European Amateur Championships 1998
European Amateur Championships 1998 was held in Europe. The Men's Open Bodybuilding - Bantamweight title went to Oleg Melgunov.
- Year
- 1998
- Date
- Jun 15, 1998
- Location
- Europe
- Federation
- IFBB
- Divisions
- 9
- Competitors
- 113
Results by Division
European Amateur Championships 1998 Results
European Amateur Championships 1998 was held in Europe. The Men's Open Bodybuilding - Bantamweight title went to Oleg Melgunov.
Defending BantamWeight champion Oleg Melgunov held the title.
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 - Heavyweight, Women's Bodybuilding - Lightweight and more were contested at the European Amateur Championships 1998 on June 15, 1998 in Europe. 113 athletes from 19 countries competed.
Top 3 Men's Open Bodybuilding - Bantamweight
Men's Open Bodybuilding - Bantamweight
| Place | Athlete | Country |
|---|---|---|
| 1st | Oleg Melgunov Title defense, 2nd win here | Russia |
| 2nd | Adam Cibula | Slovakia |
| 3rd | Costel Torcea | United States |
| 4th | Predrag Milosevic | Greece |
| 5th | Recep Duzgun | - |
| 6th | Petrov Ramankov | - |
Official scores are unavailable.
Men's Open Bodybuilding - Heavyweight
| Place | Athlete | Country |
|---|---|---|
| 1st | Sergiej Chelestov First recorded win | United Kingdom |
| 2nd | Ercan Demir | United States |
| 3rd | Jose Manuel Cano | United States |
| 4th | Christian Kamjunke | - |
| 5th | Guido Guggenberger | Germany |
| 6th | Oleg Protas | United States |
| 7th | Constandinos Voniatis | - |
| 8th | Vaclav Speierl | - |
| 9th | Manfred Petautschnig | - |
| 10th | Alessandro Padoan | - |
| 11th | Rolandas Pocius | United States |
| 12th | Fredrik Age | United States |
| 13th | Didier Blanc | - |
| 14th | Michael Klebermass | - |
| 15th | Sascha Stanlovic | Greece |
Official scores are unavailable.
Men's Open Bodybuilding - Lightheavyweight
| Place | Athlete | Country |
|---|---|---|
| 1st | Manuel Miranda First recorded win | United States |
| 2nd | Hamid El Hamioui | United States |
| 3rd | Mariusz Strzelinski | United States |
| 4th | Thomas Davant | - |
| 5th | Peter Varterez | United States |
| 6th | Charles Delannay | - |
| 7th | Kimmo Salo | - |
| 8th | Petru Ciorba | Romania |
| 9th | Predrag Milosevic | Greece |
| 10th | Dennis Giusto | United States |
| 11th | Ivan Dimitrov | - |
| 12th | Petr Vanis | United States |
| 13th | Marius Leonavicius | United States |
| 14th | Jacques Schmit | - |
| 15th | Sergiej Sivakryvan | - |
Official scores are unavailable.
Men's Open Bodybuilding - Lightweight
| Place | Athlete | Country |
|---|---|---|
| 1st | Mikhail Vorobiev First recorded win | United States |
| 2nd | Arslantede Kaya | - |
| 3rd | Vasile Ardel | United States |
| 4th | Valeri Koptenco | United States |
| 5th | Nicos Christopi | United States |
| 6th | Jean-Marc Guitton | - |
| 8th | Meir Abragile | - |
| 9th | Robert Stolz | - |
Official scores are unavailable.
Men's Open Bodybuilding - Middleweight
| Place | Athlete | Country |
|---|---|---|
| 1st | Alejandro Escrich First recorded win | - |
| 2nd | Fabio Pizzaferri | United States |
| 3rd | Peter Mohr | United States |
| 4th | Bogdan Szczotka | United States |
| 5th | Aleksandr Boychenko | - |
| 6th | Juraj Vrabel | United States |
| 7th | Slawomir Rogoza | - |
| 8th | Radek Libenski | United States |
| 9th | Reto Frankhauser | - |
| 10th | Rene Gewelt | United States |
| 11th | Oleg Chdiliotov | - |
| 12th | Constantin Ivanov | - |
| 13th | Akos Gaszt | United States |
| 14th | Gökmen Merili | - |
| 15th | Eckbert Meier | Germany |
Official scores are unavailable.
