Australia 2008
Australia 2008 was held in Melbourne, Australia. The Men's Open Bodybuilding - Junior title went to Matthew McHugh.
- Year
- 2008
- Date
- Jan 1, 2008
- Location
- Melbourne, Australia
- Federation
- NABBA
- Divisions
- 11
- Competitors
- 34
Results by Division
| Division | Winner | Runner-up |
|---|---|---|
| Men's Open Bodybuilding - Junior | Matthew McHugh | Rajiv Chuckowree |
| Men's Open Bodybuilding - Medium | Nick Ranelli | Jason Bednarz |
| Men's Open Bodybuilding - Medium Tall | Justin Wessels | Mark Reed |
| Men's Open Bodybuilding - Tall | Scott Goble | Roberto Morando |
| Women's Bodybuilding | Nickie Ware | – |
| Women's Bodybuilding - Short | Ashley Mason | – |
| Women's Figure - Class A | Coral Moody | – |
| Women's Figure - Class B | Anna Hetzel | Irene Nickole |
| Women's Figure - Masters | Kym Brandhoff | Terri Roberts |
| Other Divisions - Masters 40+ | Darren Smith | Tony Bates |
| Other Divisions - Masters 50+ | Kym Johncock | Phyllip Matthews |
Australia 2008
Australia 2008 was held in Melbourne, Australia. The Men's Open Bodybuilding - Junior title went to Matthew McHugh.
Defending Bodybuilding champion Marian Wilford, who won in 2007, did not return.
Top 3 Men's Open Bodybuilding - Junior
Australia 2008 contested 11 divisions across 34 athletes, 8 open and 3 age-restricted Masters, competitors from 3 countries. Matthew McHugh took Men's Open Bodybuilding - Junior. 11 divisions crowned a champion; each is judged independently. No round scores were published for this event, so placings are shown without them.
Masters divisions 3
Men's Open Bodybuilding - Junior
| Place | Athlete | Country |
|---|---|---|
| 1st | Matthew McHugh First recorded win | Australia |
| 2nd | Rajiv Chuckowree | Australia |
| 3rd | Kyle Wilson | Australia |
| 4th | Mitchell Vickeridge | Australia |
Official scores are unavailable.
Men's Open Bodybuilding - Medium
| Place | Athlete | Country |
|---|---|---|
| 1st | Nick Ranelli First recorded win | Australia |
| 2nd | Jason Bednarz | Australia |
| 3rd | Scott Slaman | Australia |
Official scores are unavailable.
Men's Open Bodybuilding - Medium Tall
| Place | Athlete | Country |
|---|---|---|
| 1st | Justin Wessels First recorded win | United States |
| 2nd | Mark Reed | United States |
| 3rd | Trevor Leadbeatter | Australia |
| 4th | Darren Merchant | Australia |
Official scores are unavailable.
Men's Open Bodybuilding - Tall
| Place | Athlete | Country |
|---|---|---|
| 1st | Scott Goble First recorded win | Australia |
| 2nd | Roberto Morando | Australia |
| 3rd | Allan Readie | Australia |
| 4th | Andy Temnyk | Australia |
Official scores are unavailable.
Women's Bodybuilding
Only the winner of this division was recorded by the source. The full placings are not in the database.
| Place | Athlete | Country |
|---|---|---|
| 1st | Nickie Ware First recorded win | Australia |
Official scores are unavailable.
Women's Bodybuilding - Short
Only the winner of this division was recorded by the source. The full placings are not in the database.
| Place | Athlete | Country |
|---|---|---|
| 1st | Ashley Mason First recorded win | Australia |
Official scores are unavailable.
Women's Figure - Class A
Only the winner of this division was recorded by the source. The full placings are not in the database.
| Place | Athlete | Country |
|---|---|---|
| 1st | Coral Moody | Australia |
Official scores are unavailable.
Women's Figure - Class B
| Place | Athlete | Country |
|---|---|---|
| 1st | Anna Hetzel First recorded win | Australia |
| 2nd | Irene Nickole | Australia |
| 3rd | Louise Raunchwald | 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 | Kym Brandhoff First recorded win | Australia |
| 2nd | Terri Roberts | United States |
| 3rd | Peta Baker | Australia |
| participated | Karen Jeffrey | Australia |
| participated | Susan Mansfield | Australia |
| participated | Marnie Schenk | Australia |
Official scores are unavailable.
Other Divisions - Masters 40+ Men
| Place | Athlete | Country |
|---|---|---|
| 1st | Darren Smith Title defense, 2nd win here | United Kingdom |
| 2nd | Tony Bates | United States |
| 3rd | Stephen Tagliaferri | Australia |
Official scores are unavailable.
Other Divisions - Masters 50+ Men
| Place | Athlete | Country |
|---|---|---|
| 1st | Kym Johncock 2nd win here | Australia |
| 2nd | Phyllip Matthews | Australia |
| 3rd | Ken Ware | Australia |
| 4th | Kingsley Pak | Australia |
Official scores are unavailable.
Complete Results updated July 12, 2026 Source: MuscleMemory
This edition in context
- Competitors
- 34
- Divisions
- 11
- Size rank
- 10 of 21
The biggest field since 2006.
Past winners of this event
| Year | Winner | Division |
|---|---|---|
| 2015 | Renae Johnstone | Physique |
| 2014 | Shaz Campbell | Bodybuilding |
| 2012 | Anne Sievers | Bodybuilding |
| 2010 | Shaz Simpson | Bodybuilding |
| 2009 | Lisa Bailey | Bodybuilding |
| 2008 | Nickie Ware | Bodybuilding |
| 2007 | Marian Wilford | Bodybuilding |
| 2004 | Joanne Rogers | Bodybuilding |
| 2003 | Vicki Reid | Open |
| 2002 | Sandra-Lee Jose | Open |
| 2001 | Joanne Rogers | Open |
| 2000 | Joanne Rogers | Open |
| 1997 | Gillian Bromley | Bodybuilding |
| 1995 | Lisa Egan | 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.
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