Hodžić was murdered near his home by Serb paramilitaries during the early days of the Bosnian War. His remains were found in a mass grave in January 2009 and were properly buried on 20 July 2009, a full 17 years after his murder.
Hodžić began bodybuilding in 1973. He was inspired by Petar Čelik. He briefly had to stop training while completing mandatory military service. Hodžić was the bodybuilding champion of Yugoslavia for 15 consecutive years spanning 1976–1991. He was an advocate of training outdoors when weather permitted it.
During the war he was killed near his home in Trnopolje in Bosnia and Herzegovina by a Serbian soldier.[1] His wife and two children sought refuge in Austria. After hearing of Hodžić's murder Arnold Schwarzenegger sent his condolences to the family. Fikret Hodžić's 20-year-old son Džemal was murdered in Sanski Most in 2000 by a local criminal.
International competitions
1981
European Amateur Championships - IFBB, Lightweight, 2nd
World Amateur Championships - IFBB, Lightweight, 3rd
1982
European Amateur Championships - IFBB, Lightweight, 5th
World Amateur Championships - IFBB, Lightweight, 4th
1986
European Amateur Championships - IFBB, Lightweight, 4th
1987
Mr Universe - NABBA, Short, 6th
1989
World Amateur Championships - IFBB, Lightweight, 13th
