Plovdiv, Bulgaria, was the 2024 Balkan Grand Prix Pro site on Saturday, Oct. 5, 2024. Thirty-six pros competed in the 212, Figure, and Wellness divisions for gold and qualifications to compete in the 2025 Olympia, the location and dates of which have yet to be announced.
The winners were Giuseppe Zagarella (212), Adela Ondrejovicova (Figure), and Alicia Romero (Wellness).
2024 Balkan Grand Prix Pro Bodybuilding Show Results
The final placings for all three divisions are below, courtesy of the IFBB Pro League:
212 Bodybuilding
- Giuseppe Zagarella (Italy)
- Radoslav Angelov (Bulgaria)
- Luca Pola United Kingdom)
- Michael Schneider (Austria)
- Jamal Changezi (United Kingdom)
- Francisco Navarro (Spain)
- Lee Powell United Kingdom)
Figure
- Adela Ondrejovicova (Slovakia)
- Karolina Wojcik (Poland)
- Hannah Prause (Germany)
- Grace Diliso (Italy)
- Krisztina Meleg (Hungary)
- Sylwia Olszewska (Poland)
- Elena Rakcheeva (Russia)
- Behnaz Azar (Iran)
- Snezhana Vlahova (Bulgaria)
- Elin Sellgren (Sweden)
- Michele Gasser (Austria)
- Magui Alejandra Parra Tamayo (Spain)
- Svitlana Ivanina (Ukraine)
Wellness
- Alicia Romero (Spain)
- Nerilde Garcia Strey (Brazil)
- Houda Hmini (France)
- Mariia Morozova (Ukraine)
- Maria Paulette (Spain)
- Rosa Benadero Munoz (Spain)
- Lexy Oliver (Italy)
- Catalina Dumitran (Romania)
- Paula Dominguez (Spain)
- Susy Rosero (Colombia)
- Suzanna Altunjan (Estonia)
- Belova Ekaterina (Russia)
- Kristina Zdorikova (Russia)
- Anna Guseva (Russia)
- Shana Laugel (France)
- Lisa Steele (Italy)
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212 Winner — Giuseppe Zagarella
The 2024 Toronto Pro Supershow winner scored the first 2025 212 Olympia qualification thanks to a perfect score from the judges. The pre-judging round was the only scored round.
Zagarella was already in the final stages of prep for the 2024 212 Olympia in Las Vegas, NV, on Oct. 11-12, 2024, but this win allows him to take an extended offseason heading into 2025.
Figure Winner — Adela Ondrejovicova
Ondrejovicova was already qualified for the 2025 Figure Olympia thanks to her victory at the 2024 AGP Pro All Stars contest in Gyeonggi State, South Korea. Only pro show winners who have not previously qualified for the 2025 Olympia can earn a roster spot on that stage. The champion also earned a perfect score on the scorecards.
Wellness Winner — Alicia Romero
This was Romero’s pro debut, first pro win, and first Olympia qualification. Nerilde Garcia Strey looked to be in winning contention during comparisons, but the judges unanimously favored Romero for this contest.
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