Arnold Amateur 2016
Arnold Amateur 2016 was held in Columbus, OH, USA. The Men's Open Bodybuilding - Heavyweight title went to Avraam Kyriacou.
- Year
- 2016
- Date
- Mar 1, 2016
- Location
- Columbus, OH, USA
- Federation
- IFBB
- Divisions
- 21
- Competitors
- 259
Results by Division
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Arnold Amateur 2016
Avraam Kyriacou
Champion
Arnold Amateur 2016 was held in Columbus, OH, USA. The Men's Open Bodybuilding - Heavyweight title went to Avraam Kyriacou.
Defending Figure A champion Sandra Grajales, who won in 2015, did not return.
Top 3 Men's Open Bodybuilding - Heavyweight
Arnold Amateur 2016 contested 21 divisions across 259 athletes, 19 open and 2 age-restricted Masters, competitors from 24 countries. Avraam Kyriacou took Men's Open Bodybuilding - Heavyweight. 19 divisions crowned a champion; each is judged independently. No round scores were published for this event, so placings are shown without them.
19 open divisions. Scroll the list to reach the rest.
Masters divisions 2
Men's Open Bodybuilding - Heavyweight
| Place | Athlete | Country |
|---|---|---|
| 1st | Avraam Kyriacou First recorded win | United States |
| 2nd | Tony Searle | Canada |
| 3rd | Jonathan Shreve | Canada |
| 4th | Mustafa Kabbani | United States |
| 5th | Xi Jiang | United States |
| 6th | Samir Troudi | Sweden |
| 7th | Collin Lazarus | United States |
| participated | Tsai Wei-Chieh | United States |
| participated | Lasse Sordahl | United States |
| participated | Brent Pickett | United States |
| participated | Moataz Wahby Mahmoud | United States |
| participated | Issa Krinbe | United States |
| participated | Antonio Furić | United States |
| participated | Camilo Diaz Garzon | Colombia |
| participated | Ryan Campbell | United States |
| participated | Pierpaolo Belich | United States |
| participated | Carlos Andres Ayala Caceres | Paraguay |
| participated | Matthew Stefan Maisterow | United States |
| participated | Ahmad Mirmohammadi | United States |
| participated | Luca Silvestrini | United States |
| participated | Guiver Scholten | United States |
| participated | Jorge Asp | Argentina |
Official scores are unavailable.
Men's Open Bodybuilding - Lightheavyweight
| Place | Athlete | Country |
|---|---|---|
| 1st | Nicolas Vullioud | - |
| 2nd | Redha Al Qabandi | Kuwait |
| 3rd | Ricardo Plata Duran | Colombia |
| 4th | William Sanchez | United States |
| 5th | Peter Potepa | France |
| 6th | Ricardo Sotelo | United States |
| 7th | Peter Lagermand | United States |
| 8th | Saud Al Mansouri | United States |
| 9th | Giorgio Annunziata | United States |
| 10th | Ashraf Mahmoud El Hofy | United States |
| participated | Edwin Feliciano | United States |
| participated | Jacob Diermyer | United States |
| participated | Nazam Al Smaail | United States |
| participated | Mohamed Akbar | United States |
Official scores are unavailable.
Men's Open Bodybuilding - Lightweight
| Place | Athlete | Country |
|---|---|---|
| 1st | Fawaaz Al Halawa First recorded win | United States |
| 2nd | Theiler Estalis Linares Cumbia | United States |
| 3rd | Moises Cortes | United States |
| 4th | Jose Agustin Campos Reales | Canada |
| 5th | Matthew Keith | United States |
| 6th | Kob Yan | United States |
| 7th | Kelton Thomas | Trinidad and Tobago |
| 8th | Mohamed Magdy Aly Hussin | United States |
| 9th | Miroslav Skadra | United States |
| 10th | Jonathan Bocanegra Tapia | Mexico |
| 11th | Shawn Gambin | Canada |
| 12th | Ashok Kumar | Australia |
| participated | Troy Wattley | United States |
| participated | Lee Kirkwood | United States |
| participated | Raimondo Biancucci | United States |
Official scores are unavailable.
