics were against the action of the Lithuanians and did not support the Declaration. Lithuanians were alone as National Federations of the Estonian and Latvian SSR joined them some months later and only formally. DSc. EDMUNDAS DAUBARAS informed BEN WEIDER about the Concil in Leningrad. More details about the ways to Independance of the National Federation of the Lithuanian SSR are in various languages on Global Page www.wff.lt .
1989. I.F.B.B. WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP, PARIS.
During all bodybuilding history the 1989 I.F.B.B. World Championship was one uncomparibable event. During the years only two International bodybuilding events were of so high level. It was the famous of sexual scandals 2004 I.F.B.B. World Championship in Moscow (Russian Federation) and the 2011 W.F.F. – W.B.B.F. (World Fitness Federation, World Body Building Federation) World Championship in Viena (Austria). During the eighties of the last Century the International W.A.B.B.A. (World Amateur Body Building Association) ruling structure was like this: President RENAUT ROBINET and General Secretary AKLI CHABENI. Both mentioned persons together with formal I.F.B.B. Vice President and Creator of the W.A.B.B.A. association (it was created in 1976) SERGE NUBRET were working on the 1989 W.A.B.B.A. World Championship in Paris. That time the sponsors were really very big. Some way the I.F.B.B. President BEN WEIDER invited RENAUT ROBINET to his house in Canada. After this visit RENAUT ROBINET declared that he is leaving W.A.B.B.A. and starts working with the I.F.B.B.. As all preliminary work for the 1989 W.A.B.B.A. World Championship was done RENAUT ROBINET announced that he is organizing the I.F.B.B. World Championship in Paris instead of W.A.B.B.A. now. This action of RENAUT ROBINET made awfull strike on SERGE NUBRET and he never reached the previous W.A.B.B.A. level again. After the 1989 I.F.B.B. World Championship in Paris RENAUT ROBINET got no preferences from BEN WEIDER. So he left I.F.B.B. and never appeared in bodybuilding again and was forgotten for ever. Through the years is evident that no International Bodybuilding Organizations around the World ever made any other bodybuilding contest which is worth to notice. Nothing to compare.
Those bodybuilders of the Lithuanian SSR who neglected the orders of the Olympic Committee of the Lithuanian SSR (L.T.O.K.) were included to the U.S.S.R. Team and participated at the 1989 I.F.B.B. World Championship in Paris. They were not successfull at the competition as all U.S.S.R. team too.
The Chairmen of the „U.S.S.R. Bodybuilding Federation“ («Федерация культуризма С.С.С.Р.») were angry about Lithuanian aims to get independant I.F.B.B. membership. They did not include the Vice Chairman of the „U.S.S.R. Bodybuilding Federation“ ROMANAS KALINAUSKAS to the U.S.S.R. delegation to go to Paris again.
During the 1989 „U.S.S.R. Bodybuilding Championship“ («Чемпионат С.С.С.Р. по культуризму») in Leningrad DSc. EDMUNDAS DAUBARAS was invited as a Personal Guest of BEN WEIDER to the World Championship in Paris. Their common correspondance went on and BEN WEIDER let DSc. EDMUNDAS DAUBARAS take any member of the National Bodybuilding Federation of the Lithusnisn SSR together with him to Paris. Thinking of support about the membership in the I.F.B.B. federation DSc. EDMUNDAS DAUBARAS took ROMANAS KALINAUSKAS with him. Both Lithuanians came to France separate from the U.S.S.R. delegation. Later DSc. EDMUNDAS DAUBARAS regreted about his decission. During several meetings with the emigrants of the old 1918 Lithuanian Republic ROMANAS KALINAUSKAS behaved rude towards independance of Lithuania.
Delegations of various countries lived in the famous Paris „La Fayette“ hotel. The contest was also organized at a huge „La Fayette“ Palace. Just before the I.F.B.B. World Championship BEN WEIDER invited Lithuanians to his appartments in „La Fayette“ penthouse. The Assistant of BEN WEIDER PAMELA KAGAN (Canada) was also present at the discussion then. The discussion lasted very long. With BEN WEIDER spoke DSc. EDMUNDAS DAUBARAS. ROMANAS KALINAUSKAS did not knew languages and even did not understand what both were speking about. Finally another assistant of BEN WEIDER RAFAEL SANTONJA entered the room and said that BEN WEIDER is needed down at the contest as the competitions are nearly to finish and it is high time to present award to the Over All World Champion. BEN WEIDER and DSC. EDMUNDAS DAUBARAS agreed to go on discussing matters via later correspondance.
The 1989 I.F.B.B. World Championship Category Winners were ACHMED MOHMED (Egypt), VAN VALCOT SMITH (USA), BERNARD SEALY (Barbados) FRANK HILEBRAND (West Germany), JEAN LUC FAVRE (Switzerland).
There was a banquet in „La Fayette“ after the competition. BEN WEIDER sat DSc. EDMUNDAS DAUBARAS close to him and presented him to the Heads of the delegations of various countries. DSc. EDMUNDAS DAUBARAS got many new International contacts. Being drunk at the banquet ROMANAS KALINAUSKAS decided to „fight for Lithuanian Independance“ and quarreled with Vice Chairman of the „U.S.S.R. Bodybuilding Fdereation“ VLADIMIR DUBININ (Владимир Дубинин). He accused VLADIMIR DUBININ about not taking him to I.F.B.B. Events in Australia (1988) and France (1989). It was DSc. EDMUNDAS DAUBARAS to stop the fighting. Details on the 1989 I.F.B.B. World Championship You can find in various languages on Global Site www.wff.lt .
1989 I.F.B.B. EUROPE CHAMPIONSHIP.
In 1989 U.S.S.R. bodybuilding team participated at the I.F.B.B. Europe Championship in Oslo (Norway). Bodybuilders of the Socialist Countries did well – first time U.S.S.R. bodybuilder became European Champion. It was NIKOLAJ SHILA (Шила Николай) from Belorussian SSR. Also first places won ZUZANA KORINKOVA (Czechoslovakian SSR) and MIROSLAW DASZKEWICZ (People‘s Republic of Poland).
1989. „AMBER PRIX INTERNATIONAL“.
In 1989 154 bodybuilders from 9 Socialist Countries took part at the „Amber Prix International“ («Янтарный приз», „Gintarinis prizas“, 1968 – 2024) in Klaipeda (Lithuanian SSR). They came from R.S.F.S.R., Ukrainian SSR, Belorussian SSR, Lithuanian SSR, Latvian SSR, Estonian SSR, Kazach SSR, Tadjic SSR, Moldavian SSR. Totally 51 team participated at the contest. The 2-d official „U.S.S.R. Junior Championship“ («Чемпионат С.С.С.Р. по культуризму среди молодёжи») was organized together with „Amber Prix International“. This way U.S.S.R. Bodybuilding Chairmen wanted to keep tide the National Bodybuilding Federation of the Lithuanian SSR as it was aiming to enter the I.F.B.B. independantly from the U.S.S.R.. The Winners of the 1989 Junior „Amber Prix International“ and the „U.S.S.R. Junior Championship“ were: KOLBASIUK ANDREJ (Колбасюк Андрей, R.S.F.S.R.), VISHNEVSKIJ ALEKSANDR (Вишневский Александр, R.S.F.S.R.), ZUR OLEG (Жур Олег, Lithuanian SSR), VOJTOVICH ANDREJ (Войтович Андрей, Belorussian SSR), VELIKOIVANENKO BORIS (Великоиваненко Борис, R.S.F.S.R.). Winners of the Main Categories were: PETRAITIS RAIMUNDAS, ZUR OLEG, BUCINSKAS ROLANDAS, JUCYS VIKTORAS (all from Lithuanian SSR). Over All Winners titles went to OLEG ZUR (Juniors) ans VIKTORAS JUCYS (Main Categories). This competition is in details in various languages on Global page www.www.lt
1989. „GEORGO TENNO MEMORIAL“.
After a pause INNAR MARDO ((Иннар Мардо, 1946 – 2002) organized the 15-th „Georg Tenno Memorial“ («Мемориал Георга Тенно», 1971 – 1989) in Tallinn (Estonian SSR) again. 39 bodybuilders from Lithuanian SSR, Latvian SSR, Estonian SSR and R.S.F.S.R. took part at the contest. All Category Winners were from the Estonian SSR: women - UIT INNA, Juniors – JEMELJANENKOV ALEKSANDR (Емельяненков Александр), PETAJEV ALEKSANDR (Петаев Александр), Main Categories – SELENICHIN JEVGENIJ (Селенихин Евгений), KOSENKO PAVEL (Косенко Павел), ALEKSEJEV ALEKSANDR (Алексеев Александр), CELOBITCIKOV JURIJ (Челобитчиков Юрий). The Over All Winners were ALEKSANDR JEMELJANENKOV and PAVEL KOSENKO. Contest revue in details is in various languages on Global Page www.wff.lt
1989 „U.S.S.R. BODYBUILDING CUP“.
In 1989 instead of traditional „Comsomol Cup“ («Кубок комсомола», „Komjaunimo taure“) contest Kaunas City (Lithuanian SSR) bodybuilding organizers made the „U.S.S.R. Bodybuilding Cup“ («Кубок С.С.С.Р. по культуризму»). Giving this competition to Lithuanians this way U.S.S.R. Bodybuilding Chairmen wanted to keep tide the National Bodybuilding Federation of the Lithuanian SSR as it was aiming to enter the I.F.B.B. independantly from the U.S.S.R.. Anyway most famous bodybuilders of the Lithuanian SSR did not participate in Kaunas then. The order of the Olympic Committee of the Lithuanian SSR (L.T.O.K.) was not to participate at the official U.S.S.R. contests and not to go into the U.S.S.R. teams.
1989. SECOND CONTEST „U.S.S.R. – USA“.
1989 spring competition „U.S.S.R. – USA“ («Матчевая встреча С.С.С.Р. – США») was very successfull. This was the reason to organize one more contest „U.S.S.R. – USA“. This time the event was financed by a businessman and former USA bodybuilder BILLY PAX. The main U.S.S.R. bodybuilders at this contest were GRISANOV NIKOLAJ (Гришанов Николай, Belorussian SSR) and VASIN ALEKSANDR (Васин Александр, R.S.F.S.R.). From the USA side were SHAWN RAY, LIONEL RANGER and MIKE HARRIS. The winner was NIKOLAJ GRISANOV, second LIONEL RANGER and third MIKE HARRIS.
VARIOUS OTHER INTERNATIONAL CONTESTS.
In 1989 the „A Man And A Woman“ («Мужчина и женщина») competition was organized in Leningrad and the „Tiumen Grand Prix“ («Гран При Тюмени») in Tiumen (R.S.F.S.R.). Also the first International women bodybuilding competition was held in Leningrad too. Junior Category Winners were DUCHOVIC NATALIJA (Духович Наталия – Мурниковене, Murnikoviene, Lithuanian SSR), TALAGAJEVA OKSANA (Талагаева Оксана, R.S.F.S.R.). Main Category Winners were again DUCHOVIC NATALIJA, MADAR MERIKE (Estonian SSR), JAVNIKOVA RAISA (Явникова Раиса, Ukrainian SSR). The Over All Winners were NATALIA DUCHOVIC (Juniors) and MERIKE MADAR (Main Categories). Since 1989 until 1993 trainer of NATALIA DUCHOVIC (Murnikoviene) was DSc. EDMUNDAS DAUBARAS.
