Charlene Rink (born February 11, 1972) is a former professional fitness competitor,

wrestler Wrestling is a series of combat sports involving grappling-type techniques such as clinch fighting, throws and takedowns, joint locks, pins and other grappling holds. Wrestling techniques have been incorporated into martial arts, combat sport ...

and competitive

female bodybuilder Female bodybuilding is the female component of competitive bodybuilding. It began in the late 1970s, when women began to take part in bodybuilding competitions.

. In 1999, she won first place in the Fitness tall class at the

National Physique Committee The National Physique Committee (NPC) is the largest amateur bodybuilding organization in the United States. Amateur bodybuilders compete in competitions from local to national competitions sanctioned by the NPC. While the term "bodybuilding" is ...

Fitness USA Championships.

Personal background

Charlene Rink, (

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Virginia Charlene Thompson) was born on February 11, 1972, in

Garden Grove, California Garden Grove is a city in northern Orange County, California, United States, located just southwest of Disneyland (located in Anaheim, CA). The population was 171,949 at the 2020 census. State Route 22, also known as the Garden Grove Freeway, ...

. She was married August 21, 1993, at

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. She has one daughter, Zara Olivia Rink, born September 20, 2004. Rink attended

Arizona Western College Arizona Western College (AWC) is a public community college in Yuma, Arizona. It offers associate degrees, occupational certificates, and transfer degrees. AWC also offers classes in Dateland, La Paz, San Luis, Somerton, and Wellton. Aca ...

on a

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scholarship. She received her

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degree in foods and nutrition from

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, and has earned vocational certifications as an

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fitness Instructor Fitness may refer to: * Physical fitness, a state of health and well-being of the body * Fitness (biology), an individual's ability to propagate its genes * Fitness (cereal), a brand of breakfast cereals and granola bars * ''Fitness'' (magazine), ...

, and

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instructor. Rink is a member of the

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and the

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. On September 24, 2010, Jeffrey Marr honored Rink for her dedication to the health and wellness of others by setting honorary bookplates on six

biomedicine Biomedicine (also referred to as Western medicine, mainstream medicine or conventional medicine)

volumes at the

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Library.

Competitive background

Rink competed in both fitness and bodybuilding across multiple sanctions in the industry. She entered her first fitness competition at the Wally Boyko Productions (NFSB) 1994 Ms. Fitness San Diego competition and placed first. She then competed in the Fitness Universe sanction to achieve the title of Ms. Internationally Fit. In 1996 Rink competed in her first competitive bodybuilding competition, taking the woman's open bodybuilding at the

(NPC) Paradise Cup and becoming a permanent member of the Paradise Cup Hall of Fame. In 1999, Rink won the Fitness tall class at the

(NPC) Fitness USA Championships and earned the status of

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(IFBB) Professional.

Wrestling

Rink competed successfully as a submission style wrestler for several female wrestling video organisations including Premier and Utopia match vs Karen Konyha. She wrestled both women and men, her matches including a victory over fellow IFBB rival

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from the

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Tournaments

;1994 * 1994 NFSB Ms. Fitness San Diego, 1st * 1994 NFSB Ms. Fitness Arizona, 2nd * 1994 NFSB Ms. Fitness Inland Empire, 1st * 1994 NFSB Ms. Fitness Western, 1st ;1995 * 1995 NFSB Ms. Fitness Western, 2nd * 1995 Fitness America Pageant ESPN2 Series, 2nd ;1996 * 1996 NPC Paradise Cup, 1st * 1996 Fitness Universe Ms. Internationally Fit, 1st * 1996 Fitness America Pageant National Championships, 9th ;1997 * 1997 NPC Fitness USA, 6th * 1997 NPC Fitness West Coast Jubilee, 2nd * 1997 NPC Fitness Nationals, 15th ;1998 * 1998 NPC Fitness California, 1st * 1998 NPC Fitness USA, 3rd ;1999 * 1999 NPC Fitness USA, 1st ;2000 * 2000 IFBB Atlantic City Pro, 12th

Media and press

* "Fun and Sun" ''Muscle Mag International'' 2000, November, issue 221, pg. 156 * "Fitness Perspective" '' NutriMag'' 2000, issue 6, pg. 30 * "Hot Shots" ''

Iron Man Magazine ''Iron Man'' is an American publication which discusses bodybuilding, weightlifting and powerlifting. It was founded in 1936 by two Alliance, Nebraska natives, Peary Rader and his wife, Mabel Rader. History The magazine's first print run of fifty ...

'' 2000, October pg. 60–62 * "Triple Triumph" ''Oxygen Women's Fitness'' Magazine 2000, March/April pg. 174 * "Westside Story" ''

'' 1999, December pg. 175-184, 200 * "Miss Fitness" ''IN Magazine'', March 1995 ;Modeling background * Alpha Sport BodyCraft software & supplement, 1995-96 * SunSkinz swimwear, San Diego, California, August–December 1995 * Glyn Jones Productions digital design & photography, 1994–95

References

External links

Official Site
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