European Championships 2000
European Championships 2000 was held in Europe. The Men's Open Bodybuilding - Junior title went to Ken Van Wezel.
- Year
- 2000
- Date
- Jan 1, 2000
- Location
- Europe
- Federation
- NABBA
- Divisions
- 13
- Competitors
- 50
Results by Division
| Division | Winners | Runner-up |
|---|---|---|
| Men's Open Bodybuilding - Junior | Ken Van Wezel | – |
| Men's Open Bodybuilding - Medium | Dennis Francis , Gerhard Augustin | Jovica Savić |
| Men's Open Bodybuilding - Medium Tall | Giuseppe Cozzi | – |
| Men's Open Bodybuilding - Short | Paolo Ianni , Salvatore Cirillo | Paolo Argentina |
| Men's Open Bodybuilding - Tall | Henk Visser , Pasquale Caiazzo | Fabio Paoloni |
| Women's Bodybuilding | Patrizia Cortesi | Marina Burinskaya |
| Women's Bodybuilding | Gabriele Heidecker | – |
| Women's Figure | Anna-Maria Albano | Daniela Trevisiol |
| Women's Figure - Short | Sabrina Pitera | – |
| Women's Figure - Tall | Claudia Casalini | – |
| Other Divisions - Masters | Max Pangerl | – |
| Other Divisions - Masters 40+ | Paolo Ianni | Alfonso Cosenza |
| Other Divisions - Masters 50+ | Urbino Aristide | Luigi Lanzalonga |
European Championships 2000 Results
European Championships 2000 was held in Europe. The Men's Open Bodybuilding - Junior title went to Ken Van Wezel.
Defending Open champion Julia Abel, who won in 1999, did not return.
About this show
The European Championships 2000 was held on January 1, 2000 in Europe. 13 divisions were judged, across Men's Open Bodybuilding - Junior, Men's Open Bodybuilding - Medium, Men's Open Bodybuilding - Medium Tall, Men's Open Bodybuilding - Short, Men's Open Bodybuilding - Tall, Women's Bodybuilding, Women's Figure, Women's Figure - Short and more. 50 athletes from 4 countries competed.
Masters divisions 3
Men's Open Bodybuilding - Junior
Only the winner of this division was recorded by the source. The full placings are not in the database.
| Place | Athlete | Country |
|---|---|---|
| 1st | Ken Van Wezel First recorded win | United States |
Official scores are unavailable.
Multiple class winners. This division was recorded without its weight classes, so several athletes share first place - each won a different class. These placements are not a single ranking and no overall champion can be identified from them.
Men's Open Bodybuilding - Medium
| Place | Athlete | Country |
|---|---|---|
| 1st | Gerhard Augustin | United States |
| 1st | Dennis Francis | United Kingdom |
| 2nd | Jovica Savić | - |
| 3rd | Luciano DeLuca | United States |
| 4th | Dario Negri | - |
| 5th | Luca Cicolella | United States |
| 6th | Constantino DiFraia | United States |
Official scores are unavailable.
Men's Open Bodybuilding - Medium Tall
Only the winner of this division was recorded by the source. The full placings are not in the database.
| Place | Athlete | Country |
|---|---|---|
| 1st | Giuseppe Cozzi First recorded win | United States |
Official scores are unavailable.
Multiple class winners. This division was recorded without its weight classes, so several athletes share first place - each won a different class. These placements are not a single ranking and no overall champion can be identified from them.
Men's Open Bodybuilding - Short
| Place | Athlete | Country |
|---|---|---|
| 1st | Paolo Ianni | United States |
| 1st | Salvatore Cirillo | United States |
| 2nd | Paolo Argentina | - |
| 3rd | Giuseppe Camassa | - |
| 4th | Andy Gold | United Kingdom |
| 5th | Franco Trovato | - |
| 6th | Ettore Sparma | - |
Official scores are unavailable.
Multiple class winners. This division was recorded without its weight classes, so several athletes share first place - each won a different class. These placements are not a single ranking and no overall champion can be identified from them.
