In the vibrant world of bodybuilding, the 2023 Olympia weekend marks a significant chapter, with the Amateur Olympia taking the spotlight on November 1-2 in Orlando, Florida. This event serves as a critical juncture for dedicated competitors who aspire to earn their coveted IFBB pro cards. The golden ticket allows them to grace professional stages throughout the 2024 bodybuilding season and potentially secures their place at the prestigious 2024 Mr. Olympia, an event revered by all in the realm of bodybuilding.
As the results pour in, one name shines brightly above the rest, announcing the emergence of a new pro in the making, Luiz Esteves. In a men’s open bodybuilding division filled with talent and ambition, Esteves emerged as the overall winner, clinching his IFBB pro card and taking one step closer to the ultimate stage of bodybuilding greatness. Let’s delve into the details and revel in the achievements of these dedicated athletes who have made this year’s Amateur Olympia a resounding success.
Victory and Pro Cards: Highlights from the 2023 Amateur Olympia
2023 Amateur Olympia Official Results
Mens Bodybuilding Division
Men’s Bodybuilding Division
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IFBB Pro Card
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Luiz Esteves |
(Overall Winner) |
Brandon Barrow |
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Marcus Costa |
Super Heavyweight                          Heavyweight
Super Heavyweight |
Heavyweight |
Brandon Barrow |
Brandon Medak |
Aliaksandr Biasedzin |
Jose Rogerio De Lima Avila |
Derek Dolgner |
Rodrigo Alexander Mejuto Ouro |
Trey Adcock |
Oluwatobi Ishola |
Franco Dominguez |
Adrian Kendrick |
David Bednar |
Dereck Lamontagne |
Fedh Johan Karouani |
Omar Ramos |
Elie Tane Ngnewo |
Jacob Pendergist |
Chad Hawkins |
Wilmer Lopez |
Jose Luis Sain |
Timothy Terwilliger |
Sunday Ezekiel |
Alexander Silin |
Christian Belvue |
Jermaine Henry |
Ricardo Bengochea |
Lui Zappitelli |
Jesse Carter |
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Adriano Soares (T-16) |
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Bernardo Heredia Rodriguez (T-16) |
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Carlos Rivera (T-16) |
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Edgar Hernandez (T-16) |
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Edward Williams (T-16) |
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Ganbold Ganzorig (T-16) |
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Muhammed Mustafa Sengul (T-16) |
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Ruben Marquez (T-16) |
Light Heavyweight
Competitor |
IFBB Pro Card |
Tied for 16th |
1. Luiz Esteves |
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2. Habib Hamid Albaqsami |
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3. Ahmed Othman Elzaiat |
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4. Jimmy Shamar Lene |
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5. Joey Ray |
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6. Naser Alnajjar |
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7. Pushpinder Bharti |
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8. Julio Farfan |
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9. Harish Kumar |
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10. Jose Ponce |
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11. Sotiri Kagaras |
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12. Wilson Montana |
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13. Fidel Sankar |
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14. Fernando Sardinha |
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15. Lucian Luca |
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16. Belisario Berrueta |
(T-16) |
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17. Carlos Aguilar |
(T-16) |
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18. Shannon Mills |
(T-16) |
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19. Juan Carlos Sagastegui Vasquez |
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Middleweight
Competitor |
1. Corey Darrah |
2. Jovany Melchor |
3. Gansukh Dorj |
4. Kristiyan Baychev |
5. John Andrews |
6. Piero Di Novo |
7. Chisthoper Duran |
8. Charles Fortik |
9. Ivan Estaban Rincon Sierra |
10. Franks Barraza |
11. Royner Granados |
12. Ahmad Lee |
13. Emanuel Velasco |
14. Luis Hernandez |
15. Hernan Cienfuegos |
Bantamweight
Competitor |
1. Renen Henrique Evangelista De Azevedo |
Masters 35+
Competitor |
1. Aliaksandr Biasedzin |
2. David Bednar |
3. Chad Hawkins |
4. Alexander Silin |
5. Jose Luis Sain |
6. Jose Antonio Garcia Ruiz |
7. Jermaine Henry |
8. Edgar Hernandez |
9. Jose Ponce |
10. Aram Amin |
11. Adriano Soares |
12. Charles Fortik |
13. Fidel Sankar |
14. Fernando Sardinha |
15. Lucian Luca |
16. Akeksandar Rakocevic |
17. Alan Jackson |
18. Belisario Berrueta |
19. Bernardo Heredia Rodriguez |
20. Carlos Rivera |
21. Hernan Cienguegos |
22. Joe Sawyer |
23. Keith Cathey |
24. Robert Madama |
25. Shannon Mills |
Lightweight
Competitor |
1. Jose Antonio Garcia Ruiz |
2. Felix Idelfonso Pineda Hernandez |
3. Joe Sawyer |
Classic Physique Division
Competitor |
IFBB Pro Card |
1. Ejike Enwereuzor Jr. |
Yes (Overall Winner) |
2. Corey Darrah |
Yes |
3. Justin Bohannon |
Yes |
Masters 35+ Â
Competitor |
IFBB Pro Card |
1. Ruben Marquez |
No |
2. Mubarak Mubarak |
No |
3. Aram Amin |
No |
4. Jobany Melchor |
No |
5. Guillermo Diaz |
No |
6. Jose Diaz |
No |
7. Eric McKown |
No |
8. Joe Sawyer |
No |
9. Michael Grant |
No |
10. Derek Coan |
No |
11. Nick Freeman |
No |
12. Robert Norton |
No |
13. Ricardo Alfaro Pacheco |
No |
14. Justin Gaunt |
No |
15. Juan Zea |
No |
Class A
Competitor |
IFBB Pro Card |
1. Corey Darrah |
No |
2. Gustavo Garcia |
No |
3. Anthony Craig Jr. |
No |
4. Devin Bernardo |
No |
5. Jovany Melchor |
No |
6. Angello Sanan |
No |
7. Alex Atta |
No |
8. Dominik Wimmer |
No |
9. Felix Idelfonso Pineda Hernandez |
No |
10. Robert Paxton Newman |
No |
11. Christopher Duran |
No |
12. Christopher Cortes |
No |
13. Luis Echevarria |
No |
14. Joe Sawyer |
No |
15. Edgar Monroy |
No |
16. Chanceller Johnsson |
No |
17. Tyrone Johnson |
No |
18. Nathan Spencer |
No |
Class B
Competitor |
IFBB Pro Card |
1. Justin Bohannon |
No |
2. Arthur Agostinho |
No |
3. Nick Roybal |
No |
4. Luis Estrada |
No |
5. Sergei Zolotarev |
No |
6. Gabriel Bettoli |
No |
7. Roman Stenko |
No |
8. Diego Escobedo Gonzalez |
No |
9. Renato Oliveira Costa |
No |
10. Eduardo Antonio Salcido Rios |
No |
11. Luke Panas |
No |
12. Lucas Langus |
No |
13. Matt Bernard |
No |
14. Rafael Duran |
No |
15. Arthur Lieutaud |
No |
16. Andrew Davis |
No |
17. Derek Coan |
No |
18. Eric McKown |
