European Amateur Championships 1981
European Amateur Championships 1981 was held in Europe. The Men's Open Bodybuilding - Heavyweight title went to Gunnar Rosbo.
- Year
- 1981
- Date
- Jun 15, 1981
- Location
- Europe
- Federation
- IFBB
- Divisions
- 6
- Competitors
- 83
Results by Division
European Amateur Championships 1981 Results
European Amateur Championships 1981 was held in Europe. The Men's Open Bodybuilding - Heavyweight title went to Gunnar Rosbo.
Defending HeavyWeight champion Peter Uricek, who won in 1980, did not return.
About this show
Men's Open Bodybuilding - Heavyweight, Men's Open Bodybuilding - Lightheavyweight, Men's Open Bodybuilding - Lightweight, Men's Open Bodybuilding - Middleweight, Women's Bodybuilding - Heavyweight and Women's Bodybuilding - Lightweight were contested at the European Amateur Championships 1981 on June 15, 1981 in Europe. 83 athletes from 19 countries competed.
Top 3 Men's Open Bodybuilding - Heavyweight
Men's Open Bodybuilding - Heavyweight
| Place | Athlete | Country |
|---|---|---|
| 1st | Gunnar Rosbo First recorded win | Norway |
| 2nd | Josef Vesely | Serbia |
| 3rd | Christian Janatsch | Austria |
| 4th | Franz Bach | Germany |
| 5th | Juhani Nyholm | Finland |
| 6th | Wilhelm Hauck | Germany |
| 7th | Gheorghe Huma | - |
| 8th | Manfred Grössler | Austria |
| 9th | Giovanni Curtarelli | - |
| 10th | Jan Malmqvist | United States |
| 11th | Marc Stroobandt | Belgium |
| 12th | Andrew Searle | United Kingdom |
| 13th | D Miljkovic | - |
| 14th | Bert Holtman | Netherlands |
| 15th | Pascal Brochier | - |
| 16th | Johannis Kostoglakis | Greece |
| 17th | Mahmoud Jizawi | Denmark |
Official scores are unavailable.
Men's Open Bodybuilding - Lightheavyweight
| Place | Athlete | Country |
|---|---|---|
| 1st | Libor Minarik First recorded win | Czech Republic |
| 2nd | Keijo Reiman | Finland |
| 3rd | Angelito Lesta | United Kingdom |
| 4th | Hubert Tschaudi | Austria |
| 5th | Erwin Note | Belgium |
| 6th | Johann Ossner | Germany |
| 7th | Jean-Marie Dudreuil | - |
| 8th | Mats Kardell | Sweden |
| 9th | Ali Changezi | - |
| 10th | Stephen McCulloch | - |
| 11th | Jesper Vernon | - |
| 12th | Marcel Derel | France |
| 13th | Jova Stojanovski | - |
| 14th | Metin Cetin | - |
Official scores are unavailable.
Men's Open Bodybuilding - Lightweight
| Place | Athlete | Country |
|---|---|---|
| 1st | Jose Rabanal First recorded win | France |
| 2nd | Fikret Hodzic | Serbia |
| 3rd | Reijo Kivioja | Finland |
| 4th | Mario Gionotta | Belgium |
| 5th | Anton Hoppacher | - |
| 6th | Appie Steenbeek | Netherlands |
| 7th | Kent Malmstroem | - |
| 8th | Romeo Speccia | Switzerland |
| 9th | Tony Ashmore | Ireland |
| 10th | Peter Peck | United Kingdom |
| 11th | Albin Steiner | - |
| 12th | Kevin Robinson | United States |
| 13th | D Radovanovic | - |
| 14th | Luis Toribo | United States |
| 15th | Ken Jones (2) | United States |
| 16th | Harald Skjoldt | Norway |
Official scores are unavailable.
Men's Open Bodybuilding - Middleweight
| Place | Athlete | Country |
|---|---|---|
| 1st | Anton Holic Title defense, 2nd win here | Serbia |
| 2nd | Erwin Knoller | Germany |
| 3rd | Ereyetis Kurtural | Turkey |
| 4th | Daniel Coussieu | France |
| 5th | Ludwig Ingebretsen | United States |
| 6th | Lucien Gunther | Netherlands |
| 7th | Sauro Calistri | United States |
| 7th | Martin Alamango | United States |
| 9th | Michel Dermaux | Belgium |
| 9th | Renato Somenzi | Italy |
| 11th | Michael Piliotis | United Kingdom |
| 12th | Vicente Segovia | Spain |
| 13th | Juhani Hokkanen | - |
| 14th | Bobby Thomas | - |
| 15th | Edgar Dal-Ponte | Switzerland |
| 16th | Dicky Martin | - |
| 17th | James Shinners | - |
| 18th | Ray Banfield | United Kingdom |
Official scores are unavailable.
Women's Bodybuilding - Heavyweight
| Place | Athlete | Country |
|---|---|---|
| 1st | Kike Elomaa | Finland |
| 2nd | Lena Trulsson | Sweden |
| 3rd | Vera Bendel (2) | United States |
| 4th | Carolyn Cheshire (2) | United States |
| 5th | Heidi Oysether | - |
| 6th | Angela Graham | United Kingdom |
| 6th | Hildegard Schaeffer | Germany |
| 8th | Vera Cools | - |
| 9th | Christa Duker (2) | Netherlands |
| 10th | Bernadette Carreras | - |
Official scores are unavailable.
Women's Bodybuilding - Lightweight
| Place | Athlete | Country |
|---|---|---|
| 1st | Astrid Aschwender First recorded win | Switzerland |
| 2nd | Sue Tonks | United Kingdom |
| 3rd | Jacqueline Roos (2) | United States |
| 4th | Dagmar Zuso | Switzerland |
| 5th | Josian Jamar | United States |
| 6th | Jose Baumgartner (2) | United States |
| 7th | Carol White (2) | - |
| 8th | Marie Cabrol | France |
Official scores are unavailable.
Complete Results updated June 11, 2026 Source: MuscleMemory
This edition in context
- Competitors
- 83
- Divisions
- 6
- Size rank
- 19 of 41
Past winners of this event
| Year | Winner | Division |
|---|---|---|
| 2020 | Nataliia Prokhorova | Physique |
| 2017 | Andrea Joszayova | Figure Junior |
| 2013 | Branka Njegovec | Bodybuilding |
The placings as recorded, and nothing past them
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