Men's Open Bodybuilding - Tall
| Place | Athlete | Country |
|---|---|---|
| 1st | Pasquale Caiazzo | - |
| 1st | Henk Visser | Netherlands |
| 2nd | Fabio Paoloni | United States |
| 3rd | Bruno DiCintio | - |
| 4th | Antonio Peduto | - |
| 5th | Stefano Mergiotti | - |
| 6th | Stefano Venturi | - |
| 7th | Darren Smith | United Kingdom |
Official scores are unavailable.
Women's Bodybuilding
| Place | Athlete | Country |
|---|---|---|
| 1st | Patrizia Cortesi First recorded win | United States |
| 2nd | Marina Burinskaya | United States |
| 3rd | Silvia Matta | United States |
| 4th | Patrizia Sorrentino | Italy |
| 5th | Simona Cosentini | - |
Official scores are unavailable.
Women's Bodybuilding
Only the winner of this division was recorded by the source. The full placings are not in the database.
| Place | Athlete | Country |
|---|---|---|
| 1st | Gabriele Heidecker First recorded win | United States |
Official scores are unavailable.
Women's Figure
| Place | Athlete | Country |
|---|---|---|
| 1st | Anna-Maria Albano First recorded win | United States |
| 2nd | Daniela Trevisiol | Italy |
| 3rd | Noemi Faccenna | Italy |
| 4th | Giorgia Belluzzi | Italy |
| 5th | Erika Mair | United States |
| 6th | Barisa Boughaba | United States |
Official scores are unavailable.
Women's Figure - Short
Only the winner of this division was recorded by the source. The full placings are not in the database.
| Place | Athlete | Country |
|---|---|---|
| 1st | Sabrina Pitera First recorded win | United States |
Official scores are unavailable.
Women's Figure - Tall
Only the winner of this division was recorded by the source. The full placings are not in the database.
| Place | Athlete | Country |
|---|---|---|
| 1st | Claudia Casalini First recorded win | United States |
Official scores are unavailable.
Masters divisions
Age-graded classes, judged separately from the open divisions above.
Other Divisions - Masters Men
Only the winner of this division was recorded by the source. The full placings are not in the database.
| Place | Athlete | Country |
|---|---|---|
| 1st | Max Pangerl First recorded win | United States |
Official scores are unavailable.
Other Divisions - Masters 40+ Men
| Place | Athlete | Country |
|---|---|---|
| 1st | Paolo Ianni First recorded win | United States |
| 2nd | Alfonso Cosenza | United States |
| 3rd | Vince D'Alessandro | United Kingdom |
| 4th | Fabrizio Salso | United States |
| 5th | Alfonso Bernardini | - |
| 6th | Klebert Pelmar | United States |
Official scores are unavailable.
Other Divisions - Masters 50+ Men
| Place | Athlete | Country |
|---|---|---|
| 1st | Urbino Aristide First recorded win | United States |
| 2nd | Luigi Lanzalonga | United States |
| 3rd | Vincenzo Borrelli | United States |
| 4th | Domenico Lascari | United States |
| 5th | Francesco Manocchio | United States |
| 6th | Alfredo Bennardo | United States |
Official scores are unavailable.
Complete Results updated March 12, 2026 Source: MuscleMemory
This edition in context
- Competitors
- 50
- Divisions
- 13
- Size rank
- 16 of 36
The biggest field since 1997.
Past winners of this event
| Year | Winner | Division |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | Erika Kocsis-Kajati | Figure |
| 2016 | Borbala Szokol | Figure |
| 2015 | Tatiana Chica | Bodybuilding |
| 2014 | Borbala Szokol | Bodybuilding |
| 2012 | Elena Oana Hreapca | Bodybuilding |
| 2010 | Stavros Trioulidis | Athletic Physique |
| 2008 | Nina Midling | Bodybuilding |
| 2007 | Esther Hoyler | Bodybuilding |
| 2006 | Brigita Brezovac | Bodybuilding |
| 2005 | Anke Luth | Bodybuilding |
| 2004 | Saskia Salemink (2) | Bodybuilding |
| 2001 | Marina Gusmini (2) | Bodybuilding |
| 1999 | Julia Abel | Open |
| 1997 | Evelyne Beauzil | Open |
The placings as recorded, and nothing past them
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