Christa Bauch

Christa Bauch, born 19 December 1947 in Bad Schandau, East Germany, is a former professional female bodybuilder from Germany. She trained as a masseuse and swimming pool medic, left East Germany legally at 27 after marrying a West German citizen, and later took up rifle shooting before turning to bodybuilding. After only two years of training she placed second at the NABBA German, European and World championships in 1987, won the overall European title with WABBA in 1988, and then moved to the IFBB, winning the heavyweight title at the 1989 World Games in Karlsruhe, which earned her a pro card. Her first pro show was the 1990 Ms. International, where she placed fourth but was later disqualified after a positive drug test. She competed at the IFBB Ms. Olympia in 1993 and 1994, took second at the 1994 Canada Cup, her best professional placing, and retired after the 1995 Jan Tana Classic.