Australasia 1997
Australasia 1997 was held in Australia. The Men's Open Bodybuilding - Heavyweight title went to Shane Stratton.
- Year
- 1997
- Date
- Jan 1, 1997
- Location
- Australia
- Federation
- IFBB
- Divisions
- 7
- Competitors
- 16
Results by Division
| Division | Winner | Runner-up |
|---|---|---|
| Men's Open Bodybuilding - Heavyweight | Shane Stratton | Paul Gallanof |
| Men's Open Bodybuilding - Junior | Justin Rys | – |
| Men's Open Bodybuilding - Lightheavyweight | George Giannapoulos | Wayne Green |
| Men's Open Bodybuilding - Lightweight | Shaun Dewitt | – |
| Men's Open Bodybuilding - Middleweight | Mark McLelland | Andrew Byrne |
| Men's Open Bodybuilding - Pro | Brian Anthony | Guy Grundy |
| Other Divisions - Masters | Bruce Jones | Norman Kirsch |
Australasia 1997
Australasia 1997 was held in Australia. The Men's Open Bodybuilding - Heavyweight title went to Shane Stratton.
Top 3 Men's Open Bodybuilding - Heavyweight
Australasia 1997 contested 7 divisions across 16 athletes, 6 open and 1 age-restricted Masters, competitors from 2 countries. Shane Stratton took Men's Open Bodybuilding - Heavyweight. 7 divisions crowned a champion; each is judged independently. No round scores were published for this event, so placings are shown without them.
Masters divisions 1
Men's Open Bodybuilding - Heavyweight
| Place | Athlete | Country |
|---|---|---|
| 1st | Shane Stratton 3rd win here | Australia |
| 2nd | Paul Gallanof | Australia |
| 3rd | Fardi Karhdif | Australia |
Official scores are unavailable.
Men's Open Bodybuilding - Junior
Only the winner of this division was recorded by the source. The full placings are not in the database.
| Place | Athlete | Country |
|---|---|---|
| 1st | Justin Rys First recorded win | Australia |
Official scores are unavailable.
Men's Open Bodybuilding - Lightheavyweight
| Place | Athlete | Country |
|---|---|---|
| 1st | George Giannapoulos First recorded win | Australia |
| 2nd | Wayne Green | United States |
| 3rd | Scotty Quinn | Australia |
Official scores are unavailable.
Men's Open Bodybuilding - Lightweight
Only the winner of this division was recorded by the source. The full placings are not in the database.
| Place | Athlete | Country |
|---|---|---|
| 1st | Shaun Dewitt First recorded win | Australia |
Official scores are unavailable.
Men's Open Bodybuilding - Middleweight
Men's Open Bodybuilding - Pro
| Place | Athlete | Country |
|---|---|---|
| 1st | Brian Anthony 2nd win here | Australia |
| 2nd | Guy Grundy | Australia |
Official scores are unavailable.
Masters divisions
Age-graded classes, judged separately from the open divisions above.
Other Divisions - Masters Men
| Place | Athlete | Country |
|---|---|---|
| 1st | Bruce Jones First recorded win | Australia |
| 2nd | Norman Kirsch | Australia |
| 3rd | Soame Makalio | Australia |
Official scores are unavailable.
Complete Results updated March 12, 2026 Source: MuscleMemory
This edition in context
- Competitors
- 16
- Divisions
- 7
- Size rank
- 9 of 10
The biggest field since 1996.
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.