The town of Lugoj has a special place in the history of the Romanian sports thanks to the large numbers of wrestlers with notable results at national and international contests, like Iosif Horvath (the first Romanian wrestler who won an Olympic medal), Francisc Horvath, Simion Popescu and others. This nice little town of Banat, the birthplace of several historical or cultural personalities such as Eftimie Murgu, Filaret Barbu, Bela Lugosi or the Brediceanu family, has also been a favourable area for sports involving great physical strength for a long time. Given this constructive environment, in 2006, Florin Teodorescu Sports Centre initiated and organised another traditional bodybuilding and fitness competition at the local lovers’ demand: Classic Florin Teodorescu. Remarkable sportsmen have honoured the contest ever since the first edition and the audience has enjoyed impressive demonstrations performed by distinguished bodybuilders, some of them with an international reputation. People came in great numbers to the competition hall (the “Traian Grozavescu” Theatre House) to give a round of applause to the performers. A special reason to sustain the locals’ enthusiasm was the opening (also in 2006) of a modern bodybuilding hall in the “Florin Teodorescu” style in Lugoj, the town on the Timis River.

2006 (first edition)
2007 (second edition)
2008 (third edition)
2009 (4th edition)