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California Governor's Cup 2019

California Governor's Cup 2019 was held in Los Angeles, CA, USA. The Men's Open Bodybuilding - Heavyweight title went to James Simmons.

Year
2019
Date
May 25, 2019
Federation
NPC
Divisions
11
Competitors
26

Results by Division

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California Governor's Cup 2019 Results

James Simmons Champion

2019 Los Angeles, CA, USA May 25, 2019

California Governor's Cup 2019 was held in Los Angeles, CA, USA. The Men's Open Bodybuilding - Heavyweight title went to James Simmons.

Medium confidence Historical/community source Updated September 3, 2026 Accurate?

Defending Physique champion Michelle Dehner, who won in 2018, did not return.

About this show

The California Governor's Cup 2019 was held on May 25, 2019 in Los Angeles, CA, USA. 11 divisions were judged, across Men's Open Bodybuilding - Heavyweight, Men's Open Bodybuilding - Lightweight, Men's Classic Physique - Class A, Men's Classic Physique - Class B, Women's Figure - Class A, Women's Figure - Class B, Men's Classic Physique, Women's Figure and more. 26 athletes competed.

Masters divisions 5

Men's Open Bodybuilding - Heavyweight

Place Athlete Country
1st James Simmons First California Governor's Cup title United States
2nd Dustin Sommerdyke United States

Official scores are unavailable.

Men's Open Bodybuilding - Lightweight

Place Athlete Country
1st Jose Chavez First recorded win United States
2nd Christian Pan United States

Official scores are unavailable.

Men's Classic Physique - 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 Edward Tadman First recorded win United States

Official scores are unavailable.

Men's Classic Physique - Class B

Place Athlete Country
1st Henry Nwoko First recorded win United States
2nd David Parson United States

Official scores are unavailable.

Women's Figure - Class A

Women's Figure - Class B

Place Athlete Country
1st Amirah Glynn First recorded win United States
2nd Kelly Smith (1) United States
3rd Marina Hanna United States
4th Sandy Blakley United States
5th Katelyn James United States

Official scores are unavailable.

Masters divisions

Age-graded classes, judged separately from the open divisions above.

Men's Classic Physique - Masters 40+

Place Athlete Country
1st David Parson First recorded win United States
2nd John Soulier United States
3rd Stephen Grajeda United States

Official scores are unavailable.

Women's Figure - 35+

Place Athlete Country
1st Adrian Barajas United States
2nd Kelly Smith (1) United States
3rd Rebecca Valbuena United States
4th Ire Wardlaw United States
5th Jenn Goodwin United States

Official scores are unavailable.

Women's Figure - 40+

Place Athlete Country
1st Rebecca Valbuena Title defense, 5th win here United States
2nd Traci Pena United States
3rd Aimee Pourroy United States
4th Socorro Lee United States
5th Claudio Martinez United States

Official scores are unavailable.

Women's Figure - 45+

Place Athlete Country
1st Rebecca Valbuena United States
2nd Aimee Pourroy United States
3rd Socorro Lee United States
4th Claudio Martinez United States
5th Sandy Blakley United States
6th Erin Moody United States

Official scores are unavailable.

Other Divisions - Masters 50+ Men

Only the winner of this division was recorded by the source. The full placings are not in the database.

Place Athlete Country
1st John Soulier First recorded win United States

Official scores are unavailable.

Complete Results updated March 12, 2026 Source: MuscleMemory

This edition in context

Competitors
26
Divisions
11
Size rank
8 of 8

The biggest field since 2018.

Past winners of this event

Winner of the headline division for each edition of this event on record.
Year Winner Division
2018 Michelle Dehner Physique
2016 Heidi Worrell-Osborne Physique
2015 Nesha Ward Physique
2014 Tina Guadarrama Physique
2013 Sabrina Carol Francois Bodybuilding
2012 Giovanna Mason Bodybuilding
What this page holds

The placings as recorded, and nothing past them

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