International level Klaipeda bodybuilders kept to the order of the Olympic Committee of the Lithuanian SSR (L.T.O.K.) and did not participate at the official U.S.S.R. competitions. Instead of this DSc. EDMUNDAS DAUBARAS took Klaipeda bodybuilding team to International contests in the Czechoslovakian SSR, East Germany (G.D.R., German Democratic Republic), Peoples Republic of Poland and Romania.
There were 60 bodybuilders from U.S.S.R.., F.R.G. (West Germany), G.D.R., Belgium and U.K. at the traditional „Sandow“ contest. Category Winners were: women - KORINKOVA ZUZANA (C.S.S.R.), LUX SYBILA (G.D.R.) and men – DUDAREC PIOTR, KOLOVANY JAROSLAV, BEDNARCIK JAROSLAV (all from Czechoslovakian SSR.) and TAYLOR GARRY (UK).
1989 International „Berliner Bar“contest was held in the Capital City of G.D.R. Berlin. 62 bodybuilders from the U.S.S.R., Hungarian SSR, G.D.R., Czechoslovakian SSR and „People‘s Republic of Poland“ took part at the event. Women Category Winners were: SUKUPOVA EVA (C.S.S.R.), TETCHKE ELLEN (G.D.R.), and Men Category Winners were – SHILA NIKOLAJ (U.S.S.R., Belorussian SSR), Czechoslovakians VRABEL ROMAN, BEDNARCIK JAROSKAV and VASIN ALEKSANDR (Васин Александр, U.S.S.R., R.S.F.S.R.).
At the same time DSc. EDMUNDAS DAUBARAS was going on developing Interantional realtions. In 1989 under invitation od the Weightlifting Federation of China Dsc. EDMUNDAS DAUBARAS visited the People‘s Republic of China. Then Chineese did not know anything about bodybuilding. Under invitation of the trainer of ANJA LANGER ULI HANNEMAN DSc. EDMUNDAS DAUBARAS visited West Germany. Under the invitation of W.A.B.B.A. Turkey DSc. EDMUNDAS DAUBARAS visited Turkey too.
„ARNOLD SCHWARZENEGGER RECOMENDS“.
After 1987 bodybuilding started to be very popular in the U.S.S.R.. Bodybuilders needed deeper methodical knowlidge. Since 1969 DSc. EDMUNDAS DAUBARAS was translating bodybuilding books and articles from various International magazines. He was making analytical revues about this. This way in 1989 DSc. EDMUNDAS DAUBARAS wrote and published in Russian language a book (magazine) and named it „Arnold Schwarzenegger Recommends“ («Арнольд Шварценеггер рекомендует», „Arnoldas Švarcenegeris rekomenduoja“). It was not for beginners. It was for the skilled bodybuilders in fact. The book was successfull and the 2 000 000 issues were printed and sold. It was like bodybuilding „ABC“ for several generations of bodybuilders. Since that time no other bodybuilding book was so much successfull.
FULL TEXT is on the Global International Site www.wff.lt, see forum topics.
2024. CONTEMPORARY FEDERATIONS. WHAT IS IT?
BACKGROUND.
Today‘s bodybuilding chaos means that only few understand what is going on. Now we have about fourty bodybuilding federations which call themselves as „International“. Not a single one of those federations aim to develop bodybuilding as sport. Even I.F.B.B. (International Federation of Body Builders) of RAFAEL SANTONJA too. The aims of those federations are only hardly understandable ambitions and... money. It is not connected with sport and it means that bodybuilders and sport society are fooled by them.
Let us look on the International federations through the history of sport. We will begin with the A.A.U. (Amateur Athletes Union) which was established in 1888 in the US. As there was no Ministry of Sport the A.A.U. was functioning instead. A.A.U. was a member of the Olympic Committee of the USA which was a member of the I.O.C. (International Olympic Committee). Since 1947 until 1969 World‘s official bodybuilding sport was rulled by the F.I.H.C. (Federation Internationale Halterophile et Culturiste). And F.I.H.C. was a member of the I.O.C..
Then we will speak about the commercial company and the federation iof the I.F.B.B.. After we will speak about the public Club N.A.B.B.A. (National Amateur Body Building Association). At the end we will cover ionformation about W.A.B.B.A. (World Amateur Body Building Association) which was always some missunderstanding in the World‘s sport.
What we mentioned above were representatives of the „Western World“. In the „Eastern World“ first official International Bodybuilding Organization started in 1963 in the U.S.S.R.. It happened under the influence of American BOB HOFFMAN (Robert Collins Hoffman, 1898 - 1985 m.) and the F.I.H.C.. The organization was a part of the „U.S.S.R. Weightlifting Federation“ («Федерация тяжёлой атлетики С.С.С.Р.») which was a member of the F.I.H.C.. The Organiozation was not active and in 1968 in Lithuania was set another U.S.S.R. International Bodybuilding Federation (Comission). Since that time through the famous „Amber Prix International“ („Gintarinis prizas“, 1968 - 2024) Contest federation is live today under the name of W.F.F. – W.B.B.F. International (World Fitness Federation, World Body Building Federation). The road was long and hard. It included twenty years of bodybuilding prohibition and prosecution.
The article will be continued. We will speak about all World‘s traditional federations. It will be the truth which not everybody like. More information in various languages is on Global Site www.wff.lt
WORLD BODYBUILDING ENCYCLOPEDIA.
1989. I.F.B.B. WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP, PARIS.
During all bodybuilding history the 1989 I.F.B.B. World Championship was one uncomparibable event. During the years only two International bodybuilding events were of so high level. It was the famous of sexual scandals 2004 I.F.B.B. World Championship in Moscow (Russian Federation) and the 2011 W.F.F. – W.B.B.F. (World Fitness Federation, World Body Building Federation) World Championship in Viena (Austria). During the eighties of the last Century the International W.A.B.B.A. (World Amateur Body Building Association) ruling structure was like this: President RENAUT ROBINET and General Secretary AKLI CHABENI. Both mentioned persons together with formal I.F.B.B. Vice President and Creator of the W.A.B.B.A. association (it was created in 1976) SERGE NUBRET were working on the 1989 W.A.B.B.A. World Championship in Paris. That time the sponsors were really very big. Some way the I.F.B.B. President BEN WEIDER invited RENAUT ROBINET to his house in Canada. After this visit RENAUT ROBINET declared that he is leaving W.A.B.B.A. and starts working with the I.F.B.B.. As all preliminary work for the 1989 W.A.B.B.A. World Championship was done RENAUT ROBINET announced that he is organizing the I.F.B.B. World Championship in Paris instead of W.A.B.B.A. now. This action of RENAUT ROBINET made awfull strike on SERGE NUBRET and he never reached the previous W.A.B.B.A. level again. After the 1989 I.F.B.B. World Championship in Paris RENAUT ROBINET got no preferences from BEN WEIDER. So he left I.F.B.B. and never appeared in bodybuilding again and was forgotten for ever. Through the years is evident that no International Bodybuilding Organizations around the World ever made any other bodybuilding contest which is worth to notice. Nothing to compare.
Those bodybuilders of the Lithuanian SSR who neglected the orders of the Olympic Committee of the Lithuanian SSR (L.T.O.K.) were included to the U.S.S.R. Team and participated at the 1989 I.F.B.B. World Championship in Paris. They were not successfull at the competition as all U.S.S.R. team too.
The Chairmen of the „U.S.S.R. Bodybuilding Federation“ («Федерация культуризма С.С.С.Р.») were angry about Lithuanian aims to get independant I.F.B.B. membership. They did not include the Vice Chairman of the „U.S.S.R. Bodybuilding Federation“ ROMANAS KALINAUSKAS to the U.S.S.R. delegation to go to Paris again.
During the 1989 „U.S.S.R. Bodybuilding Championship“ («Чемпионат С.С.С.Р. по культуризму») in Leningrad DSc. EDMUNDAS DAUBARAS was invited as a Personal Guest of BEN WEIDER to the World Championship in Paris. Their common correspondance went on and BEN WEIDER let DSc. EDMUNDAS DAUBARAS take any member of the National Bodybuilding Federation of the Lithusnisn SSR together with him to Paris. Thinking of support about the membership in the I.F.B.B. federation DSc. EDMUNDAS DAUBARAS took ROMANAS KALINAUSKAS with him. Both Lithuanians came to France separate from the U.S.S.R. delegation. Later DSc. EDMUNDAS DAUBARAS regreted about his decission. During several meetings with the emigrants of the old 1918 Lithuanian Republic ROMANAS KALINAUSKAS behaved rude towards independance of Lithuania.
Delegations of various countries lived in the famous Paris „La Fayette“ hotel. The contest was also organized at a huge „La Fayette“ Palace. Just before the I.F.B.B. World Championship BEN WEIDER invited Lithuanians to his appartments in „La Fayette“ penthouse. The Assistant of BEN WEIDER PAMELA KAGAN (Canada) was also present at the discussion then. The discussion lasted very long. With BEN WEIDER spoke DSc. EDMUNDAS DAUBARAS. ROMANAS KALINAUSKAS did not knew languages and even did not understand what both were speking about. Finally another assistant of BEN WEIDER RAFAEL SANTONJA entered the room and said that BEN WEIDER is needed down at the contest as the competitions are nearly to finish and it is high time to present award to the Over All World Champion. BEN WEIDER and DSC. EDMUNDAS DAUBARAS agreed to go on discussing matters via later correspondance.
The 1989 I.F.B.B. World Championship Category Winners were ACHMED MOHMED (Egypt), VAN VALCOT SMITH (USA), BERNARD SEALY (Barbados) FRANK HILEBRAND (West Germany), JEAN LUC FAVRE (Switzerland).
There was a banquet in „La Fayette“ after the competition. BEN WEIDER sat DSc. EDMUNDAS DAUBARAS close to him and presented him to the Heads of the delegations of various countries. DSc. EDMUNDAS DAUBARAS got many new International contacts. Being drunk at the banquet ROMANAS KALINAUSKAS decided to „fight for Lithuanian Independance“ and quarreled with Vice Chairman of the „U.S.S.R. Bodybuilding Fdereation“ VLADIMIR DUBININ (Владимир Дубинин). He accused VLADIMIR DUBININ about not taking him to I.F.B.B. Events in Australia (1988) and France (1989). It was DSc. EDMUNDAS DAUBARAS to stop the fighting. Details on the 1989 I.F.B.B. World Championship You can find in various languages on Global Site www.wff.lt .
2024.HONOUR AWARD INTERNATIONAL.
ANGELINA ROMANOVIC
ANGELINA ROMANOVIC is the Leader of the Power Sports of the Latvian Republic. She is an International Judge, the President of the National W.F.F. – W.B.B.F. (World Fitness Federation, World Body Building Federation) federation of Latvia, one of the World‘s strongest powerlifters. During her life she organized many International Events. Among them 2005 W.F.F. – W.B.B.F. Europe Championship in Ryga, 2024 W.F.F. – W.B.B.F. „World Grand Prix“ in Kandava. Some time ago ANGELINA ROMANOVIC was among the International W.F.F. – W.B.B.F. Delegates to the National Olympic Committee of the Latvian Republic. For active International social work in 2024 ANGELINA ROMANOVIC was awarded with the W.F.F. – W.B.B.F. „Honour Silver Medal“.
