2001 NABBA WORLD CHAMPIONSHIPS:  WOMEN

Baden Austria was the place to be in June 2001 for the NABBA World championships.

33 women from all over the world competed for the Figure and Physique World titles in this fabulous event. Just check out the talent that is coming from the former Eastern Block.

There were contestants from Russia, Latvia, Estonia, and more. They are giving the traditional bodybuilding hot spots a very serious run for their money. Key comparisons, symmetry rounds and the posing routines of all contestants – a great DVD with superb bodies in all categories.

THE RESULTS – WOMEN

Miss Figure Class 1
1. Claudia Casalini (Italy)
2. Silvie Esmenjaud (France)
3. Lee Ann Vincent (Australia)
4.  Emma Jones (England)
5.  Popi Tsintari (Greece)
6.  Svetlana Pugacheva (Russia)
DNP:  Michaela Lubken (Germany),
Mascha Tieken (Holland),
Veronika Aranyos (Austria),
Sandra Foubert (Belgium),
Avril Cunliffe (Scotland),
Monique Maas (Holland),
Snieguole Tarasiukiene (Lithuania),
Tatjana Grisina (Lithuania)
Skaidrile Petrenko (Lithuania),
Julija Kukina (Latvia),
Tatjana Kunicka (Latvia),
Marina Lebevena (Belarus)

Miss Figure Class 2
1. Sabrina Pitera (Italy)
2. Terri Roberts (Australia)
3. Pauline Newman (Australia)
4.  Nanda Gunneweg (Holland)
5.  Alexeeva Tatiana (Russia
6.  Natalia Gavrilova (Russia)
DNP:  Rouli Papa (Greece),
Natalja Zamjatina (Lithuania),
Tatjana Kozla (Latvia)

Miss Physique
1. Gabi Heidecker (Germany)
2. Sandra Waterschoot (Belgium)
3. Joanne Rogers (Australia)
4.  Jolanda Mol (Holland)
5.  Hayley Brown (England)
6.  Hetty de Jong (Holland)

THE RESULTS – MEN

Juniors
1. David Dahan (France)
2. John Elesen (Holland)
3. Nick Dean (Australia)
4.  Denis Nikiforov (Russia)
5. Roman Zhilin (Ukraine)
6.  Mantas Butenas Lithuania)

Masters
1. Patrick De Wiest (Belgium)
2. Dimitri Zolin (Russia)
3. Jürgen Billmeier (Germany)
4.  Tom Johnston (Scotland)
5.  Tony Rizzo (Australia)
6.  Max Pangerl (Austria)
DNP:  Aleksandr Bardin (Russia) Viktor Tkatsenko (Estonia), Earl Maduro (Holland)

Men’s Class 4
1. Paul Sutton (England)
2. Robert Bascha (Holland)
3. Marlon Mynhals (Holland)
4.  Robert Sternisa (Slovenia)
5.  Ali Farrukh (Sweden)
6.  Marcel Siraev (Russia)
7.  Vlasis Bagiatis (Greece)

Men’s Class 3
1. Salvatori Orazio (Italy)
2. Steve Sinton (Scotland)
3. Frank Graf (Germany)
4.  Dimitri Graskovsky (Belgium)
5.  Vladimir Belousov (Russia)
6.  Ray Polfliet (Holland)
DNP:  Andreas Vavra (Austria), Markus Grieer (Austria) Alexei Chaikine (Russia) , Dimirti Dimihiev (Russia) Pierre Mifsud (Malta)

Men’s Class 2
1. Rene Meier (Germany)
2. Billy Leahy (USA)
3. Andrea Mencarelli (Italy)
4.  Lee Newman (Australia)
5.  Erik Overdevest (Holland)
6.  Wolfgang Peelz (Germany)
DNP:  Alexei Arkhireev (Russia), Alexandre Baldine (Russia), Jean Mondolini (France), Boris Shamraev(Russia) JensPlasczyk (Germany), Luca Brioni (Italy), Alex Kirschke (Germany)

Men’s Class 1
1. Eli Hanna (Israel)
2. Chris Wall (England)
3. Mario Hemmer (Austria)
4.  Guy Grundy (Australia)
5.  Marek Kalmus (Estonia)
6.  Basilis Zachilas
DNP: Eric McEntyre (Australia), Jurgen Dietrich (Germany)

OVERALL MR. WORLD:  SALVATORI  ORAZIO
OVERALL MISS FIGURE WORLD:  CLAUDIA CASALINI