Erin Stern is an American IFBB fitness professional and figure competitor and former Figure Olympia.

Early life

Erin Elyse Stern was born on February 5, 1980, to a religious

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family. Erin Elyse Stern was born in a family of athletes. Her father played football for C.W. Post and

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, and her mother ran three miles a day. She started horse riding in competitions at a young age, and later developed a passion for running, just like her mother, which led her to her track career.

Education

Stern followed her father’s advice when he encouraged her to win a collegiate scholarship to the University of Florida, where she earned Junior All-American status in the high jump Erin attended the

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where she graduated with a BA in Environmental Policy.

Bodybuilding career

Last 3 Centimeters

As a Junior All-American at the University of Florida, Erin Stern had been competing in pentathlons and heptathlons. She missed the qualifying standard for the Beijing Olympics by three centimeters. Dejected, Erin Stern was forced to give up her Olympics dreams. “I’m a little short for a high-jumper,” says the statuesque 5-foot-8 Stern, chuckling. “I gave it my all, but I couldn’t make the last three centimeters.”

Competitive history

Source:

Till 2011

*2008 NPC National Bodybuilding and Figure Championships — 1st Place *2009 IFBB

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— 10th Place *2009 IFBB Europa Show of Champions — 5th Place *2009 IFBB Jacksonville Pro — 2nd Place *2009 IFBB Houston Pro Figure — 2nd Place *2009 IFBB Figure Olympia — 6th Place *2009 IFBB Fort Lauderdale Pro Fitness and Figure — 2nd Place *2010 IFBB

— 2nd Place *2010 IFBB Europa Show of Champions — 1st Place *2010 IFBB Figure Olympia — 1st Place *2011 IFBB

— 2nd Place *2011 IFBB Australian Pro Grand Prix XI — 1st Place *2011 IFBB New Zealand Pro Figure — 1st Place *2011 IFBB Olympia - 2nd Place *2011 IFBB Jacksonville Pro- 1st Place

2012

*2012 Figure International — 2nd Place *2012 Australian Pro Figure Classic — 1st Place *2012 Valenti Classic Pro Figure — 1st Place *2012 Figure Olympia — 1st Place *2012 Sheru Classic — 1st Place *2012 Arnold Classic Europe — 1st Place

2013

*2013

— 3rd Place *2013 Australia Pro — 2nd place *2013 Valenti Classic - 1st place *2013 Figure Olympia — 2nd Place

2014

*2014 IFBB Australia Pro Grand Prix XIV - 6th Place

2020

*2020 IFBB Hurricane Pro - 10th *2020 IFBB Ny Pro - 7th *2020 IFBB Klash World Championship - 10th *2020 IFBB Tampa Pro -10th

2021

*2021 IFBB Atlantic Coast Pro - 4th *2021 IFBB Bikini Olympia - 15th *2021 IFBB Tahoe Show - 1st Place *2021 IFBB Janet Layug's Battle of the Bodies - 7th *2021 IFBB Republic of Texas - 2nd *2021 IFBB NY Pro - 12th *2021 IFBB GRL PWR - 13th

References

External links

Official websiteErin Stern's Fitness Challenge
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