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2017

FITNESS

New generation of fitness athletes, having the Children Fitness roots, started to dominate the junior
categories. Both gold medals plus 1 silver and 1 bronze went to Slovakia, with the rest two for Russia and
Bulgaria. Eastern European countries entered most of competitors.

MICHAELA PAVLEOVA KRISTINA JURICOVA SEBASTIAN SCANTEIANU
Junior Women’s Fitness 163 cm category Junior Women’s Fitness +163 cm category Junior Men’s Fitness open category
European Champion European Champion. European Champion.

GOLD: GOLD:
Michaela Pavleová GOLD: Sebastian Scanteianu
(Slovakia) Kristina Juricova (Romania)
SILVER: (Slovakia) SILVER:
Anna Hepnerova SILVER: Kaktan Mercan
(Slovakia) Julia Postika (Russia) (Turkey)
BRONZE: BRONZE: BRONZE:
Ilina Boyadzhieva Eva Banikova Ovidiu Butoieru
(Bulgaria) (Slovakia) (Romania)

Junior Women’s Fitness 163 cm class top 6 Junior Women’s Fitness 163 cm class top 6
(from L): Claudia Ripoll (Spain; 6 ), Nikolett (from L): Amalia Mali (Romania; 6 ),
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Szabo (Hungary; 4 ), Anna Hepnerova Aleksandra Kepa (Poland; 4 ), Julia Postika Junior Men’s Fitness open class top 3 (from L):
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(Slovakia, silver), Michaela Pavleova (Slovakia; (Russia, silver), Kristina Jurikova (Slovakia; Haktan Mercan (Turkey, silver), Sebastian
gold), Ilina Boyadzhieva (Bulgaria; bronze), gold), Eva Banikova (Slovakia; bronze), Dariya Scanteianu (Romania; gold), Ovidiu Butoieru
Jasmin Mantila (Finland; 5 ). Garshina (Russia; 5 ). (Romania; bronze).
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JUNIOR WOMEN’S With a
perfect score
FITNESS OVERALL: (5:10),
Michaela
Michaela Pavleova Pavleova
won the
(Slovakia) Junior
Fitness
overall title
over his
The Junior Fitness overall compatriot
champion, Michaela Pavleova Kristina
(who also won the senior’s Juricova.
title), was one of the biggest
revelations of these
Championships.

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