Fikret Hodžić

Fikret Hodžić
— Bodybuilder —
Personal info
Born (1953-06-26)26 June 1953
Trnopolje, Prijedor, Yugoslavia (present-day Bosnia)
Died 9 July 1992(1992-07-09) (aged 39)
Trnopolje, Prijedor, Yugoslavia (present-day Bosnia)
Weight 70kg (contest)
Professional career
Best win Mr. Universe (6th), 1987
Active 1976-1992

Fikret Hodžić (26 June 1953 - 9 July 1992) was a professional bodybuilder from Bosnia and Herzegovina. Hodžić competed during the 1970s and 1980s representing the Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia.

Hodžić was murdered near his home by Serbian paramilitaries during the early days of the war in Bosnia and Herzegovina. 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 Franco Columbu. 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 in the concentration camp Trnopolje in Bosnia, his wife and two children sought refuge in Austria. 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 in 2000 by a local criminal.

International Competitions

European Amateur Championships - IFBB, Lightweight, 2nd
World Amateur Championships - IFBB, Lightweight, 3rd

European Amateur Championships - IFBB, Lightweight, 5th
World Amateur Championships - IFBB, Lightweight, 4th

European Amateur Championships - IFBB, Lightweight, 4th

Mr Universe - NABBA, Short, 6th

World Amateur Championships - IFBB, Lightweight, 13th

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