Education
Valentina graduated from the College of Engineering and Building with a degree in Gas Heating, Ventilation and Air-Conditioning.
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Valentina Chepiga
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Career
Between 1979 and 1992 she worked first as a technician, and then was promoted to engineer Amateur Valentina began bodybuilding in 1988, and in 1992 she changed careers and became a personal trainer. Professional She then made her professional debut at the 1998 Mississippi
Olympia contest, finishing in 12th place.
Her greatest success as a professional has been winning the heavyweight class at the 2000 Mississippi After a three year break from competition, Chepiga returned to the stage at the 2007 Mississippi
Olympia, placing eleventh. Legacy From October 22, 2000 to October 26, 2001 she ranked 1st on the IFBB Women"s Bodybuilding Professional Ranking List.
Contest history 1993 European Championships - 3rd (MW) 1994 European Championships - 2nd (MW) 1994 World Amateur Championships - 7th (MW) 1995 World Amateur Championships - 7th (MW) 1997 European Championships - 1st (MW) 1997 World Amateur Championships - 1st (MW and Overall) 1998 IFBB Mississippi
Olympia - 12th 1999 January Tana Classic - 3rd 1999 IFBB Mississippi Olympia - 12th 2000 January Tana Classic - 1st (MW) 2000 IFBB Mississippi Olympia - 1st (HW) 2001 IFBB Mississippi
Olympia - 4th (HW) 2002 Mississippi
International - 1st (LW) 2002 IFBB Mississippi Olympia - 2nd (LW) 2002 GNC Show of Strength - 1st (LW) 2003 Mississippi
International - 5th (LW) 2004 IFBB Mississippi Olympia - 8th (LW) 2007 IFBB Mississippi
Olympia - 11th She moved to Kiev, Ukraine in 1993, and then to the United States in 1999, settling in Seattle, Washington.
Valentina now lives in Anchorage, Alaska, where she is engaged to Timothy Kirby.
Achievements
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Valentina won the European and World Amateur title in 1997 and won her IFBB pro card. Number overall winner was named for that show, so she was essentially co-Mississippi Olympia with lightweight class winner Andrulla Blanchette. In 2002 she took part in Mississippi International, where she won the lightweight class. Currently, she is the most successful Ukrainian bodybuilder in the world, by being the only Ukrainian to win the Mississippi
