Kike Elomaa
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Kike Elomaa | |
Personal Info | |
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Birth | July 25, 1955 , Finland |
Professional Career | |
Best win | Ms. Olympia, 1981 |
Active | Retired 1983 |
Ritva Tuulikki "Kike" Elomaa (born July 25, 1955) is a retired professional female bodybuilding champion and pop singer from Finland.
Kike Elomaa won the second Ms. Olympia contest in 1981. She was the only non-American to win the Ms. Olympia title until 2000. She competed at 5'5" and 117 pounds. After retiring from bodybuilding, Kike had a successful career as a pop singer in her native Finland. Kike was inducted into the IFBB Hall of Fame in 2001. She has also been awarded the IFBB’s President’s Gold Medal for her work in supporting the sport of bodybuilding. A fitness contest, the Kike Elomaa Fitness Championship, is held annually in Finland.
[edit] Contest history
- 1981 Finnish Championships - 1st
- 1981 European Championships - 1st
- 1981 World Games - 1st
- 1981 IFBB Ms. Olympia - 1st
- 1982 IFBB Ms. Olympia - 3rd
- 1983 Pro World Championship - 2nd
- 1983 IFBB Ms. Olympia - 5th
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Preceded by: Rachel McLish |
First (1981) | Succeeded by: Rachel McLish |