Fikret Hodžić (26 June 1953 – 9 July 1992) was a professional Bosnian

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. Hodžić competed during the 1970s and 1980s representing the

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. Hodžić was murdered near his home by Serb paramilitaries during the early days of the Bosnian War. His remains were found in a mass grave in January 2009 and were properly buried on 20 July 2009, a full 17 years after his murder. Hodžić began bodybuilding in 1973. He was inspired by Petar Čelik. He briefly had to stop training while completing mandatory military service. Hodžić was the bodybuilding champion of Yugoslavia for 15 consecutive years spanning 1976–1991. He was an advocate of training outdoors when weather permitted it. During the war he was killed near his home in Trnopolje in Bosnia by a Serbian soldier. His wife and two children sought refuge in

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. After hearing of Hodžić's murder Arnold Schwarzenegger sent his condolences to the family. Fikret Hodžić's 20-year-old son Džemal was murdered in

Sanski Most Sanski Most ( sr-cyrl, Сански Мост, ) is a town and municipality located in the Una-Sana Canton of the Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina, an entity of Bosnia and Herzegovina. It is situated on the banks of the Sana River in northweste ...

in 2000 by a local criminal.

International competitions

*1981 European Amateur Championships - IFBB, Lightweight, 2nd
World Amateur Championships - IFBB, Lightweight, 3rd *1982 European Amateur Championships - IFBB, Lightweight, 5th
World Amateur Championships - IFBB, Lightweight, 4th *1986 European Amateur Championships - IFBB, Lightweight, 4th *1987 Mr Universe - NABBA, Short, 6th *1989 World Amateur Championships - IFBB, Lightweight, 13th

References

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