Charlene Rink is a former professional fitness competitor

Fitness and figure competition

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 and competitive female bodybuilder

Female bodybuilding

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. In 1999, she won first place in the Fitness tall class at the National Physique Committee

National Physique Committee

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 Fitness USA Championships.

Personal background

Charlene Rink, (née

NEE

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 Virginia Charlene Thompson) was born on February 11, 1972 in Garden Grove, California

Garden Grove, California

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. She was married August 21, 1993 at The Little White Wedding Chapel

The Little White Wedding Chapel

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 in Las Vegas, Nevada

Las Vegas, Nevada

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. She has one daughter, Zara Olivia Rink, born September 20, 2004.

Rink attended Arizona Western College

Arizona Western College

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 on a cheerleading

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 scholarship. She received her Bachelor of Science

Bachelor of Science

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 degree in foods and nutrition from San Diego State University

San Diego State University

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, and has earned vocational certifications as an emergency medical technician

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, fitness Instructor

Fitness professional

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, and aerobics

Aerobics

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 instructor. Rink is a member of the American Dietetic Association

American Dietetic Association

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 and the Institute of Food Technologists

Institute of Food Technologists

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.

On September 24, 2010, Jeffrey Marr honored Rink for her dedication to the health and wellness of others by setting honorary bookplates on six biomedicine

Biomedicine

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 volumes at the UCLA

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 Library.

Competitive background

Rink competed in both fitness and bodybuilding across multiple sanctions in the industry. She entered her first fitness competition at the Wally Boyko Productions

Wally Boyko Productions

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 (NFSB) 1994 Ms. Fitness San Diego competition and placed first. She then competed in the Fitness Universe

Fitness Universe

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 sanction to achieve the title of Ms. Internationally Fit. In 1996 Rink competed in her first competitive bodybuilding competition, taking the woman's open bodybuilding at the National Physique Committee

National Physique Committee

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 (NPC) Paradise Cup and becoming a permanent member of the Paradise Cup Hall of Fame. In 1999, Rink won the Fitness tall class at the National Physique Committee

National Physique Committee

The National Physique Committee is the largest amateur bodybuilding organization in the United States. Amateur bodybuilders compete in various competitions from local to national competitions sanctioned by the NPC...

 (NPC) Fitness USA Championships and earned the status of International Federation of BodyBuilding & Fitness (IFBB) Professional.

Tournaments

1994

• 1994 NFSB Ms. Fitness San Diego, 1st
• 1994 NFSB Ms. Fitness Arizona, 2nd
• 1994 NFSB Ms. Fitness Inland Empire, 1st
• 1994 NFSB Ms. Fitness Western, 1st

1995

• 1995 NFSB Ms. Fitness Western, 2nd
• 1995 Fitness America Pageant ESPN2 Series, 2nd

1996

• 1996 NPC Paradise Cup, 1st
• 1996 Fitness Universe Ms. Internationally Fit, 1st
• 1996 Fitness America Pageant National Championships, 9th

1997

• 1997 NPC Fitness USA, 6th
• 1997 NPC Fitness West Coast Jubilee, 2nd
• 1997 NPC Fitness Nationals, 15th

1998

• 1998 NPC Fitness California, 1st
• 1998 NPC Fitness USA, 3rd

1999

• 1999 NPC Fitness USA, 1st

2000

• 2000 IFBB Atlantic City Pro, 12th

Media and press

• "Fun and Sun" Muscle Mag International 2000, November, issue 221, pg. 156
• "Fitness Perspective" NutriMag
  NutriMag (magazine)
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  2000, issue 6, pg. 30
• "Hot Shots" Iron Man Magazine
  Iron Man (magazine)
  Iron Man Magazine is a publication which discusses bodybuilding, weightlifting and powerlifting. It was founded in 1936 by two Alliance, Nebraska natives, Peary Rader and his wife, Mabel Rader.-History:...
  
  2000, October pg. 60–62
• "Triple Triumph" Oxygen Women's Fitness Magazine 2000, March/April pg. 174
• "Westside Story" Iron Man Magazine
  Iron Man (magazine)
  Iron Man Magazine is a publication which discusses bodybuilding, weightlifting and powerlifting. It was founded in 1936 by two Alliance, Nebraska natives, Peary Rader and his wife, Mabel Rader.-History:...
  
  1999, December pg. 175-184, 200
• "Miss Fitness" IN Magazine, March 1995

Modeling background

• Alpha Sport BodyCraft software & supplement, 1995-96
• SunSkinz swimwear, San Diego, California, August–December 1995
• Glyn Jones Productions digital design & photography, 1994–95

External Links

Official Site