Cathy Palyo is a Women's Bodybuilding competitor from the United States.
6 career wins
Cathy Palyo
Cathy Palyo is a Women's Bodybuilding competitor from the United States with a competitive record spanning 1985–1988.
Across 10 recorded contest results, Cathy Palyo has 6 first-place finishes (a 60% win rate).
Win rate here is first-place finishes as a share of all 10 recorded contest results. It is published only where a career holds at least five, because below that a single placing moves the figure by twenty points or more.
No height, weight or birthdate on record.
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Career Record
- Total Results
- 10
- Wins
- 6
- Win Rate
- 60%
- Career
- 1985–1988
- Division
- Women's Bodybuilding
- Country
- United States
- Verified
- Sources
- 2
Every season on record
Peak Year 1986 (3 wins)
Measured against Cathy Palyo’s own seasons, not against the field.
- Pro Debut
- 1985
- Peak Year
- 1986
- Olympia Debut
- 1987
- Last Contest
- 1988
| Year | Placement | Division |
|---|---|---|
| 1987 | 14 | Women's Bodybuilding |
| 1988 | 16 | Women's Bodybuilding |
Data updated
Championship appearances
Counted from the same results table below: an appearance is one recorded placing at that series, a title is a first place, and Top 3 counts first, second and third together. The last row is every contest on record for Cathy Palyo, amateur shows included.
Ms. Olympia
All contests on record
All results
Every contest result on record for Cathy Palyo, 10 in all. Won by names the winner of the division Cathy Palyo competed in, and shows a dash where that winner cannot be pinned to one person in the database.
| Year | Contest | Division | Place | Won by |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1988 | Ms International | Women's Bodybuilding | #1 | Winner |
| 1988 | Ms. Olympia | Women's Bodybuilding | #16 | Cory Everson |
| 1988 | World Pro Championships | Women's Bodybuilding | #4 | Dona Oliviera |
| 1987 | Ms. Olympia | Women's Bodybuilding | #14 | Cory Everson |
| 1986 | Nationals | Women's Bodybuilding | #1 | Winner |
| 1986 | USA Championships | Women's Bodybuilding | #1 | Winner |
| 1986 | World Amateur Championships | Women's Bodybuilding | #1 | Winner |
| 1985 | Ms America | Other Divisions | #1 | Winner |
| 1985 | Nationals | Women's Bodybuilding | #4 | Diana Dennis |
| 1985 | Tournament of Champions | Women's Bodybuilding | #1 | Winner |
Where these results come from. Each contest in the table was recorded from a named source, and for Cathy Palyo those sources are MuscleMemory and Wikipedia. Open any contest above and that page names its own source and links to it where the source is still reachable. MuscleMemory is the exception: the archive we recorded those older shows from no longer answers at the addresses we hold, so it is credited by name and not offered as a link.
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Most-met rivals
Compare any two athletes →In 3 meetings, Carla Dunlap finished ahead of Cathy Palyo 2 times to 1.
Opponents are ranked by how often they shared a stage and how big the stage was, not by reputation. A meeting is one contest where both competed in the same division and both were placed.