No |
19. Guillermo Diaz |
No |
20. Jose Diaz |
No |
21. Luis Hernandez |
No |
22. Ricardo Alfaro Pacheco |
No |
23. Tuvshin Jargal Byambaa |
No |
24. Ulises Mendoza |
No |
25. Diego Gonzales |
No |
Class C
Competitor |
IFBB Pro Card |
1. Ruben Marquez |
No |
2. Mike Stevenson |
No |
3. Gontse Sechele |
No |
4. Victor Almeida |
No |
5. Braeden Kardash |
No |
6. Alejandro Arango |
No |
7. Mubarak Mubarak |
No |
8. Edward Williams |
No |
9. Ahmad Salboukh |
No |
10. Sean Van Horssen |
No |
11. Kyle Crum |
No |
12. Jose Alvarez |
No |
13. Austin Jennings |
No |
14. Gang Li |
No |
15. Pablo Villa |
No |
16. Abdullah Alwahib |
No |
17. Donovan Wilson |
No |
18. Justin Gaunt |
No |
19. Robin Hofer |
No |
Class D
Competitor |
IFBB Pro Card |
1. Ejike Enwereuzor Jr. |
No |
2. Larry Williams |
No |
3. Danilo Sipovac |
No |
4. Joseph McNelis |
No |
5. Alireza Shirin |
No |
6. Miguel Angel Mata Santoyo |
No |
7. Thomas Perez |
No |
8. Raghav Sharma |
No |
9. Gustavo Garcia |
No |
10. Luis Patricio |
No |
11. Nick Freeman |
No |
12. Douglas Burke |
No |
13. Alan Jackson |
No |
Men’s Physique Division
Competitor |
IFBB Pro Card |
1. Amilcar Sotillo |
Yes |
2. Jaydon Goddard |
Yes |
3. Mohamed Lutfalla |
Yes |
Masters 35+
Competitor |
IFBB Pro Card |
Mohamed Lutfalla |
Yes |
Aram Amin |
Yes |
Tarlis Santos |
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Vernon Way |
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Mark Rodriguez |
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Adriano Souza |
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Maximo Sarraff |
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Neville Campbell |
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Manny Pinon |
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Mark Misdorp |
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Juan Zea |
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Mbae Jean Thierry |
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Andres Lugo |
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Class A
Competitor |
IFBB Pro Card |
Jaydon Goddard |
Yes |
Jaiem Sayed |
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Anthony Craig Jr. |
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Daniel Constantin Tuinea |
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Ivo Toledo |
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Eitaro Kurosaki |
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Servulo Junior |
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Dominik Wimmer |
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Mohammed Ibrahim |
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George Moroianu |
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Youseff Saeed |
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Dillon Lakhai |
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Jesus Valasquez |
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Nathan Spencer |
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Eduardo Benoliel |
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Dwayne La Pas |
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Edgar Monroy |
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Jo Aoki |
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Manny Pinon |
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Miguel Arturo Mengotti |
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Class B
Competitor |
IFBB Pro Card |
Justin Bohannon |
Yes |
Sebastian Acevedo |
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Victor Meza |
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Rimon Cotton |
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Omkar Singh |
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Jeremiah Kennedy |
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Thiago Kassis |
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Jimmy Levy |
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Mohammad Samardzic |
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Derrick Doss |
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John Morales |
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Ahmed Yacine Chibani |
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Julio Farfan |
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Tuvshinjargal Byambaa |
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Anthony Bredwood |
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Class C
Competitor |
IFBB Pro Card |
Mohamed Lutfalla |
Yes |
Majid Mahir |
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Cristian Nunez |
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Andrew Cselenyak |
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Gonzalo GOy |
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Javier Ahumada |
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Nick Roybal |
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Ruben Rojas |
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Adriano Souza |
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Anderson Moise |
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Neal Cross |
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Zhizhio Zhang |
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Zhihao He |
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Naveen Chandra Kulkarni |
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Class D
Competitor |
IFBB Pro Card |
Amilcar Sotillo |
Yes |
Harge-bood Savoir |
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Gabriel Garcia Baez |
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Victor Almeida |
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Chris Conrad |
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Dorian Vranjes |
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Joshua Wayner |
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Italo Vinicius Santos Damasceno |
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Cole Sweetser |
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Joe Erizer |
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Kevin Santos |
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Takato Morino |
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Maximo Sarraff |
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Enjley Cineus |
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Neville Campbell |
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Class E
Competitor |
IFBB Pro Card |
Wilson Peralta |
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Vinicius Oliveira |
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Warren House |
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Chace Bourgault |
