Ridwan Kodiat (born July 11, 1951), won consecutive

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from 1972 to 1989 and was the first bodybuilder from

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to perform in an international

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championship. He was the runner up in

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1977 and two years later in

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he also the runner up after Abas Hindawi (Third World Champion of 1978). In

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1977, he won the title for heavy weight class.

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