American Nationals 1997
American Nationals 1997 was held in USA. The Men's Open Bodybuilding - Bantamweight title went to Patrick York.
- Year
- 1997
- Date
- Jan 1, 1997
- Location
- USA
- Federation
- NABF
- Divisions
- 17
- Competitors
- 53
Results by Division
American Nationals 1997
American Nationals 1997 was held in USA. The Men's Open Bodybuilding - Bantamweight title went to Patrick York.
Defending HeavyWeight champion Reuben Simmons, who won in 1992, did not return.
Top 3 Men's Open Bodybuilding - Bantamweight
American Nationals 1997 contested 16 divisions across 53 athletes, 12 open and 4 age-restricted Masters. Patrick York took Men's Open Bodybuilding - Bantamweight. 16 divisions crowned a champion; each is judged independently. No round scores were published for this event, so placings are shown without them.
Masters divisions 5
Men's Open Bodybuilding - Bantamweight
| Place | Athlete | Country |
|---|---|---|
| 1st | Patrick York First recorded win | United States |
| 2nd | Derek Boday | United States |
| 3rd | Mark Brian Teasley | United States |
| 4th | Paul Bellofiore | United States |
Official scores are unavailable.
Men's Open Bodybuilding - Heavyweight
| Place | Athlete | Country |
|---|---|---|
| 1st | Dan Emmick First recorded win | United States |
| 2nd | Frank Bisch | United States |
Official scores are unavailable.
Men's Open Bodybuilding - Junior
Only the winner of this division was recorded by the source. The full placings are not in the database.
| Place | Athlete | Country |
|---|---|---|
| 1st | Kevin Topka First recorded win | United States |
Official scores are unavailable.
Men's Open Bodybuilding - Lightheavyweight
| Place | Athlete | Country |
|---|---|---|
| 1st | Seth Cohen First recorded win | United States |
| 2nd | Chuck Johnson | United States |
| 3rd | J R Hernandez | United States |
| 4th | Ed Taybor | United States |
| 5th | Peter Sheehan | United States |
Official scores are unavailable.
Men's Open Bodybuilding - Lightweight
| Place | Athlete | Country |
|---|---|---|
| 1st | Wendell Webb First recorded win | United States |
| 2nd | Dave Estaban | United States |
| 3rd | Alex Roberts | United States |
| 4th | Eric Siegal | United States |
| 5th | Rashan Gordon | United States |
Official scores are unavailable.
Men's Open Bodybuilding - Middleweight
| Place | Athlete | Country |
|---|---|---|
| 1st | Dave Finelli First recorded win | United States |
| 2nd | George MacEachern | United States |
| 3rd | Jay Elwood | United States |
| 4th | Andrew Landis | United States |
| 5th | Thomas Ferreira | United States |
Official scores are unavailable.
Men's Open Bodybuilding - Pro
| Place | Athlete | Country |
|---|---|---|
| 1st | Joseph Sumrell First recorded win | United States |
| 2nd | Paul Thompson | United States |
| 3rd | Fitzroy Bramble | United States |
| 4th | Patrick Alward | United States |
| 5th | Mike Uzar | United States |
Official scores are unavailable.
Men's Open Bodybuilding - Teen
Only the winner of this division was recorded by the source. The full placings are not in the database.
| Place | Athlete | Country |
|---|---|---|
| 1st | Fadi Khouri First recorded win | United States |
Official scores are unavailable.
Women's Bodybuilding - Heavyweight
Only the winner of this division was recorded by the source. The full placings are not in the database.
| Place | Athlete | Country |
|---|---|---|
| 1st | Danielle Rouleau First recorded win | United States |
Official scores are unavailable.
Women's Bodybuilding - Lightweight
| Place | Athlete | Country |
|---|---|---|
| 1st | Susan Potvin First recorded win | United States |
| 2nd | Gail Lewis | United States |
| 3rd | Christine Holiday | United States |
Official scores are unavailable.
Women's Bodybuilding - Middleweight
| Place | Athlete | Country |
|---|---|---|
| 1st | Marie Cocdrilli First recorded win | United States |
| 2nd | Rosemary Keelan | United States |
Official scores are unavailable.
Women's Bodybuilding - Pro
| Place | Athlete | Country |
|---|---|---|
| 1st | Linda Pimental | United States |
| 2nd | Abbey Cabral | United States |
| 3rd | Diane Lacourse | United States |
| 4th | Stasi Longo | United States |
Official scores are unavailable.
Masters divisions
Age-graded classes, judged separately from the open divisions above.
Women's Bodybuilding - Masters
| Place | Athlete | Country |
|---|---|---|
| 1st | Kathleen Hillery First recorded win | United States |
| 2nd | Betsy Howe | United States |
Official scores are unavailable.
Other Divisions - Grand Masters Men
| Place | Athlete | Country |
|---|---|---|
| 1st | Reynolds Shepherd First recorded win | United States |
| 2nd | William Bolt | United States |
| 3rd | George Cascone | United States |
| 4th | Bradley Helmer | United States |
| 5th | Stan Smith | United States |
Official scores are unavailable.
Other Divisions - Masters Men
No placement data
Placement data for this division has not been recorded.
Other Divisions - Masters Heavyweight Men
| Place | Athlete | Country |
|---|---|---|
| 1st | Jean Dominique St Paul First recorded win | United States |
| 3rd | Dennis Balmer | United States |
| 3rd | Duke Adams | United States |
Official scores are unavailable.
Other Divisions - Masters Lightweight Men
| Place | Athlete | Country |
|---|---|---|
| 1st | Sammy Williams First recorded win | United States |
| 2nd | Tim York | United States |
| 3rd | William York | United States |
| 4th | Michael Lancelloti | United States |
| 5th | Eric Boyle | United States |
Official scores are unavailable.
Complete Results updated June 10, 2026 Source: MuscleMemory
This edition in context
- Competitors
- 53
- Divisions
- 16
- Size rank
- 4 of 6
The placings as recorded, and nothing past them
This page lists the divisions and finishing order held for this contest, with the source named on it wherever one was recorded. It reports what was published. It does not re-judge the show, and it does not reconcile disagreements between sources.
- Score and bodyweight columns appear only for divisions where those figures exist in the data. A division without them was recorded as placings only, not as a show that gave no scores.
- Where the record has two athletes sharing a place, both are listed. A tie is never broken to produce a single winner.
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