Arnold Amateur Australia 2019
Arnold Amateur Australia 2019 was held in Melbourne, Australia. The Men's Open Bodybuilding - Heavyweight title went to James Ormsby.
- Year
- 2019
- Date
- Mar 1, 2019
- Location
- Melbourne, Australia
- Federation
- IFBB
- Divisions
- 15
- Competitors
- 138
Results by Division
| Division | Winner | Runner-up |
|---|---|---|
| Men's Open Bodybuilding - Heavyweight | James Ormsby | Youssef Hamad |
| Men's Open Bodybuilding - Junior | Louis Perkett | Damien Tronc |
| Men's Open Bodybuilding - Lightheavyweight | James Newcomb | Mijail Barak |
| Men's Open Bodybuilding - Lightweight | Robert Randall | Ashok Kumar |
| Men's Open Bodybuilding - Middleweight | Ben Roberts | Carlos Chan |
| Men's Open Bodybuilding - Superheavyweight | Jake Nikolopoulos | Chris Kavvalos |
| Men's Classic Physique - Class A | Reza Smith | Billie Paea |
| Men's Classic Physique - Class B | Ethan Gohari | Rohan Untersteiner |
| Men's Classic Physique - Class C | David Roig | Samuel Mussared |
| Men's Physique | – | – |
| Women's Physique | Rach White | Erin Fruet |
| Women's Figure - Class A | Sonia Koaru | Kelly Sammut |
| Women's Figure - Class B | Rose Black | Renee Walker |
| Women's Figure - Masters | Renee Archer | Kristie Notte |
| Other Divisions - Masters | Jason Bednarz | Steven Nicholas |
All Contests
Arnold Amateur Australia 2019 Results
James Ormsby
Champion
Arnold Amateur Australia 2019 was held in Melbourne, Australia. The Men's Open Bodybuilding - Heavyweight title went to James Ormsby.
Defending Physique champion Tina Black, who won in 2018, did not return.
Top 3 Men's Open Bodybuilding - Heavyweight
Arnold Amateur Australia 2019 contested 15 divisions across 138 athletes, 13 open and 2 age-restricted Masters, competitors from 2 countries. James Ormsby took Men's Open Bodybuilding - Heavyweight. 14 divisions crowned a champion; each is judged independently. No round scores were published for this event, so placings are shown without them.
13 open divisions. Scroll the list to reach the rest.
Masters divisions 2
Men's Open Bodybuilding - Heavyweight
| Place | Athlete | Country |
|---|---|---|
| 1st | James Ormsby First recorded win | Australia |
| 2nd | Youssef Hamad | Australia |
| 3rd | Brock Newman | Australia |
| 4th | Chris Skogberg | Australia |
| 5th | Matthew Battye | Australia |
| 6th | Sean Berman | Australia |
| 7th | Zachery Ambler | Australia |
| 8th | David Hughes | United States |
Official scores are unavailable.
Men's Open Bodybuilding - Junior
| Place | Athlete | Country |
|---|---|---|
| 1st | Louis Perkett First recorded win | Australia |
| 2nd | Damien Tronc | Australia |
| 3rd | Koben Moore | Australia |
| 4th | Nicholas Hilton | Australia |
| 5th | Declan Wiseman | Australia |
| 6th | Ben Lack | Australia |
| 7th | Scott Kilby | Australia |
| 8th | Gerard Pashkevich | Australia |
| 9th | Samuel Leahy | Australia |
| 10th | Peter Christoulakis | Australia |
Official scores are unavailable.
Men's Open Bodybuilding - Lightheavyweight
| Place | Athlete | Country |
|---|---|---|
| 1st | James Newcomb First recorded win | Australia |
| 2nd | Mijail Barak | Australia |
| 3rd | Kirat Singh | Australia |
| 4th | Inoke Harvey Ligari | Australia |
| 5th | Mohammed Albu Attiya | Australia |
| 6th | Jekesoni Yanuyanudrua | Australia |
| 7th | Luke Fuller | Australia |
| 8th | Scott Kilby | Australia |
| 9th | Mark Costanzo | Australia |
| 10th | David Matthews | Australia |
| participated | Zac Wood | Australia |
| participated | Casey Smits | Australia |
| participated | Candel Kumud | Australia |
Official scores are unavailable.
