Balkan Amateur Championships 2016
Balkan Amateur Championships 2016 was held in Balkans. The Men's Open Bodybuilding - Heavyweight title went to Boyan Ivanov.
- Year
- 2016
- Date
- Jan 1, 2016
- Location
- Balkans
- Federation
- IFBB
- Divisions
- 13
- Competitors
- 78
Results by Division
| Division | Winner | Runner-up |
|---|---|---|
| Men's Open Bodybuilding - Heavyweight | Boyan Ivanov | Valentin Ignatov |
| Men's Open Bodybuilding - Heavyweight Junior | Marsel Vangjeli | Nikola Šimšić |
| Men's Open Bodybuilding - Lightheavyweight | Adnan Gosto | Stefan Cristian |
| Men's Open Bodybuilding - Lightweight | Galin Dimitrov | Danijel Ð-orð-ijevski |
| Men's Open Bodybuilding - Lightweight Junior | Antonio Georgiev | Milan Jovanović |
| Men's Open Bodybuilding - Middleweight | Mirnes Husanović | Nenad Sikora |
| Men's Open Bodybuilding - Superheavyweight | Yuliy Rusev | Krasimir Sarafov |
| Men's Classic Physique - Class A | Konstantin Paskalev | Bojidar Milev |
| Men's Classic Physique - Class B | Aleksandar Trajkovski | Nenad Kolev |
| Men's Classic Physique - Class C | Zoran Marković | Galin Balkov |
| Women's Physique | Emilia Dimitrova | Branislava Jovanović |
| Women's Figure | Milena Ivanova | Ekaterina Varbanova |
| Other Divisions - Masters 40+ | Boris Blanuša | Nikolay Stoyanov |
Balkan Amateur Championships 2016 Results
Balkan Amateur Championships 2016 was held in Balkans. The Men's Open Bodybuilding - Heavyweight title went to Boyan Ivanov.
2-time winner Marija Verešbaranji, who won in 2015, did not return.
About this show
The Balkan Amateur Championships 2016 was held on January 1, 2016 in Balkans. 13 divisions were judged, across Men's Open Bodybuilding - Heavyweight, Men's Open Bodybuilding - Heavyweight Junior, Men's Open Bodybuilding - Lightheavyweight, Men's Open Bodybuilding - Lightweight, Men's Open Bodybuilding - Lightweight Junior, Men's Open Bodybuilding - Middleweight, Men's Open Bodybuilding - Superheavyweight, Men's Classic Physique - Class A and more. 78 athletes from 8 countries competed.
Top 3 Men's Open Bodybuilding - Heavyweight
Masters divisions 1
Men's Open Bodybuilding - Heavyweight
| Place | Athlete | Country |
|---|---|---|
| 1st | Boyan Ivanov First recorded win | Romania |
| 2nd | Valentin Ignatov | Spain |
| 3rd | Milan Savić | United States |
| 4th | Marko Petričević | - |
| 5th | Daniel Racoveanu | United States |
| 6th | Angelos Kakanis | United States |
| 7th | Kresnih Topore | - |
Official scores are unavailable.
Men's Open Bodybuilding - Heavyweight Junior
| Place | Athlete | Country |
|---|---|---|
| 1st | Marsel Vangjeli First recorded win | Czech Republic |
| 2nd | Nikola Šimšić | - |
| 3rd | Marko Srećković | - |
Official scores are unavailable.
Men's Open Bodybuilding - Lightheavyweight
| Place | Athlete | Country |
|---|---|---|
| 1st | Adnan Gosto First recorded win | - |
| 2nd | Stefan Cristian | United States |
| 3rd | Marko Vukotić | - |
| 4th | Nenad Krušedolac | - |
| 5th | Nikola Marković | - |
Official scores are unavailable.
Men's Open Bodybuilding - Lightweight
| Place | Athlete | Country |
|---|---|---|
| 1st | Galin Dimitrov First recorded win | - |
| 2nd | Danijel Ð-orð-ijevski | - |
| 3rd | Sebastian Vasut | United States |
| 4th | Aleksandar Milenković | - |
| 5th | Sergej Cvetkovski | - |
| 6th | Husein Havić | - |
| 7th | Tsirakmanis Argyrios | - |
| 8th | Dalibor Jovanović | United States |
Official scores are unavailable.
