British Championships 2016
British Championships 2016 was held in London, United Kingdom. The Men's Open Bodybuilding - Heavyweight title went to Jenev Barghese.
- Year
- 2016
- Date
- Oct 15, 2016
- Location
- London, United Kingdom
- Federation
- IFBB
- Divisions
- 16
- Competitors
- 279
Results by Division
| Division | Winner | Runner-up |
|---|---|---|
| Men's Open Bodybuilding - Heavyweight | Jenev Barghese | Azeez Salu |
| Men's Open Bodybuilding - Junior | Azeez Salu | Guy Clifford Harding |
| Men's Open Bodybuilding - Lightheavyweight | James Watts | Cliff Benton |
| Men's Open Bodybuilding - Lightweight | Gareeb Navas | Gordon Singh |
| Men's Open Bodybuilding - Middleweight | David Henderson | Michael Williams (1) |
| Men's Open Bodybuilding - Superheavyweight | Luke Sandoe | Laurie Carr |
| Men's Classic Physique - Class A | Piotr Jablonski | Will Monzeer |
| Men's Classic Physique - Class B | Andrew Fisher | Rustum Ali |
| Women's Physique | Lorna MacDonald | Linda Gartside |
| Women's Figure - Class A | Barbara Kiss | Clare Barks |
| Women's Figure - Class B | Natasha McFarlane | Kristina Vassileva |
| Women's Figure - Junior | Connie Slyziut | Rhea Gayle |
| Women's Bodybuilding - Masters 40+ | Simona Evans | – |
| Women's Figure - Masters | Michelle Leach | Sally Knights |
| Other Divisions - Masters 40+ | – | Manuel Casimiro |
| Other Divisions - Masters 50+ | Alfie Noda | Bruce McCall |
All Contests
British Championships 2016
Jenev Barghese
Champion
British Championships 2016 was held in London, United Kingdom. The Men's Open Bodybuilding - Heavyweight title went to Jenev Barghese.
Defending Physique champion Carly Thornton, who won in 2015, did not return.
Top 3 Men's Open Bodybuilding - Heavyweight
British Championships 2016 contested 16 divisions across 279 athletes, 12 open and 4 age-restricted Masters, competitors from 3 countries. Jenev Barghese took Men's Open Bodybuilding - Heavyweight. 15 divisions crowned a champion; each is judged independently. No round scores were published for this event, so placings are shown without them.
Masters divisions 4
Men's Open Bodybuilding - Heavyweight
| Place | Athlete | Country |
|---|---|---|
| 1st | Jenev Barghese First recorded win | United Kingdom |
| 2nd | Azeez Salu | United Kingdom |
| 3rd | Lee Swinhoe | United Kingdom |
| 4th | Hameed Juma | United Kingdom |
| 5th | Alex Babatunde | United Kingdom |
| 6th | Marc Hector | United Kingdom |
| participated | Aaron Hallet | United Kingdom |
| participated | Nathan Garey | United Kingdom |
| participated | Mark Cole | United Kingdom |
| participated | Rob Cannon | United Kingdom |
| participated | Vahid Babajani | United Kingdom |
| participated | Neil Andrews | United Kingdom |
| participated | Vlad Klimanov | United Kingdom |
| participated | Michael Porter | United Kingdom |
| participated | Tom Stacey | United Kingdom |
| participated | Adam Sale | United Kingdom |
| participated | Serkan Sacakli | United Kingdom |
| participated | Tom Ramsay | United Kingdom |
Official scores are unavailable.
