European Amateur Championships 1996
European Amateur Championships 1996 was held in Europe. The Men's Open Bodybuilding - Bantamweight title went to Vasile Ardel.
- Year
- 1996
- Date
- Jun 15, 1996
- Location
- Europe
- Federation
- IFBB
- Divisions
- 10
- Competitors
- 51
Results by Division
| Division | Winner | Runner-up |
|---|---|---|
| Men's Open Bodybuilding - Bantamweight | Vasile Ardel | Aldo Fumagalli |
| Men's Open Bodybuilding - Heavyweight | Rolandus Buchinaskas | Oleg Protas |
| Men's Open Bodybuilding - Lightheavyweight | Pawel Brzoska | Zoltan Vekony |
| Men's Open Bodybuilding - Lightweight | Angelo Giustiniani | Kaya Arslantefe |
| Men's Open Bodybuilding - Middleweight | Ladislav Kurcik | Mariusz Slusarz |
| Men's Open Bodybuilding - Welterweight | Andrej Kriskin | Orasio Sorentino |
| Women's Bodybuilding - Bantamweight | – | – |
| Women's Bodybuilding - Heavyweight | Sabine Bracht | Antonella Centanaro |
| Women's Bodybuilding - Lightweight | Jitka Statsna | Ilina Allaianova |
| Women's Bodybuilding - Middleweight | Elena Dovidova | Monica Sas |
European Amateur Championships 1996 Results
European Amateur Championships 1996 was held in Europe. The Men's Open Bodybuilding - Bantamweight title went to Vasile Ardel.
Defending BantamWeight champion Daniil Vaganov, who won in 1995, did not return.
About this show
Men's Open Bodybuilding - Bantamweight, Men's Open Bodybuilding - Heavyweight, Men's Open Bodybuilding - Lightheavyweight, Men's Open Bodybuilding - Lightweight, Men's Open Bodybuilding - Middleweight, Men's Open Bodybuilding - Welterweight, Women's Bodybuilding - Bantamweight, Women's Bodybuilding - Heavyweight and more were contested at the European Amateur Championships 1996 on June 15, 1996 in Europe. 51 athletes from 12 countries competed.
Top 3 Men's Open Bodybuilding - Bantamweight
Men's Open Bodybuilding - Bantamweight
| Place | Athlete | Country |
|---|---|---|
| 1st | Vasile Ardel First recorded win | United States |
| 2nd | Aldo Fumagalli | United States |
| 3rd | Istvan Magos | United States |
| 4th | Valeri Koptenco | United States |
| 5th | Raimundas Petraitis | - |
| 6th | Richard Zanot (2) | - |
Official scores are unavailable.
Men's Open Bodybuilding - Heavyweight
| Place | Athlete | Country |
|---|---|---|
| 1st | Rolandus Buchinaskas First recorded win | Russia |
| 2nd | Oleg Protas | United States |
| 3rd | Walter Lettner | - |
| 4th | Thomas Burianek | United States |
| 5th | Leonard St Cyr | United Kingdom |
| 6th | Peter Mesko | United Kingdom |
Official scores are unavailable.
Men's Open Bodybuilding - Lightheavyweight
| Place | Athlete | Country |
|---|---|---|
| 1st | Pawel Brzoska First recorded win | United States |
| 2nd | Zoltan Vekony | - |
| 3rd | Petru Ciorba | Romania |
| 4th | Hans Peter Rubner | Switzerland |
| 5th | Blas Higueras | France |
| 6th | Jozef Reisenbicher | - |
Official scores are unavailable.
Men's Open Bodybuilding - Lightweight
| Place | Athlete | Country |
|---|---|---|
| 1st | Angelo Giustiniani First recorded win | United States |
| 2nd | Kaya Arslantefe | United States |
| 3rd | Antonio Blasguez | United States |
| 4th | Jaroslav Bucher | United States |
| 5th | Bogdan Wrobel | - |
| 6th | James Butler | United States |
Official scores are unavailable.
Men's Open Bodybuilding - Middleweight
| Place | Athlete | Country |
|---|---|---|
| 1st | Ladislav Kurcik First recorded win | United States |
| 2nd | Mariusz Slusarz | - |
| 3rd | Theo Voorbij | Netherlands |
| 4th | Alfonso Gomez | Netherlands |
| 5th | Joseph Dubrava | - |
| 6th | Oleg Ostaptsov | - |
Official scores are unavailable.
Men's Open Bodybuilding - Welterweight
| Place | Athlete | Country |
|---|---|---|
| 1st | Andrej Kriskin First recorded win | - |
| 2nd | Orasio Sorentino | - |
| 3rd | Cristian Mihailescu | United States |
| 4th | Laszlo Kupcsik | United States |
| 5th | Morten Jensen | - |
| 6th | Dusan Hlouch | - |
Official scores are unavailable.
Women's Bodybuilding - Bantamweight
No placement data
Placement data for this division has not been recorded.
Women's Bodybuilding - Heavyweight
| Place | Athlete | Country |
|---|---|---|
| 1st | Sabine Bracht | Germany |
| 2nd | Antonella Centanaro | Italy |
| 3rd | Darina Gajovska | Czech Republic |
| 4th | Angelika Loebardt | Germany |
| 5th | Erika Taksony | Hungary |
Official scores are unavailable.
Women's Bodybuilding - Lightweight
| Place | Athlete | Country |
|---|---|---|
| 1st | Jitka Statsna First recorded win | Czech Republic |
| 2nd | Ilina Allaianova | - |
| 3rd | Tepes Zeliha | - |
| 4th | Elisabeth Canella | - |
| 5th | Monique Broers | Netherlands |
Official scores are unavailable.
Women's Bodybuilding - Middleweight
| Place | Athlete | Country |
|---|---|---|
| 1st | Elena Dovidova First recorded win | Russia |
| 2nd | Monica Sas | Romania |
| 3rd | Guzel Akgul (2) | - |
| 4th | Rosi Kolodziej | Germany |
| 5th | Hana Stepankova | Slovakia |
Official scores are unavailable.
Complete Results updated June 11, 2026 Source: MuscleMemory
This edition in context
- Competitors
- 51
- Divisions
- 9
- Size rank
- 29 of 41
The biggest field since 1994.
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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