Brigita Brezovac Explained

Brigita Brezovac
Birth Date:September 24, 1979
Birth Place:Ptuj, SR Slovenia, Yugoslavia
Weight:In Season: 143lb
Off-Season: 154lb[1]
Firstproshow:IFBB Tampa Pro
Firstproshowyear:2010
Bestwin:IFBB Toronto Pro Supershow
Bestwinyear:2011
Predecessor:None
Successor:Lisa Giesbrecht
Yesorretiredyear:Retired 2013[2]

Brigita Brezovac (September 24, 1979) is a retired Slovenian professional bodybuilder.[3]

Early life and education

Brezovac grew up in Ljutomer, Slovenia. She attended the SETUAŠ school in Murska Sobota, Slovenia, and the University of Maribor.[4]

Bodybuilding career

Amateur

At the age of 14, Brezovac had a boyfriend who had a small gym at his home. When she saw the photos of Cory Everson and Anja Langer, she decided she wanted to be a bodybuilder and lift weights, along with training for karate.[5]

In 2001, after only three months of preparations, Brezovac competed in the 2001 World championship in the category Miss Bodybuilding and stood fourth. Later, she went into the Miss Fitness category due to an injury. In 2004, at the World Championship, the prejudgers disqualified her from the fitness class and put her into the bodybuilding category because she was too muscular. She went on to win the bodybuilding class. After that, she was told that she should compete in bodybuilding because her physique was more appropriate for it.

In 2009, Brezovac competed at the IFBB, World Women's Championship. She placed second in the bodybuilding heavy weight class and was awarded her IFBB pro card in December 2009.[6]

Professional

In 2010, the year of her pro-debut, she won the IFBB bodybuilding competitions of Tampa Pro and Europa Battle of Champions. She qualified for her first Ms. Olympia that year, and placed tenth in it. In 2011, she won the Toronto Pro Super Show and came third at the Tampa Pro and attended her second Ms. Olympia that year and placed third. In 2012 and 2013, every Ms. International and Ms. Olympia competition she attended she placed within the top six every time.

Retirement

After attending the 2013 Ms. Olympia, Brezovac retired from bodybuilding.

Legacy

In 2013, the year she retired, Brezovac ranked as the 5th best female bodybuilder in the IFBB Pro Women's Bodybuilding Ranking List.[7]

Competition history

Fitness career

Contest history

Personal life

She trained as black belt in karate for eight years, was a national champion in fights for a few years and competed up to 116lb. She also did taekwondo and boxing. Other professions of her included coaching, economist, masseuse and personal trainer. She spoke English, German, Croatian and Serbian. She currently lives in Maribor, Slovenia.

External links

Notes and References

  1. http://www.totalprosports.com/2011/08/09/11-incredibly-muscular-female-competitive-bodybuilders/ 11. Brigita Brezovac
  2. Web site: Brigita Brezovac. linkedin. May 18, 2014.
  3. Web site: Foto: "Senzacija iz Slovenije" po Schwarzeneggerjevih stopinjah. RTV Slovenia. Slovenian. 8 April 2011.
  4. Web site: Brigita Brezovac - AMG Lite version 3.3. www.amg-lite.net. 2018-05-28.
  5. http://www.brigita-brezovac.com/aboutme.htm About me
  6. Web site: GIRL POWER...LITERALLY! An Interview with IFBB PRO Female Bodybuilder Brigita Brezovac . 30 June 2011. RX Muscle. May 19, 2014.
  7. Web site: IFBB Pro Women's Bodybuilding Ranking List. September 1, 2011. getbig.com. 14 October 2012.
  8. http://www.brigita-brezovac.com/competition.htm Competitions
  9. Web site: Brezovac, Brigita. www.musclememory.com. en-US. 2018-05-28.

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