Men's Open Bodybuilding - Lightweight Junior
| Place | Athlete | Country |
|---|---|---|
| 1st | Antonio Georgiev First recorded win | - |
| 2nd | Milan Jovanović | - |
| 3rd | Duta Marian Bogdan | - |
| 4th | Goran Trombev | - |
| 5th | Bruno Nuho | - |
Official scores are unavailable.
Men's Open Bodybuilding - Middleweight
| Place | Athlete | Country |
|---|---|---|
| 1st | Mirnes Husanović First recorded win | - |
| 2nd | Nenad Sikora | - |
| 3rd | Dimo Benev | United States |
| 4th | Darko Mijić | - |
| 5th | Veličković Dušan | - |
| 6th | Davor Mitrović | - |
| 7th | Dušan Savić | - |
Official scores are unavailable.
Men's Open Bodybuilding - Superheavyweight
| Place | Athlete | Country |
|---|---|---|
| 1st | Yuliy Rusev 2nd win here | United States |
| 2nd | Krasimir Sarafov | - |
| 3rd | Maksim Trzin | United States |
Official scores are unavailable.
Men's Classic Physique - Class A
| Place | Athlete | Country |
|---|---|---|
| 1st | Konstantin Paskalev 3rd win here | Bulgaria |
| 2nd | Bojidar Milev | - |
| 3rd | Dalibor Dodić | - |
| 4th | Sojer Rok | - |
| 5th | Boyan Bonev | - |
Official scores are unavailable.
Men's Classic Physique - Class B
| Place | Athlete | Country |
|---|---|---|
| 1st | Aleksandar Trajkovski First recorded win | - |
| 2nd | Nenad Kolev | - |
| 3rd | Iliyan Naidenov | - |
| 4th | Miloš Stojanović | - |
| 5th | Pešić Srð-an | - |
| 6th | Zanfir Dragos | - |
| 7th | Bardhi Lepian | - |
Official scores are unavailable.
Men's Classic Physique - Class C
| Place | Athlete | Country |
|---|---|---|
| 1st | Zoran Marković First recorded win | - |
| 2nd | Galin Balkov | Spain |
| 3rd | Slobodan Grujičić | - |
| 4th | Robet Tot | - |
| 5th | Branislav Božić | - |
Official scores are unavailable.
Women's Physique
| Place | Athlete | Country |
|---|---|---|
| 1st | Emilia Dimitrova First recorded win | - |
| 2nd | Branislava Jovanović | Serbia |
| 3rd | Florina Lorenbana Rusu | - |
| 4th | Monika Sotirova | United States |
| 5th | Holta Pilz | Albania |
Official scores are unavailable.
Women's Figure
| Place | Athlete | Country |
|---|---|---|
| 1st | Milena Ivanova First recorded win | Spain |
| 2nd | Ekaterina Varbanova | Bulgaria |
| 3rd | Dina Perović | - |
| 4th | Alina Pavel | - |
| 5th | Željka Estebane Terzo | - |
| 6th | Anna Giokala | Greece |
| 7th | Kristina Danilović | Serbia |
| 8th | Holta Pilz | Albania |
Official scores are unavailable.
Masters divisions
Age-graded classes, judged separately from the open divisions above.
Other Divisions - Masters 40+ Men
| Place | Athlete | Country |
|---|---|---|
| 1st | Boris Blanuša First recorded win | - |
| 2nd | Nikolay Stoyanov | - |
| 3rd | Toni Planišek | - |
| 4th | Rado Vulchev | - |
| 5th | Francisc Andrasoni | United States |
| 6th | Cancanis Angelos | - |
| 7th | Pavel Lyubenov | United States |
| 8th | Olteanu Decebel | - |
| 9th | Velislav Velev | United States |
| 10th | Dimitar Slavchev | - |
| 11th | Meta Albert | - |
Official scores are unavailable.
Complete Results updated March 12, 2026 Source: MuscleMemory
This edition in context
- Competitors
- 78
- Divisions
- 13
- Size rank
- 1 of 7
The biggest edition on record, across 7 we hold.
Past winners of this event
| Year | Winner | Division |
|---|---|---|
| 2016 | Emilia Dimitrova | Physique |
| 2014 | Marija Verešbaranji | Figure |
| 2013 | Branislava Jovanović | Bodybuilding |
| 2012 | Ines Lučic | Bodybuilding |
| 2011 | Raluca Grebla | Bodybuilding |
| 2009 | Yordanka Bahchevanova | Bodybuilding |
The placings as recorded, and nothing past them
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