Arnold Amateur 2009
Arnold Amateur 2009 was held in Columbus, OH, USA. The Men's Open Bodybuilding - Bantamweight title went to Bernabe Ramirez.
- Year
- 2009
- Date
- Mar 1, 2009
- Location
- Columbus, OH, USA
- Federation
- IFBB
- Divisions
- 18
- Competitors
- 210
Results by Division
Arnold Amateur 2009
Arnold Amateur 2009 was held in Columbus, OH, USA. The Men's Open Bodybuilding - Bantamweight title went to Bernabe Ramirez.
Defending Figure A champion Linda Fodor-Egelstig, who won in 2008, did not return.
Top 3 Men's Open Bodybuilding - Bantamweight
Arnold Amateur 2009 contested 17 divisions across 210 athletes, competitors from 23 countries. Bernabe Ramirez took Men's Open Bodybuilding - Bantamweight. 17 divisions crowned a champion; each is judged independently. No round scores were published for this event, so placings are shown without them.
18 open divisions. Scroll the list to reach the rest.
Men's Open Bodybuilding - Bantamweight
| Place | Athlete | Country |
|---|---|---|
| 1st | Bernabe Ramirez | United States |
| 2nd | Denis Pedneault | Canada |
| 3rd | Jason Ste Marie | United States |
| 4th | Lowell Starr | United States |
Official scores are unavailable.
Men's Open Bodybuilding - Heavyweight
| Place | Athlete | Country |
|---|---|---|
| 1st | Pavel Kirilenko | United States |
| 2nd | Pablo Ayala Zayas | United States |
| 3rd | Michalis Kefalianos | Greece |
| 4th | Andrzej Maszewski | Poland |
| 5th | Glayson Souto | Brazil |
| 6th | Robin Brantz | United States |
| 7th | Joshua Bergeron | United States |
| 8th | Joel Pascua | United States |
| 9th | Franco Ezequiel Dominguez | Argentina |
| 10th | Benjamin Asmann | United States |
| 11th | Klaus Ladegaard | United States |
| 12th | Saiid Tejan-Kamara | United States |
| 13th | Brandon Beckrich | United States |
| 14th | Randy Stamper | United States |
| 15th | Humberto Peña Rodriguez | Mexico |
Official scores are unavailable.
Men's Open Bodybuilding - Lightheavyweight
| Place | Athlete | Country |
|---|---|---|
| 1st | Kamal Elgargni First Arnold Amateur title | United States |
| 2nd | Shaun Tavernier | United Kingdom |
| 3rd | Vitalij Grechukhov | United States |
| 4th | Dmitry Klimov | United States |
| 5th | Raul Martinez | United States |
| 6th | Thomas Askeland | United States |
| 7th | Luc Molines | France |
| 8th | Antonio Diaz Lopez | Mexico |
| 9th | Mauricio Peters | United States |
| 10th | Daniele Furiosi | United States |
| 11th | William Ayoubi | United States |
| 12th | Josep Antoni Merino Itarte | United States |
| 13th | David Cutler | Australia |
| 14th | Omar Garcia | United States |
| 15th | Jose Miguel Ponce Muiño | Argentina |
| 16th | Marvin Nagelbloem | Bonaire |
| 17th | Chuck Biggio | United States |
| 18th | Jonathan Bradley | United States |
| 19th | Carlos DeLeon | United States |
| 20th | Mohamad Elzaghir | United States |
| 21st | Pawel Jablonski | United States |
| 22nd | Abhishek Krishnan | United States |
| 23rd | Casimir McNair | United States |
| 24th | Brian Strock | United States |
| 26th | Luis Manuel Lomeli Alonso | Mexico |
Official scores are unavailable.
Men's Open Bodybuilding - Lightweight
| Place | Athlete | Country |
|---|---|---|
| 1st | Javier Reynoso Title defense, 2nd win here | Mexico |
| 2nd | Leo D'Adderio | United States |
| 4th | Kob Yan | United States |
Official scores are unavailable.
Men's Open Bodybuilding - Middleweight
| Place | Athlete | Country |
|---|---|---|
| 1st | Charles Mario | United States |
| 2nd | Angel Rangel Vargas | United States |
| 3rd | Peter Lagermand | United States |
| 4th | Victor Senovilla Cuellar | United States |
| 5th | John Durante | United States |
| 6th | Esequiel Alves Conceição | Brazil |
| 7th | El Shahat Mabrouk | Egypt |
| 8th | Mojisola Oluwa | United States |
| 9th | Tony D'Arceneaux | United States |
Official scores are unavailable.