Men's Open Bodybuilding - Middleweight
| Place | Athlete | Country |
|---|---|---|
| 1st | Masashi Suzuki First Arnold Amateur title | Japan |
| 2nd | Filippo Masucci | United States |
| 3rd | Ariel Guong | United States |
| 4th | Felipe Fierro Lobos | Canada |
| 5th | Omar Haydar | United States |
| 6th | Adel Mohammad | United States |
| 7th | Norbert Zajac | United States |
| 8th | Mark Keck | United States |
| 9th | Gary Erlandson | United States |
Official scores are unavailable.
Men's Open Bodybuilding - Middleweight
| Place | Athlete | Country |
|---|---|---|
| 1st | Oleh Kryvyi | United States |
| 2nd | Aleksandr Eskin | United States |
| 3rd | Gerald Pangan | Philippines |
| 4th | Fabricio Arama | United States |
| 5th | Sergey Nuraliev | United States |
| 6th | Eric Cagnard | France |
| 7th | Antonio Cummings | United States |
| 8th | Isaquiel Balbi | Brazil |
| 9th | Ali Mohammed Alhasami | United States |
| 10th | Cengizhan Iǧdir | United States |
| 11th | Jorge Andreas Gomez Penaranda | United States |
| participated | Fahad Al Qahtani | United States |
| participated | Jean Carlos Jesus Zaporo | United States |
| participated | Pablo Rodriguez | United States |
| participated | Brett Forster | United States |
| participated | David Ekpe | United States |
| participated | Martin Dajč | United States |
| participated | Vernon Appleton | United States |
Official scores are unavailable.
Men's Open Bodybuilding - Superheavyweight
| Place | Athlete | Country |
|---|---|---|
| 1st | Sergey Kulaev First recorded win | United States |
| 2nd | Regan Grimes | France |
| 4th | Franco Ezequiel Dominguez | Argentina |
| 5th | Francisco Corral | United States |
| 6th | André Dufrasnes | United States |
| 7th | Andrea Presti | Italy |
| participated | Roberto Falso | United States |
| participated | Johan Fehd Karouani | France |
| participated | Mikhail Kornilov | United States |
| participated | Ali Ejlali | United States |
| participated | Gui Annou | United States |
| participated | Fabio Romagnolo | United States |
| participated | Mustafa Khater | United States |
| participated | Wolfgang Schober | United States |
Official scores are unavailable.
Men's Open Bodybuilding - Welterweight
| Place | Athlete | Country |
|---|---|---|
| 1st | Hamad Alshatti 2nd win here | United States |
| 2nd | Amit Roy | United States |
| 3rd | Eduardo Corona | United States |
| 4th | Mohamed Abdullah Altarouti | United States |
| 5th | Gordon Singh | United Kingdom |
| 6th | Francisco DeAssis | Brazil |
| 7th | Jesus Maria Britos | Paraguay |
| 8th | Robert L Beatty Jr | United States |
| 8th | Gansukh Dorj | United States |
| 8th | Samir Husidic | United States |
| 8th | Amin Shameli | United States |
Official scores are unavailable.
Men's Classic Physique - Class A
| Place | Athlete | Country |
|---|---|---|
| 1st | Fawaaz Al Halawa | United States |
| 2nd | Omar Obino | United States |
| 3rd | Corrado Carbé | United States |
| 4th | Torre Washington | United States |
| 5th | Eric Libby | United States |
| 6th | Joseph Ryan Stafford | United States |
| 7th | Adrian Arroyo | United States |
| 8th | Wallace Wong | Canada |
| 9th | Sengee Otgontsend | United States |
| 10th | Dwight Buckles | United States |
Official scores are unavailable.