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Jesus Alberto Verdugo Valle |
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Gang Li |
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Viktor Zetocha |
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Class F
Competitor |
IFBB Pro Card |
Imash Gulizada |
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Tarlis Santos |
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Luis Felipe Grossi |
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Johnny Diez |
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Akeem Hepburn |
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Darnell Milfort |
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Iskender Abdizhalil-Uulu |
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Julio Lopez |
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Omar Gilbert |
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Gustavo Garcia |
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Women’s Bodybuilding Division
Competitor |
IFBB Pro Card |
Martina Lopez |
Yes |
Cristina Driscoll |
Yes |
Janesuda Akarapreecha |
Yes |
Heavyweight |
Light Heavyweight |
Middleweight |
Masters 35+ |
Janesuda Akarapreecha |
Martina Lopez |
Cristina Discoll |
Leslie Wirsing |
Leslie Wirsing |
Chereise M Williams-Hays |
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Chereise M Williams-Hays |
Mary Sadler |
Nadia Gossett |
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Nadia Gossett |
Dwan Borjas |
Licia Ferreira |
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Cristina Driscoll |
Katia Silva |
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Dawn Borjas |
Casie Wright |
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Katia Silva |
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Casie Wright |
Women’s Physique Division
Competitor |
IFBB Pro Card |
Lorraine LaFleur (Overall Winner) |
Yes |
Elena Heubner |
Yes |
Latoya Moody |
Yes |
Masters 35+ |
Class A |
Class B |
Class C |
Class D |
Lorraine LaFleur |
Lorraine LaFleur |
Tina Gleason |
Elena Heubner |
Latoya Moody |
Elena Heubner |
Nicole Bless |
Jezarel Y Fuentes |
Robbi Jenkins |
Nicola Ricks |
Cecilee Hilton |
Cristina Driscoll |
Doris Gavriluta |
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Cecilee Hilton |
Jezarel Y Fuentes |
Rocio Arroyo Sanoja |
Chereise M Williams-Hays |
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Cristina Driscoll |
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Katrina Blackburn |
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Rocio Arroyo Sanoja |
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Dawn Borjas |
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Chereise M. Williams-Hays |
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Dawn Borjas |
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Carmen Zayas |
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Latoya Moody |
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Wellness Division
Competitor |
IFBB Pro Card |
Carla Lorena Banegas (Overall Winner) |
Yes |
Carolina Surerus |
Yes |
Juliane Almeida |
Yes |
Masters 35+
Competitor |
Juliane Almeida |
Yurisleidy Gallardo |
Bruna Santos |
Leticia Mattos |
Liza Liliana Vera Ramirez |
Gisela Bala |
Karina De Souza |
Juliana Ananias |
Ludimila Espanguer A Santos |
Jen Vittori |
Class A
Competitor |
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Carolina Surerus |
T-16 |
Yurisleidy Gallardo |
T-16 |
Carolyne McGunnigle |
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Christina Lopez |
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Josela Bottarelli |
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Guadalupe Guerra |
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Liz Ramirez |
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Bruna Santos |
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Maria Elena Pavon |
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Alejandra Chaves |
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Luisa Fernanda Perez Ortiz |
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Gisela Bala |
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Maria Barbara Alejandra Boersth Orellana |
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Bailey Vallot |
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Victoria Brindle |
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Jen Vittori |
T-16 |
Ludimila Espanguer A Santos |
T-16 |
Molly White |
T-16 |
Fitness Division
Competitor |
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Maria Pro |
Overall Winner |
Class A
Competitor |
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Kerri Harris |
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Amanda Evans |
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Kimberly Prohias |
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Class C
Competitor |
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Maria Pro |
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Elaine Tai |
Figure Division
Competitor |
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Camila Lyra |
Overall Winner |
Erika Torronen |
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Stefanie Roth |
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Masters 35+
Competitor |
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Denise Turner |
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Erika Torronen |
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Evelyn Nicole Brice |
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Breanne Freeman |
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Lena Wachendorff |
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Stephanie Herrera |
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Valerie Fennell |
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Rachel Reife |
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Lady Tangarife |
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Heysha Rodriguez |
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Larissa Scholpp |
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Tabitha Medina |
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Nicole Outram |
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Mbae Julie |
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Latoya Moody |
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Class A
Competitor |
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Rachel Waugh |
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Stephanie Herrera |
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Gizelle Webber |
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Class B
Competitor |
