German Championships 2012
German Championships 2012 was held in Cologne, Germany. The Men's Open Bodybuilding - Heavyweight title went to Waldemar Koslow.
- Year
- 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 Results
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.
About this show
Full placings from the German Championships 2012 in Cologne, Germany, where 12 divisions were judged across Men's Open Bodybuilding - Heavyweight, Men's Open Bodybuilding - Heavyweight Junior, Men's Open Bodybuilding - Lightheavyweight, Men's Open Bodybuilding - Lightweight, Men's Open Bodybuilding - Lightweight Junior, Men's Open Bodybuilding - Middleweight, Men's Open Bodybuilding - Superheavyweight, Men's Classic Physique and more. 92 athletes from 2 countries competed.
Top 3 Men's Open Bodybuilding - Heavyweight
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 |
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