Men's Open Bodybuilding - Superheavyweight
| Place | Athlete | Country |
|---|---|---|
| 1st | Roelly Winklaar First recorded win | Curacao |
| 2nd | Lionel Beyeke | France |
| 3rd | Julio Cesar Balestrin | United States |
| 4th | Jaime Atienza | - |
| 5th | Alvin Small | United Kingdom |
| 6th | Marek Olejniczak | Canada |
| 7th | Bogdan Kravchenko | United States |
| 8th | Denis Peltroche | United States |
| 9th | Alexandre Nataf | France |
| 10th | Costantino Galeazzo | United States |
| 11th | Josh Lewis | United States |
| 12th | Guy Malam | United States |
| 13th | Sameul Helgesen | United States |
Official scores are unavailable.
Men's Open Bodybuilding - Welterweight
| Place | Athlete | Country |
|---|---|---|
| 1st | Danny Cicchirillo First Arnold Amateur title | Canada |
| 2nd | Mauricio Garza | United States |
| 3rd | Alessandro Zuccaro | United States |
| 4th | Montaser MahmouđGenidy | United States |
| 5th | Andy Awak | United States |
| 6th | Darren Taylor | United States |
| 7th | Brandon Abidin | United States |
| 8th | Rodrigo Scardini Silveira | United States |
| 9th | Beano Wallace | United States |
| 10th | Josh Sizemore | United States |
Official scores are unavailable.
Men's Classic Physique - Short
Only the winner of this division was recorded by the source. The full placings are not in the database.
| Place | Athlete | Country |
|---|---|---|
| 1st | Marcelo Rafaelli First recorded win | United States |
Official scores are unavailable.
Women's Bodybuilding - Bantamweight
No placement data
Placement data for this division has not been recorded.
Women's Bodybuilding - Heavyweight
| Place | Athlete | Country |
|---|---|---|
| 1st | Maria Rita Bello | Canada |
| 2nd | Alevtina Goroshinskaya | United States |
| 3rd | Geraldine Morgan | Chile |
| 4th | Dawn Elsea | United States |
| 5th | Marcia Ferguson (2) | United States |
| 6th | Debra Baker | United States |
| 7th | Evy Rustad (2) | United States |
Official scores are unavailable.
Women's Bodybuilding - Lightweight
| Place | Athlete | Country |
|---|---|---|
| 1st | Johanna Dejager First Arnold Amateur title | Canada |
| 2nd | Millie Cleveland | United States |
| 3rd | Chantha Yun | United States |
| 3rd | Stacey Pillari | United States |
| 4th | Alisha Morrow | United States |
| 5th | Denise Dinger | United States |
| 6th | Violetta Sprus | Norway |
| 7th | Matilde Pacheco Juarez | Mexico |
| 8th | Lisa Janusz | United States |
| 9th | Julie Sleight (2) | United States |
| 10th | Barbara Stannard | Canada |
| 11th | Dee Lazard (2) | United States |
| 12th | Penny Ruff (2) | United States |
| 13th | Cao Xinli | United States |
Official scores are unavailable.
Women's Bodybuilding - Middleweight
| Place | Athlete | Country |
|---|---|---|
| 1st | Elena Shportun First Arnold Amateur title | Russia |
| 2nd | Jill Lundy (2) | United States |
| 3rd | Joanne Stewart | New Zealand |
| 4th | Salla Kauranen | Finland |
| 5th | Krista Schaus (2) | - |
| 6th | Roxanne Edwards | United States |
| 7th | Nidia Hermosilla | Paraguay |
| 8th | Elia Nahuelhual | Chile |
| 9th | Michelle Kennedy | United States |
| 10th | Heather Manuel | Canada |
Official scores are unavailable.
Women's Figure - Class A
| Place | Athlete | Country |
|---|---|---|
| 1st | Nicole Coleman First recorded win | United States |
| 2nd | Guadalupe Juana Esparza | Mexico |
| 3rd | Gloria Keplinger | United States |
| 4th | Sara Schumann | United States |
| 5th | Lindsey Bundy | United States |
| 6th | Tina Francis | United States |
| 7th | Kelly Correa | United States |
| 8th | Joni Starkey | United States |
Official scores are unavailable.
Women's Figure - Class B
| Place | Athlete | Country |
|---|---|---|
| 1st | Jayme Galloway First recorded win | Canada |
| 2nd | Rachel Delmotte | United States |
| 3rd | Christina Rieder | United States |
| 4th | Claudia Sofronia | United States |
| 5th | Stephanie Martini | United States |
| 6th | Heather Misra | United States |
| 7th | Tracy Grogg | United States |
| 8th | Jennifer Kay | Canada |
| 9th | Christine Lanois | Canada |
| 10th | Giada Simari | Canada |
| 11th | Jill Vadala | United States |
| 12th | Romina Laura Lameiro | Argentina |
| 13th | Agata Radziwoniuk | Poland |
| 14th | Shelley Oplotnik | United States |
| 15th | Lorna Cavin | United States |
| 16th | Jennifer Wilson | United States |
Official scores are unavailable.
