German Championships 2012
German Championships 2012 was held in Cologne, Germany. The Men's Open Bodybuilding - Heavyweight title went to Waldemar Koslow.
- Year
- 2012
- Date
- Jan 1, 2012
- Location
- Cologne, Germany
- Federation
- IFBB
- Divisions
- 12
- Competitors
- 92
Results by Division
| Division | Winner | Runner-up |
|---|---|---|
| Men's Open Bodybuilding - Heavyweight | Waldemar Koslow | Marco Detlef |
| Men's Open Bodybuilding - Heavyweight Junior | Dennis Arnold | Markus Gotzhein |
| Men's Open Bodybuilding - Lightheavyweight | Ralf Szesny | Bernd Toffing |
| Men's Open Bodybuilding - Lightweight | Marco Schmidt | Jala Rahman Ali |
| Men's Open Bodybuilding - Lightweight Junior | Rene Landschutz | Jasjit Toor |
| Men's Open Bodybuilding - Middleweight | Florian Zankl | Florian Maier |
| Men's Open Bodybuilding - Superheavyweight | Horst Wetterau | Paul Poloczek |
| Men's Classic Physique | Andreas Ferrara | Claudio Seck |
| Women's Bodybuilding - Heavyweight | Michaela Schaar (2) | Deniz Karaman |
| Women's Bodybuilding - Lightweight | Kirsten Tenberg | Susanne Günzel |
| Women's Figure - Class A | Bärbel Scholtz | Beate Weixler |
| Women's Figure - Class B | Katharina Liepelt | Tanja Mena |
German Championships 2012
German Championships 2012 was held in Cologne, Germany. The Men's Open Bodybuilding - Heavyweight title went to Waldemar Koslow.
Defending Figure champion Barbara Petridou, who won in 2011, did not return.
Top 3 Men's Open Bodybuilding - Heavyweight
German Championships 2012 contested 12 divisions across 92 athletes, competitors from 2 countries. Waldemar Koslow took Men's Open Bodybuilding - Heavyweight. 12 divisions crowned a champion; each is judged independently. No round scores were published for this event, so placings are shown without them.
Men's Open Bodybuilding - Heavyweight
| Place | Athlete | Country |
|---|---|---|
| 1st | Waldemar Koslow First recorded win | Germany |
| 2nd | Marco Detlef | Germany |
| 3rd | Jörg Fuchs | United States |
| 4th | Eckhard Büschel | Germany |
| 5th | Harald Helmut Selsam | Germany |
| 6th | Markus Wilczok | Germany |
| 7th | Sven Radewagen | Germany |
| 8th | Nils Krempien | Germany |
Official scores are unavailable.
Men's Open Bodybuilding - Heavyweight Junior
| Place | Athlete | Country |
|---|---|---|
| 1st | Dennis Arnold First recorded win | Germany |
| 2nd | Markus Gotzhein | Germany |
| 3rd | Daniel Loidl | Germany |
| 4th | Sven Knöpsel | Germany |
| 5th | Benjamin Ebert | Germany |
| 6th | Riccardo Poschau | Germany |
| 7th | Mike Sommerfeld | Germany |
| 8th | Daniel Müller | Germany |
| 9th | Sören Neuhof | Germany |
| 10th | Fabian Pacewitz | Germany |
| 11th | Fabio Pinheiro-Reidel | Germany |
Official scores are unavailable.
Men's Open Bodybuilding - Lightheavyweight
| Place | Athlete | Country |
|---|---|---|
| 1st | Ralf Szesny 2nd win here | Germany |
| 2nd | Bernd Toffing | Germany |
| 3rd | Karsten Wolf | Germany |
| 4th | Oliver Schnürer | Germany |
| 5th | Simon Mangler | Germany |
| 6th | Marco Schwarzien | Germany |
| 7th | Eric Bernier | Germany |
| 8th | Markus Merzenich | Germany |
| 9th | Daniel König | Germany |
Official scores are unavailable.
Men's Open Bodybuilding - Lightweight
| Place | Athlete | Country |
|---|---|---|
| 1st | Marco Schmidt 2nd win here | Germany |
| 2nd | Jala Rahman Ali | Germany |
| 3rd | Matthias Beck | Germany |
| 4th | Michael Giasas | Germany |
| 5th | Marcel Schöpe | Germany |
Official scores are unavailable.
Men's Open Bodybuilding - Lightweight Junior
Men's Open Bodybuilding - Middleweight
| Place | Athlete | Country |
|---|---|---|
| 1st | Florian Zankl First recorded win | Germany |
| 2nd | Florian Maier | Germany |
| 3rd | Tobias Gerblinger | Germany |
| 4th | Gregor Daszkiewicz | Germany |
| 5th | Marc Fischer | Germany |
| 6th | Sandy Jobs | Germany |
| 7th | Immanuel Knauer | Germany |
| 8th | Stefan Günzel | Germany |
| 9th | Manuel Veit | Germany |
| 10th | Mark Wasiluk | Germany |
| 11th | Sebastian Gotzhein | Germany |
| 12th | Tim Adomeit | Germany |
Official scores are unavailable.
Men's Open Bodybuilding - Superheavyweight
| Place | Athlete | Country |
|---|---|---|
| 1st | Horst Wetterau 2nd win here | Germany |
| 2nd | Paul Poloczek | Germany |
| 3rd | Marek Szostak | Germany |
| 4th | Niclas Langer | Germany |
| 5th | Stephan Geiwagner | Germany |
| 6th | Stefan Hauser | Germany |
| 7th | Thorsten Vosgerau | Germany |
| 8th | Tim-Heinrich Bauer | Germany |
Official scores are unavailable.
Men's Classic Physique
| Place | Athlete | Country |
|---|---|---|
| 1st | Andreas Ferrara First recorded win | Germany |
| 2nd | Claudio Seck | Germany |
| 3rd | Björn Schloßmacher | Germany |
| 4th | Philip Schmitt | Germany |
| 5th | Andreas Wagner | Germany |
| 6th | Jürgen Günzel | Germany |
| 7th | Bartek Mortka | Germany |
| 8th | Martin Huber | Germany |
| 9th | Elliot Nees | Germany |
| 10th | Philip Nolte | Germany |
| participated | Mahdad Akbari | Germany |
| participated | Tomas Koch | Germany |
| participated | Patrick Oberbeck | Germany |
| participated | Marco Schmidt | Germany |
| participated | Denny Van Ühm | Germany |
| participated | Kay Baldauf | Germany |
Official scores are unavailable.
Women's Bodybuilding - Heavyweight
Women's Bodybuilding - Lightweight
Women's Figure - Class A
Women's Figure - Class B
Complete Results updated July 12, 2026 Source: MuscleMemory
This edition in context
- Competitors
- 92
- Divisions
- 12
- Size rank
- 2 of 48
The biggest field since 2009.
Past winners of this event
| Year | Winner | Division |
|---|---|---|
| 2013 | Ute Ueberschär | Bodybuilding |
| 2011 | Barbara Petridou | Figure |
| 2010 | Tanja Zamberlan | Figure |
| 2009 | Uta Kohler-Spitzbart | Figure |
| 2008 | Anne Schilling | Figure |
| 2007 | Daniela Pfeiffer | Figure |
| 2006 | Dorota Szczesna | Figure |
| 2005 | Annett Rabenstein | Figure |
| 2004 | Corinna Bräuer | Figure |
| 2003 | Katrin Grossman | Figure |
| 2002 | Beatrice Fischer-Errass | Figure |
The placings as recorded, and nothing past them
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