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MASTER WOMEN’S PHYSIQUE

The gold medal
winner Eva MASTER
Synkova (Czech WOMEN’S
Republic) PHYSIQUE 35
participated YEARS & OVER MASTER
OPEN
in Bodyfitness WOMEN’S
Gold:
up to 2021. Eva Synkova PHYSIQUE
Recently changed (Czech Republic) CHAMPION
to Women’s Silver: Eva Synkova
Physique and it Olena Kushnirova (Czech
(Ukraine)
was a good move Bronze:
as she won her Yana Shyrokykh Republic)
first continental (Ukraine)
title.

MASTER MEN’S BODYBUILDING MASTER MEN’S BODYBUILDING
40-44 YEARS 45-49 YEARS

In this age group of master bodybuilders the most famous athletes are Three winners – three top stars with a very long contest history and list
2021 world champion Marcel Manea (Romania), who after his bronze of tiles. Emil Giurgiu was the 2021 world champion and 2019 European
medal at the 2021 European Championships and gold in 2020, now champion but in 2021-22 second place winner in Europe. Now regained
regained the top trophy. Similarly, Carlos Pereda (Spain): following the throne. Alex Zuccaro (Italy) was the 2019 world champion and 2022
his silver medal at 2021 Worlds, this time he was unbeatable. Andrius Arnold Classic Europe winner (and many more in the past) but probably
Talacka (Lithuania) second time second in the +90 kg class. won his first European masters title. Vugar Verdiyev was a bodybuilding
pioneer in Azerbaijan (18 national titles!) and from 2002 on the European
MASTER MEN’S Championships stage. In 2022 in 2nd place, now moved up to the top.
BODYBUILDING
40-44 YEARS UP
TO 80 KG MASTER MEN’S
BODYBUILDING
Gold: 45-49 YEARS
Dragos Enuta UP TO 70 KG
(Romania)
Silver: Gold:
Hillary Nambwaya Emil Giurgiu
(Sweden) (Romania)
Bronze: Silver:
Nizami Jose Legazpi
Yarmammadov (Spain)
(Azerbaijan) Bronze:
Vittorio Pace
(Italy)
MASTER MEN’S
BODYBUILDING
40-44 YEARS UP
TO 90 KG MASTER MEN’S
BODYBUILDING
Gold: 45-49 YEARS
Marcel Manea UP TO 80 KG
(Romania)
Silver: Gold:
Murat Belen Alex Zuccaro
(Turkey) (Italy)
Bronze: Silver:
Jorge Fernandez Impraim Emin
(Spain) (Germany)
Bronze:
Umut Isik
(Turkey)
MASTER MEN’S
BODYBUILDING
40-44 YEARS
OVER 90 KG MASTER MEN’S
BODYBUILDING
Gold: 45-49 YEARS
Carlos Pereda OVER 80 KG
(Spain)
Silver: Gold:
Andrius Talacka Vugar Verdiyev
(Lithuania) (Azerbaijan)
Bronze: Silver:
Jan Kral (Slovakia) Lorenzo Fernandez
(Spain)
Bronze:
Otakar Hrdlicka
(Czech Republic)

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