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2008 INTERNATIONAL TOURNAMENT "AMBER PRIX"
Klaipėda, Lithuania, 2008
In 2008, alongside the international “Amber Prix” tournament held in Klaipėda, the organizers of the global WFF–WBBF federation were actively working on staging the traditional “Universe” competition in Vilnius, as well as the WBBF World Professional Championship. At the same time, the WFF World Professional Championship, featuring substantial prize money, was again organized in Prague at the Žofín Palace by Czech businessman Martin Kuta.
Following a meeting between the leaders of the WFF-WBBF Federation and the Minister of Sport of the Republic of Poland, Zbigniew Pacelt, Bydgoszcz businessman Jerzy Gotowski took the initiative to organize the WFF-WBBF World Amateur Championship in his city.
This important decision became a significant step in strengthening the Federation’s international recognition and promoting the development of bodybuilding and fitness sports throughout Europe. The organization of the event brought together the efforts of the city authorities, the business community, and sports organizations, while the championship itself became one of the most important WFF-WBBF sporting events of the year.
The World Amateur Championship held in Bydgoszcz gathered athletes from numerous countries and further reinforced the Federation’s position in the international sports arena.
“Amber Prix”
The 2008 "Amber Prix" competition took place in the sports hall of LCC International University.
On the occasion of the event, former President of the Austrian Parliament Professor Alfred Gerstl presented the people of Klaipeda with a unique collection of original photographs of his protégé, then Governor of California Arnold Schwarzenegger, as well as a documentary film depicting Schwarzenegger’s life journey and athletic career.
The photographs were displayed in an exhibition held on the premises of LCC International University, while the documentary film was screened for the large audience gathered to watch the competition.
The official opening ceremony was attended by members of the Parliament of the Republic of Lithuania, representatives of national and municipal institutions, and other distinguished guests. The event was filmed by a production crew from the Lithuanian National Radio and Television (LRT), which had arrived from Vilnius.
During the 2008 “Amber Prix” tournament, both living and deceased veterans were honored. After the competition, heads of foreign delegations visited the Parliament of the Republic of Lithuania and the Ministry of Sport of the Republic of Lithuania, and also attended a press conference held at the ELTA news agency.
On the occasion of the event, a historical trilingual magazine (10,000 copies) and 3,000 copies of the competition DVD were published. These materials were distributed free of charge at various international events around the world.
A total of 293 athletes from 21 countries participated in the event: Argentina, Austria, Belarus, Bulgaria, Czech Republic, Estonia, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Israel, Latvia, Lithuania, Mexico, Montenegro, Poland, Russia, Serbia, Slovakia, Slovenia, Finland, and Ukraine.
Results
(only first three places)
FIT-KIDS DIVISION
Girls up to 8 years
1. Marcelina Porożyńska (Poland)
2. Maja Dembowska (Poland)
3. Karolina Młot (Poland)
Girls up to 10 years
1. Nikola Szydłowska (Poland)
2. Natalia Janta (Poland)
3. Ugnė Klumbyte (Klaipeda, Lithuania)
Girls up to 12 years
1. Klaudia Korpan (Poland)
2. Paulina Rocławska (Poland)
3. Aleksandra Dudáková (Slovakia)
Girls up to 14 years
1. Miriama Zigálová (Slovakia)
2. Stanislava Dolinská (Slovakia)
3. Kateryna Bezrodna (Ukraine)
Girls up to 16 years
1. Joanna Kwiatkowska (Poland)
2. Oksana Didukh (Ukraine)
3. Sylwia Kaczmarek (Poland)
Boys up to 10 years
1. Anton Florija (Vilnius, Lithuania)
Boys up to 14 years
1. Dmytro Girya (Ukraine)
AEROBIC FITNESS
Up to 18 years
1. Anita Bekus (Poland)
2. Radvile Jokubauskyte (Klaipeda, Lithuania)
3. Marta Noska (Poland)
Up to 21 years
1. Alina Olefirenko (Ukraine)
2. Agata Czerkawska (Poland)
