INT. BODYBUILDING AND FITNESS ORGANIZATIONS

[Secretary_International]

LEGENDARY “AMBER PRIX”.
1968 “Amber Prix International”.
Following the successful inaugural competition held in 1967, the bodybuilders of Klaipėda continued to foster the traditions of athletic gymnastics. In 1968, the second “Amber Prix” tournament became an international event, bringing together athletes from the Lithuanian SSR, Latvian SSR, and the Russian SFSR.
That same year, during an international tournament held in Kaunas, the “USSR Bodybuilding Federation” (Athletic Gymnastics Commission) was established to coordinate the development of bodybuilding throughout the Soviet Union. Five members were elected to the federation’s executive board, including two Lithuanians: Vytautas Zumeris and Valerijus Koreškovas.
During the “Amber Prizx” tournament in Klaipėda, the federation also held a meeting to discuss current organizational matters and the further development of the sport.
Competition Results
(top three places only)
Youth Group
Height Category 1
1. Pavel Tarakanov (Vilnius, Lithuanian SSR)
2. Vytautas Venclauskas (Kėdainiai, Lithuanian SSR)
3. Osvaldas Griskevicius (Kaunas, Lithuanian SSR)
Height Category 2
1. Valdas Aliubavicius (Vilnius, Lithuanian SSR)
2. Algis Jonkus (Palanga, Lithuanian SSR)
3. Valdas Kapcevicius (Kėdainiai, Lithuanian SSR)
Height Category 3
1. Arvydas Lekstutis (Kaunas, Lithuanian SSR)
2. Vidmantas Povilionis (Klaipėda, Lithuanian SSR)
3. Jurij Tiurikov (Kėdainiai, Lithuanian SSR)
Adult Group
Height Category 1
1. Klemensas Alsauskas (Kaunas, Lithuanian SSR)
2. Jevgenij Koltun (Tyumen, Russian SFSR)
3. Girsas Langevicius (Kaunas, Lithuanian SSR)
Height Category 2
1. Lionginas Danilevicius (Kaunas, Lithuanian SSR)
2. Alfonsas Mecius (Klaipėda, Lithuanian SSR)
3. Mecislovas Seibokas (Ukmergė, Lithuanian SSR)
Height Category 3
1. Leonas Pivoriunas (Vilnius, Lithuanian SSR)
2. Antanas Mineikis (Klaipėda, Lithuanian SSR)
3. Danil Pasternak (Riga, Latvian SSR)
Overall Winners
• Valdas Aliubavicius – overall winner of the youth group
• Leonas Pivoriunas – overall winner of the adult group.
More detailed information is on International Site www.wff.lt