Men's Classic Physique - Class B
| Place | Athlete | Country |
|---|---|---|
| 1st | Adrian Ghit First recorded win | United States |
| 2nd | Lepomir Bakic | United States |
| 3rd | Gabriel Nastavi | United States |
| 4th | Marcel Przyszlak | United States |
| 5th | Francesco Rossi | United States |
| 6th | Aghil Movadi | United States |
| 7th | Jacob Graham | United States |
| 8th | Darin Johnson | United States |
| 9th | Jiri Kovac | United States |
| participated | Austin Williams | United States |
| participated | Samir Husidic | United States |
| participated | Renan Esposto | Brazil |
| participated | Rodrigo Coelho | Canada |
| participated | Johnny Ashford | United States |
| participated | Radoslaw Smyk | United States |
| participated | Gunnar Sigurdsson | United States |
| participated | Jorge Alberto Sierra Lopez | Mexico |
| participated | Geraldo Samaniego | - |
| participated | Adile Raki | France |
| participated | Marcel Lux | Germany |
| participated | Antonio Ludovico | United States |
| participated | Cody Key | United States |
| participated | Jason Statler | United States |
Official scores are unavailable.
Men's Classic Physique - Class C
| Place | Athlete | Country |
|---|---|---|
| 1st | Hubert Kulczynski First recorded win | Poland |
| 2nd | Wastecley Moraes | United States |
| 3rd | Svetozar Milenković | United States |
| 4th | Jacek Ratusznik | United States |
| 5th | Branko Teodorovic | United States |
| 6th | Konrad Balcerzak | United States |
| 7th | Jan Tousek | United States |
| 8th | Soheil Sangarzadeh | United States |
| participated | Krzysztof Rodkiewicz | United States |
| participated | Terence White | United States |
| participated | Chad Jensen | United States |
| participated | Jerome Green | United States |
| participated | Rock Contardi | United States |
| participated | Kade Dunstone | Australia |
Official scores are unavailable.
Women's Bodybuilding - Lightweight
Only the winner of this division was recorded by the source. The full placings are not in the database.
| Place | Athlete | Country |
|---|---|---|
| participated | Chantha Yun | United States |
Official scores are unavailable.
Women's Bodybuilding - Superheavyweight
Only the winner of this division was recorded by the source. The full placings are not in the database.
| Place | Athlete | Country |
|---|---|---|
| 3rd | Dana Baker | Canada |
Official scores are unavailable.
Women's Physique
| Place | Athlete | Country |
|---|---|---|
| 1st | Aleksandra Kepa First recorded win | Poland |
| 2nd | Vera Egorova | Russia |
| 3rd | Emma Pavely | United Kingdom |
| 4th | Yesenia Perez | United States |
| 5th | Susana Serrano | El Salvador |
| 6th | Vanessa Bousquet | France |
| 7th | Caitlin Corry | United States |
| 8th | Nicole Neargarder | United States |
| 9th | Olena Chekerda | Italy |
| 10th | Beverly Ochieng | United States |
| 11th | Toni Wheeler | United States |
| 12th | Julie Fortier | Canada |
Official scores are unavailable.
Women's Figure - Class A
| Place | Athlete | Country |
|---|---|---|
| 1st | Melanie Girard First recorded win | United States |
| 2nd | Nelli Mayer | Germany |
| 3rd | Romance Griffin | United States |
| 4th | Chie Terui | United States |
| 5th | Krista Johnson | Canada |
| 6th | Josefina Monsivais | United States |
| 7th | Dericka Roberts | United States |
| 8th | Angela Robinson | Canada |
| 9th | Dusty Smith | United States |
Official scores are unavailable.
Women's Figure - Class B
| Place | Athlete | Country |
|---|---|---|
| 1st | Cho Eunjin First recorded win | United States |
| 2nd | Mary Valid | Canada |
| 3rd | Petala Rosas | United States |
| 4th | Maria Catharina Mendes | Brazil |
| 5th | Michelle Bailey | United States |
| 6th | Agnese Donati | Italy |
| 7th | Kristin Kristjansdottir | Iceland |
| 8th | Susan Haslam | Canada |
| 9th | Manuella Proksch | Canada |
| 10th | Dayany Castañeda | Venezuela |
| 11th | Muna Breitem | Canada |
| 12th | Kaliopi Katapoti | Greece |
Official scores are unavailable.
