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The Hellenic Bodybuilding & Fitness Federation is recognized by the Greek Ministry of Culture, General Secretariat of Sports

The World's First Bodybuilders Were Ancient Greeks

In August 2004, the world's greatest athletes will descend on Athens to compete in the Games of the XXVIII Olympiad. In doing sο, they will serve as the latest link in a human chain that extends back more than 2.000 years , when the ancient Greeks became the first culture in recorded human history to elevate the body to an art form. Deriving their precise proportions as much from mathematics as from anatomy, the Greeks sought for the human body an idealized, optimal harmony between size and aesthetics. Although this body ideal infused much of Greek art, only the larger-than-life marble and bronze statues of sculptors like Pheidias and Lysippos truly convey the epic scale of that vision.

That the Greek physique archetype remains humanity's archetype as well is evidenced by the torso on display on the rounds of the Olympique Museum in Lausanne, Switzerland, home of the Iternational Olympic Committee.Were that statue to become animated today, millennia after having been cast, he would no longer be larger than life; in fact he could stride onstage and participate instantly in the sport of Bodybuilding.
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6. Statue of the athlete Agias. Made by Lysippos (337-336 BC)

26th Paneuropean Championship (Women)

Greeting of the Deputy Minister of Sports at the 14th Balkan Championship of IFBB in Greece.
THE DEPUTY OF THE SUBMINISTRY OF SPORTS(MINISTRY OF CULTURE), Mr. Yeorgios Orfanos, GREETS THE 14TH BALKAN CHAMPIONSHIP OF BODYBUILDING 2005 (April 24 2005)

RESULTS of the14th IFBB Balkan Championship, 24-5-2005.
14th IFBB Balkan Championship, Fitness, Body Fitness, Bodybuilding, Men, Women, Young Men/Women, Veterans, Couples.
Organisation: GFBB, under the auspices of the Greek Subministry of Sports.

About GFBB
The Greek Federation of Bodybuilding was founded in 1987, in Athens (Greece) as an officially recognised ...

Message From Ben Weider, President of IFBB
The IFBB was founded in 1946 and after 52 years of "blood, sweat and tears", Olympic recognition was granted to the IFBB pursuant to Rule 29 of the Olympic Charter...

Greeting of the Deputy of Sports

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Results of the 14th IFBB Balkan Championship

STATISTICS

Organizer :	Greek Federetion of Body Building
Under the auspices of :	Ministry of Culture, Deputy of Spotrts General Secretariat of Sports
Place&Date :	Athens, 23-25 of April 2005
Venue :	Olympic Venue of Weight Lifting, Nikaia
Participants :	7 Balkan states (Albania, Bulgaria, F. Y. R. O. M., Hellas, Romania, Serbia & Montenegro, Turkey.)
Athletes :	78
Men :	54
Women :	24
Categories :	22
Medals :	Gold: Hellas 8, Serbia 8, Turkey 3, Bulgaria 3. Silver: Hellas 9, Serbia 5, Bulgaria 2, FYROM 2, Turkey 1, Albania 1. Bronze: Hellas 8, Serbia 3, Turkey 2, FYROM 1.
Best Team :	1st Hellas (265 points), 2nd Serbia & Montenegro (221 points), 3rd Turkey (90 points )
Contest Duration :	10:00 am- 5:30pm
Official Supporter :	ELTA (Greek Postal Service)

RESULTS
(Distinctions of the Greek Athletes)

