Erin Stern
| Erin Stern | |
|---|---|
| — Bodybuilder ♀ — | |
| Personal info | |
| Nickname | Iron Erin, Erin Fast |
| Born |
February 5, 1980[1] Tampa, Florida United States |
| Height | 176cm (5'8") |
| Weight | 138lbs (132lbs contest) |
| Professional career | |
| Pro-debut | Arnold Classic, 2009 |
| Best win | Figure Olympia, 2010, 2012 |
| Predecessor | Nicole Wilkins-Lee |
| Successor | Nicole Wilkins |
| Active | Since 2009 |
Erin Stern is an American IFBB fitness professional and figure competitor and former Figure Olympia.
Early life
Erin Stern was born on February 5, 1980 to a religious Jewish family. Erin Stern was born in a family of athletes. Her father played football for C.W. Post and Adelphi University, and her mother ran three miles a day. She started horse riding in competitions at a young age, and later developed a passion for running, just like her mother, which led her to her track career.
Education
Stern followed her father’s advice when he encouraged her to win a collegiate scholarship to the University of Florida, where she earned Junior All-American status in the high jump[2] Erin attended the University of Florida where she graduated with a BA in Environmental Policy.
Bodybuilding career
Last 3 Centimeters
As a Junior All-American at the University of Florida, Erin Stern had been competing in pentathlons and heptathlons. She missed the qualifying standard for the Beijing Olympics by three centimeters.
Dejected, Erin Stern was forced to give up her Olympics dreams. “I’m a little short for a high-jumper,” says the statuesque 5-foot-8 Stern, chuckling. “I gave it my all, but I couldn’t make the last three centimeters.”[3]
Competitive history[4][5]
Till 2011
- 2008 NPC National Bodybuilding and Figure Championships — 1st Place
- 2009 IFBB Arnold Classic — 10th Place
- 2009 IFBB Europa Show of Champions — 5th Place
- 2009 IFBB Jacksonville Pro — 2nd Place
- 2009 IFBB Houston Pro Figure — 2nd Place
- 2009 IFBB Figure Olympia — 6th Place
- 2009 IFBB Fort Lauderdale Pro Fitness and Figure — 2nd Place
- 2010 IFBB Arnold Classic — 2nd Place
- 2010 IFBB Europa Show of Champions — 1st Place
- 2010 IFBB Figure Olympia — 1st Place
- 2011 IFBB Arnold Classic — 2nd Place
- 2011 IFBB Australian Pro Grand Prix XI — 1st Place
- 2011 IFBB New Zealand Pro Figure — 1st Place
- 2011 IFBB Olympia - 2nd Place
- 2011 IFBB Jacksonville Pro- 1st Place
2012
- 2012 Figure International — 2nd Place
- 2012 Australian Pro Figure Classic — 1st Place
- 2012 Valenti Classic Pro Figure — 1st Place
- 2012 Figure Olympia — 1st Place
- 2012 Sheru Classic — 1st Place
- 2012 Arnold Classic Europe — 1st Place
2013
- 2013 Arnold Classic — 3rd Place
- 2013 Australia Pro — 2nd place
- 2013 Valenti Classic - 1st place
- 2013 Figure Olympia — 2nd Place
2014
- 2014 IFBB Australia Pro Grand Prix XIV - 6th Place[6]