Men's Open Bodybuilding - Junior
| Place | Athlete | Country |
|---|---|---|
| 1st | Azeez Salu Title defense, 2nd win here | United Kingdom |
| 2nd | Guy Clifford Harding | United Kingdom |
| 3rd | Joey Farrell | United Kingdom |
| 4th | Guy Clarke-Riardan | United Kingdom |
| 5th | Jack Harris | United Kingdom |
| 6th | Joshua Kinsey-Clough | United Kingdom |
| participated | Dylan Cousins | United Kingdom |
| participated | Joe Chell | United Kingdom |
| participated | Allen Adylle | United Kingdom |
| participated | Miles Craven | United Kingdom |
| participated | Alex Hughes | - |
| participated | Vieri Thonet | United Kingdom |
| participated | Akin Salami | United Kingdom |
| participated | Santiago Saaverra | United Kingdom |
| participated | Jonathan Nelson | - |
| participated | Peter Morgan | United Kingdom |
| participated | Kieran Milne | United Kingdom |
| participated | Daniel Leszynski | United Kingdom |
| participated | Abou Konata | United Kingdom |
| participated | David Izeubokin | United Kingdom |
| participated | Daniel Hurum | United Kingdom |
Official scores are unavailable.
Men's Open Bodybuilding - Lightheavyweight
| Place | Athlete | Country |
|---|---|---|
| 1st | James Watts 2nd win here | United Kingdom |
| 2nd | Cliff Benton | United Kingdom |
| 3rd | Tony Bailey | United Kingdom |
| 4th | Chris Jones (1) | United States |
| 5th | Val Cech | United Kingdom |
| 6th | Edwin Narnor | United Kingdom |
| participated | Osman Zebekov | United Kingdom |
| participated | Kaan Yilal | United Kingdom |
| participated | Daniel Willars | United Kingdom |
| participated | Oliver Orchard | United Kingdom |
| participated | Karol Olender | United Kingdom |
| participated | Theo Ojideh | United Kingdom |
| participated | David Nkomo | United Kingdom |
| participated | Mo Naveed | United Kingdom |
| participated | Scott Mangles | United Kingdom |
| participated | Simon Lees | United Kingdom |
| participated | Scott Hanley-Ginger | United Kingdom |
| participated | Reza Hagipour | United Kingdom |
| participated | Stanislav Gelatka | United Kingdom |
| participated | Lee Chambers | United Kingdom |
| participated | Jason Browett | United Kingdom |
| participated | Neil Batchelor | United Kingdom |
| participated | Nabil Athaman | United Kingdom |
| participated | Junior Alveranga | United Kingdom |
Official scores are unavailable.
Men's Open Bodybuilding - Lightweight
| Place | Athlete | Country |
|---|---|---|
| 1st | Gareeb Navas First recorded win | United Kingdom |
| 2nd | Gordon Singh | United Kingdom |
| 3rd | Jamie Stormont | United Kingdom |
| 4th | Daniel Arnold | United Kingdom |
| 5th | Vahid Babajani | United Kingdom |
| 6th | Mohammed Qayum | United Kingdom |
| participated | Plamen Hardarov | United Kingdom |
| participated | Lee Falcini | United Kingdom |
| participated | Amadeus Caydas | United Kingdom |
| participated | Darren Antoine | United Kingdom |
| participated | Nav Sword Almashan | United Kingdom |
| participated | Rob Harriss | United Kingdom |
| participated | Owen Young | United Kingdom |
| participated | Steven Wilson | United Kingdom |
| participated | Marcus Warner | United Kingdom |
| participated | Chetan Sicotray | United Kingdom |
| participated | Zoltan Safar | United Kingdom |
| participated | Shaun Rudra | United Kingdom |
| participated | Ryan Rawlinson | United Kingdom |
| participated | Abbas Rahman | United Kingdom |
| participated | Brian Price | United Kingdom |
| participated | Rhys O'Donohoe | United Kingdom |
| participated | Alex Hassani | United Kingdom |
Official scores are unavailable.
Men's Open Bodybuilding - Middleweight
| Place | Athlete | Country |
|---|---|---|
| 1st | David Henderson First recorded win | United States |
| 2nd | Michael Williams (1) | United States |
| 3rd | Michael Smith (2) | United States |
| 4th | Paul Latham | United Kingdom |
| 5th | Stephan Chandiwana | United Kingdom |
| 6th | Nathan Robinson | United Kingdom |
| participated | Manuel Gasimso | United Kingdom |
| participated | Ramin Esfandyari | United Kingdom |
| participated | Henry Chang | Canada |
| participated | Andrew Brown | United Kingdom |
| participated | Joe Bond | United Kingdom |
| participated | Andy Gold | United Kingdom |
| participated | Emmanuel Gutierrez | United Kingdom |
| participated | Jeffrey Williams (3) | United Kingdom |
| participated | Wade Stafford | United Kingdom |
| participated | Ash Souda | United Kingdom |
| participated | Roberto Soares | United Kingdom |
| participated | Chris Moseley | United Kingdom |
| participated | John Lock | United Kingdom |
| participated | Leon Lizzi | United Kingdom |
| participated | Zane Hattersley | United Kingdom |
Official scores are unavailable.
