Height 5 ft 5 in (1.65 m) Name Valentina Chepiga | Predecessor None Active Since 1993 | |
Weight (In Season): 126–128 lb (57–58 kg)(Off-Season): 135–143 lb (61–65 kg) Best win IFBB Ms. Olympia Champion (Heavyweight), 2000 | ||
Female bodybuilding valentina chepiga
Valentina Chepiga (Ukrainian: Валентина Чепіга; born April 27, 1962) is a professional female bodybuilder.
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- Female bodybuilding valentina chepiga
- Brief interview with over 40 female bodybuilder champion valentina chepiga
- Background
- Amateur
- Professional
- Legacy
- Contest history
- Personal life
- References
Brief interview with over 40 female bodybuilder champion valentina chepiga
Background
Valentina graduated from the College of Engineering and Building with a degree in Gas Heating, Ventilation and Air-Conditioning. Between 1979 and 1992 she worked first as a technician, and then was promoted to engineer.
Amateur
Valentina began bodybuilding in 1988, and in 1992 she changed careers and became a personal trainer. Valentina won the European and World Amateur title in 1997 and won her IFBB pro card.
Professional
She then made her professional debut at the 1998 Ms. Olympia contest, finishing in 12th place. Her greatest success as a professional has been winning the heavyweight class at the 2000 Ms. Olympia. No overall winner was named for that show, so she was essentially co-Ms. Olympia with lightweight class winner Andrulla Blanchette. In 2002, she took part in Ms. International, where she won the lightweight class. After a three-year break from competition, Chepiga returned to the stage at the 2007 Ms. Olympia, placing eleventh.
Legacy
Currently, she is the most successful Ukrainian bodybuilder in the world, by being the only Ukrainian to win the Ms. Olympia. From October 22, 2000 to October 26, 2001 she ranked 1st on the IFBB Women's Bodybuilding Professional Ranking List.
Contest history
Personal life
She moved to Kiev, Ukraine in 1993, and then to the United States in 1999, settling in Seattle, Washington. Valentina now lives in Anchorage, Alaska, where she trains at Alaska Functional Fitness.