Men's Open Bodybuilding - Lightweight
| Place | Athlete | Country |
|---|---|---|
| 1st | Robert Randall First recorded win | Australia |
| 2nd | Ashok Kumar | Australia |
| 3rd | Dilshan Perera | Australia |
| 4th | Liam Cherry | Australia |
| 5th | Bassam Marhaba | Australia |
| 6th | Alex Morosan | Australia |
| 7th | Regnal Ram | Australia |
| 8th | Jason Nakhla | Australia |
| 9th | Liam Fitzgerald | Australia |
| 10th | Andy McKenzie | Australia |
| 11th | Omar Abdelhamid | Australia |
Official scores are unavailable.
Men's Open Bodybuilding - Middleweight
| Place | Athlete | Country |
|---|---|---|
| 1st | Ben Roberts First recorded win | Australia |
| 2nd | Carlos Chan | Australia |
| 3rd | Byron Brun-Smits | Australia |
| 4th | Jean-Paul Perle | Australia |
| 5th | Jason Bednarz | Australia |
| 6th | James Puglia | Australia |
| 7th | Dominic Mitolo | Australia |
| 8th | Ben Price | Australia |
| 9th | Paras Gupta | Australia |
| 10th | Tony Nguyen | Australia |
| participated | Tony Razmoski | Australia |
| participated | Larry Ndely | Australia |
| participated | Ian Crawford | Australia |
| participated | Chris Corcoran | Australia |
| participated | Peter Christoulakis | Australia |
Official scores are unavailable.
Men's Open Bodybuilding - Superheavyweight
| Place | Athlete | Country |
|---|---|---|
| 1st | Jake Nikolopoulos First Arnold Amateur Australia title | Australia |
| 2nd | Chris Kavvalos | Australia |
| 3rd | Chayse Tattershall | Australia |
| 4th | Adam Rochester | Australia |
| 5th | Ross Moloney | Australia |
| 6th | Shane Smith | United States |
| 7th | Radu Apostol | Australia |
| 8th | Julian Wood | Australia |
| 9th | Daryl Tomuli | Australia |
| 10th | Muntazir Hussain | Australia |
| participated | Harry Vlahos | Australia |
| participated | Rhys Furszt | Australia |
Official scores are unavailable.
Men's Classic Physique - Class A
| Place | Athlete | Country |
|---|---|---|
| 1st | Reza Smith First recorded win | Australia |
| 2nd | Billie Paea | United States |
| 3rd | Nick Jones | Australia |
| 4th | Dilshan Perera | Australia |
| 5th | Hzan Zhek Khaw | Australia |
| 6th | Regnal Ram | Australia |
| 7th | Xu Meng | Australia |
| 8th | Blair Tahitahi | Australia |
| 9th | Milad Vali | Australia |
| 10th | Ruzaini Tahar | Australia |
| 11th | Teddy Spaens | Australia |
Official scores are unavailable.
Men's Classic Physique - Class B
| Place | Athlete | Country |
|---|---|---|
| 1st | Ethan Gohari Title defense, 2nd win here | Australia |
| 2nd | Rohan Untersteiner | Australia |
| 3rd | Ranjit Singh | Australia |
| 4th | Anthony Novak | Australia |
| 5th | Inoke Harvey Ligari | Australia |
| 6th | Enayathullah Sam Enaya | Australia |
| 7th | Ash Abdollahi | Australia |
| 8th | Mark Costanzo | Australia |
| 9th | Jekesoni Yanuyanudrua | Australia |
| 10th | Ricci Calvi | Australia |
| participated | Mahdi Farshininasab | Australia |
| participated | Brock Waugh | Australia |
| participated | Gilbert Foucault | Australia |
Official scores are unavailable.