More Detailed Information on Global Site www.wff.lt
WORLD BODYBUILDING ENCYCLOPEDIA.
CONTEMPORARY FEDERATIONS. WHAT IS IT?
Lots of bodybuilding federations today fool athletes and international sport society. It seems that athletes do not think at all. We will try to explain the essence and make clever people start thinking.
Try to get the answers:
- What is bodybuilding sport today?
- Why there are so many federations?
- What is an International federation?
- What are strategic aims of any federation?
I.F.B.B. COMMERCIAL COMPANY AND FEDERATION.
We will publish materials about all World‘s traditional bodybuilding federations in the „World Bodybuilding Encyclopedia“ («Энциклопедия всемирного культуризма»). Today the closest to official sport is I.F.B.B. (International Federation of Body Builders) federation and we will start with the I.F.B.B.. Before we have published in various languages much information about the I.F.B.B. in our magazines and at the International Site www.wff.lt . Due to huge amount of information we will publishe only basic facts about the I.F.B.B. now. Even this shortened publication will appear in parts as still there is too much materials. Contemporary sources of Internat information allow publicity of short articles only.
I.F.B.B. COMMERCIAL COMPANY.
In 1946 the commercial I.F.B.B. company was established in Canada by BEN WEIDER and his two friends. No one could touch the official bodybuilding sport when since 1947 until 1969 I.O.C. (International Olympic Committee) member F.I.H.C. (Federation Internationale Halterophile et Culturiste) federation rulled World‘s bodybuilding. I.F.B.B. commercial company of BEN WEIDER, W.B.B.G. (World Body Building Guild) commercial company of DAN LURIE, British public club N.A.B.B.A. (National Amateur Body Building Association) were totally out of the game. Their activities had no influence for official bodybuilding sport. Commercial companies of I.F.B.B. and W.B.B.G. invented nothing new. Both of them copied everything what BOB HOFFMAN (Robert Collins Hoffman, 1898 - 1985) did – organized competitions, issued magazines, used to sell supplements.
The article will be continued. We will speak about all World‘s traditional federations. It will be the truth which not everybody like. More information in various languages is on Global Site www.wff.lt
WORLD BODYBUILDING ENCYCLOPEDIA.
1989 CONTEST „U.S.S.R. – USA“.
On March 18, 1989 the International Contest „U.S.S.R. – USA“ (Матчевая встречя «С.С.С.Р. – США») was organized in Leningrad (R.S.F.S.R.). It was the first time when American bodybuilders came to the U.S.S.R.. Until this the U.S.S.R. bodybuiders knew USA bodybuilders only through the magazines. The organizers of the event from the USA side were LOUIS ZWICK and DAVID ZELON. USA expences were covered by LOUIS ZWICK. For this reason LOUIS ZWICK had taken a risky loan from an American bank. USA was represented by a number of I.F.B.B. (International Federation of Body Builders) bodybuilders: CARLA DUNLAP, DIANA DENNIS, LAURA BEAUDRY, JEAN PAUL GUILLAUME, TROY ZUCCOLOTTO, REX LETTO. Placings of the 1989 Contest „U.S.S.R. – USA“: Winner JEAN PAUL GUILLAUME, second - TROY ZUCCOLOTTO, third – NIKOLAJ GRISANOV (Belorussian SSR). DSc. EDMUNDAS DAUBARAS participated at the competition in Leningrad as a guest. Together with LOUIS ZWICK he managed to run away from K.G.B. (Комитет государственной безопасности С.С.С.Р.) agents and make two films about the training of well known U.S.S.R. top bodybuilders VIKTORAS JUCYS and ROLANDAS BUCINSKAS (both Lithuanian SSR). These films were presented on the USA E.S.P.N. sport television. These films as well as detailed revue about the event is in various languages on Global Page www.wff.lt .
SECOND CONTEST „U.S.S.R. – USA“.
1989 spring competition „U.S.S.R. – USA“ was very successfull. This was the reason to organize one more contest „U.S.S.R. – USA“ in autumn. This time the event was financed by a businessman and a former USA bodybuilder BILLY PAX. The main U.S.S.R. bodybuilders at this contest were GRISANOV NIKOLAJ (Гришанов Николай, Belorussian SSR) and VASIN ALEKSANDR (Васин Александр, R.S.F.S.R.). From the USA side were SHAWN RAY, LIONEL RANGER and MIKE HARRIS. The winner was NIKOLAJ GRISANOV, second LIONEL RANGER and third MIKE HARRIS.
INFORMATION.
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WORLD BODYBUILDING FEDERATION (W.B.B.F. - International)
WORLD FITNESS FEDERATION (W.F.F. - International)
(Seeking Olympic Recognition; W.F.F. – W.B.B.F. Since 1968, 140 Country Members, 60 Annual International Events World Wide)
HISTORIC "AMBER PRIX INTERNATIONAL"
OVER ALL WINNERS
(1968 - 2024)
MEN
Date, Name, Country
2024 RAHUL JOSHI, India
2023 ALEKSEJ LAPSHIN, Estonia
2022 VASILIJ BESPALENKO, Ukraine
2021 ARTUR KAMIENIAK, Poland
2020 MAROS KANASZ, Slovakia
2019 GOLAP RABHA, India
2018 ALEKSANDR SACHAROV, Uzbekistan
2017 MAROS KANASZ, Slovakia
2016 JORG FUCHS, Germany
2015 AHMADI ARASH, Iran
2014 ANDREJ RUMIANCEV, Estonia
2013 ANDRZEJ BRZEZINSKI, Poland
2012 PIR SARANDIB MEHDI, Iran
2011 NAFTEJ SINGH, India
2010 DHARMENDER SINGH, India
2009 ALEKSANDR SCIOGOLEV, Russia
2008 DARIUS BUKSNAITIS, Lithuania
2007 ALEKSANDR SEVCOV, Estonia
2006 ALEXANDR LIUBOMIROV, Latvia
2005 IVAN SERGEJEV, Russia
2004 ALEKSANDR MASLOVSKIJ, Latvia
2003 AIVARS VISOCKIS, Latvia
2002 RADIK MANAFOV, Lithuania
2001 ALEKSANDR MASLOVSKIJ, Latvia
2000 RADIK MANAFOV, Lithuania
1999 DARIUS BUKSNAITIS, Lithuania
1998 RICARDAS GURSKAS, Lithuania
1997 ROLANDAS POCIUS, Lithuania
1996 ALGIRDAS KILCIAUSKAS, Lithuania
1995 SERGEJ OGORODNIKOV, Russia
1994 ALGIRDAS KILCIAUSKAS, Lithuania
1991 OLEGAS ZURAS, Lithuania
1990 OLEGAS ZURAS, Lithuania
1989 VIKTORAS JUCYS, Lithuania
1988 VIKTORAS JUCYS, Lithuania
1987 VIKTORAS JUCYS, Lithuania
1986 ROLANDAS BUCINSKAS, Lithuania
1985 ALGIRDAS IVANAUSKAS, Lithuania
1984 VINCAS DUBICKAS, Lithuania
1983 VINCAS DUBICKAS, Lithuania
1982 JEVGENIJ GORELIK, Lithuania
1981 SAULIUS MISEVICIUS, Lithuania
1980 VLADAS KAPCEVICIUS, Lithuania
1979 OLEV ANNUS, Estonia
1978 OLEV ANNUS, Estonia
1977 STASYS CUKANOVAS, Lithuania
1976 RISARDAS KRINICKIS, Lithuania
1975 RISARDAS KRINICKIS, Lithuania
1974 VYTAUTAS ZENKEVICIUS, Lithuania
1970 ANTANAS MINEIKIS, Lithuania
1969 ANTANAS MINEIKIS, Lithuania
1968 LEONAS PIVORIUNAS, Lithuania.
WOMEN
Year, Champion's Name, Country.
2024 IVANOVA JELENA, Latvia
2023 POVILONIENE VILMA, Lithuania
2022 SOBOLEWSKA KUCHARSKA ANNA, Poland
2021 SKYTTA HANNA, Finland
2020 SKYTTA HANNA, Finland
2019 MAZUMDER MOUMITA, India
2018 BROGGIA NERINA, Argentina
2017 HALAVEI HALINA, Cyprus
2016 TOLEDO YAMILA VANESSA, Argentina
2015 VLASOVA MARINA, Russia
2014 SOROKINA-KUKRES ALEKSANDRA, Lithuania
2013 TOLEDO YAMILA VANESSA, Argentina
2012 KOZLOVSKAJA VALENTINA, Belarus
2011 TOLEDO YAMILA VANESSA, Argentina
2010 VLASOVA VERA, Russia
2009 ISIDOROVA ALINA, Latvia
2008 TOLEDO YAMILA VANESSA, Argentina
2007 JELENA FRENKEL, Israel
2006 MILERIUTE JOLANTA, Lithuania
2005 JAKOVLEVA OLGA, Russia
2004 BORISOVA SVETLANA, Latvia
2003 PUGACHEVA SVETLANA, Russia
2002 DEGUTIENE LILIJA, Lithuania
2001 GLAGOLEVA VIKTORIA, Russia
2000 BURINSKAJA MARINA, Latvia
1999 MISEVICIENE SIMONA, Lithuania
1998 MISEVICIENE SIMONA, Lithuania
1997 MISEVICIENE SIMONA, Lithuania
1996 KAMINSKAITE IDALIJA, Lithuania
1995 KOVALKO TATJANA, Belarus
1994 KAMINSKAITE IDALIJA, Lithuania
1991 MURNIKOVIENE NATALIA, Lithuania
1990 MURNIKOVIENE NATALIA, Lithuania.
International Secretary EDITA SENDRIENE
INFORMATION.
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1990. WORLD BODYBUILDING HISTORY.
„SPORT REVUE“ PERSONS OF THE MONTH.
Some time ago our friend from Yemen Dr. NEJEEB AL-JAWFI sent us historic material. That was the article „Persons of the Month“ from the German bodybuilding magazine „Sport revue“.
„This month we underline two V.I.P. bodybuilding persons. That are DSc. EDMUNDAS DAUBARAS and ROMANAS KALINAUSKAS from the Lithuanian Soviet Socialist Republic. They were Lithuanian delegates at the 1989 I.F.B.B. World Championship in Paris (France). Due to efforts of the both mentioned persons bodybuilding in Lithuania became very popular“.
The picture of the German photographer ALBERT BUSEK with BEN WEIDER was made during the 1989 I.F.B.B. (International Federation of Body Builders) World Championship banquet in Paris. In Paris DSc. EDMUNDAS DAUBARAS was a personal guest of the I.F.B.B. President BEN WEIDER.
More Detailed Information on Global Site www.wff.lt
WORLD BODYBUILDING ENCYCLOPEDIA.
CONTEMPORARY FEDERATIONS. WHAT IS IT?
Lots of bodybuilding federations today fool athletes and international sport society. It seems that athletes do not think at all. We will try to explain the essence and make clever people start thinking.
