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American Nationals 2001

American Nationals 2001 was held in USA. The Men's Open Bodybuilding - Bantamweight title went to Persido Pena.

Year
2001
Date
Jan 1, 2001
Location
USA
Federation
NABF
Divisions
19
Competitors
54

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American Nationals 2001

Persido Pena Champion

2001 USA Dec 31, 2000

American Nationals 2001 was held in USA. The Men's Open Bodybuilding - Bantamweight title went to Persido Pena.

Medium confidence Historical/community source Updated August 15, 2026 Accurate?

Defending BantamWeight champion Peter Isip, who won in 2000, did not return.

Top 3 Men's Open Bodybuilding - Bantamweight

1st
Persido Pena
United States
2nd
Tony Cuoco
United States
3rd
Mark Brian Teasley
Mark Brian Teasley
United States

American Nationals 2001 contested 18 divisions across 54 athletes, 10 open and 8 age-restricted Masters. Persido Pena took Men's Open Bodybuilding - Bantamweight. 18 divisions crowned a champion; each is judged independently. No round scores were published for this event, so placings are shown without them.

Masters divisions 9

Men's Open Bodybuilding - Bantamweight

Place Athlete Country
1st Persido Pena First recorded win United States
2nd Tony Cuoco United States
3rd Mark Brian Teasley United States
4th Felipe Cordero United States
5th Neal Grossman United States

Official scores are unavailable.

Men's Open Bodybuilding - Heavyweight

Place Athlete Country
1st Seth Cohen Title defense, 3rd win here United States
2nd Tim Chaffin United States
3rd Jay Sousa United States
4th Devon Horsford United States
5th Jeff Barrow United States

Official scores are unavailable.

Men's Open Bodybuilding - Lightheavyweight

Place Athlete Country
1st Rich Campanini First recorded win United States
2nd Brett Oteri United States
3rd Matt Salvatore United States
4th Bertie Nicklette United States

Official scores are unavailable.

Men's Open Bodybuilding - Lightweight

Place Athlete Country
1st Ted Avtgis First recorded win United States
2nd Ruben Bautista United States
3rd Michael Brigandi United States
4th Joe Trego United States
5th Kieth Crepeau United States

Official scores are unavailable.

Men's Open Bodybuilding - Middleweight

Place Athlete Country
1st Max Nicholas First recorded win United States
2nd Marcel Bouthillette United States
3rd Panagiotis Kasolis United States
4th Scott Beddia United States
5th Lionel Pedero United States

Official scores are unavailable.

Men's Open Bodybuilding - Pro

Place Athlete Country
1st Mark Alvisi First recorded win United States
2nd Kevin Topka United States
3rd Edward Mazzuchelli United States
4th Paul Thompson United States
5th Mike Uzar United States

Official scores are unavailable.

Women's Bodybuilding - Heavyweight

Place Athlete Country
1st Marsea Ana Segal First recorded win United States
2nd Holly Martin United States
3rd Amy Puglise United States
4th Sharon Renz United States

Official scores are unavailable.

Women's Bodybuilding - Lightweight

Place Athlete Country
1st Kristen Schneider First recorded win United States
2nd Victoria Phillips United States
3rd Donna Vallee United States

Official scores are unavailable.

Women's Bodybuilding - Middleweight

Place Athlete Country
1st Kim Connelly (2) 2nd win here United States
2nd Jennifer Broomfield United States
3rd Kimberly Rivers United States
4th Melissa Bartlett United States

Official scores are unavailable.

Women's Bodybuilding - Pro

Only the winner of this division was recorded by the source. The full placings are not in the database.

Place Athlete Country
1st Valerie Varnauskas Title defense, 2nd win here United States

Official scores are unavailable.

Masters divisions

Age-graded classes, judged separately from the open divisions above.

Women's Bodybuilding - Grand Masters

Place Athlete Country
1st Cheryl Davis 2nd win here United States
2nd Amy Korin United States
3rd Sharon Renz United States

Official scores are unavailable.

Women's Bodybuilding - Masters Heavyweight

Only the winner of this division was recorded by the source. The full placings are not in the database.

Place Athlete Country
1st Marsea Ana Segal United States

Official scores are unavailable.

Women's Bodybuilding - Masters Lightweight

Place Athlete Country
1st Cheryl Davis United States
2nd Donna Vallee United States
3rd Kimberly Rivers United States
4th Amy Korin United States

Official scores are unavailable.

Women's Bodybuilding - Ultra Grand Masters

No placement data

Placement data for this division has not been recorded.

Other Divisions - Grand Masters Men

Place Athlete Country
1st David O'Neil First recorded win United States
2nd Felix Campiz United States
3rd Steve Marks (2) United States
4th Bob Gilman United States
5th Jim Antenucci United States

Official scores are unavailable.

Other Divisions - Masters Heavyweight Men

Place Athlete Country
1st Tim Chaffin First recorded win United States
2nd David O'Neil United States
3rd Anthony Ianiero United States
4th William Crowder United States
5th William Henderson United States

Official scores are unavailable.

Other Divisions - Masters Lightweight Men

Place Athlete Country
1st Tony Cuoco First recorded win United States
2nd Michael Brigandi United States
3rd Felix Campiz United States
4th Steve Marks (2) United States

Official scores are unavailable.

Other Divisions - Pro Masters Men

Place Athlete Country
1st Perry Tolbert 2nd win here United States
2nd Jean Domiquie United States
3rd Aster Hargrove United States

Official scores are unavailable.

Other Divisions - Ultra Grand Masters Men

Complete Results updated June 11, 2026 Source: MuscleMemory

This edition in context

Competitors
54
Divisions
18
Size rank
3 of 6

The biggest field since 2000.

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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.
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