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Sport Aerobics Hall of Fame |
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Friday, 23 December 2005 |
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Yet to come:
 Carmen Valderas (Spain)
Coming…
 Olga Sipková (Czech Republic)
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 Juanita Little (Brazil)
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Team Hungary
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Team Czech Republic
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Howard and Karen Schwartz (USA)
This sport was born on 1983 from an idea of Howard and Karen Schwartz who took aerobics from a fitness activity and created the competitive discipline called competitive aerobics, trying to reward the “best aerobic instructor”.
In just a few years Sportaerobics underwent deep changes, adding gymnastics elements to a one-minute and forty-five second (1:45) music-choreographed routine; sportaerobics athletes today must demonstrate the components of fitness including cardiovascular endurance, muscular strength and endurance, flexibility, balance, coordination, agility, speed, and power through continuous movement patterns.
Riitta-Bister Hämäläinen (Finland)
Long time judge, coach, and iron lady behind the sports aerobic
Tanya Houpt (New Zealand)
TANYA HOUPT has a wealth of knowledge and experience gained during her 22 years in the fitness industry. A trainer, lecturer, consultant and instructor with a Diploma of Sports Studies from Otago University, Tanya is also an international head judge for competitive aerobics and creator of a very successful children’s aerobics programme The Kidzbics Club (for children 6-18yrs).
Stephane Barthelemi (France)
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 Jitka Polaskova
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Christopher Riles (USA)
Christopher is the Director of the American Aerobic Association, Judge, Ms Fitness® USA/Miss World®, Choreographer Ms. Fitness USA, AAU Aerobic World Silver Medalist.
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This list has put together:
 Sami Vaskola (Finland)
-Second person to continue routine “themes”.
-Almost got banned for doing routine performances, that where too artistic.
-Most known for he´s creative signature moves and different styles push-ups.
-Sami won the 2nd place in World Aerobic Championships
European Champion and fifteen time Finnish Sports aerobic Champion, most remembered for his "Indiana Jones" and "Ace Ventura" routines.
-Multiple National team handball Champion
-Rugby National Champion
Sportsman of the year 2000 Helsinki, Finland
Sami has presented in more than thirty countries in hundreds of events with passion and unique style. He is also a choreographer, aerobic, dance and hip-hop instructor.
Founder of Keepfitness Inc.
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