Try to get the answers:
- What is bodybuilding sport today?
- Why there are so many federations?
- What is an International federation?
- What are strategic aims of any federation?
I.F.B.B. SPORT FEDERATION. BELGRADE CONGRESS.
THERE WERE NO FEDERATIONS UNTIL 1970.
We are presenting very detailed articles about various International federations in the „World Bodybuilding Encyclopedia“ («Энциклопедия Всемирного Культуризма»). Today the closest to real sport still is I.F.B.B. (International Federation of Body Builders) federation. During the last thirty years many information is published in various languages in the International Site www.wff.lt as well as in our magazines „Sport of Bodybuilding and Fitness“ („Sportinis fitnesas ir kultūrizmas“, «Спортивный фитнес и культуризм»). Due to the big amount of facts we will publishe now shortly only main items. And even this way we will publishe materials in parts as the contemporary informational systems like „facebook“ do not alow to publishe long texts.
In 1969 the I.O.C. (International Olympic Committee) member F.I.H.C., (Federation Internationale Halterophile et Culturiste, later I.W.F., International Weightlifting Federation) federation refused to lead on the World‘s bodybuilding sport.
Time was running. The I.F.B.B. was not a sport federation. It was a private company. OSCAR STATE (1911 - 1984) thought that World‘s bodybuilding needed to set an International Sport Federation which will seek membership of the G.A.I.S.F. (General Association of International Sports Federations). We have no answer why the F.I.H.C. General Secretary OSCAR STATE started working with the businessmen JOE and BEN WEIDERS. For many years OSCAR STATE was working in F.I.H.C. together with BOB HOFFMAN (Robert Collins Hoffman, 1898 - 1985 m.) and it was logical to go on working with him. Being professional in the official sport matters OSCAR STATE decided to establishe under International sport requirements a new International bodybuilding organization and that was the I.F.B.B.. By the way, undeR the intentions of BOB HOFFMAN in 1963 and in 1968 through F.I.H.C. in the U.S.S.R. was established the „International Bodybuilding organization“ (Comission). The U.S.S.R. was outside of the „Iron Wall“ then and due to political reasons the organization could not work together with the „West“. About this we will speak later.
Taking as an example the F.I.H.C. OSCAR STATE wrote the I.F.B.B. Constitution and the contest rules. He tought WEIDER brothers what to do and how to do. In 1970 OSCAR STATE was leading the I.F.B.B. Congress in Belgrade (Yugoslavia). It is not clear why it was chosen Yugoslavia for this event.
Belgrade Congress changed the World‘s bodybuilding history for the folowing decades. During the first official I.F.B.B. Congress the official I.F.B.B. sport federation was set: (I.F.B.B. International Congress, September 4, 1970 m., Belgrade, Yugoslavia, get original documents: http://www.ifbbpro.com/1970-congress/ and in the „MUSCLE BUILDER/POWER“, June, 1971).
During five hours lasting Congress the I.F.B.B. Constitution and contest rules were presented and accepted. OSCAR STATE preposed to ellect BEN WEIDER as the „I.F.B.B. life President „ and everybody agreed. This gave BEN WEIDER extraordinary power to rule the federation.
Personal abilities of OSCAR STATE were the main things to lead the new I.F.B.B. federation to the I.O.C. and G.A.I.S.F.. It opened financial support of Sport Ministries of the Socialist and Asia Countries to the I.F.B.B.. It lasts until now.
According the Congress documents plus to the I.F.B.B. President BEN WEIDER the I.F.B.B. Chairmen („I.F.B.B. Directors“) were on the lead together. That were JOE WEIDER (Chief Director) and JULLIEN BLOMMAERT (Belgium) too.
The article will be continued. We will speak about all World‘s traditional federations. It will be the truth which not everybody like. More information in various languages is on Global Site www.wff.lt
World Body Building Federation (W.B.B.F.)
World Fitness Federation (W.F.F.)
(Since 1968, 140 Country Members, 60 International Events World Wide)
EUROPE AMATEUR CHAMPIONSHIPS
OVER ALL WINNERS
(1996-2024)
MEN
Year, Champion's Name, Country.
2024 GATIS SAKNE, LATVIA
2023 MARTYNAS PAKALNIS, LITHUANIA
2022 ROMAN POLSIN, ESTONIA
2021 KAMIL STRUMINSKI, POLAND
2020 ALEKSEJ PETKEVICH, LATVIA
2019 PAWEL PRZYBYLSKI, POLAND
2018 KAROL KOWNACKI, POLAND
2017 SERGEJ TARATYNOV, RUSSIA
2016 JASPER BAKKER, HOLLAND
2015 NORMUND JURANS, LATVIA
2014 ANDREJ RUMIANCEV, ESTONIA
2013 ALEKSANDR GRENADIOROV, RUSSIA
2012 MOHAMED MORAVEJ, IRAN
2011 ALEKSANDR SILIN, RUSSIA
2010 DANIL BRATISKA, RUSSIA
2009 VITALIJ ALEKSANDROV, LATVIA
2008 VLADIMIR POLIAKOV, RUSSIA
2007 ROMAN DUBOVICKIJ, RUSSIA
2006 MICHAIL MALEK, RUSSIA
2005 MASSIMO MONACO, ITALY
2004 ALEKSANDR MASLOVSKIJ, LATVIA
2003 GERMAN SELEST, RUSSIA
2002 JURIJ KARSETIANS, LATVIA
2001 MAREK KALMUS, ESTONIA
2000 MASSIMO MONACO, ITALY
1999 GIOVANNI THOMSON, HOLLAND
1998 JURGEN KOCH, GERMANY
1997 MATHIAS HORNUNG, GERMANY
1996 SERGEJ OGORODNIKOV, RUSSIA
WOMEN
Year, Champion's Name, Country.
2024 INETA RIJNECE, LATVIA
2023 ANNA SOBOLEWSKA KUCHARSKA, POLAND
2022 NATALIA MISZKOWSKA, POLAND
2021 SILVA SOCNEVA, LATVIA
2020 OLGA KOLESOVA, LITHUANIA
2019 NATALIA WARZYNSKA, POLAND
2018 OLGA LISTOPADOVA, BELARUS
2017 NATALIA ABRAMOVA, RUSSIA
2016 VALENTINA KARABANOVA, RUSSIA
2015 EVELYN DIROCIE, BELGIUM
2014 MARINA VLASOVA, RUSSIA
2013 JELENA VOLKOVA, RUSSIA
2012 VALENTINA KOZLOVSKAJA, BELARUS
2011 AGNIESZKA URBANIAK, POLAND
2010 VERA VLASOVA, RUSSIA
2009 IRINA PATESKINA, RUSSIA
2008 ILONA KOKOSH, LITHUANIA
2007 MARIJA AKIZANOVA, UKRAINE
2006 DIANA DECESARE, BRAZIL-UKRAINE
2005 IDA GUSCHA, RUSSIA
2004 SVETLANA PUGACHEVA, RUSSIA
2003 SVETLANA PUGACHEVA, RUSSIA
2002 VALERIJA JUDINA, RUSSIA
2001 AKSANA LEN, LITHUANIA
2000 MARINA BURINSKAJA, LATVIA
1999 ROSA GIOVANA, ITALY
1998 CLAUDIA MACHMOR, GERMANY
1997 BENEDETA POMATI, ITALY
1996 JEKATERINA KARABAN, RUSSIA
Chairman W.F.F. – W.B.B.F. International Judges Council Edita Sendriene
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2024. OFFICIAL VISIT TO PARLIAMENT.
AWARD TO PRESIDENT W.F.F. - W.B.B.F..
On May 13, 2024 after 2024 mega International Events in Kandava (Latvia), Parnu (Estonia), Klaipeda and Vilkaviskis (both Lithuania) many International leaders paid official visit to Parliament Republic Lithuania in Vilnius.
AWARDED INTERNATIONAL W.F.F. – W.B.B.F. PRESIDENT DSC. EDMUNDAS DAUBARAS
In May, 2024 being among the delegates at the Parliament Republic Lithuania official representatives of the Republic Estonia – the U.R.K. EESTI KASAKATE UHING S.A. Colonel - General ANDREI GRITSKOV, Colonel - General VASSILI TROFIMOV, ALEKSEJ FILATOV, EVGENIA TOFFERT highly evaluated activities of International W.F.F. – W.B.B.F. (World Fitness Federation, World Body Building Federation) President DSc. EDMUNDAS DAUBARAS. For the active social work the Estonians presented DSc. EDMUNDAS DAUBARAS the Order of the „U.R.K. Silver Cross“.
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.), W.F.F. – W.B.B.F. Pro Division, W.P.S.F. World Power Sports Federation.
2024. INDIA AT INTERNATIONAL SPORT.
Since 2010 metų India is very active at International Bodybuilding Sport. The National federation of India is led by Professor LALIT KUMAR SONI. Since 2010 President of International W.F.F. – W.B.B.F. (World Fitness Federation, World Body Building Federation) Federation DSc. EDMUNDAS DAUBARAS visited India nineteen times. Since that time India organized 8 Asia Championships, „World Grand Prix“ and „Universe“ Competitions.
TODAY‘S BEST INDIA INTERNATIONAL LEVEL BODYBUILDERS.
2010 DHARMENDER SINGH - Champion Over All „Amber Prix International“
2010 ATUL TEHRAN - Champion „Amber Prix International“
2011 JAGMOHAN SINGH – Champion World Amateur
2011 SUKVINDER SINGH – W.F.F. – W.B.B.F. Professional
2011 NAVTEJ SINGH - Champion Over All „Amber Prix International“
2012 PARVEEN KUMAR – Champion „World Grand Prix“ Amateur
2013 PARVEEN KUMAR – Champion Europe Amateur
2015 JAGJIT SINGH – Champion „Mr. Universe“ Amateur
2016 RAHUL JOSHI – Champion World Amateur
2016 ANAND ARNOLD - Champion World Amateur
2017 RAHUL JOSHI – Champion „Mr. Universe“ Amateur
2017 RAHUL JOSHI – Champion „Mr. Universe“ Professional
2018 GOLAP RABHA - Champion World Amateur
2018 VIPNESH CHOWDRY - Champion World Amateur
2019 GOLAP RABHA - Champion „Amber Prix International“
2019 MAZUMDER MOUMITA - Champion „Amber Prix International“
2019 VIPNESH CHOWDRY - Champion World Amateur
2020 KUSHAL SHANGMAI – Champion Over All „World Grand Prix“ Amateur
2020 SHANKAY TANWAR - Champion „World Grand Prix“ Amateur
2020 DHRUWA TAMULY - Champion „World Grand Prix“ Amateur
2022 VIPNESH CHOWDRY – Over All Professional World Cup Champion
2022 HASTI SINGH – Champion World Amateur
2024 RAHUL JOSHI – Champion „Mr. Universe“ Professional
2024 GILL FATEH SINGH – Champion „Fit-Kid“ „Universe“.
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.), W.F.F. – W.B.B.F. Pro Division, W.P.S.F. World Power Sports Federation.
WORLD BODYBUILDING ENCYCLOPEDIA.
CONTEMPORARY FEDERATIONS. WHAT IS IT?
