Many of Our Amateur Competitors Have Turned Pro!!!
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2013 Winners:
Classic Bodybuilding: Alessandro Galli (Italy) Figure Masters: Melanie Gardner (Canada) Women’s Bodybuilding: Branka Njegovec (Croatia) Women’s Physique: Danielle ALves Balbino da Silva (Brasil) Men’s Bodybuilding: Emiliano Dell’uomo (Italy) Figure: Elina Gook (Russia) Fitness: Alevtyna Titarenko (Ukraine) Bikini: Anna Starodubtseva (Russia) Men’s Physique: Tomas Klic (Czech Republic) |
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2012 Winners:
Classic Bodybuilding: Alessandro Galli (Italy) Figure Masters: Nina-Maria Richter (South Africa) Women’s Bodybuilding: Olga Puzanova (Russia) Fitness: Melinda Szabo (Hungary) Rafael Santoja, IFBB President Bikini: Ashley Kaltwasser (Akron, Ohio) Figure: Olga Gallardo (Mexico) Men’s Bodybuilding: Stefan Havlik (Slovakia) Men’s Physique: Josh Bowmar (Hilliard, Ohio) |
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2011 Winners:
Bikini: Ingrid Romero Classic Bodybuilding: Jerzy Pisulski Figure: Darlene Escano Master Figure: Anna Maria Giordani Men’s Bodybuilding: Matthias Botthof Fitness: Diana Monteiro Women’s Bodybuilding: Alevtina Goroshinskaya (not pictured) |
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2010 Winners:
Essa Ibrahim Hassan Obaid, United Arab Emirates Women’s Bodybuilding: Maria Rita Bello, Argentina Nicole Cavalcanti, Greenville, South Carolina Gloria Keplinger, Bellefontaine, Ohio Angela Kegler, Columbus, Ohio Chady Dunmore, Roseville, California (not pictured) |
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2009 Winners:
Men’s Bodybuilding: Roelly Winklaar Women’s Bodybuilding: Elana Shportun Fitness: Sylvia Tremblay Figure: Jamie Galloway Bikini: Ali Sonoma (not pictured) |
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2008 Winners:
Women’s Bodybuilding: Mari Garmen Gomez Men’s Bodybuilding: Tarek Ellsetorhi Figure: Candice Houston Fitness: Alison Ethier |
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2007 Winners:
Women’s Bodybuilding: Dianne Brown Men’s Bodybuilding: Miguel Neil Figure: Kara Flowers Fitness: Sara Flom |
| The Seventh-Annual Arnold Amateur NPC/IFBB International Bodybuilding, Fitness, Figure, Bikini and Men’s Physique Championships will once again include amateur competitors from the NPC and IFBB from around the world. U.S. competitors in men’s bodybuilding, women’s bodybuilding, fitness and figure must finish in the top five at an NPC national qualifying-sanctioned event to be eligible for the Arnold Amateur. There is no qualification needed for classic bodybuilding, bikini and men’s physique. Download entry form. Overall winners at the Arnold Amateur contest in the men’s bodybuilding, women’s bodybuilding, fitness, figure, bikini and men’s physique divisions may petition their national federations for pro status in the IFBB Professional League. Arnold Amateur winners who earn Pro cards will be invited to compete in a future Arnold Classic, Ms. International, Figure International, Fitness International or Bikini International. Matthias Botthof, Essa Obaid, Roelly Winklaar, Tarek Ellsetorhi, Diana Monteiro, Elana Shportun, Marie Garmen Gomez and Sylvia Tremblay and among previous Arnold Amateur winners who have competed as professionals at the Arnold Classic. This is a unique opportunity to earn a spot in one of the most prestigious professional bodybuilding shows in the world. The Arnold Amateur overall winners also receive two tickets to the Arnold Classic bodybuilding finals on Saturday, March 2, 2013. Winners will be recognized on the Arnold Classic stage and photographed with Arnold. The Arnold Amateur receives a tremendous amount of national and international coverage from leading publications, offering winners an unprecedented amount of media exposure. |
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