Men's Open Bodybuilding - Welterweight
| Place | Athlete | Country |
|---|---|---|
| 1st | Arturo Garcia First recorded win | - |
| 2nd | Franz Fuchstainer | - |
| 3rd | Gamal Attia | Germany |
| 4th | Bogdan Wrobel | - |
| 5th | Josef Haluska | - |
| 6th | Hakan Gumus | United States |
| 7th | Manlio Rubiv | - |
| 8th | Vladimir Gretchin | - |
| 9th | Radek Suchomel | United States |
| 10th | Hans Teeven | Netherlands |
| 11th | Marcel Chayard | France |
| 12th | Dmitri Anisimov | Ukraine |
| 13th | Negovan Jovanović | Greece |
| 14th | Aristos Aristidou | Greece |
| 15th | Daniel Ljubisavljevic | - |
Official scores are unavailable.
Women's Bodybuilding - Heavyweight
| Place | Athlete | Country |
|---|---|---|
| 1st | Ewa Krynska First recorded win | Poland |
| 2nd | Cornelia Junker | Germany |
| 3rd | Julia Stefanovitch | Russia |
| 4th | Ludmila Glacnerova | Czech Republic |
| 5th | Gabriele Mayer | Austria |
| 6th | Guzel Akgul (2) | - |
| 7th | Johanna Koistila | - |
| 8th | Felicia Popa (2) | United States |
| 9th | Jozsefne Farkas | - |
| 10th | Malgorzata Ejmocka | - |
| 11th | Ilja Strik (2) | Netherlands |
| 12th | Anita Doderer | Netherlands |
| 13th | Isabella Rosselli | - |
| 14th | Rima Senuliene | Lithuania |
| 15th | Zorica Mitrovic | - |
Official scores are unavailable.
Women's Bodybuilding - Lightweight
| Place | Athlete | Country |
|---|---|---|
| 1st | Pavla Brandtalova First recorded win | United States |
| 2nd | Raija Tolvo | Finland |
| 3rd | Gerda Fannes | Belgium |
| 4th | Irina Nicoleta Muntean | Romania |
| 5th | Svetlana Janoniene (2) | United States |
| 6th | Milana Kummerova | - |
| 7th | Monika Volb | Austria |
| 7th | Richard Zanot | - |
| 8th | Katarina Trnovcova | United States |
| 9th | Vesna Budelan | United States |
| 10th | Joanna Krupa | Poland |
Official scores are unavailable.
Women's Bodybuilding - Middleweight
| Place | Athlete | Country |
|---|---|---|
| 1st | Hana Stepankova First recorded win | Slovakia |
| 2nd | Berit Madsen | Denmark |
| 3rd | Michela Grassetto | Italy |
| 4th | Miriam Peschlova | Slovakia |
| 5th | Monica Sas | Romania |
| 6th | Jacklyn Parish | United Kingdom |
| 7th | Elena Inchakova | - |
| 8th | Halina Kunicka | Poland |
| 9th | Pamela Joseph | - |
| 10th | Ana Pereira | Portugal |
| 11th | Elizbieta Borecka | - |
| 12th | Giselle Dacosta | - |
| 13th | Tatiana Kovalenko | United States |
| 14th | Agnieszka Becmer | - |
Official scores are unavailable.
Complete Results updated June 30, 2026 Source: MuscleMemory
This edition in context
- Competitors
- 113
- Divisions
- 9
- Size rank
- 16 of 41
Past winners of this event
| Year | Winner | Division |
|---|---|---|
| 2020 | Nataliia Prokhorova | Physique |
| 2017 | Andrea Joszayova | Figure Junior |
| 2013 | Branka Njegovec | Bodybuilding |
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