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Breanne Freeman |
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Heysha Rodriguez |
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Alyssa Wienke |
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Gianna O’Rourke |
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Tabitha Medina |
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Class C
Competitor |
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Dillon Ryerse |
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Gomes Zanon Roberta |
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Conchetta Deleon |
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Miranda Weiter |
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Tina Gleason |
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Larissa Scholpp |
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Rachel Reife |
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Maria Fernanda Fuentes Ureta |
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Class D
Competitor |
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Erika Torronen |
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Paula Orozco |
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Valerie Fennel |
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Stephanie Larios |
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Class E
Competitor |
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Camila Lyra |
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Amanda Spicer |
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Shelby Guillaume |
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Natalia Morrell |
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Emilie Moreau |
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Nicole Outram |
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Class F
Competitor |
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Stefanie Roth |
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Latoya Moody |
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Denise Turner |
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Evelyn Nicole Bruce |
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Nicola Ricks |
Bikini Division
Competitor |
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Sharon Ramos |
Overall Winner |
Karyse Coley |
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Melanie Anderson |
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Masters 35+
Competitor |
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Nathalia Allende |
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Andrea Sierra Pachon |
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Dilru Arachige |
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Diamelys Alejandra Serrano Sucre |
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Amanda Williams |
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Lucia Valdes Fernandez |
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Christiana Bailey-Green |
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U-landa Brone |
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Andressa De Oliveira |
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Myrian Lorena Borysiuk |
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Lorena Lopez |
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Mellanie Staiger |
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Linda America Gamboa |
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Riva Z Robinson |
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Olga Pargas |
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Angela Mary Erdmann (T-16) |
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Annika Gorsanova (T-16) |
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Brooke Caperton (T-16) |
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Cecilia Rios (T-16) |
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Daria Macclusky (T-16) |
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Emma Ascher (T-16) |
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Heloue Meri Sahdid Vazquez (T-16) |
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Irina Mezheritskiy (T-16) |
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Jen Vittori (T-16) |
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Jessica Franz (T-16) |
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Kylee Reynolds (T-16) |
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Martibexis Gill (T-16) |
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Melissa Hoy (T-16) |
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Natalie Nall (T-16) |
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Nidia Nidia (T-16) |
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Nora Fonai (T-16) |
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Rainet Lewis (T-16) |
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Sophia Gabriel (T-16) |
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Class A
Competitor |
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Tetyana Morgach |
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Jessica Neary |
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Zoe Cortes |
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Celestina Sellz |
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Isabel Klamm |
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Marlette Le-Feuvre |
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Fernanda Perales |
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Andrea Rodas |
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Jen Vittori |
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Lexi Francke |
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Victoria Lopez Faya |
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Class B
Competitor |
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Melanie Anderson |
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Dilru Arachige |
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Ashley Boettge |
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Chaya Keswani |
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Paula Fernandez Gonzalez |
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Jenna Simon |
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Cinthia Toral Arjona |
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Janet Calderon |
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Nora Fonai |
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Rebecca Rivas |
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Lorena Lopez |
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Michela Zanaglio |