3. Daria Shumarova (Ukraine)
Women – Category I
1. Natalia Bocian (Poland)
2. Ivana Sokolova (Slovakia)
3. Elena Tarasova (Russian Federation)
Women – Category II
1. Marija Deksne (Latvia)
2. Irina Nikitina (Klaipeda, Lithuania)
3. Vilma Asijaviciene (Marijampole, Lithuania)
Men
1. Andrius Smaguris (Vilnius, Lithuania)
2. Mikhail Glazunov (Russian Federation)
3. Piotr Grinevich (Belarus)
Women's Masters
1. Erzsébet Herczog (Hungary)
2. Elena Odentsova (Ukraine)
3. Svetlana Galkina (Russian Federation)
ATHLETES WITH DISABILITIES DIVISION
Wheelchair Category
1. Petar Milenković (Serbia)
2. Arturas Krutulis (Marijampole, Lithuania)
3. Genadij Zametaskin (Kaunas, Lithuania)
General Disability Category
1. Nikolaj Mironov (Vilnius, Lithuania)
FITNESS MODEL
Category I
1. Lenka Maková (Slovakia)
2. Aušra Tasiukeviciute (Kaunas, Lithuania)
3. Weronika Krajewska (Poland)
Category II
1. Roberta Burokaite (Kaunas, Lithuania)
2. Ksenija Dunderski (Serbia)
3. Juste Matulyte (Kaunas, Lithuania)
Category III
1. Eva Martinková (Slovakia)
2. Jadwiga Krizanovska (Latvia)
3. Sylwia Kaczmarek (Poland)
Category IV
1. Rita Elksniņa (Latvia)
2. Aleksandra Sizonova (Klaipeda, Lithuania)
3. Veronika Juhaseva (Slovakia)
WOMEN'S SPORT FITNESS
Juniors up to 16 years
1. Brigita Vecerskaite (Palanga, Lithuania)
2. Vaida Grebliauskaite (Kaunas, Lithuania)
3. Aleksandra Ivanova (Bulgaria)
Juniors up to 18 years
1. Radvile Jokubauskyte (Klaipeda, Lithuania)
2. Juste Matulyte (Kaunas, Lithuania)
3. Anita Bekus (Poland)
Youth up to 21 years
1. Zita Satkauskaite (Telsiai, Lithuania)
2. Alina Olefirenko (Ukraine)
3. Lenka Maková (Slovakia)
Women – Category I
1. Oksana Rumyantseva (Russian Federation)
2. Nataša Maksimović (Serbia)
3. Nora Loranen (Finland)
Women – Category II
1. Oksana Usachova (Russian Federation)
2. Kristina Serksnaite (Kaunas, Lithuania)
3. Tatiana Dudneva (Russian Federation)
Women – Category III
1. Jamila Vanessa Toledo (Argentina)
2. Irina Pateshkina (Russian Federation)
3. Kirsi Marika Tuominen (Finland)
Women – Category IV
1. Monika De Jesus Bolaños (Mexico)
2. Odeta Vaisnoriene (Vilnius, Lithuania)
3. Natalia Lysenko (Ukraine)
Women – Category V
1. Ilona Kokos (Vilnius, Lithuania)
2. Irina Fedoruk (Belarus)
3. Andrea Koflach (Austria)
MEN'S SPORT FITNESS
Juniors up to 16 years
1. Rokas Kasperavicius (Kaunas, Lithuania)
2. Deividas Savickas (Vilnius, Lithuania)
3. Valdas Miseikis (Klaipeda, Lithuania)
Juniors up to 18 years
1. Edgaras Linortas (Kaunas, Lithuania)
2. Tadas Tumbortas (Kaunas, Lithuania)
3. Lukás Palaga (Slovakia)
Youth up to 21 years
1. Erik Tóth (Slovakia)
2. Deividas Ignatavicius (Vilnius, Lithuania)
3. Mantas Stankevicius (Kaunas, Lithuania)
Men – Category I
1. Anton Yezhov (Russian Federation)
2. Alexey Chigarov (Russian Federation)
3. Artur Sinickij (Vilnius, Lithuania)
Men – Category II
1. Vadim Gushchin (Russian Federation)
2. Jukka-Pekka Nousiainen (Finland)
3. Deniss Gladkijs (Latvia)
Men – Category III
1. Leonid Filatov (Russian Federation)
2. Roman Polsin (Estonia)
3. Dmytro Strelnikov (Ukraine)
Men – Category IV
1. Darius Buksnaitis (Sakiai, Lithuania)
2. Davyd Tukhtayev (Russian Federation)
3. Nikolaos Giannakis (Greece)
Men – Category V
1. Arvydas Miseikis (Klaipeda, Lithuania)
2. Sergej Kiriuchin (Vilnius, Lithuania)
3. Predrag Milosević (Serbia)
Men – Category VI
1. Vladimir Polyakov (Russian Federation)
2. Normunds Jurans (Latvia)
3. Eduard Larin (Russian Federation)
Men – Category VII
1. Vitalijus Kuzmycius (Vilnius, Lithuania)
2. Aleksandr Shevtsov (Estonia)
3. Alexey Tarasov (Russian Federation)
OVERALL CHAMPIONS
Women's Overall Champion: Jamila Vanessa Toledo (Argentina)
Men's Overall Champion: Darius Buksnaitis (Lithuania)
Klaipėda, Lithuania, 2008
In 2008, alongside the international “Amber Prix” tournament held in Klaipėda, the organizers of the global WFF–WBBF federation were actively working on staging the traditional “Universe” competition in Vilnius, as well as the WBBF World Professional Championship. At the same time, the WFF World Professional Championship, featuring substantial prize money, was again organized in Prague at the Žofín Palace by Czech businessman Martin Kuta.
