Australasia 1996
Australasia 1996 was held in Australia. The Men's Open Bodybuilding title went to Sheryl Stewart.
- Year
- 1996
- Date
- Jan 1, 1996
- Location
- Australia
- Federation
- NABBA
- Divisions
- 11
- Competitors
- 52
Results by Division
| Division | Winner | Runner-up |
|---|---|---|
| Men's Open Bodybuilding | Sheryl Stewart | – |
| Men's Open Bodybuilding - Junior | Chris Flahos | Boota Singh |
| Men's Open Bodybuilding - Medium | Rui Mu | Graeme Lancefield |
| Men's Open Bodybuilding - Medium Tall | Michael Buder | Alex Marie |
| Men's Open Bodybuilding - Short | Quinn Lay | Brad McLennan |
| Men's Open Bodybuilding - Tall | Don Mahoney | Frank Toth |
| Men's Open Bodybuilding - Teen | René Van Kan | David Smith |
| Women's Bodybuilding | – | Kathy Zeljko |
| Women's Figure | Pina Theodoridis | Terri Roberts |
| Women's Bodybuilding - Masters | Debra Ross | Lucy Merro |
| Other Divisions - Masters | Peter Stewart | Dennis Dye |
Australasia 1996
Australasia 1996 was held in Australia. The Men's Open Bodybuilding title went to Sheryl Stewart.
Defending Bodybuilding champion Heather Adams, who won in 1995, did not return.
Australasia 1996 contested 11 divisions across 52 athletes, 9 open and 2 age-restricted Masters, competitors from 3 countries. Sheryl Stewart took Men's Open Bodybuilding. 10 divisions crowned a champion; each is judged independently. No round scores were published for this event, so placings are shown without them.
Masters divisions 2
Men's Open Bodybuilding
Only the winner of this division was recorded by the source. The full placings are not in the database.
| Place | Athlete | Country |
|---|---|---|
| 1st | Sheryl Stewart | United States |
Official scores are unavailable.
Men's Open Bodybuilding - Junior
Men's Open Bodybuilding - Medium
Men's Open Bodybuilding - Medium Tall
| Place | Athlete | Country |
|---|---|---|
| 1st | Michael Buder First recorded win | Australia |
| 2nd | Alex Marie | Australia |
| 3rd | Darren Smith | United Kingdom |
| 4th | Bernie Friedli | Australia |
Official scores are unavailable.
Men's Open Bodybuilding - Short
| Place | Athlete | Country |
|---|---|---|
| 1st | Quinn Lay First recorded win | Australia |
| 2nd | Brad McLennan | Australia |
| 3rd | Nick Jones | Australia |
| 4th | Garrick Bridges | Australia |
| 5th | Colin Murphie | Australia |
| 6th | Craig Peterson | Australia |
| 7th | Mark Ware | Australia |
Official scores are unavailable.
Men's Open Bodybuilding - Tall
| Place | Athlete | Country |
|---|---|---|
| 1st | Don Mahoney First Australasia title | United States |
| 2nd | Frank Toth | Australia |
| 3rd | Mark Trewartha | Australia |
| 4th | Darren Clements | Australia |
| 5th | Philip Karlhuber | Australia |
| 6th | Ben Dirks | Australia |
Official scores are unavailable.
Men's Open Bodybuilding - Teen
| Place | Athlete | Country |
|---|---|---|
| 1st | René Van Kan Title defense, 2nd win here | Australia |
| 2nd | David Smith | United States |
| 3rd | Sam Khaddour | Australia |
| 4th | Dung Tri Nguyen | Australia |
Official scores are unavailable.
Women's Bodybuilding
| Place | Athlete | Country |
|---|---|---|
| 2nd | Kathy Zeljko | Australia |
| 3rd | Femmy Ayegon | United States |
| 4th | Marianne Friedli | Australia |
| 5th | Antje Rogerson | Australia |
| 6th | Louise Palmer | Australia |
| 7th | Lisa Griggs | United States |
Official scores are unavailable.
Women's Figure
| Place | Athlete | Country |
|---|---|---|
| 1st | Pina Theodoridis | Australia |
| 2nd | Terri Roberts | United States |
| 3rd | Tina Louise Perry | Australia |
| 4th | Michelle Dombrowski | Australia |
| 5th | Heather Carr | Australia |
| 6th | Anna Hatzivasilou | Australia |
Official scores are unavailable.
Masters divisions
Age-graded classes, judged separately from the open divisions above.
Women's Bodybuilding - Masters
Other Divisions - Masters Men
| Place | Athlete | Country |
|---|---|---|
| 1st | Peter Stewart First recorded win | Australia |
| 2nd | Dennis Dye | Australia |
| 3rd | Kym Johncock | Australia |
| 4th | Godwin Abdilla | Australia |
| 5th | James Clark-Smith | Australia |
| 6th | Clem Ziegler | Australia |
| 7th | Tony Rizzo | Australia |
Official scores are unavailable.
Complete Results updated June 10, 2026 Source: MuscleMemory
This edition in context
- Competitors
- 52
- Divisions
- 11
- Size rank
- 3 of 10
The biggest field since 1992.
Past winners of this event
| Year | Winner | Division |
|---|---|---|
| 2013 | Frederique Guthrie | Bodybuilding |
| 2012 | Anne Marie Lasserre | Bodybuilding |
| 2011 | Christine Zadel | Bodybuilding |
| 2005 | Laura Clements | Bodybuilding |
| 2004 | Jenni Douglas | Bodybuilding |
| 1996 | Sheryl Stewart | Bodybuilding |
| 1995 | Heather Adams | Bodybuilding |
| 1994 | Shane Stratton | Medium |
| 1992 | Debbie Pickford | Bodybuilding |
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.