Fikret Hodžić
Fikret Hodžić (26 June 1953 – 9 July 1992) was a professional bodybuilder from Bosnia and Herzegovina. Hodžić competed during the 1970s and 1980s representing the Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia.
| Fikret Hodžić | |
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| Born | 26 June 1953 Kevljani, Prijedor, PR Bosnia and Herzegovina, FPR Yugoslavia |
| Died | 9 July 1992 (aged 39) Trnopolje camp, Bosnia and Herzegovina |
| Weight | 70 kg (contest) |
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| Active | 1976–1992 |
Hodžić was murdered near his home by Serb paramilitaries during the early days of the Bosnian War. 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.
Hodžić began bodybuilding in 1973. He was inspired by Franco Columbu. He briefly had to stop training while completing mandatory military service. Hodžić was the bodybuilding champion of Yugoslavia for 15 consecutive years spanning 1976–1991. He was an advocate of training outdoors when weather permitted it.
During the war he was killed in the Trnopolje camp in Bosnia by his former student. His wife and two children sought refuge in Austria. After hearing of Hodžić's murder Arnold Schwarzenegger sent his condolences to the family. Fikret Hodžić's 20-year-old son Džemal was murdered in Sanski Most in 2000 by a local criminal.
International competitions
- 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