Blue Thunder 1998
Blue Thunder 1998 was held in USA. The Men's Open Bodybuilding - Heavyweight title went to Paul Davis (1) (2).
- Year
- 1998
- Date
- Jan 1, 1998
- Location
- USA
- Federation
- NPC
- Divisions
- 7
- Competitors
- 18
Results by Division
| Division | Winner | Runner-up |
|---|---|---|
| Men's Open Bodybuilding - Heavyweight | Paul Davis (1) (2) | Stephen Salerno |
| Men's Open Bodybuilding - Lightheavyweight | Tony Cedeno | Stephen Naylor |
| Men's Open Bodybuilding - Lightweight | Jovino Gonzalez | Orlando Alvarez |
| Men's Open Bodybuilding - Middleweight | Michael Martino | Joaquinto Lopez |
| Men's Open Bodybuilding - Teen | Clifton Dimello | – |
| Women's Bodybuilding | Michelle Gramilli | – |
| Other Divisions - Masters | Josh Friedman | Pete Taylor |
Blue Thunder 1998
Blue Thunder 1998 was held in USA. The Men's Open Bodybuilding - Heavyweight title went to Paul Davis (1) (2).
Defending HeavyWeight champion Kai Greene, who won in 1997, did not return.
Top 3 Men's Open Bodybuilding - Heavyweight
Blue Thunder 1998 contested 7 divisions across 18 athletes, 6 open and 1 age-restricted Masters, competitors from 3 countries. Paul Davis (1) (2) 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 | Paul Davis (1) (2) First recorded win | United States |
| 2nd | Stephen Salerno | United States |
| 3rd | Mark Wilson | United States |
Official scores are unavailable.
Men's Open Bodybuilding - Lightheavyweight
| Place | Athlete | Country |
|---|---|---|
| 1st | Tony Cedeno Title defense, 2nd win here | United States |
| 2nd | Stephen Naylor | United Kingdom |
| 3rd | Al Faraz | United States |
| 4th | Ray Vassallo | United States |
| 5th | Josh Friedman | United States |
| 6th | Pete Taylor | United States |
Official scores are unavailable.
Men's Open Bodybuilding - Lightweight
| Place | Athlete | Country |
|---|---|---|
| 1st | Jovino Gonzalez First recorded win | United States |
| 2nd | Orlando Alvarez | United States |
| 3rd | Michael Koher | Germany |
| 4th | Michael Turilli | United States |
Official scores are unavailable.
Men's Open Bodybuilding - Middleweight
| Place | Athlete | Country |
|---|---|---|
| 1st | Michael Martino First recorded win | United States |
| 2nd | Joaquinto Lopez | United States |
| 3rd | Dale Flores | United States |
Official scores are unavailable.
Men's Open Bodybuilding - Teen
Only the winner of this division was recorded by the source. The full placings are not in the database.
| Place | Athlete | Country |
|---|---|---|
| 1st | Clifton Dimello First recorded win | United States |
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 | Michelle Gramilli First recorded win | United States |
Official scores are unavailable.
Masters divisions
Age-graded classes, judged separately from the open divisions above.
Other Divisions - Masters Men
| Place | Athlete | Country |
|---|---|---|
| 1st | Josh Friedman First recorded win | United States |
| 2nd | Pete Taylor | United States |
| 3rd | Michael Turilli | United States |
Official scores are unavailable.
Complete Results updated March 26, 2026 Source: MuscleMemory
This edition in context
- Competitors
- 18
- Divisions
- 7
- Size rank
- 2 of 2
The biggest field since 1997.
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.