Inga Neverauskaitė

Biography

Inga was born in the city of Siauliai, Lithuania, a country on the east coast of the Baltic Sea, Eastern Europe. None of her family was from a sporting or fitness background but her parents recognised her passion and potential and have subsequently supported Inga through her initial interests in ballet, aerobics and dancing, to the present day as a body image professional.

After learning ballet and modern dance as a child, she took up weight training in her school gym in 1997. At the age of 17, Inga started training to be a fitness competitor. After six months initial training, she was placed 4th in her first fitness competition and 1st in the mixed pair’s class. This early taste of success inspired Inga to continue with her training and fitness. In 2001 she moved to the United Kingdom where she continued with her training, she subsequently met Karen and Harold Marillier, owners of the Forest Gym in Crawley, West Sussex. They became firm friends and Inga became the protégé of Karen Marillier.

Inga travelled back to Lithuania in 2002 to begin serious competition where she took further victories at the National Championships. Later, in 2003 she changed her focus and started competing in Europe as a body fitness competitor, she achieved 1st place both in the 2003 IFBB European, which she won overall, and the World Body Fitness Championships. In the same year she competed in the British Championships where she came 1st and earned her Pro Card. It was the greatest competition for Inga to date and she became the 1st Lithuanian to earn a Pro Card for Figure. This was something she never dared to dream of. She made her Pro debut in 2004 and after two more years of hard work and dedication she appeared on the stage for the IFBB Figure Olympia in Las Vegas, after previously winning 2nd place at the 2006 IFBB Montreal Pro Figure Classic Show in Canada. In the same year she competed with the best Pro girls in the world and won her first Pro Show at the IFBB Netherlands Pro Figure in the Netherlands. After qualifying for Olympia, in 2007 she was invited to compete at the prestigious IFBB Arnold Schwarzenegger Figure International against the best in the world, and was placed in the top 10.

After 10 years of competing without a break, in 2008 Inga decided to take some time off from competitions. However, after encouragement and support from friends, family and fans she returned to the stage in 2009, and was able to secure 4th place in the Orlando Pro Show. During 2009 Inga decided to add academic qualifications to extensive experience as a fitness profession and as a result she is now a qualified professional trainer.

In 2013 Inga returned to serious competition and is again pursuing success in the tough world of IFBB Figure Professionals.

Contest history

Professional

Amateur