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Sue Gafner

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Sue Gafner (born 1964) is an American former professional female bodybuilder who competed in the late 1980s and early 1990s. Born in Erie, Pennsylvania, she took up weight training at 23 and entered her first contest in 1987, winning her class at the Palm Springs Muscle Classic Novice show and then the overall title at the Tournament of Champions. She won the middleweight class at the 1990 NPC Nationals, which earned her a professional card, and she competed as an IFBB professional from 1991 to 1993. Her only professional victory was the first Jan Tana Classic in 1991. She placed tenth and twelfth at the Ms. Olympia in 1991 and 1992 and retired after finishing fourth at the 1993 Ms. International.

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Birth Year
1964 1
Career Highlight
Won the first Jan Tana Classic in 1991, her only professional victory. 2
Gender
Female 1
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an American former professional female bodybuilder
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    Sue Gafner (born 1964)
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    female bodybuilder
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    an American former professional female bodybuilder
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    She placed 10th at her first Ms. Olympia competition
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2. Muscular Development: Sue Gafner: Busier Than A One-Armed Paper Hanger
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victory at the inaugural Jan Tana Classic later that year which took her
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