Following a meeting between the leaders of the WFF-WBBF Federation and the Minister of Sport of the Republic of Poland, Zbigniew Pacelt, Bydgoszcz businessman Jerzy Gotowski took the initiative to organize the WFF-WBBF World Amateur Championship in his city.
This important decision became a significant step in strengthening the Federation’s international recognition and promoting the development of bodybuilding and fitness sports throughout Europe. The organization of the event brought together the efforts of the city authorities, the business community, and sports organizations, while the championship itself became one of the most important WFF-WBBF sporting events of the year.
The World Amateur Championship held in Bydgoszcz gathered athletes from numerous countries and further reinforced the Federation’s position in the international sports arena.
“Amber Prix”
The 2008 "Amber Prix" competition took place in the sports hall of LCC International University.
On the occasion of the event, former President of the Austrian Parliament Professor Alfred Gerstl presented the people of Klaipeda with a unique collection of original photographs of his protégé, then Governor of California Arnold Schwarzenegger, as well as a documentary film depicting Schwarzenegger’s life journey and athletic career.
The photographs were displayed in an exhibition held on the premises of LCC International University, while the documentary film was screened for the large audience gathered to watch the competition.
The official opening ceremony was attended by members of the Parliament of the Republic of Lithuania, representatives of national and municipal institutions, and other distinguished guests. The event was filmed by a production crew from the Lithuanian National Radio and Television (LRT), which had arrived from Vilnius.
During the 2008 “Amber Prix” tournament, both living and deceased veterans were honored. After the competition, heads of foreign delegations visited the Parliament of the Republic of Lithuania and the Ministry of Sport of the Republic of Lithuania, and also attended a press conference held at the ELTA news agency.
On the occasion of the event, a historical trilingual magazine (10,000 copies) and 3,000 copies of the competition DVD were published. These materials were distributed free of charge at various international events around the world.
A total of 293 athletes from 21 countries participated in the event: Argentina, Austria, Belarus, Bulgaria, Czech Republic, Estonia, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Israel, Latvia, Lithuania, Mexico, Montenegro, Poland, Russia, Serbia, Slovakia, Slovenia, Finland, and Ukraine.
Results
(only first three places)
FIT-KIDS DIVISION
Girls up to 8 years
1. Marcelina Porożyńska (Poland)
2. Maja Dembowska (Poland)
3. Karolina Młot (Poland)
Girls up to 10 years
1. Nikola Szydłowska (Poland)
2. Natalia Janta (Poland)
3. Ugnė Klumbyte (Klaipeda, Lithuania)
Girls up to 12 years
1. Klaudia Korpan (Poland)
2. Paulina Rocławska (Poland)
3. Aleksandra Dudáková (Slovakia)
Girls up to 14 years
1. Miriama Zigálová (Slovakia)
2. Stanislava Dolinská (Slovakia)
3. Kateryna Bezrodna (Ukraine)
Girls up to 16 years
1. Joanna Kwiatkowska (Poland)
2. Oksana Didukh (Ukraine)
3. Sylwia Kaczmarek (Poland)
Boys up to 10 years
1. Anton Florija (Vilnius, Lithuania)
Boys up to 14 years
1. Dmytro Girya (Ukraine)
AEROBIC FITNESS
Up to 18 years
1. Anita Bekus (Poland)
2. Radvile Jokubauskyte (Klaipeda, Lithuania)
3. Marta Noska (Poland)
Up to 21 years
1. Alina Olefirenko (Ukraine)
2. Agata Czerkawska (Poland)
3. Daria Shumarova (Ukraine)
Women – Category I
