Year in review: Estonian bodybuilding and fitness in 2011
Year in review: competitions in Estonia in 2011
Reval-Sport Cup (9 Apr, Tallinn) 18 competitors
South Estonian Cup (17 Apr, Tartu) 17 competitors
Estonian Cup (23 Apr, Tartu) 34 competitors, including 10 youth / junior competitors
Estonian Athletic Fitness Cup (30 Apr, Orissaare) 13 competitors, including 8 youth / junior competitors
Estonian Championships / Innar Mardo Memorial (30 Oct, Tallinn) 50 competitors, including 16 youth / junior competitors
World Classic Bodybuilding Championships and World Cup in Bodybuilding, Fitness, Bodyfitness and Athletic Fitness (19–20 Nov, Tallinn)
The World Championships drew 73 athletes from 29 countries, including 8 athletes from Estonia. Taavi Koovit placed 1st (-180cm, 14 competitors), Imre Vähi 5th (-175cm, 18 competitors), Janar Rückenberg 5th (+180cm, 18 competitors), Raigo Kuusnõmm 5th (-171cm, 14 competitors), Rain Kuusnõmm 7th, Meelis Susi 8th (both -168cm, 9 competitors), Marti Taru 9th (-180cm, 14 competitors), and Indrek Viska did not qualify (+180cm, 18 competitors). In the team standings, Estonia (43 points) finished second behind Poland (46 points) and ahead of Korea (33 points).
The World Cup drew 40 athletes from 13 countries, including 10 athletes from Estonia. Esta Pilt placed 1st (women’s athletic fitness, 6 competitors) and 8th (bodyfitness -163cm, 13 competitors), Ott Kiivikas 1st (men’s bodybuilding, 4 competitors), Oleg Anissimov 1st (men’s fitness, 3 competitors) and 3rd (men’s athletic fitness, 7 competitors), Kristina Koroljak 2nd (women’s fitness, 6 competitors), Merike Sula 3rd (bodyfitness +163cm, 3 competitors), Martin Münz 4th (men’s athletic fitness, 7 competitors), Vitalya Dmitrieva 5th (bodyfitness -163cm, 13 competitors), Liis-Kristiin Vaher 6th (women’s athletic fitness, 6 competitors), Kati Grabbi 9th (bodyfitness -163cm, 13 competitors), Monika Saar 10th (bodyfitness -163cm, 13 competitors)
The following figures show participation in our competitive disciplines:
Athletic fitness: youth (male) 4, juniors (male) 4, juniors (female) 1, men 7, women 2 (total 18)
Fitness: juniors (female) 1, men 1, women 2 (total 4)
Bodyfitness: juniors 2, women 9 (total 11)
Classic bodybuilding: men 16
Bodybuilding: youth (male) 6, juniors (male) 9, men 9 (total 24)
Bikini fitness: women 9
Most youth / junior competitors can effectively be counted as classic bodybuilders. A total of 72 athletes took part across the various competitions.
Competitions abroad
Oslo GP (30.04) Martin Münz placed 2nd (men’s athletic fitness, 13 competitors), Kaspar Kuuse 6th (men’s athletic fitness, 13 competitors)
Baltic Match (7.05, Riga) Natalia Nazarenko-Kiivikas placed 1st (women’s fitness, 4 competitors), Oleg Anissimov 1st (men’s fitness, 4 competitors), Janar Rückenberg 2nd (classic bodybuilding, 5 competitors), Jevgeni Kuzmin 3rd (junior bodybuilding, 6 competitors), Nikolai Kornõšev 3rd (men’s bodybuilding, 3 competitors), Rainer Neemsalu 4th (junior bodybuilding, 6 competitors), Marti Taru 4th (classic bodybuilding, 5 competitors), Esta Pilt 4th (bodyfitness, 5 competitors), Anton Ostroglazov 5th (junior bodybuilding, 6 competitors), Merike Sula 5th (bodyfitness, 5 competitors), Siim Kelner 6th (junior bodybuilding, 6 competitors), Jekaterina Smirnova 7th, Vitaliya Dmitrieva 9th, Olga Jakovleva 10th (all bikini fitness, 10 competitors)
European Men’s Championships (20.–23.05, Sofia) Janar Rückenberg placed 12th (classic bodybuilding +180cm, 20 competitors)
European Women’s Championships (27.–30.05, Tyumen) Natalia Nazarenko-Kiivikas placed 1st (women’s fitness -163cm, 5 competitors) and won the overall title, Oleg Anissimov placed 2nd (men’s fitness, 10 competitors)
European Junior and Masters Championships (24.–27.06, Madrid) Merike Sula placed 10th (masters bodyfitness, 15 competitors), Esta Pilt 15th (masters bodyfitness, 15 competitors)
Swedish Championships (13.08) Martin Münz placed 2nd (men’s athletic fitness +180cm, 10 competitors)
World Women’s Championships (14.–17.10, Novi Sad) Oleg Anissimov placed 1st (men’s fitness, 4 competitors), Natalia Nazarenko-Kiivikas 2nd (women’s fitness -163cm, 10 competitors)
Nordic Championships (21.–23.10, Lund) Ott Kiivikas placed 2nd (bodybuilding -90kg, 5 competitors), Imre Vähi 2nd (classic bodybuilding -180cm, 7 competitors), Rain Kuusnõmm 2nd (bodybuilding -70kg, 7 competitors), Raigo Kuusnõmm 3rd (bodybuilding -80kg, 7 competitors), Marti Taru 3rd (classic bodybuilding -180cm, 7 competitors)
World Men’s Bodybuilding Championships (3.–7.11, Mumbai) Ott Kiivikas placed 8th (-85kg, 26 competitors)
World Junior and Masters Championships (25.–28.11, Madrid) Kristina Koroljak placed 7th (junior fitness -163cm, 7 competitors)
How should we assess Estonian athletes’ performances at international championships?