I.F.B.B. ENTERS G.A.I.S.F..
Formalities done at the 1970 Belgrade Congress opened doors for the new I.F.B.B. (International Federation of Body Builders) sport federation to enter G.A.I.S.F. (General Association of International Sports Federations). As after Belgrade Congress the owner of the I.F.B.B. commercial company and the „I.F.B.B. life President“ BEN WEIDER told „it was done due to the efforts of OSCAR STATE“. „OSCAR STATE, who was instrumental in the I.F.B.B.’s recognition in 1971 by the General Association of International Sports Federations, G.A.I.S.F.”. In 1971 during the second I.F.B.B. Congress in Paris (France) public was informed about the I.F.B.B. membership in the G.A.I.S.F.. It happened at the 1971 G.A.I.S.F. Congress in Viena (Austria). Today is evident – it was the basic happening that for the next several decades changed the face of the official World‘s bodybuilding sport. I.F.B.B. left totally behind all other International Bodybuilding Organizations.
According the G.A.I.S.F. rules one kind of sport can be represented only by one International federation. All other International Bodybuilding Organizations lost their chances to represent official bodybuilding sport at International level as well as on the National too. The official doors were closed for A.A.U. (Amateur Athletes Union), N.A.B.B.A. (National Amateur Body Building Association), W.B.B.G. (World Body Building Guild) and other units. It was a tragedy for all of them.
All were waithig World‘s main bodybuilding leader BOB HOFFMAN to protest and somehow stop I.F.B.B. membership in G.A.I.S.F.. And when BOB HOFFMAN did nothing OSCAR NEIDENSTAM said „it was a terrible mistake..“. Step by step I.F.B.B. got recognition and pushed away all other bodybuilding organizations from official sport.
Ideologies of BOB HOFFMAN and BEN WEIDER were the same. It was their presonal ego, sport and business together. BEN WEIDER was more energetic and this was the reason he was over BOB HOFFMAN. As OSCAR HEIDENSTAM said „BEN WEIDER was more agressive in publishing and selling magazines“. BOB HOFFMAN was also unhappy. He said: “Weiders who for many years had been “publishing pornographic magazines” were only interested in money... they want to use G.A.I.S.F. for their business”. Fifty years being on top of World’s bodybuilding BOB HOFFMAN had to step away.
The article will be continued. We will speak about all World‘s traditional federations. It will be the truth which not everybody like. More information in various languages is on Global Site www.wff.lt
2024.HONOUR AWARD INTERNATIONAL.
ALEKSEJ FILATOV.
ALEKSEJ FILATOV (Алексей Филатов) is the Leader of the Power Sports of the Estonian Republic. He is an International Judge, the President of the National W.F.F. – W.B.B.F. (World Fitness Federation, World Body Building Federation) federation of Estonia. During his life he organized many International Events. Among them the 2015 W.F.F. – W.B.B.F. Europe Championship and „Universe“ contest in Tallinn, the 2024 W.F.F. – W.B.B.F. „World Grand Prix“ and 16-th „Georg Tenno Momorial“ («Мемориал Георга Тенно», 1971 - 2024) in Parnu. For active International social work on May 13, 2024 in the Parliament Republic Lithuania ALEKSEJ FILATOV was awarded with the W.F.F. – W.B.B.F. „Honour Silver Medal“ («Международная серебряная медаль почёта»).
More Detailed Information on Global Site www.wff.lt
2024. WORLD‘S BODYBUILDING.
CONTEMPORARY FEDERATIONS. WHAT IS IT?
Lots of bodybuilding federations today fool athletes and international sport society. It seems that athletes do not think at all. We will try to explain the essence and make clever people start thinking.
Try to get the answers:
- What is bodybuilding sport today?
- Why there are so many federations?
- What is an International federation?
- What are strategic aims of any federation?
Soon our analytical article will give answers to these questions. Follow International Page www.wff.lt
ANALYSING TOPIC WE START WITH I.F.B.B..
During the years there were lots of tales told about I.F.B.B. (International Federation of Body Builders). Still many people believe those tales... During the last thirty years we were writing about the I.F.B.B. many times. Now working on the „World Bodybuilding Encyclopedia“ («Энциклопедия всемирного культуризма») we will discuss the I.F.B.B. again. There were many discussions about ther I.F.B.B. before. The image of I.F.B.B. was finally ruined after the second split of the I.F.B.B. in 2008 - 2009 (third I.F.B.B. split happened in 2015 - 2016). Then a fierce war started between the new I.F.B.B. President RAFAEL SANTONJA (Spain) on the one side and the I.F.B.B. lower and financist ALEX BAUER (Austria) and PAUL CHUA (Singapore) on the other side. There was a court trial in London (UK) which RAFAEL SANTONJA lost. You still can see how I.F.B.B. documents show it‘s pompastic low image. The tales were finally stopped when the I.F.B.B. Vice President PAUL CHUA sent to the W.F.F. – W.B.B.F. (World Fitness Federation, World Body Building Federation) International President DSc. EDMUNDAS DAUBARAS nearly 600 I.F.B.B. documents (over 2 000 pages totally) and asked to publish them on our International Page www.wff.lt . It was done then. Now basing on the I.F.B.B. documents slowly step by step we will cover I.F.B.B. topic again.
GEORG TENNO MEMORIAL
Over All Champions
(1971-2024)
Men Categories
Year, Name, Country.
1971 DUBININ VLADIMIR RUSSIA
1972 DUBININ VLADIMIR RUSSIA
1974 MURAUSKAS PRANAS LITHUANIA
1976 ANNUS OLEV ESTONIA
1977 ANNUS OLEV ESTONIA
1978 ANNUS OLEV ESTONIA
1979 ANNUS OLEV ESTONIA
1981 MILVYDAS ARVYDAS LITHUANIA
1982 MISEVICIUS SAULIUS LITHUANIA
1983 AJU ARKADI ESTONIA
1984 KOSENKO PAVEL ESTONIA
1985 OTSUS INDREK ESTONIA
1987 KOSENKO PAVEL ESTONIA
1989 KOSENKO PAVEL ESTONIA
2024 SASSIAD ERKKI ESTONIA
Junior Categories
Year, Name, Country.
1971 ALIUBAVICIUS VALDAS LITHUANIA
1972 ALIUBAVICIUS VALDAS LITHUANIA
1974 BEREZOVSKIJ SEMION LITHUANIA
1976 OTSUS INDREK ESTONIA
1977 OTSUS INDREK ESTONIA
1978 IVANAUSKAS RAIMUNDAS LITHUANIA
1979 CHLEBORODOV VIACESLAV LITHUANIA
1981 GUSEV JURIJ LITHUANIA
1982 PETRAITIS RAIMONDAS LITHUANIA
1983 BUCINSKAS ROLANDAS LITHUANIA
1984 BILOK VLADIMIR ESTONIA
1985 BEREZOVOJ ROMAN UKRAINE
1987 JEMELJANENKOV ALEKSANDR ESTONIA
1989 PETAYEV ALEKSANDER ESTONIA
2024 VASILJEV ARTIOM ESTONIA.
Secretary General UGNE RAUDYTE DAUBARIENE.
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WORLD BODYBUILDING ENCYCLOPEDIA.
SECOND BOOK OF ENCYCLOPEDIA.
As we were writing before the second book of the “World Bodybuilding Encyclopedia” (“Pasaulio kultūrizmo enciklopedija”, «Энциклопедия всемирного культуризма») will cover the time from 1973 until 1991. In 1973 bodybuilding was prohibited in the U.S.S.R. and all Socialist countries. In 1991 the U.S.S.R. and Socialist World was ruined. The events in the Encyclopedia are revued by years. We are covering the bodybuilding news of the Socialist Countries. Later we will join them with the happenings in the “West”. At the moment we are discussing the year of 1990. The most important 1990 events were:
- 1990 I.F.B.B. World Championship, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
- American VINCE MC MAHONS WBF history
- I.F.B.B. Europe Championship, Leningrad, R.S.F.S.R.
- I.F.B.B. “Miss Olympia”, New Your, USA
- 23-d “Amber Prix International” (“Gintarinis prizas”, «Янтарный приз», 1968 – 2024)
- Other International competitions of Socialist Countries
- U.S.S.R. bodybuilders visit the US
- Lithuanian Republic proclaims Independence
- DSc. EDMUNDAS DAUBARAS negotiates to enter the I.F.B.B.
- U.S.S.R. economic blockade to Lithuanian Republic
- Hundreds thousands of DSc. EDMUNDAS DAUBARAS magazines spred among Socialist Countries.
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WHO IN U.S.S.R. COULD THINK ON INTERNATIONAL LEVEL?
ROLE OF PERSONALITY IN LIFE AND SPORT.
Everyone‘s personality depends on many items. One of them is – basing on which position a personality analizes all happenings. We mean bodybuilders, of course. Do you think of this as a sportsman, as a trainer or organizer or you think as an International Leader? Specialists of our sport scrutinize the same documents and the same basics but everybody of them evaluate the same items on a different way. Then we may look if this specialist is of a local level or he represents the International one. The specialist must get himself above the happenings of his time and he must look on everything like a flying bird high in the sky. Otherwise he can not understand waht is going on.
In the U.S.S.R. there were only few personalities who could think wide in the very beginning of bodybuilding. The representatives of various regions of the U.S.S.R. mostly were thinking in a narrow way. For example, Tiumen gym trainer JEVGENIJ KOLTUN (Евгений Колтун, R.S.F.S.R.) always represented a gym level and nothing more. The same was with a Kaliningrad trainer JURIJ SMOLIAKOV (Юрий Смоляков, R.S.F.S.R.) and with a Severodvinsk trainer the U.S.S.R. Champion ALEKSANDR LEMECHOV (Александр Лемехов, R.S.F.S.R.). The same was with a Leningrad gym trainer VLADIMIR DUBININ (Владимир Дубинин, R.S.F.S.R.). A representative of Riga (Latvian SSR) FELIKS SAJKOVSKIJ (Феликс Сайковский) and nearly all representatives of the Lithuanian SSR were on the same local level of understanding. There were no more active bodybuilding organizers in the U.S.S.R. at that time but only those we mentioned only. The exception could be the General Secretary of the formal „U.S.S.R. Bodybuilding Federation“ («Федерация культуризма С.С.С.Р.») ROMANAS KALINAUSKAS (Романас Калинаускас). How we can understand this „U.S.S.R. Bodybuilding Federation“ when bodybuilding in the U.S.S.R. is prohibited? It had totally no power. But unfortunatelly all activities of ROMANAS KALINAUSKAS were done through intrigues and blackmailing of his sport friends to the Communist political powers. Knowing no foreign languages ROMANAS KALINAUSKAS was separated from the World and could not understand the International process. Another exceptional person was INNAR MARDO (Иннар Мардо, 1946 – 2002, Tallinn, Estonian SSR). He also did not know any foreign language and worked only in Estonia. Even to do anything on the U.S.S.R. level he had no interest. But on regular basis organized by INNAR MARDO „Georg Tenno Memorial“ («Мемориал Георга Тенно», 1971 – 1989, Tallinn, Estonian SSR) contests gave him a huge prestige and respect of others. One more exception was DSc. EDMUNDAS DAUBARAS. During the period of bodybuilding prohibition he organized illegal „Amber Prix International“ („Gintarinis prizas“, «Янтарный приз», 1968 – 2023, Klaipeda, Lithuanian SSR) contests in 1974, 1975, 1976 and in 1977. Wishing to defend bodybuilding sport DSc. EDMUNDAS DAUBARAS for several years was in correspondence with the Ministry of Sport of the U.S.S.R. („U.S.S.R. Goskomsport“, Госкомспорт С.С.С.Р.). Finally received from the U.S.S.R. Ministry of Sport a negatyve answer DSc. EDMUNDAS DAUBARAS wrote a bodybuilding defending petition and personally brought it to Moscow. He presented the petition to the highest U.S.S.R. political powers: to the Central Committee of the U.S.S.R. Communist Party (Центральный Комитет Коммунистической партии С.С.С.Р.), to the U.S.S.R. Supreme Council (Верховный Совет С.С.С.Р.) and to the U.S.S.R. Ministry Council (Совет Министров С.С.С.Р.) and to the U.S.S.R. cental political newspapers „Pravda“ («Правда») and „Izvestija“ («Известия»). In 1978 due to the petition of DSc. EDMUNDAS DAUBARAS the U.S.S.R. political powers gave him permition to organize „Amber Prix International“ in Klaipeda (Lithuanian SSR).