Men's Open Bodybuilding - Superheavyweight
| Place | Athlete | Country |
|---|---|---|
| 1st | Luke Sandoe First recorded win | United Kingdom |
| 2nd | Laurie Carr | United Kingdom |
| 3rd | Jamie Christian-Johal | United Kingdom |
| 4th | Samson Dauda | United Kingdom |
| 5th | James Hollingshead | United Kingdom |
| 6th | Liam Crossley | United Kingdom |
| participated | Nick Whitehouse | United Kingdom |
| participated | Jem Nazim | United Kingdom |
| participated | Daniel McNab | United Kingdom |
| participated | Ivan Mariacher | United Kingdom |
| participated | Aaron Hudson | United Kingdom |
| participated | Michael Boinot | United Kingdom |
| participated | Paul Apowida | United Kingdom |
Official scores are unavailable.
Men's Classic Physique - Class A
| Place | Athlete | Country |
|---|---|---|
| 1st | Piotr Jablonski 2nd win here | United Kingdom |
| 2nd | Will Monzeer | United Kingdom |
| 3rd | Jonathan Lofthouse | United Kingdom |
| 4th | Jake Shannon | United Kingdom |
| 5th | Salim Lechguel | United Kingdom |
| 6th | Graham Mansfield | United Kingdom |
| participated | Seyed Hashemi | United Kingdom |
| participated | Richard King | United States |
| participated | Alex Kent | United Kingdom |
| participated | Vinnie Thurairasu | United Kingdom |
| participated | Tayler Wates | United Kingdom |
| participated | Lee Hersey | United Kingdom |
| participated | Rokas Murauskas | United Kingdom |
| participated | Kieren Westlake | United Kingdom |
| participated | James Minton | United Kingdom |
| participated | Lee Frapple | United Kingdom |
| participated | Lloyde Francis | United Kingdom |
| participated | Kamil Filas | United Kingdom |
| participated | Andrew Dones | United Kingdom |
| participated | Barry Cunliffe | United Kingdom |
| participated | Louis Brogan | United Kingdom |
| participated | Stephen Box | United Kingdom |
| participated | Namman Ali | United Kingdom |
| participated | Ravi Ahluwalia | United Kingdom |
Official scores are unavailable.
Men's Classic Physique - Class B
| Place | Athlete | Country |
|---|---|---|
| 1st | Andrew Fisher | United Kingdom |
| 2nd | Rustum Ali | United Kingdom |
| 3rd | Austin Williams | United States |
| 4th | Omid Kiani | United Kingdom |
| 5th | Daniel Barnett | United Kingdom |
| 6th | William Meddick-Dyson | United Kingdom |
| participated | Reno Banks | United Kingdom |
| participated | Conor Morrison | United Kingdom |
| participated | Ivo Egutis | United Kingdom |
| participated | Thomas Hall Say | United Kingdom |
| participated | Baz Newman | United Kingdom |
| participated | Rokas Murauskas | United Kingdom |
| participated | Ferenc Gyergyoszegi | United Kingdom |
| participated | George Marcalo | United Kingdom |
| participated | Darren Wilkes | United Kingdom |
| participated | Marcos Dominguez | United Kingdom |
| participated | Douglas Lippingwell | United Kingdom |
| participated | Jamie Barnes | United Kingdom |
| participated | Craig Spires | United Kingdom |
Official scores are unavailable.