1. Natalia Bocian (Poland)
2. Ivana Sokolova (Slovakia)
3. Elena Tarasova (Russian Federation)
Women – Category II
1. Marija Deksne (Latvia)
2. Irina Nikitina (Klaipeda, Lithuania)
3. Vilma Asijaviciene (Marijampole, Lithuania)
Men
1. Andrius Smaguris (Vilnius, Lithuania)
2. Mikhail Glazunov (Russian Federation)
3. Piotr Grinevich (Belarus)
Women's Masters
1. Erzsébet Herczog (Hungary)
2. Elena Odentsova (Ukraine)
3. Svetlana Galkina (Russian Federation)
ATHLETES WITH DISABILITIES DIVISION
Wheelchair Category
1. Petar Milenković (Serbia)
2. Arturas Krutulis (Marijampole, Lithuania)
3. Genadij Zametaskin (Kaunas, Lithuania)
General Disability Category
1. Nikolaj Mironov (Vilnius, Lithuania)
FITNESS MODEL
Category I
1. Lenka Maková (Slovakia)
2. Aušra Tasiukeviciute (Kaunas, Lithuania)
3. Weronika Krajewska (Poland)
Category II
1. Roberta Burokaite (Kaunas, Lithuania)
2. Ksenija Dunderski (Serbia)
3. Juste Matulyte (Kaunas, Lithuania)
Category III
1. Eva Martinková (Slovakia)
2. Jadwiga Krizanovska (Latvia)
3. Sylwia Kaczmarek (Poland)
Category IV
1. Rita Elksniņa (Latvia)
2. Aleksandra Sizonova (Klaipeda, Lithuania)
3. Veronika Juhaseva (Slovakia)
WOMEN'S SPORT FITNESS
Juniors up to 16 years
1. Brigita Vecerskaite (Palanga, Lithuania)
2. Vaida Grebliauskaite (Kaunas, Lithuania)
3. Aleksandra Ivanova (Bulgaria)
Juniors up to 18 years
1. Radvile Jokubauskyte (Klaipeda, Lithuania)
2. Juste Matulyte (Kaunas, Lithuania)
3. Anita Bekus (Poland)
Youth up to 21 years
1. Zita Satkauskaite (Telsiai, Lithuania)
2. Alina Olefirenko (Ukraine)
3. Lenka Maková (Slovakia)
Women – Category I
1. Oksana Rumyantseva (Russian Federation)
2. Nataša Maksimović (Serbia)
3. Nora Loranen (Finland)
Women – Category II
1. Oksana Usachova (Russian Federation)
2. Kristina Serksnaite (Kaunas, Lithuania)
3. Tatiana Dudneva (Russian Federation)
Women – Category III
1. Jamila Vanessa Toledo (Argentina)
2. Irina Pateshkina (Russian Federation)
3. Kirsi Marika Tuominen (Finland)
Women – Category IV
1. Monika De Jesus Bolaños (Mexico)
2. Odeta Vaisnoriene (Vilnius, Lithuania)
3. Natalia Lysenko (Ukraine)
Women – Category V
1. Ilona Kokos (Vilnius, Lithuania)
2. Irina Fedoruk (Belarus)
3. Andrea Koflach (Austria)
MEN'S SPORT FITNESS
Juniors up to 16 years
1. Rokas Kasperavicius (Kaunas, Lithuania)
2. Deividas Savickas (Vilnius, Lithuania)
3. Valdas Miseikis (Klaipeda, Lithuania)
Juniors up to 18 years
1. Edgaras Linortas (Kaunas, Lithuania)
2. Tadas Tumbortas (Kaunas, Lithuania)
3. Lukás Palaga (Slovakia)
Youth up to 21 years
1. Erik Tóth (Slovakia)
2. Deividas Ignatavicius (Vilnius, Lithuania)
3. Mantas Stankevicius (Kaunas, Lithuania)
Men – Category I
1. Anton Yezhov (Russian Federation)
2. Alexey Chigarov (Russian Federation)
3. Artur Sinickij (Vilnius, Lithuania)
Men – Category II
1. Vadim Gushchin (Russian Federation)
2. Jukka-Pekka Nousiainen (Finland)
3. Deniss Gladkijs (Latvia)
Men – Category III
1. Leonid Filatov (Russian Federation)
2. Roman Polsin (Estonia)
3. Dmytro Strelnikov (Ukraine)
Men – Category IV
1. Darius Buksnaitis (Sakiai, Lithuania)
2. Davyd Tukhtayev (Russian Federation)
3. Nikolaos Giannakis (Greece)
Men – Category V
1. Arvydas Miseikis (Klaipeda, Lithuania)
2. Sergej Kiriuchin (Vilnius, Lithuania)
3. Predrag Milosević (Serbia)
Men – Category VI
1. Vladimir Polyakov (Russian Federation)
2. Normunds Jurans (Latvia)
3. Eduard Larin (Russian Federation)
Men – Category VII
1. Vitalijus Kuzmycius (Vilnius, Lithuania)
2. Aleksandr Shevtsov (Estonia)
3. Alexey Tarasov (Russian Federation)
OVERALL CHAMPIONS
Women's Overall Champion: Jamila Vanessa Toledo (Argentina)
Men's Overall Champion: Darius Buksnaitis (Lithuania)