Leaders do not like a stable life. A Leader of any kind has courage and resposibility. Leaders always seek the result end never doubt if they will not succeed. At the same time the majority does nothing. They sit in silence. So who was the bodybuilding Leader in the U.S.S.R.? The very similar to DSc. EDMUNDAS DAUBARAS life was of his friends in sport: the President I.F.B.B. (International Federation of Body Builders) BEN WEIDER, also the similar way of life was of the President N.A.B.B.A. (National Amateur Body Building Association) OSCAR HEIDENSTAM and W.A.B.B.A. (World Amateur Body Building Association) President SERGE NUBRET. The same similar way was of the General Secretary F.I.H.C. (Federation Internationale Halterophile et Culturiste) International OSCAR STATE.
Not knowing foreign languages narrowed possibilities of INNAR MARDO, but DSc. EDMUNDAS DAUBARAS assisted and helped him always. ROMANAS KALINAUSKAS did not know any foreign language and he always worked to be close to the U.S.S.R. Ministry of Sport. To say more he did his best to be close to the U.S.S.R. Weightlifting Federation (Федерация тяжёлой атлетики С.С.С.Р.). That were his top items for respect and loyality. But what he could get out of this when bodybuilding was prohibited in the U.S.S.R.? Just nothing.
While studying English and German philology at the Vilnius State University DSc. EDMUNDAS DAUBARAS did several attempts to unite gyms of Vilnius City. Nobody else never tried to do this. Anyway bodybuilding was prohibited in the U.S.S.R. and bodybuilders were afraid to do anything.
It is easy to speak when the work is done and everything goes smoothly. But at the moment to fight agaist bodybuilding prohibition no one supported DSc. EDMUNDAS DAUBARAS. No one. Today being already old many former U.S.S.R. bodybuilding organizers and bodybuilders try to „be Facebook friends“ of DSc. EDMUNDAS DAUBARAS. Fine. But where they were at the hard times of risky fighting?
During the fifty years of his bodybuilding activities there was a number of „deputies“ and assistants of DSc. EDMUNDAS DAUBARAS. Many wanted to take the place of DSc. EDMUNDAS DAUBARAS and to go on doing the same. No one succeeded.
Many disliked the stormy activities of DSc. EDMUNDAS DAUBARAS. Especially when he succeeded in his work. And he did. Having no wish to get into the intrigues of such people DSc. EDMUNDAS DAUBARAS got into the Vilnius State University in 1979 again. This time DSc. EDMUNDAS DAUBARAS studied law after he received the speciality of the phylology before. And again he succeeded. The same happened with INNAR MARDO. He was pressed by the people of envy and hate to leave his work and positions after the intriques in the formal Bodybuilding Federattion of the Estonian SSR. INNAR MARDO did not succeed to come back in full power again. There were several attemps but he was never back to the former normal situation. Hate and envy of his bodybuilding collegues ruined his life in sport. This information is based on the letters of INNAR MARDO to DSc. EDMUNDAS DAUBARAS.
Klaipeda bodybuilding was always a „Separate Republic“. And still is. It was in Lithuania, in the U.S.S.R. and Internationally now. It was based on the social and juridical status, on the International level - remember the World Bodybuilding Leaders whom we have mentioned above. International President W.F.F. – W.B.B.F. DSc. EDMUNDAS DAUBARAS is involved in the work of a number of International organizations which are collaborating with U.N. (United Nations) and U.N.S.E.C.O. (The United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization). Who else was in the same position? The road was long. Much work and studies were needed.
Due to his active International work DSc. EDMUNDAS DAUBARAS meets many World known persons.
In 2010 in Portugal during the Congress of the International Order of Templars (O.S.M.T.H., Ordo Supremus Militari Templi Herosolimitani) for the original ideas to unite World Religions DSc. EDMUNDAS DAUBARAS by Greek ARCHIMANDRIT CHARALAMPIJ was awarded with the „St. Nicholas the Wonderworker Silver-Gold Medal“.
In 2011 the Official Visit of the President W.F.F. – W.B.B.F. (World Fitness Federation, World Body Building Federation) International DSc. EDMUNDAS DAUBARAS was organized to Vatican. Listening about the Bodybuilding activities during the years of prohibition of this sport in the Socialist Countries the Vatican Congregat Perfect Cardinal J. Em. JOZEF KARDINAL TOMKO (Кардинал Иозеф Томко) was interested very much. Very big interest was shown to the bodybuilding defending petition of DSc. EDMUNDAS DAUBARAS and the victory that was achieved due to this. J. Em. JOZEF KARDINAL TOMKO positively evaluated our efforts to fight for the Bodybuilding Sport recognition and at once he named DSc. EDMUNDAS DAUBARAS as the „disident of the Communist Regime“. For this work done the Vatican Congregat Perfect Cardinal J. Em. JOZEF KARDINAL TOMKO presented the Original Vatican Pontific Medal (Medaglia Ufficiale di Pontificato di Sua Santita Benedetto XVI) to the International President W.F.F. – W.B.B.F. Federation EDMUNDAS DAUBARAS (Headquarters State Vatican, Cita del Vaticano, March 29, 2011).
During the last decades DSc. EDMUNDAS DAUBARAS had meetings and spoke about various International questions with the President Parliament Austria Professor ALFRED GERSTL (Президент Парламента Австрии профессор Альфред Герстл), the Prime Minister of the Republic Slovakia VLADIMIR MECIAR (премьер министр Словакии Владимир Мечиар), the Prime Minister of the Republic Slovakia ROBERT FICO (премьер министр Словакии Роберт Фицо), President Parliament Republic Slovakia JAN FIGEL (президент Парламента Словакии Ян Фигель), President Parliament Republic Lithuania ARUNAS VALINSKAS (президент Парламента Литвы Арунас Валинскас), Prime Minister Republic Lithuania GEDIMINAS KIRKILAS (премьер министр Литвы Гедиминас Киркилас), Prime Minister Republic Lithuania ALGIRDAS BUTKEVICIUS (премьер министр Литвы Альгирдас Буткявичус) and other High State officials of various Asia and Europe Countries.
Crowning the fifty years of bodybuilding activities of DSc. EDMUNDAS DAUBARAS Russia journalists call him “The Father of Russia Bodybuilding” («Отец российского культуризма»).
In 2015 at the International contest in front of a number of Members of the Parliament Republic Lithuania the representative of the Government Republic Lithuania ANTANAS VINKUS (Антанас Винкус) named DSc. EDMUNDAS DAUBARAS the „Lithuania Embassador for the World“ («Амбассадор Литвы в мире»). Then National Teams of America, Asia, Africa and Europe took part at this event.
It is easy to speak when the work is done and everything goes smoothly. But at the moment to fight agaist bodybuilding prohibition no one supported DSc. EDMUNDAS DAUBARAS. No one. Today being already old many former U.S.S.R. bodybuilding organizers and bodybuilders try to „be Facebook friends“ of DSc. EDMUNDAS DAUBARAS. Fine. But where they were at the hard times of risky fighting?
During the fifty years of his bodybuilding activities there was a number of „deputies“ and assistants of DSc. EDMUNDAS DAUBARAS. Many wanted to take the place of DSc. EDMUNDAS DAUBARAS and to go on doing the same. No one succeeded.
Many disliked the stormy activities of DSc. EDMUNDAS DAUBARAS. Especially when he succeeded in his work. And he did. Having no wish to get into the intrigues of such people DSc. EDMUNDAS DAUBARAS got into the Vilnius State University in 1979 again. This time DSc. EDMUNDAS DAUBARAS studied law after he received the speciality of the phylology before. And again he succeeded. The same happened with INNAR MARDO. He was pressed by the people of envy and hate to leave his work and positions after the intriques in the formal Bodybuilding Federattion of the Estonian SSR. INNAR MARDO did not succeed to come back in full power again. There were several attemps but he was never back to the former normal situation. Hate and envy of his bodybuilding collegues ruined his life in sport. This information is based on the letters of INNAR MARDO to DSc. EDMUNDAS DAUBARAS.
Klaipeda bodybuilding was always a „Separate Republic“. And still is. It was in Lithuania, in the U.S.S.R. and Internationally now. It was based on the social and juridical status, on the International level - remember the World Bodybuilding Leaders whom we have mentioned above. International President W.F.F. – W.B.B.F. DSc. EDMUNDAS DAUBARAS is involved in the work of a number of International organizations which are collaborating with U.N. (United Nations) and U.N.S.E.C.O. (The United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization). Who else was in the same position? The road was long. Much work and studies were needed.
In 2011 the Official Visit of the President W.F.F. – W.B.B.F. (World Fitness Federation, World Body Building Federation) International DSc. EDMUNDAS DAUBARAS was organized to Vatican. Listening about the Bodybuilding activities during the years of prohibition of this sport in the Socialist Countries the Vatican Congregat Perfect Cardinal J. Em. JOZEF KARDINAL TOMKO (Кардинал Иозеф Томко) was interested very much. Very big interest was shown to the bodybuilding defending petition of DSc. EDMUNDAS DAUBARAS and the victory that was achieved due to this. J. Em. JOZEF KARDINAL TOMKO positively evaluated our efforts to fight for the Bodybuilding Sport recognition and at once he named DSc. EDMUNDAS DAUBARAS as the „disident of the Communist Regime“. For this work done the Vatican Congregat Perfect Cardinal J. Em. JOZEF KARDINAL TOMKO presented the Original Vatican Pontific Medal (Medaglia Ufficiale di Pontificato di Sua Santita Benedetto XVI) to the International President W.F.F. – W.B.B.F. Federation EDMUNDAS DAUBARAS (Headquarters State Vatican, Cita del Vaticano, March 29, 2011).
