Fikret Hodžić (26 June 1953 – 9 July 1992) was a professional Bosnian bodybuilder. Hodžić competed during the 1970s and 1980s representing the Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia.[1]
| Fikret Hodžić | |
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| Professional bodybuilder | |
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| Personal info | |
| Born | 26 June 1953 Kevljani, Prijedor, PR Bosnia and Herzegovina, FPR Yugoslavia |
| Died | 9 July 1992 (aged 39) Trnopolje, Bosnia and Herzegovina |
| Best statistics | |
| Height | 172 cm (5 ft 8 in) (contest) |
| Weight | 70 kg (contest) |
| Professional (Pro) career | |
| Pro-debut |
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| Best win |
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| Active | 1976–1992 |
Hodžić began bodybuilding in 1973. He was inspired by Petar Čelik.[2] He briefly had to stop training while completing mandatory military service.[citation needed] Hodžić was the bodybuilding champion of Yugoslavia for 15 consecutive years spanning 1976–1991.[3] He founded the first bodybuilding club in Bosnia and Herzigovina, Partizan, in 1975.[4]
During the war he was killed near his home in Trnopolje in Bosnia and Herzegovina by a Serbian soldier,[5] a former student of his.[6] His wife and two children sought refuge in Austria.[7] After hearing of Hodžić's murder, Arnold Schwarzenegger sent his condolences to the family.[2] Hodžić's 20-year-old son Đemal was murdered in Sanski Most in 2000 by a local criminal.[1]
His remains were found in a mass grave in January 2009 and were properly buried on 20 July 2009, a full 17 years after his murder.[citation needed]
International competitions
editSource:[8]
- 1981
European Amateur Championships - IFBB, Lightweight, 2nd
World Amateur Championships - IFBB, Lightweight, 3rd
- 1982
European Amateur Championships - IFBB, Lightweight, 5th
World Amateur Championships - IFBB, Lightweight, 4th
- 1986
European Amateur Championships - IFBB, Lightweight, 4th
- 1987
Mr Universe - NABBA, Short, 6th
- 1989
World Amateur Championships - IFBB, Lightweight, 13th
References
edit- 1 2 "Veliki čovjek kojeg su ubili mali ljudi: Na današnji dan je ubijen Fikret Hodžić, jedan od najvećih sportista BIH". Senzor (in Bosnian). 9 July 2023. Retrieved 7 June 2025.
- 1 2 Memić, Amila (29 August 2022). "Fikret Hodžić: Veliki čovjek kojeg su ubili mali ljudi". Stav (in Bosnian). Retrieved 7 June 2025.
- ↑ "Prije 28 godina ubijen je Fikret Hodžić: Prijedorčanin za kojim je žalio i Švarceneger". Dnevni avaz (in Bosnian). 9 July 2020. Retrieved 7 June 2025.
- ↑ "Fikret Hodžić bio je i ostao uzor: O Kozarčaninu za kim žali i Arnold Schwarzenegger snima se i film". Faktor (in Bosnian). 21 July 2020. Retrieved 7 June 2025.
- ↑ "Bodybuilder's Murder Highlights Mladic's 1992 Genocide Charge". Balkan Insight. 15 November 2017. Retrieved 24 October 2021.
- ↑ Erjavec, Dragana (15 November 2017). "Bodybuilder's Murder Highlights Mladic's 1992 Genocide Charge". Detektor. Retrieved 7 June 2025.
- ↑ "Uspomena na Fikreta Hodžića: Prijedorčanin kojeg je oplakivao i Schwarzenegger". Radio Sarajevo (in Bosnian). 16 June 2017. Retrieved 7 June 2025.
- ↑ "18 godina od smrti Fikreta Hodžića". Body.ba (in Bosnian). Retrieved 7 June 2025.
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