Women's Physique
| Place | Athlete | Country |
|---|---|---|
| 1st | Lorna MacDonald First recorded win | United Kingdom |
| 2nd | Linda Gartside | United Kingdom |
| 3rd | Kirsty Woolford | United Kingdom |
| 4th | Camille Estridge | United Kingdom |
| 5th | Kim Waine | United Kingdom |
| 6th | Hayley Brylewski | United Kingdom |
| participated | Joanne Caldwell | United Kingdom |
| participated | Charlene Harvey | United Kingdom |
| participated | Meme Nichols | United Kingdom |
| participated | Anita Tryc | United Kingdom |
| participated | Karen Spencer | United Kingdom |
| participated | Paula Rogerson | United Kingdom |
| participated | Meena Parker | United Kingdom |
| participated | Toks Macaulay | United Kingdom |
| participated | Benita Lilley | United Kingdom |
| participated | Amanda Lau | United Kingdom |
| participated | Amy King (1) | United Kingdom |
| participated | Corinne Ingman | United Kingdom |
| participated | Kellie Howe | United Kingdom |
| participated | Pamela Higgins | United Kingdom |
Official scores are unavailable.
Women's Figure - Class A
| Place | Athlete | Country |
|---|---|---|
| 1st | Barbara Kiss First recorded win | United Kingdom |
| 2nd | Clare Barks | United Kingdom |
| 3rd | Serene Husseini | United Kingdom |
| 4th | Emily Drew | United Kingdom |
| 5th | Rebecca Caydas | United Kingdom |
| 6th | Carly Lawes | United Kingdom |
| participated | Ruta Bunkute | United States |
| participated | Rhea Gayle | United Kingdom |
| participated | Vicky Hale | United Kingdom |
| participated | Samantha Willis | United Kingdom |
| participated | Sophia Sammee | United Kingdom |
| participated | Chloe Pickford | United Kingdom |
| participated | Michelle Liddell | United Kingdom |
| participated | Nancy Jones | United Kingdom |
Official scores are unavailable.
Women's Figure - Class B
| Place | Athlete | Country |
|---|---|---|
| 1st | Natasha McFarlane First recorded win | United Kingdom |
| 2nd | Kristina Vassileva | United Kingdom |
| 3rd | Caroline Caine | United Kingdom |
| 4th | Emi Wokoma Gough | United Kingdom |
| 5th | Lisa Kelly | United Kingdom |
| 6th | Connie Slyziut | United Kingdom |
| participated | Marta Zabunska | United Kingdom |
| participated | Claire Wilson | United Kingdom |
| participated | Natalie Whitehead | United Kingdom |
| participated | Ifende Uzoka | United Kingdom |
| participated | Melissa Nicola | United Kingdom |
| participated | Dovile Minke Viciene | United Kingdom |
| participated | Lydia Gerrard | United Kingdom |
| participated | Lucy Danzebrink | United Kingdom |
| participated | Tatiana Costa | United Kingdom |
| participated | Helen Cleece | United Kingdom |
| participated | Lindsey Burnett | United Kingdom |
| participated | Hannah Marie Barry | United Kingdom |
Official scores are unavailable.
Women's Figure - Junior
| Place | Athlete | Country |
|---|---|---|
| 1st | Connie Slyziut First recorded win | United Kingdom |
| 2nd | Rhea Gayle | United Kingdom |
| 3rd | Lucy Donoghue | United Kingdom |
| 4th | Chloe Chisholm | United Kingdom |
| 5th | Amy Madeley | United Kingdom |
| 6th | Phalem Ndemaze | United Kingdom |
Official scores are unavailable.
Masters divisions
Age-graded classes, judged separately from the open divisions above.
Women's Bodybuilding - Masters 40+
Only the winner of this division was recorded by the source. The full placings are not in the database.
| Place | Athlete | Country |
|---|---|---|
| 1st | Simona Evans 2nd win here | United Kingdom |
Official scores are unavailable.