	NAME	SPORTS GUILDΣΩΜΑΤΕΙΟ	CATEGORY	MEDAL
1	Karamanlakis Manolis	Diaplasi Larisas	Bodybuilding + 95 Kgs	Gold
	Karamanlakis Manolis	Diaplasi Larisas	Bodybuilding Men	Gold
2	Vasalos Ioannis	Erinikos Pean	Bodybuilding Masters + 80 Kgs	Gold
3	Mastroyiannis Theodoros	A.S. Peristeriou	Body Fitness Men	Gold
4	Sarakinis Charalabos	Erinikos Pean	Bodybuilding Masters - 80 Kgs	Gold
5	Kritikopoulou Eleni	Eghia ke Dinami	Body Fitness -1,64 cm	Gold
	Kritikopoulou Eleni	Eghia ke Dinami	Γενική Body Fitness	Gold
6	Keramidaki Konstantina	Polynikis Thessaloniki	Bodybuilding -57 Kgs	Gold
7	Koukoulis Sokratis	Diaplasi Larisas	Bodybuilding -75 Kgs	Silver
8	Antonopoulos Theofanis	A.S. Peristeriou	Bodybuilding - 87, 5 Kgs	Silver
9	Vasalou Maria	Erinikos Pean	Bodybuilding -52 Kgs	Silver
10	Chatiras Anastasios	Spartakos Amarinthu	Fitness Men	Silver
11	Yiannaridou Chrisanthi	Eghia ke Dinami	Body Fitness -1,58 cm	Silver
12	Koletta Afrodite	Polynikis Thessaloniki	Body Fitness -1,64 cm	Silver
13	Daridou Anastasia	Eghia ke Dinami	Body Fitness + 1,64 cm	Silver
14	Papayeorgiou Nikolaos	Polynikis Thessaloniki	Bodybuilding Masters + 80 Kgs	Silver
15	E . Panagou & E . Kritikopoulou	Eghia ke Dinami	Couples	Silver
16	Staboulides Alexandros	Eghia ke Dinami	Bodybuilding -75 Kgs	Bronze
17	Vasileiou Konstantinos	Eghia ke Dinami	Bodybuilding -80 Kgs	Bronze
18	Stamatelias Spiros	Erinikos Pean	Bodybuilding -95 Kgs	Bronze
19	Vasalou Mariana	Erinikos Pean	Body Fitness -1,58 cm	Bronze
20	Petrogianni Andriani	Spartakos Amarinthu	Body Fitness -1,64 cm	Bronze
21	Charalabidou Elisavet	Polynikis Thessaloniki	Body Fitness + 1,64 cm	Bronze
22	Barkouras Ioannis	Eghia ke Dinami	Body Fitness Ανδρών	Bronze
23	Petrakos Konstantinos	Eghia ke Dinami	Bodybuilding Masters - 80 Kgs	Bronze

Men -70
4 th Korobiles Ioannis (A.S. Peristeriou)

Men -75
4 th Ioannides Konstantinos (Polynikis Thessaloniki)

Men -87,5
4 th Koutsovasilis Yeorgios (Erinikos Pean),
5 th Memos Spiros (Eghia ke Dinami),
6 th Tsitonas Yeorgios (Erinikos Pean)

Men +95
5 th Spirou Manolis (Erinikos Pean),
6 th Andriakopoulos Nikolaos (Diaplasi Larisas),
7 th Kouyioumtzides Nikolaos (Polinikes),
8 th Papadiochos Konstantinos (Spartakos Amarinthu)

Fitness Women -160 cm
5 th Parae Yeorgia (Somatiki Romi)

Body Fitness Women -158 cm
4 th Orlandatou MAria (Phebos),
5 th Kotsoni Ioanna (A.S. Peristeriou)

Body Fitness Women - 164 cm
4 th Maragkou Alexandra (A.S. Peristeriou)

Body Fitness Men
4 th Patelis Yeorgios (Erinikos Pean),

Masters Men +80
4 th Mokas Evangelos (Diaplasi Larisas),
5 th Antoniades Dionisios (Eghia ke Dinami)

2006 - Hot News !

EBFF Executive Council Meeting in Tenerife, 16-23 January 2006

Tzinidis Manolis, Greek Pro competitor in IRONMAN PRO contests.

