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“continuing its role from the past years,
santa susanna proved to be the top
efficient host city for the continental
biggest physique sports event!”

after difficult time of decision of the EFBB Executive Council stage well before midnight each day.
the Covid-19 pandemic, European – cannot participate in the European European Fitness and Bodybuilding
physique sports fully “recovered”, Championships (but can enter the Federation (new name and logo!)
showing unexpected progress in World Championships). They usually headed by Dr. Rafael Santonja and
popularity and attendance. registered an additional 150 or more Santa Susanna Mayor, Mr. Joan
With 1,030 entries from 44 athletes for continental championships. Campolier, did their best to create the
countries, it was the largest European Finland and France entered the best possible conditions for athletes,
Championships in history, with a biggest teams (80+) but most of the officials and spectators and they
slightly higher attendance than in medals went to Romania, Spain and perfectly know how to do it and what
2018 and 2019, so before the Covid-19 Ukraine. Taking into account previous is needed. Moreover, there was a very
pandemic. And it happened without years, these Championships took one interesting Expo at the venue, with the
national teams from Russia and day more and it was a perfect decision, biggest number of exhibitors ever seen
Belarus, which – according to the enabling to finish the battle on the at this event!

2023 EUROPEAN BODYBUILDING

CHAMPIONSHIPS

All bodybuilding divisions have also fully “recovered” from the o V er al l WINN ers
pandemic, showing significantly more athletes than in 2022.
Three Overall titles went to Ukraine, two to Azerbaijan and Men’s Bodybuilding Yusif Nurullayev (Azerbaijan)
one to Serbia, so athletes from Eastern Europe dominated Men’s Classic Physique Stanislav Vizenher (Ukraine)
this division. Despite so many titles in the Overall, Ukraine Men’s Classic Bodybuilding Dmytro Simak (Ukraine)
didn’t win the Best Team Classification, taking 2nd place, just Men’s Games Classic Bodybuilding Ivan Banjanac (Serbia)
Yevhenii Moskovtsev (Ukraine)
Men’s Physique
behind Spain, with a narrow distance of 3 points.
Muscular Men’s Physique Hidayat Maharramli (Azerbaijan)

MEN’S BODYBUILDING

Three gold medals were won by Spanish athletes,
the rest went to Romania, Kosovo, Azerbaijan
and Turkey. Emil Giurgiu of Romania (70 kg) was
the only champion to win for the second time in a
row. The Overall winner, graduated from the Baku
University Yusif Nurullayev (90 kg), took part in
the continental championships for the first time.

BODYBUILDING UP TO 70 KG
Gold: Emil Giurgiu (Romania)
Silver: Francisco Castillo (Spain)
Bronze: John O’Donnell (Ireland)

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