Women's Figure - Masters
| Place | Athlete | Country |
|---|---|---|
| 1st | Michelle Leach Title defense, 2nd win here | United Kingdom |
| 2nd | Sally Knights | United Kingdom |
| 3rd | Julie Tomkins | United Kingdom |
| 4th | Adele Cobain | United Kingdom |
| 5th | Christina Alev | United Kingdom |
| 6th | Yaa Yaa Afriyie | United Kingdom |
| participated | Toni Shandi | United Kingdom |
| participated | Sara Chalmers | United Kingdom |
| participated | Ade Bishop | United Kingdom |
| participated | Chermaine Bennett | United Kingdom |
| participated | Wendy Barnes | United Kingdom |
| participated | Reem Bareeq | United Kingdom |
| participated | Natalie Atandare | United Kingdom |
| participated | Sati Allen | United Kingdom |
| participated | Mia Charran | United Kingdom |
| participated | Claire Clugston | United Kingdom |
| participated | Paul Watson | United States |
| participated | Maria Twomey | United Kingdom |
| participated | Vida Salami | United Kingdom |
| participated | Dunja Rombouts | United Kingdom |
| participated | Nicola Ricks | United Kingdom |
| participated | Zarina Rashid | United Kingdom |
| participated | Tatum Price | United Kingdom |
| participated | Karin Pienaar | United Kingdom |
| participated | Emily Lingard | United Kingdom |
| participated | Sarah Grant | United Kingdom |
| participated | Lindsay Davies | United Kingdom |
Official scores are unavailable.
Other Divisions - Masters 40+ Men
| Place | Athlete | Country |
|---|---|---|
| 2nd | Manuel Casimiro | United Kingdom |
| 3rd | Kevine Nolan (2) | United Kingdom |
| 4th | Craig Souter | United Kingdom |
| 5th | Aleksander Vohmjanin | United Kingdom |
| 6th | Enzo Martino | United Kingdom |
| participated | Nick Wolf | United Kingdom |
| participated | Nigel Watts | United Kingdom |
| participated | Edward Turvey | United Kingdom |
| participated | Ian Sutherland | United Kingdom |
| participated | Darren Smith | United Kingdom |
| participated | Matthew O'Neill | United Kingdom |
| participated | Carl Morgan-Douthwaite | United Kingdom |
| participated | Alexandros Masihzadeh | United Kingdom |
| participated | Gary Jones | United States |
| participated | Alvin Isherwood | United Kingdom |
| participated | Kofi Danso | United Kingdom |
| participated | Neil Chapman | United Kingdom |
| participated | Martin Burford | United Kingdom |
Official scores are unavailable.
Other Divisions - Masters 50+ Men
| Place | Athlete | Country |
|---|---|---|
| 1st | Alfie Noda 2nd win here | United Kingdom |
| 2nd | Bruce McCall | United Kingdom |
| 3rd | Brendan Surgeonor | United Kingdom |
| 4th | Richard Reader | United Kingdom |
| 5th | Neal Wiles | United Kingdom |
| 6th | Simon Morgan | United Kingdom |
| participated | Neill Hutchinson | United Kingdom |
| participated | Dean Harris | United Kingdom |
| participated | Peter Banks | United Kingdom |
| participated | Leszek Jagla | United Kingdom |
| participated | Sean Methefell | United Kingdom |
| participated | Michael Zschorn | United Kingdom |
| participated | Joe Wilson (1) | United States |
| participated | John Topliff | United Kingdom |
| participated | Alan Sheldon | United Kingdom |
| participated | Abbas Samur | United Kingdom |
| participated | Ronnie Orr | United Kingdom |
Official scores are unavailable.
Complete Results updated July 30, 2026 Source: MuscleMemory
This edition in context
- Competitors
- 279
- Divisions
- 16
- Size rank
- 1 of 24
The biggest edition on record, across 24 we hold.
Past winners of this event
| Year | Winner | Division |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | Yemi Adefioye | Classic Physique |
| 2023 | Riccardo Croci | Men's Physique |
| 2016 | Lorna MacDonald | Physique |
| 2015 | Carly Thornton | Physique |
| 2013 | Silvana Imbrogno | Bodybuilding |
| 2012 | Rosanna Harte | Bodybuilding |
| 2011 | Rene Campbell | Bodybuilding |
| 2010 | Lisa Cross | Bodybuilding |
| 2008 | Louise Rogers | Figure |
| 2007 | Shalmieno Paper | Figure |
| 2006 | Claire McKee | Figure |
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.
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