Description: The subject of this sale is a set of 5 original vintage photos of one of the most famous bodybuilders from the former Yugoslavia. Sometimes called “bodybuilder with a smile”, but also “Balkan Hulk”. THE LEADING PHOTO WITH ARNOLD SCHWARZENEGGER IS ONLY AN ILLUSTRATION AND IS NOT THE SUBJECT OF THIS SALE!! Biography: Fikret Hodzic (26 June 1953 – 9 July 1992) was a professional Bosnian (Bosnia and Herzegovina) bodybuilder. Hodzic competed during the 1970s and 1980s representing the Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia. Hodzic began bodybuilding in 1973 inspired by Petar Celik. International competitions: 1977 European Amateur Championships – IFBB, LightWeight, 6th; 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. This item is in the category “Collectibles\Photographic Images\Photographs”. The seller is “mapplebeckstore” and is located in this country: RS. This item can be shipped worldwide.
- Production Technique: Gelatin-Silver Print
- Country/Region of Manufacture: Bosnia and Herzegovina
- Theme: Portrait, Social History, Sports
- Format: Snapshot
- Type: Photograph
- Features: One of a Kind (OOAK)
- Vintage: Yes
- Subject: Figure Study, Bodybuilding, Men
- Finish: Satin
- Original/Licensed Reprint: Original
- Image Color: Black & White
- Time Period Manufactured: 1970-1979