Women's Figure - Class C
| Place | Athlete | Country |
|---|---|---|
| 1st | Michele DaSilva Pinto First recorded win | Brazil |
| 2nd | Wagna Vargas Savietto | Brazil |
| 3rd | Yaroslava Nikolaeva | Russia |
| 4th | Tiffany Wilson | United States |
| 5th | Sabrina Burgess | Bermuda |
| 6th | Mary Marji | United States |
| 7th | Abbey Roemke | United States |
| 8th | Linda Richmond | United States |
| 9th | Tiffanie Nelson | United States |
Official scores are unavailable.
Women's Figure - Class D
| Place | Athlete | Country |
|---|---|---|
| 1st | Kim Hye Yoon First recorded win | United States |
| 2nd | Nikolett Vasvari | Australia |
| 3rd | Claudia Galhoti | United States |
| 4th | Una Heimisdóttir | Iceland |
| 5th | Zuleica Rezende | United States |
| 6th | Federica Vallotto | Italy |
| 7th | Amanda Schmidt | Canada |
| 8th | Claudia Levesque | Canada |
| 9th | Carolina Crozeta | Brazil |
| 10th | Erin Crawford | Canada |
| 11th | Oksana Balanyuk | United States |
| 12th | Alejandra Lovera | Mexico |
| 13th | Cristy Rosario | United States |
| 14th | Dekel Nisbitt | United States |
| 15th | Chantal Rousseau | United States |
| participated | Renee Black | United States |
| participated | Mary Dematteo | United States |
| participated | Esmeralda Higareda Gonzalez | Mexico |
| participated | Julia Luz-Sanchez | Mexico |
| participated | Jaclyn Nicholls | United States |
| participated | Victorio Nnadi | United States |
| participated | Laura Prerost | United States |
Official scores are unavailable.
Women's Figure - Class E
| Place | Athlete | Country |
|---|---|---|
| 1st | Jessica Hubbard First recorded win | United States |
| 2nd | Kelly King | Canada |
| 3rd | Marcia Olsen | United States |
| 4th | Donna Garron | United States |
| 5th | Caterine Dupuis | United States |
| 6th | Charlene Gilbert | Canada |
| 7th | Yesenia Perez | United States |
| 8th | Barbara Molyneaux | Canada |
| 9th | Hollie Leblanc | Canada |
| 10th | Nicole Leeper-Smith | United States |
| 11th | Lacey Kumanchik | United States |
| 12th | Kelsey Girlie | United States |
Official scores are unavailable.
Women's Figure - Class F
| Place | Athlete | Country |
|---|---|---|
| 1st | Tiffany Szumila First recorded win | United States |
| 2nd | Angela Eramo | Italy |
| 3rd | Jaslyn Antonini | United States |
| 4th | Nadine Hyatt | Canada |
| 5th | Karen Barr | Canada |
| 6th | Neli Mitreva | United States |
| 7th | Mindy Bittner | United States |
| 8th | Jennifer Dyer-Jenkins | United States |
| 9th | Jessica Smith (1) | United States |
Official scores are unavailable.
Masters divisions
Age-graded classes, judged separately from the open divisions above.
Other Divisions - Masters 40+ Men
Official scores are unavailable.
Other Divisions - Masters 50+ Men
| Place | Athlete | Country |
|---|---|---|
| 1st | Anastasios Koligionis | United States |
| 2nd | Wolfgang Schober | United States |
| 3rd | Saldana Benavides Henfy | United States |
| 4th | Mintxo Lasaosa | Australia |
| 5th | Jim Pickett | United States |
| 6th | Lucas Tomas Cilich | United States |
| 7th | John Wozniak | United States |
| participated | Melvin Borrows | United States |
| participated | James Tunstall | United States |
| participated | David Small | United States |
| participated | Amir Amin Meabed | United States |
| participated | Ken Mancini | United States |
| participated | William Adkins | United States |
Official scores are unavailable.
Complete Results updated July 30, 2026 Source: MuscleMemory
This edition in context
- Competitors
- 259
- Divisions
- 21
- Size rank
- 5 of 14
The biggest field since 2014.
What this page holds
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.