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Velma Buckles is a Women's Bodybuilding competitor from the United States.

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2 career wins

Velma Buckles

GenderFemale
StatusRetired
Medium confidence 9 recorded results, Historical/community source Updated July 10, 2026 Accurate?

Velma Buckles is a Women's Bodybuilding competitor from the United States with a competitive record spanning 1983–1988.

Across 9 recorded contest results, Velma Buckles has 2 first-place finishes (a 22.2% win rate).

Win rate here is first-place finishes as a share of all 9 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.

Missing from this profile

No height, weight or birthdate on record.

Career Record

Total Results
9
Wins
2
Win Rate
22.2%
Career
1983–1988
Country
United States
Verified
Sources
2

Every season on record

1983 to 1988 shown · 9 results on record
1983
1984
1985
1986
1987
1988
Olympia 1st place 2nd place 3rd place Other
Pro Debut
1983
First Win
1984
Last Contest
1988

All results

Every contest result on record for Velma Buckles, 9 in all. Won by names the winner of the division Velma Buckles competed in, and shows a dash where that winner cannot be pinned to one person in the database.

YearContestDivisionPlaceWon by
1988 Ms International Women's Bodybuilding #14 Cathy Palyo
1987 Extravaganza Other Divisions #1 Winner
1987 Nationals Women's Bodybuilding #11
1986 Nationals Women's Bodybuilding #3 Valerie Basilone
1985 Nationals Women's Bodybuilding #3 Diana Dennis
1984 Nationals Women's Bodybuilding #5 Cory Everson
1984 USA Championships Women's Bodybuilding #1 Winner
1984 World Amateur Championships Women's Bodybuilding #6 Clare Furr
1983 USA Championships Women's Bodybuilding #2

Where these results come from. Each contest in the table was recorded from a named source, and for Velma Buckles that source is MuscleMemory. Open any contest above and that page names its own source and links to it where the source is still reachable. That archive no longer answers at the addresses we hold, so it is credited by name here and not offered as a link.

In 4 meetings, Velma Buckles finished ahead of Sue Ann McKean 3 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.