BRITISH CHAMPIONSHIPS: NOTTINGHAM PREVIEW
by John Plummer
All roads lead to Nottingham this weekend for the most prestigious and historic event on the British bodybuilding calendar.
The UKBFF British Championships, which date back to the 1970s, is the culmination of a series of qualifying events that began in November last year.
The winners will be added to the list of great names featured below and have the opportunity to take their IFBB Elite Pro cards.
There has been much talk lately about pro cards and the UKBFF's position is clear: pro cards will only be awarded this weekend to the overall champions in each category.
The UKBFF believes pro status should be earned and limited to a select few, just as invitations to the British Championships are also limited.
Registration takes place at the Crowne Plaza hotel in Nottingham, which is next to the venue, on Friday between 3pm and 9pm. Competitors can also register on Saturday and Sunday mornings, saving them on travel and hotel fees if it suits them better.
Saturday features all bikini fitness, bodyfitness and men's physique classes, including juniors and masters.
Sunday features all bodybuilding classes, including juniors and masters, classic bodybuilding, classic physique and intermediates, plus fitness and women's physique.
The doors will open for spectators at 9am and the event is due to start at 10am on both days.
Tickets can be ordered from the box office on 0115 9895555 or bought on the day.
If you'd like to book a professional tan, contact Cheryal at Info@revolutiontanning.co.uk or book online at revolutiontanning.co.uk
For professional stage photos by Kevin Horton, fill in this form https://www.ukbff.co.uk/ukbff-photos or you can book at registration.
For videos, contact Joe Hickey on Instagram
Good luck to everyone taking part.
ROLL OF HONOUR
EFBB/UKBFF British Champions
Bodybuilding
1988 Dorian Yates
1989 Ian Harrison
1990 Gary Shelmerdine
1991 Eddy Ellwood
1992 JD Dowadu
1993 Amoury Francis
1994 Ian Wadley
1995 Ernie Taylor
1996 Shaun Davis
1997 Eddie Abbew
1998 Grant Thomas
1999 Pete Brown
2000 Mike King
2001 Mark Harris
2002 Ricky Welling
2003 Karl Tierney
2004 Paul George
2005 Paul Delahaye
2006 Troy Brown
2007 Flex Lewis
2008 James Llewellin
2009 Zack Khan
2010 Alvin Small
2011 Cecil Croasdaile
2012 Anth Bailes
2013 Ricardo Correia
2014 Nathan De Asha
2015 Sasan Heirati
2016 Luke Sandoe
2017 James Hollingshead
2018 Francis Ketibuah
Female Bodybuilding
1980 – Lyndsay Summers
1981 – Angela Graham
1982 – Brenda Eppey (LW)*
Angela Graham (MW)*
1983 – Della Shahabi (LW)*
Anita Pinnock (MW)*
1984 – Jackie Parish (LW)*
Anita Pinnock (MW)*
1985 – Zoe Warwick
1986 – Marion Bold
1987 – Carrie Jones
1988 – Marion Bold
1989 – Paula Bircumshaw
1990 – Loretta Lomax
1991 – Joanne Lee
1992 – Kimberley-Anne Jones
1993 – Sandra Berry
1994 – Colleen Yates
1995 – Kathy Knopp
1996 – Lohani Rochi
1997 – Nicola Thomas
1998 – Joanna Thomas
1999 – Emma Sue
2000 – Anita Hibberd
2001 – Karen Cameron
2002 – Tereska Browning
2003 – Becky Garrigan
2004 – Wendy McCready
2005 – Karen Spencer
2006 – Michelle Jones
2007 – Venetia Gloux
2008 – Michelle Jones
2009 – Xyleese Burford
2010 – Lisa Cross
2011 - Rene Campbell
2012 – Rosie Harte
2013 – Silvana Imbrogno
Fitness
2002 Nicole Pitcher and Lynsey Beattie
2003 Inga Neverausskaite
2004 Kizzy Vaines
2005 Liz Kinsella
2006 Irina Cotton
2007 Helen Collins
2008 Irina Cotton
2009 Dawn Scholey
2010 Irina Cotton
2011 Cee Oliver
2012 Jenny Garside
2013 Irina Cotton
2014 Emma Paveley
2015 Emma Paveley
2016 Emma Paveley
2017 Lizzie Martin
2018 Maggie Turner
Bodyfitness
2003 Gemma Williams
2004 Ronnie Blewitt
2005 Carmen Knights
2006 Claire McKee
2007 Shalmieno Paper
2008 Louise Rogers
2009 Maxine Cook
2010 Maxine Cook
2011 Renata Sulekaite
2012 Nina Ross
2013 Karolina Botkova (short), Eszter Pati (tall)
2014 Michelle Morris (o163cm), Nicky Chin (u163cm)
2015 Michelle Morris (o163cm), Clare Barks (u163cm)
2016 Natasha McFarlane (o163cm), Eva Motie (u163cm)
2017 Samantha Forbes (up to 163 cm and overall), Anna Banks (over 163cm)
2018 Kristy Sanderson (over 163cm and overall), Charley Wright (up to 163cm)
Classic Bodybuilding
2007 Sean Ferguson
2008 Tom Batty
2009 Bobby Khan
2010 Harry Ogg (o175cm), Kevin Gillespie (u175cm)
2011 Michael Hannam (o175cm), Will Monzeer (u175cm)
2012 Rus Ali (tall), Piotr Jablonski (short)
2013 Richard Dickerson (u175cm), Zack McGuirk (o175cm)
2014 Lee Frapple (u175cm), Owen Powell (o175cm)
2015 Omid Kiani (o178cm), Phil Shankster (u178cm)
2016 Andrew Fisher (o178cm), Piotr Jablonski (u178cm)
2017 Andrew Doyle (up to 178cm and overall), Jonathan Lofthouse
2018 Austin Williams
Bikini Fitness
2011 Heather Schofield
2012 Beth Workman (u163 cm), Melissa Heywood (o163 cm)
2013 Nina Ross (o163cm),
2O14 Ruth Dales
2015 Karina Skowronska
2016 Alla Meijer
2017 Tanya Barrett
2018 Marta Mila
Men’s Physique
2013 Ryan Terry (short), Ashley Grant (tall)
2014 Ryan John-Baptiste
2015 Charlie Francis
2016 Abies Nosa
2017 Olawale Shotubo
2018 El Noval
Women’s Physique
2013 Ria Ward
2014 Sarah Williams
2015 Carly Thornton
2016 Lorna MacDonald
2017 Donna Murphy
2018 Andrea Corbett
Muscular Men's Physique
2016 Jason Thompson
2017 Curtis Brown
2018 Mahmoud Elmawardy
Wellness
2017 Shannon Mackie
2018 Alaura Galeru
Classic Physique
2018 Paul Harris