Fannie Barrios (1964-2005) was a professional female bodybuilder from

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Biography

Fannie Josefina Barrios was born in

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on May 30, 1964. She was the Venezuelan champion in 1997 and 1998. She earned her pro card in 1998 when she won a contest called Absolute Center of the Americas in San Salvador. Her professional debut was at the 1999 Jan Tana Classic. In 2000, she moved to

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with her husband, Alex Ramirez, and her daughter, Johadynis. There, she worked as a

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and chef in the

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area. She was a two-time class winner at the Jan Tana Classic, winning the middleweight class in 2001 and the lightweight class in 2002. Her final contest was the 2005 New York Pro Championship on May 21, where she finished in third place. On August 7, 2005, Fannie died at approximately 2 AM of an apparent strokebr>
She had spent the previous day helping out backstage at the National Physique Committee, NPC Southern States contest in

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, where her husband was competing.

Contest history

*1999 Jan Tana Classic - 17th *1999 Women's Pro Extravaganza - 11th *2000 Jan Tana Classic - 6th (MW) *2001 Jan Tana Classic - 1st (MW) *2001 IFBB Ms. Olympia - 8th (LW) *2002 IFBB Ms. International - 3rd (LW) *2002 Jan Tana Classic - 1st (LW) *2002 IFBB Ms. Olympia - 3rd (LW) *2002 GNC Show of Strength - 3rd (LW) *2003 IFBB Ms. International - 6th (LW) *2003 Night of Champions - 4th (LW) *2003 IFBB Ms. Olympia - 6th (LW) *2004 IFBB Ms. International - 4th (LW) *2004 Night of Champions - 6th (LW) *2005 IFBB Ms. International - 6th (LW) *2005 New York Pro - 3rd (LW)

References

1964 births 2005 deaths Professional bodybuilders Venezuelan female bodybuilders {{Bodybuilding-bio-stub