During the last decades DSc. EDMUNDAS DAUBARAS had meetings and spoke about various International questions with the President Parliament Austria Professor ALFRED GERSTL (Президент Парламента Австрии профессор Альфред Герстл), the Prime Minister of the Republic Slovakia VLADIMIR MECIAR (премьер министр Словакии Владимир Мечиар), the Prime Minister of the Republic Slovakia ROBERT FICO (премьер министр Словакии Роберт Фицо), President Parliament Republic Slovakia JAN FIGEL (президент Парламента Словакии Ян Фигель), President Parliament Republic Lithuania ARUNAS VALINSKAS (президент Парламента Литвы Арунас Валинскас), Prime Minister Republic Lithuania GEDIMINAS KIRKILAS (премьер министр Литвы Гедиминас Киркилас), Prime Minister Republic Lithuania ALGIRDAS BUTKEVICIUS (премьер министр Литвы Альгирдас Буткявичус) and other High State officials of various Asia and Europe Countries.
Crowning the fifty years of bodybuilding activities of DSc. EDMUNDAS DAUBARAS Russia journalists call him “The Father of Russia Bodybuilding” («Отец российского культуризма»).
In 2015 at the International contest in front of a number of Members of the Parliament Republic Lithuania the representative of the Government Republic Lithuania ANTANAS VINKUS (Антанас Винкус) named DSc. EDMUNDAS DAUBARAS the „Lithuania Embassador for the World“ («Амбассадор Литвы в мире»). Then National Teams of America, Asia, Africa and Europe took part at this event.
In September, 2023 the Rector of the oldest Ukraine Lvov Stavropigeon University Professor DSc. JAROSLAV KMIT proposed International W.F.F. – W.B.B.F. (World Fitness Federation, World Body Building Federation) federation President, Rector of the International Sport University (I.S.U.) DSc. EDMUNDAS DAUBARAS to the respectful title the “2023 U.N.E.S.C.O. Ambassador of Peace”. U.N.E.S.C.O. (United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization) organization presented this title to DSc. EDMUNDAS DAUBARAS. At the same time DSc. EDMUNDAS DAUBARAS was awarded with the U.N.E.S.C.O. Medal and the Star.
In May, 2024 being among the delegates at the Parliament Republic Lithuania official representatives of the Republic Estonia – the U.R.K. EESTI KASAKATE UHING S.A. Colonel - General ANDREI GRITSKOV, Colonel - General VASSILI TROFIMOV, ALEKSEJ FILATOV, EVGENIA TOFFERT highly evaluated activities of International W.F.F. – W.B.B.F. (World Fitness Federation, World Body Building Federation) President DSc. EDMUNDAS DAUBARAS. For the active social work the Estonians presented DSc. EDMUNDAS DAUBARAS the Order of the „U.R.K. Silver Cross“.
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WORLD BODYBUILDING HISTORY.
RISARD KRINICKIJ.
A former Deputy Director of the State Control Committee of the Republic Lithuania (Комитет государственного контроля Литовской Республики) and a representative of famous „Vilnius Bodybuilding School“ («Вильнюсская школа культуризма») RISARD KRINICKIJ (Ришард Криницикй, 1949 - 2015) since 1972 until 1976 participated at ten bodybuilding competitions. At that time bodybuilding was prohibited and prosecuted in the U.S.S.R. and other Socialist Countries. Best results of RISARD KRINICKIJ were the Over All Winners Titles at the 1975 and 1976 historic „Amber Prix International“ („Gintarinis prizas“, «Янтарный приз», 1968 – 2024, Klaipeda, Republic Lithuania) and in 1972 and 1976 at the „Georg Tenno Memorial“ («Мемориал Георга Тенно», 1971 – 2024, Tallinn, Republic Estonia). Also he won his category in 1976 at the International Contest in Kalinin (R.S.F.S.R., now ir is City Tver). RISARD KRINICKIJ was one of the organizers of the 1996 W.F.F. – W.B.B.F. (World Fitness Federation, World Body Building Federation) Europe Championship in Klaipeda (Republic Lithuania). In 2024 at the Parliament Republic Lithuania RISARD KRINICKIJ (after his death) was honoured and awarded with the International W.F.F. – W.B.B.F. „Honour Silver Medal“ (Международная серебряная медаль почёта»).
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1990 SOCIALIST BODYBUILDING NEWS.
1990 I.F.B.B. WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP, MALAYSIA.
In 1990 U.S.S.R. bodybuilding was tightly connected with the I.F.B.B. (International Federation of Body Builders). In 1990 I.F.B.B. federation was celebrating it‘s 20 years anyversary (I.F.B.B. was created by the F.I.H.C. (F.I.H.C., Federation Internationale Halterophile et Culturiste) General Secretary OSCAR STATE in 1970 in Belgrade, Yugoslavia). Most all sports athletes of Lithuania did not participe at the official U.S.S.R. Championships and the U.S.S.R. National Teams under request of the National Olympic Committee of the Lithuanian SSR (L.T.O.K., Lietuvos Tautinis Olimpinis Komitetas, Национальный Олимпийский комитет Литовской ССР). But not all bodybuilders followed this N.O.C. request. In 1990 U.S.S.R. bodybuilders participated at the I.F.B.B. World Championship in Kuala Lampur (Malaysia). As it was in 1989 during the I.F.B.B. World Championship in Paris (France) DSc. EDMUNDAS DAUBARAS was invited to Malaysia as a personal quest of the I.F.B.B. President BEN WEIDER. As it was in 1989 during the I.F.B.B. World Championship in Paris (France) DSc. EDMUNDAS DAUBARAS could take any Lithuanian SSR represitative to accompany him. This time DSc. EDMUNDAS DAUBARAS took RAMUTIS KAIRAITIS with him as in 1989 Vice President «U.S.S.R. Bodybuilding Federation» («Федерация культуризма С.С.С.Р.») ROMANAS KALINAUSKAS behaved rude in Paris. Representatives of the Lithuanian SSR went to Malaysia separate of the U.S.S.R. National Team.
One hundred bodybuilders participated at the 1990 I.F.B.B. World Championship. The contest was very pompastic. For organization of the contest was done huge work of the I.F.B.B. Vice President PAUL CHUA (Singapore). As USA sport specialist BOB GOLDMAN explained, the Malaysia Prime Minister MOHAMAD MAHATHIR gave 3.400 million USA dollars state money for the contest. Also he was present at the competition too. World Championship Category Winners were: EL AMAWY (Egypt), JOSEF DAWSON (USA), WILHELM JASINOWSKI (Germany), ALQ GURLAY (USA), AHIM ALBRECHT (Germany).
1990 I.F.B.B. „MISS OLYMPIA“, NEW YORK.
After 1990 I.F.B.B. World Championship in Malaysia in order to continue the dialogue with DSc. EDMUNDAS DAUBARAS the I.F.B.B. President BEN WEIDER invited him as his personal quest to 1990 I.F.B.B. professional „Miss Olympia“ in New York (USA). That was already the 11-th I.F.B.B. Pro „Miss Olympia“ competition. Many top Professional women bodybuilders left the sport as the new „huge muscle“ generation came on Professional stage. Big muscle road started with LENDA MURRAY. Again as it was at the 1989 I.F.B.B. World Championship in Paris (France) and as it was at the 1990 I.F.B.B. World Championship in Kuala Lampur (Malaysia) BEN WEIDER agreed that DSc. EDMUNDAS DAUBARAS for negotiations will take one more representative of the Lithuanian Republic. This time DSc. EDMUNDAS DAUBARAS took together the 1981 „Amber Prix International“ („Gintarinis prizas“, «Янтарный приз», 1968 – 2024) and Category Winner of the 1988 „U.S.S.R. Bodybuilding Cup“ («Кубок С.С.С.Р. по культуризму») Champion SAULIUS MISEVICIUS. 1990 „Miss Olympia“ was held at the New York „Beacon Theatre“.
The negotiations about Lithuania entering the I.F.B.B. separate from the „U.S.S.R. Bodybuilding Federation“ («Федерация культуризма С.С.С.Р.») were held in New York „Hemsley“ hotel. The I.F.B.B. President BEN WEIDER informed DSc. EDMUNDAS DAUBARAS about this decission to folow the rules of the „U.S.S.R. Bodybuilding Federation“ and not to alow Lithuania to enter the I.F.B.B. steping ove the U.S.S.R..
The places at the 1990 I.F.B.B. „Miss Olympia“ were as it is: first Lenda Murray (USA), second Bev Francis (Australia), third Anja Schreiner (Germany), fourth Laura Creavalle (USA), fifth Jackie Paisley (USA), sixth Sharon Arrildt (USA).
1990. W.B.F.. VINCE MAC MAHON.
In 1990 there was a big crisis in the I.F.B.B.. I.F.B.B. had no „federation patriots“. Nearly all I.F.B.B. professionals left I.F.B.B.. very active in the new W.B.F. (World Bodybuilding Federation“) were TOM PLATZ and LOU FERRIGNO. Also there were somehow DANNY PADILLA and TONY PEARSON. Famous Pro bodybuildewrs entered newly done federation W.B.F. which was created by American VINCE MAC MAHON. VINCE MAC MAHON made no secret – he wanted to make business of it. In order to collect best professional bodybuilders he declared an uncomparibably very big prize money for bodybuilders. „Joe Weider‘s Olympia“ could not compete with VINCE MAC MAHON‘s prize money. The biggest success was for GARY STRYDOM. He took 275 000 USA dollars then. He got real money. It was not like it is now – they declare big prize money at Pro contests and athletes receive nothing at all. It is a very good way to fool athlets. Do You know at least one Pro bodybuilder who became rich by winning prize money at contests? We mean real prize money, not of selling „supplements“, narcotics or selling even themselves... (Full Article on Global Site www.wff.lt )
1990. I.F.B.B. EUROPE CHAMPIONSHIP.
It was the first time in the history of the U.S.S.R. to hold European Bodybuilding Championship. It was done in 1990 in Leningrad (R.S.F.S.R.). The Category Winners were: women - SUKUPOVA EVA (Czechoslovakian S.S.R.), KLIEBER BETINA (F.R.G., Federal Republic of Germany), MONTEMAGGI CLAUDIA (Italy); men – GROLMUS PAVOL (Czechoslovakian S.S.R.), CARROLL JOHN (Ireland), BARDONI ANGELO (Italy), PAAVO AIN (U.S.S.R., Estonian SSR), HARTL STEFAN (F.R.G.). Full Article on Global Site www.wff.lt ).
1990. „AMBER PRIX INTERNATIONAL“.