Women's Figure - Class C
| Place | Athlete | Country |
|---|---|---|
| 1st | Shonda Lewis First recorded win | United States |
| 2nd | Nina Cash | United States |
| 3rd | Nancy Tremblay | United States |
| 4th | Ivonne Acosta | United States |
| 5th | Stacey Walker | Australia |
| 6th | Sara Swanson | United States |
| 7th | Rachel Vienneau-LeBlanc | Canada |
| 8th | Terri Sileno | United States |
| 9th | Michelle Yatsuk | United States |
| 10th | Orah Bigio | Canada |
| 11th | Elsa Giraldo | Mexico |
| 12th | Anita Kus-Roberts | Canada |
| 13th | Aleisha Hart | Canada |
| 14th | Essie Numminen | United States |
| 15th | Claudia Olvera | United States |
| 16th | Lauren Arnold | Canada |
| 17th | Nikki Christides | United States |
| 18th | Patricia Felicita Gomez Chumpitaz | Peru |
| 19th | Nina Loos | Netherlands |
| 20th | Olivia McGuire | United States |
| 21st | Paula Adriana Frega Peredo | Argentina |
| 22nd | Laura Richards | United States |
| 23rd | Jennifer Robinson | United States |
| 24th | Jessica Sheppard | United States |
Official scores are unavailable.
Women's Figure - Class D
| Place | Athlete | Country |
|---|---|---|
| 1st | Laura Pine | United States |
| 2nd | Heather Grace | United States |
| 3rd | Teresa Brant | United States |
| 4th | Laura Bailey | United States |
| 5th | Kathleen Lamberson | United States |
| 6th | Amanda Schenk | United States |
| 7th | Amy Boeckmann | United States |
| 8th | Lauri Faraschuk | United States |
| 9th | Katerina Tarbox | United States |
| 10th | Erin Coleman | United States |
| 11th | Ester Parisi | United States |
| 12th | Elizabeth Karlin | United States |
| 13th | Alice Simmons | United States |
| 14th | Debbie Schmitmeyer | United States |
| 15th | Monica Varasso | United States |
| 16th | Marilyn Merino | Peru |
| 17th | Rachel Omolewu | United States |
| 18th | Viviana Casarubbia | Argentina |
| 19th | Debbie Cox | United States |
| 20th | Kristina Dybdahl | United States |
| 21st | Tina Ellison | United States |
| 22nd | Lee Anne Graham | United States |
| 23rd | Kathy Marcos | United States |
| 24th | Gloria Jean Mohninger | United States |
| 25th | Stacey Widger | United States |
Official scores are unavailable.
Women's Figure - Class E
| Place | Athlete | Country |
|---|---|---|
| 1st | Lee-Ann Ellison | United States |
| 2nd | Dannie Allison Hogan | United States |
| 3rd | Jocelyn Langton | United States |
| 4th | Marie Christine Deblock | France |
| 5th | Wendy Bogard | United States |
| 6th | Allison Moyer | United States |
| 7th | Shelly Yakimchuk | Canada |
| 8th | Gina Wilson | United States |
| 9th | Angela Myers | United States |
| 10th | Tibisay Robles | United States |
| 11th | Ginette Delhaes | Canada |
| 12th | Katy Unruh | Canada |
| 13th | Miriam Sanchez | Spain |
Official scores are unavailable.
Women's Figure - Class F
| Place | Athlete | Country |
|---|---|---|
| 1st | Lori Mork First recorded win | United States |
| 2nd | Kimberley Lairet | United States |
| 3rd | Stephanie Billings | United States |
| 4th | Sheri Fisher | Canada |
| 5th | Andrea Lyons | United States |
| 6th | Amanda Moran | United States |
| 7th | Andrea Ternes | United States |
| 8th | Viveca Williams | United States |
| 9th | Tiffany Vik | Canada |
| 10th | Marie-Pierre Ripert | United States |
| 11th | Jennifer Peckham | United States |
| 12th | Marina Richardson | Sweden |
| 13th | Yulia Zabelina | Russia |
Official scores are unavailable.
Complete Results updated June 30, 2026 Source: MuscleMemory
This edition in context
- Competitors
- 210
- Divisions
- 17
- Size rank
- 8 of 14
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.
- Venue, federation, date and competitor count show only when the source supplied them. A field left out means nothing was sourced for it, never a zero.
- A contest with no results has either not taken place yet or has no placements published. Check the status line above the results to tell which.