Men's Classic Physique - Class C
Men's Physique
| Place | Athlete | Country |
|---|---|---|
| 4th | Suhami Binte Mohammad | Australia |
| 6th | Alysha Kempf | Australia |
Official scores are unavailable.
Women's Physique
| Place | Athlete | Country |
|---|---|---|
| 1st | Rach White First recorded win | Australia |
| 2nd | Erin Fruet | Australia |
| 3rd | Jodie Howard | Australia |
| 5th | Kerry Rowen | Australia |
Official scores are unavailable.
Women's Figure - Class A
| Place | Athlete | Country |
|---|---|---|
| 1st | Sonia Koaru First recorded win | Australia |
| 2nd | Kelly Sammut | Australia |
| 3rd | Ruwinie Senaratne | Australia |
| 4th | Lisa Saygun | United States |
| 5th | Kayla Jones | Australia |
| 6th | Steffanie Gohr | Australia |
| 7th | Maria Rigatos | Australia |
| 8th | Sophie Hull | Australia |
| 9th | Karla Gambell | United States |
Official scores are unavailable.
Women's Figure - Class B
| Place | Athlete | Country |
|---|---|---|
| 1st | Rose Black 2nd win here | United States |
| 2nd | Renee Walker | Australia |
| 3rd | Renee Archer | Australia |
| 4th | Wmily Wyatt | Australia |
| 5th | Maria Andrano | Australia |
| 6th | Tiffanie Riley | Australia |
| 7th | Megan Knight | United States |
| 8th | Tracey Lee Hempstead | Australia |
| 9th | Jo Philp | Australia |
Official scores are unavailable.
Masters divisions
Age-graded classes, judged separately from the open divisions above.
Women's Figure - Masters
| Place | Athlete | Country |
|---|---|---|
| 1st | Renee Archer First recorded win | Australia |
| 2nd | Kristie Notte | Australia |
| 3rd | Virginie Foucault | Australia |
| 4th | Maria Andrano | Australia |
| 5th | Maria Rigatos | Australia |
| 6th | Donya Assi | Australia |
| 7th | Wendy Daniels | Australia |
| 8th | Karla Gambell | United States |
| 9th | Trinity Batham | Australia |
| 10th | Antoniette Spiniello | Australia |
| participated | Tracey Lee Hempstead | Australia |
| participated | Gail Wisemann | Australia |
| participated | Kathleen Simpson | United States |
| participated | Rose Calapai | Australia |
| participated | Rhonda Roberts | Australia |
| participated | Amy Rowe | Australia |
| participated | Deb Morgan | Australia |
Official scores are unavailable.
Other Divisions - Masters Men
| Place | Athlete | Country |
|---|---|---|
| 1st | Jason Bednarz First Arnold Amateur Australia title | Australia |
| 2nd | Steven Nicholas | Australia |
| 3rd | Pedro Relvas | Australia |
| 4th | Robert Quatro | Australia |
| 5th | Paul Jayilian | Australia |
| 6th | Phillip Nelson | Australia |
| 7th | David Mills | United States |
| 8th | Harry Vlahos | Australia |
| 9th | Johnny Whenuaroa | Australia |
| 10th | Eric McEntyre | Australia |
| participated | Paul Burich | Australia |
| participated | Jean-Francois Marion | Australia |
Official scores are unavailable.
Complete Results updated July 30, 2026 Source: MuscleMemory
This edition in context
- Competitors
- 138
- Divisions
- 15
- Size rank
- 3 of 5
The biggest field since 2017.
Past winners of this event
| Year | Winner | Division |
|---|---|---|
| 2019 | Rach White | Physique |
| 2018 | Tina Black | Physique |
| 2017 | Karolina Borkovcova | Physique |
| 2016 | Lee-Anne Temnyk | Physique |
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.
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