There were two important happenings around the1990 „Amber Prix International“ (Gintarinis prizas“, «Янтарный приз», 1968 – 2024). The first one was since 1988 lasting negotiations of the Lithuania to enter the I.F.B.B. federation separately from the „U.S.S.R. Bodybuilding Federation“ («Федерация культуризма С.С.С.Р.»). Then the process was led by DSc. EDMUNDAS DAUBARAS. The second one was big wish of the „U.S.S.R. Ministry of Sport“ («Министерство спорта С.С.С.Р.») not to alow Lithuania to enter the I.F.B.B.. This was the reason that together with the 1990 „Amber Prix International“ the „U.S.S.R. Junior Bodybuilding Championship“ («Чемпионат С.С.С.Р. по культуризму среди молодёжи») was held in Klaipeda (Lithuanian Republic). At the contest participated 62 bodybuilders of the National Teams of the folowing countries: R.S.F.S.R., Ukraine SSR, belorussian SSR, Latvian SSR, Lithuanian SSR, Estonian SSR, Kazachstan SSR, Georgian SSR. The Category Winners were: Juniors - SLIVKO SERGEJ (Сливко Сергей, Ukraine SSR), JAKOVLEV PAVEL (Яковлев Павел, R.S.F.S.R.), SOLODKOV KIRIL (Солодков Кирилл, R.S.F.S.R.), KABANOVSKIJ DENIS (Кабановский Денис, R.S.F.S.R.), GAVRILOVIC SERGEJ (Гаврилович Сергей, Belorussian SSR). Over All Junior Champion was proclamed KIRIL SOLODKOV. Winners of the Men Categories were: GORELIK EUGENE (Горелик Евгений, Lithuanian Republic), BARTKEVICIUS ARVYDAS (Lithuanian Republic), ZUR OLEG (Жур Олег, Lithuanian Republic), REPSYS EDMUNDAS (Lithuanian Republic), KAZAKEVICIUS REMIGIJUS (Lithuanian Republic). Over All Winner was OLEG ZUR. First time in the history of the „Amber Prix International“ women bodybuilders participated at the contest. Category Winners were: JEGOROVA ANNA (Егорова Анна, Lithuanian Republic), MURNIKOVIENE NATALIA (Мурниковене Духович Наталия, Duchovic, Lithuanian Republic). Title of the Over All Winner went to NATALIA MURNIKOVIENE. Full Article on Global Site www.wff.lt )
1990 U.S.S.R. ECONOMIC BLOCKADE TO LITHUANIA.
D.D.R. BODYBUILDERS WANT TO RUIN BLOCKADE.
Socialist Republic of Lithuania was a part of the U.S.S.R. for several decades. On March 11, 1990 Lithuanian Republic restored it‘s independance. In April, 1990 the U.S.S.R. started economic blockade to young Lithuanian Republic. The blockade lasted 75 days. Most goods could not reach the Country. Especially gasoline and oil products.
Communicating with representatives of various countries DSc. EDMUNDAS DAUBARAS was explaining to them the political situation of Lithuania.
Aiming to stop the blockade bodybuilders of the D.D.R. (Deutsche Demokratische Republik, G.D.R., German Democratic Republic, Г.Д.Р., Германская Демократическая Республика) sent DSc. EDMUNDAS DAUBARAS a number of telegrammes and offered help for the Lithuanian Republic. DSc. EDMUNDAS DAUBARAS connected with the Government of the republic Lithuania and spoke with the Prime Minister KAZIMIERA PRUNSKIENE. The Prime Minister said „lithuania needs no help. We will manage to solve the problem ourselves“.
1990. U.S.S.R. BODYBUILDERS VISITED USA.
In 1990 the U.S.S.R. bodybuilders visited USA. A number of theatric show competitions were organized for them. The event was paid by BILLY PAX. At the same days of the visit the 1990 I.F.B.B. „Miss Olympia“ was held in New York. DSc. EDMUNDAS DAUBARAS met the representatives of the U.S.S.R. at one of Manhattan‘s hotels. That were R.S.F.R.S. athletes VELIKOIVANENKO BORIS (Борис Великоиваненко), FATEJEV GRIGORIJ (Григорий Фатеев), JASINOVSKI NIKOLAJ (Николай Ясиновский), IVANIUK ALEKSANDR (Александр Иванюк), bodybuilder of the Lithuanian Republic GORELIK EUGENE (Евгений Горелик), sportsmen of the Belorussian SSR SKARUB VLADIMIR (Владимир Шкарубо), ALEKSANDROVIC VLADIMIR (Владимир Александрович), BOGDANOVIC VALERIJ (Валерий Богданович), GRISANOV NIKOLAJ (Николай Гришанов) and bodybuilders of the Estonian SSR UIT INA (Инна Уйт), PAAVO AIN (Айн Пааво).
1990 SOCIALIST INTERNATIONAL CONTESTS.
There were comparitivelly many bodybuilding contests in the Socialist countries in 1990. As the end of the USSR and the Socualist system was closer most bodybuilders lived in their dreames and tried to reach the „Western“ competitions. They could do it only being among the National Team of the USSR. As they were not among the national teams that was the reason that most bodybuilders had to participate at the International Contests in the Socialist countries. In 1990 bodybuilders of Klaipeda bodybuilding federation participated at the competitions in Oradea (Romanian SSR), berlin („Berliner Bar“, GDR, German Democratic republic), Marjanke Lazne and Ruzomberok (Czechoslovakian SSR, „Sandow“, „Trener“, „Diana“).
1990. MAGAZINES OF DSC. EDMUNDAS DAUBARAS SPREAD THROUGH THE WORLD.
Bodybuilding was popular sport then. Athletes needed methodical knowlidge. Since DSc. EDMUNDAS DAUBARAS started his bodybuilding way in 1969 he translated articles from books ang magazines. The books were a seldom happening as the „Iron Wal“ did not alow it. This way the first magazine „Arnold Schwarzenegger Recommends“ („Arnoldas Švarcenegeris rekomenduoja“ «Арнольд Шварценеггер рекомендует») was printed and spread in 2 000 000 issues. Several decades it was the „ABC“ for several generations. This kind of popularity has no other bodybuilding magazine in the World. After „Arnold Schwarzenegger Recommends“ other magazines were printed and successfully distrubuted: „Training Programmes of World‘s Best Bodybuilders“ («Системы упражнений лучших культуристов мира», „Geriausių pasaulio kultūristų pratimų sistemos“), „Bodybuilder“ («Культурист», „Kultūristas“), „Bodybuilding Stars Recommends“ („Kultūrizmo žvaigždės rekomenduoja“, «Звёзды культуризма рекомендуют») and other magazines. Totaly 37 magazines.
Best and short words abou the magazines of DSc. EDMUNDAS DAUBARAS were said by a famous Russian bodybuilder VALERIJ LOKTIONOV: „then the only one source of bodybuilding materials were magazines from Klaipeda (Lithuanian SSR) and I did my best to get them. That was really the GOLD TIME OF BODYBUILDING“. All bodybuilders used to copy the sport movement in Baltic countries.
(„Когда-то единственным источником для меня было ,,Советский спорт,, и ,,Спортивная жизнь России,,. А еще тогда все ровнялись на Прибалтику. Тогда это было С.С.С.Р. (Федерация культуризма при Комитете физической культуры и спорта г. Клайпеды, Литовская Республика 1991 г.) и я навыписывал оттуда кучу брошур - , «Современный культуризм,», , «Система упражнений лучших культуристов мира,», ,»Увеличение мышечной массы в культуризме,», , «Звезды культуризма рекомендуют,», ,»Арнольд Шварценнегер рекомендует». Золотое время!“).
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1990 U.S.S.R. ECONOMIC BLOCKADE TO LITHUANIA.
D.D.R. BODYBUILDERS WANT TO RUIN BLOCKADE.
ECONOMIC BLOCKADE
Socialist Republic of Lithuania was a part of the U.S.S.R. for several decades. On March 11, 1990 Lithuanian Republic restored it‘s Independence. In April, 1990 the U.S.S.R. started economic blockade to young Lithuanian Republic. The blockade lasted 75 days. Most goods could not reach the Country. Especially gasoline and oil products.
THE BEGINNING.
Representing Lithuanian bodybuilding DSc. EDMUNDAS DAUBARAS during the „gorbaciov perestrojka“ was the only one among the U.S.S.R. bodybuilders who was skilled in several foreign languages. Meeting representatives of various countries DSc. EDMUNDAS DAUBARAS spoke with them about the political situation in the Lithuanian Republic. Among them were representatives of the German Democratic Republic (G.D.R., Г.Д.Р., Германская Демократическая Республика, D.D.R., Deutsche Demokratische Republik) too. That were the Germans: Jurgen Madaj, Otto Rudiger, Peter Bajerowicz, Joachim Hennig, Peter Butze.
EAST GERMAN BODYBUILDERS OFFERED THEIR HELP TO LITHUANIA.
A number of G.D.R. bodybuilders were great businessmen. DSc. EDMUNDAS DAUBARAS told them about the economic blockade. The Geramns collected information and evaluated their possibilities. In May, 1990 they offered DSc. EDMUNDAS DAUBARAS to address the Government of the Lithuanian Republic. Aiming to stop the blockade bodybuilders of the D.D.R. bodybuilders sent DSc. EDMUNDAS DAUBARAS a number of telegrammes and offered help for the Lithuanian Republic. DSc. EDMUNDAS DAUBARAS connected with the Government of the Republic Lithuania and spoke with the Prime Minister KAZIMIERA PRUNSKIENE. The Prime Minister said „Lithuania needs no help. We will manage to solve the problem ourselves“. That was the end of the G.D.R. support to Lithuania. On Octeber 3, 1990 G.D.R. was ruined and joined the F.R.G. (Federal Republic of Germany)
VYTAUTAS LANDSBERGIS INTERESTED ABOUT HISTORY OF G.D.R. BODYBUILDERS.
Several years ago DSc. EDMUNDAS DAUBARAS spoke with the first Leader of the Lithuanian Republic the „Patriarch“ VYTAUTAS LANDSBERGIS. DSc. EDMUNDAS DAUBARAS told him the story abot the G.D.R. bodybuilders during the economic blockade. VYTAUTAS LADSBERGIS was interested very much in the happening. He asked to give him the telegrammes which were sent to DSc. EDMUNDAS DAUBARAS. The archives of the W.F.F. – W.B.B.F. (World Fitness Federation, World Body Building Federation) are really huge. Working on the „World Bodybuilding Encyclopedia“ («Энциклопедии всемирного культуризма», „Pasaulinė kultūrizmo enciklopedija“) only now we found the G.D.R. telegrammes. This way we are close to the year of 1991. We will tell more stories about the participation of Lithuania bodybuilders in the Independence process.
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Year, Name, Country.
2024 MARIS SVEIDUKS, Latvia
2023 ALEKSEJ LAPSIN, Estonia
2022 DMITRIJ ANTONOV, Russia
2021 ROMAN POLSHIN, Estonia
2020 MICHAIL MALEK, Russia
2019 NIKOLAJ VOROBJOV, Russia
2018 RABHA GOLAP, India
2017 FREDDY GASTON VAN PUYENBROECK, Belgium
2016 MAROSZ KANAS, Slovakia
2015 ANDREJ RUMIANCEV, Estonia
2014 ANDRZEJ RAK, Poland
2013 ANDRZEJ BRZEZINSKI Poland
2012 ALEXANDER NEVSKY, Russia - USA
2011 ALEXANDER NEVSKY, Russia - USA
2010 ALEXANDER NEVSKY, Russia - USA
2009 ALEKSANDR VLADIMIROV, Lithuania
2008 DAYO AUDI, UK
2007 ROMAN DUBOVICKIJ, Russia
2006 ANTONIO OSTA, Uruguay
2005 ALEKSANDR BALDIN, Russia
2004 KONSTANTIN ZACHAROV, Russia
2003 JURIJ KARSETJAN, Latvia
2002 FRANCO CARLOTTO, Switzerland
2001 MINDAUGAS KVASYS, Lithuania
2000 MASSIMO MONACO, Italy.
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