For the third year running, we can happily say, “It was our most successful year ever!” Adding the World Cup and Nordic Championships medals to those won at the World and European Championships brings the total brought home to Estonia to an impressive 17 medals! As we know, Estonia’s last and only IFBB world title came in women’s bodybuilding, won by Inna Uit in 1996. This year, no fewer than two names joined the list!
World Championships: gold for Oleg Anissimov and Taavi Koovit, silver for Natalia Nazarenko-Kiivikas. Fifth-place finishes for Raigo Kuusnõmm, Imre Vähi and Janar Rückenberg
European Championships: two golds for Natalia Nazarenko-Kiivikas, silver for Oleg Anissimov.
World Cup: gold for Ott Kiivikas, Esta Pilt and Oleg Anissimov, silver for Kristina Koroljak, bronze for Oleg Anissimov and Merike Sula
Nordic Championships: silver for Ott Kiivikas, Rain Kuusnõmm and Imre Vähi, bronze for Raigo Kuusnõmm and Marti Taru.
Bodybuilding and fitness coach qualification courses took place in Tallinn on 18–20 March and 9–11 September.
Coach certification exams were held on 2 April and 17 September. In spring, 41 people took the exam and 30 passed (73 %): level I 18, level II 10, level III 1 and level IV 1. In autumn, 23 people took the exam and 12 passed (52 %): level I 10 and level II 2.
Developing young talent. Youth training groups ran at Reval-Sport in Tallinn (coaches Ott Kiivikas and Rauno Rikberg), Sparta in Tallinn (coaches Marek Morozov, Argo Ader and Taavi Koovit) and Planet Sport in Tartu (coach Imre Vähi).
On the organizational front, the highlight was successfully hosting the World Championships and World Cup. The IFBB gave the staging of the competitions high marks. Presenting athletic fitness to the IFBB leadership and international judging panel was a milestone. In effect, it meant recognition for the new discipline and its inclusion in the championship program.
Five new international judges: Aire Lossmann, Marek Morozov, Anu Otsus, Liisa Otsus, Laura Reisalu. The World Championships / World Cup in Tallinn also proved pleasingly successful for our judges taking their qualification tests.
The fight against doping. A total of 7 out-of-competition tests were carried out on 5 athletes: Taavi Koovit (March and September), Aimar Kuusnõmm (March and September), Ivo Pärle (February), Nikolai Kornõšev (March), Mikk Raudsepp (September). All samples tested negative.
There were two cases of refusal to provide a doping control sample: Jüri Leinvald (19.01) and Dmitri Sokolov (09.04).
The Estonian Anti-Doping Disciplinary Panel imposed two-year competition bans on Jüri Leinvald (29.03.2011 to 28.03.2013) and Dmitri Sokolov (13.06.2011 to 12.06.2013).
The Estonian Bodybuilding and Fitness Federation paid for 20 doping tests at the World Championships and World Cup in Tallinn. This is the highest number of tests carried out at major championships in recent years. Samples were also provided by 5 Estonian athletes (Taavi Koovit, Janar Rückenberg, Imre Vähi, Merike Sula, Oleg Anissimov). All samples tested negative.
The best of 2011
Male athlete: Oleg Anissimov
Female athlete: Natalia Nazarenko-Kiivikas
Youth athlete: Rainer Neemsalu
Masters athlete: Taavi Koovit
Male junior: Jevgeni Kuzmin
Female junior: Kristina Koroljak
Women’s athletic fitness: Esta Pilt
Men’s athletic fitness: Martin Münz
Bodyfitness: Merike Sula
Women’s fitness: Natalia Nazarenko-Kiivikas
Men’s fitness: Oleg Anissimov
Classic bodybuilding: Taavi Koovit
Bodybuilding: Ott Kiivikas
Newcomer: Rainer Palm
Bikini fitness: Olga Jakovleva
Coach: Ott Kiivikas
Youth coach: Ott Kiivikas
World champion’s coach: Fred Antson
Team: National team at the World Classic Bodybuilding Championships
Club: Reval-Sport
A successful 2011!
Author: Estonian Bodybuilding and Fitness Federation
Source:Turg.Fitness.ee
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