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Zoe Greer |
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Class C
Competitor |
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Andrea Sierra Pachon |
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Lisa Reid |
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Jocelyn Roberge |
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Patricia Soares Godoy |
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Maria Fernanda Jimenez Vieyra |
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Jordan Musser |
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Mariah Rokicsak |
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Linda America Gamboa |
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Daniela Diaz |
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Sophia Gabriel |
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Class D
Competitor |
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Jessica Moskowitz |
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Julia Ross |
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Ramona Erturk |
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Bayarsaikhan Oyungerel |
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Brittany Gabel |
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Nayeon lee |
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Amanda Williams |
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Paulina Perales Ituarte |
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Christiana Bailey-Green |
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Riva Z Robinson |
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Nataliia Pugach |
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Abigail strecher |
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Shannon Ahearn |
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Cecilia Rios |
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Class E
Competitor |
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Nikki Chace |
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Angie Benson |
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Milica Pasic |
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U-Landa Browne |
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Karla Villanueva |
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Unursaikhan Ganbat |
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Virfa Fernandez |
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Fiona Bruce |
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Andressa De Oliveira |
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Maria Belen Varela |
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Cameryn Bell |
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Renata Beokovic |
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Krisztina Farkas |
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Annika Gorsanova |
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Svetlana Fedkina |
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Adriana Cisnero (T-16) |
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Alexandria Dye (T-16) |
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Camila Damas (T-16) |
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Mallory Dougoud (T-16) |
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Marissa Sampson (T-16) |
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Class F
Competitor |
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Sharon Ramos |
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Jessica Maguire |
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Avernell Modest |
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Romina Dorotea |
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Kin Yee Vanessa Lock |
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Bentley Stevenson |
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Elena Bekirova |
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Ffion Gladwin |
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Samantha Smith |
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Sarah Malta |
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Ashley Bowden |
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Kylee Reynolds |
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Jessica Franz |
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Class G
Competitor |
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Rebecca Taylor |
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Genna Stanyer |
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Alexis Retolaza |
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Ashley Jensen |
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Diamelys Alejandra Serrang Sucre |
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Liliana Rondon |
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Myriam Lorena Borysiuk |
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Sophie Brady |
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Maddison Bradley |
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Elizabeth Fischer |
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Emma Ascher |
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Natalie Nall |
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Sakeena Baccas |
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Class H
Competitor |
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Karyse Coley |
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Nathalia Allende |
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Aimee Shearer |
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Lucia Valdes Fernandez |
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Derri Irving |
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Dasha Prisich |
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Guljahon Turdikulova |
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Cassidy Fazio |
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Daria Maccluskey |
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Staci Cash |
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Irina Mezheritskiy |
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Rainet Lewis |
Congratulations to Luiz Esteves and all the other dedicated athletes who showcased their hard work and dedication at this year’s Amateur Olympia. It’s a testament to their commitment and passion for the sport of bodybuilding. From Colosseum Strength, we celebrate their achievements and look forward to seeing their continued success in the world of bodybuilding.
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