1st Greek National School for Coaches to be held in Olympic Athletic Center of Athens "Spyros Louis". The Greek Ministry of Sports approved and financially supports the launch of the 1st Greek National School for Coaches. The candidates of the School will be granted the official state certificate and diploma to officially teach or coach the sport of Bodybuilding & Fitness in clubs, gyms and schools. The lecturers are university degree professors with outstanding recognition worldwide. The General Secretariat of Sports along with the Greek Bodybuilding and Fitness Federation issue the job license of certified coaches.

19th Greek National Bodybuilding & Fitness Championships. On Sunday 16th of April, all club-members of the Greek federation will participate in Bodybuilding, Classic Bodybuilding, Fitness and Body Fitness categories.

15th Balkan Championships in Cacak, Serbia: Eleni Kritikopoulou, golden Balkan medalist and 3time Greek national Champion will participate there, in Body Fitness Category.

EBFF Elections. In 5-8 May, Bratislava, Slovakia. 48 European member-states will vote to elect the new Executive Council of the European Bodybuilding & Fitness Federation, on the occasion of the European Men Bodybuilding Championships. The Greek nominations are: Mrs. Penny Ioannidou-Leventeli for the position of the General Secretary and Mr. Jordan Leventelis for the Technical and Educational Committee.

Former Greek national champions selected to become Europe Elite Champions. A selection of the best Greek champions will enrich the list of the Europe Elite Champions Tour. All Greek Elite Champions will participate in invitational contests to be held all over Europe. Entrance for only EEC card holders.

About GFBB

The Greek Federation of Bodybuilding was founded in 1987, in Athens (Greece) as an officially recognised athletic federation by the Greek State.

The GFBB has been an active member of IFBB since the middle '70s, and supports IFBB so far. IFBB, with 172 nations affilliated, is provisionally recognised by the International Olympic Committee since 1998.

The GFBB, for more than 20 years, participates every year in IFBB's Balkan, Mediterranean, European and World Bodybuilding and Fitness Championships by sending full national teams. Each national team consists of male, female and junior athletes, international IFBB judges and officials.

The GFBB is organising, every year, the Greek National Championships (preferably in the venue-site of Stadium of Peace and Friendship) in Athens, as well as many regional, territorial and local bodybuilding contests all over Greece.

The athletes and the officials of GFBB have gained many dinstiction awards and golden, silver and bronze medals during IFBB international contests.

GFBB has gained the support and respect from all athletic authorities in Greece, as well as of the Athletic Family all over the World.

Hellenic Bodybuilding & Fitness Federation History

According to the IFBB files, the Greek Federation was present in IFBB World Congress since 1970's.

The Greek federation is founded in 1987 and then recognized by the Sports Ministry in 2003.

Until today (March 2006) the Greek Federation has organized 18 National Championships, 12 National Cups, 1 Euro-Mediterranean Championship, 1 Balkan championship, 6 territorial championships.

The most popular and active competitor ever was Jordan Leventelis, who competed from 1979 to 1986, winning 8-in-a-row national championships. In 1987 won the silver medal in the IFBB Mediterranean championships, and this was the first award for Greece.

Until today (March 2006) Greece has gained the following medals: 14 Golden, 32 Silver, 20 Bronze medals

Message From Ben Weider, President of IFBB

Dear Bodybuilding Friends:

IFBB President Ben Weider (right) with the IOC President, His Excellency Juan Antonio Samaranch, at the 2000 European Men's Championships, staged in Lausanne, Switzerland.

On the opening of our official World Wide Web site, I am extremely pleased to bring you this message of greetings on behalf of the 170 countries that make up the great family of the International Federation of BodyBuilders (IFBB).

The IFBB was founded in 1946 and after 52 years of "blood, sweat and tears", Olympic recognition was granted to the IFBB pursuant to Rule 29 of the Olympic Charter. The President of the International Olympic Committee (IOC), His Excellency Juan Antonio Samaranch, in his letter to the IFBB dated January 31st, 1998, welcomed the IFBB into the Olympic family.