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Canadian Championships 1980

Canadian Championships 1980 was held in Canada. The Men's Open Bodybuilding - Heavyweight title went to Reid Schindle.

Year
1980
Location
Canada
Federation
CBBF
Divisions
7
Competitors
34

Results by Division

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Canadian Championships 1980 Results

Reid Schindle Champion

1980 Canada

Canadian Championships 1980 was held in Canada. The Men's Open Bodybuilding - Heavyweight title went to Reid Schindle.

Medium confidence Historical/community source Updated September 1, 2026 Accurate?

2-time winner John LaBlanc, who won in 1979, did not return.

About this show

The Canadian Championships 1980 was held in Canada. 7 divisions were judged, across Men's Open Bodybuilding - Heavyweight, Men's Open Bodybuilding - Heavyweight Junior, Men's Open Bodybuilding - Lightheavyweight, Men's Open Bodybuilding - Lightweight, Men's Open Bodybuilding - Lightweight Junior, Men's Open Bodybuilding - Middleweight and Men's Open Bodybuilding - Middleweight Junior. 34 athletes from 2 countries competed.

Top 3 Men's Open Bodybuilding - Heavyweight

1st
Reid Schindle
Reid Schindle
Canada
2nd
André Maille
Canada
3rd
Larry Ferris
Larry Ferris
Canada

Men's Open Bodybuilding - Heavyweight

Place Athlete Country
1st Reid Schindle Title defense, 4th win here Canada
2nd André Maille Canada
3rd Larry Ferris Canada
4th Terry O'Neil Canada
5th Rod Bennett Canada

Official scores are unavailable.

Men's Open Bodybuilding - Heavyweight Junior

Place Athlete Country
1st Dan Rodgers First recorded win Canada
2nd Jacques Goulet Canada
3rd Pierre Maillet Canada
4th Bob Berg Canada
5th Benoit Levesque Canada

Official scores are unavailable.

Men's Open Bodybuilding - Lightheavyweight

Place Athlete Country
1st Winston Brown First recorded win Canada
2nd Ron Friesen Canada
3rd Errol Williams Canada
4th John Cardillo Canada
5th Arthur Barker Canada

Official scores are unavailable.

Men's Open Bodybuilding - Lightweight

Place Athlete Country
1st Ray Beaulieu 2nd win here Canada
2nd Paul Culliton Canada
3rd Serge Moreau Canada
4th Gilles LePage Canada
5th Clem McLaughlin Canada

Official scores are unavailable.

Men's Open Bodybuilding - Lightweight Junior

Place Athlete Country
1st Frank Scardino First recorded win Canada
2nd Pat Caruana Canada
3rd Ricky Caruso Canada
4th Joey Pallidine Canada
5th Robert Pierce Canada

Official scores are unavailable.

Men's Open Bodybuilding - Middleweight

Place Athlete Country
1st Doug Ross First recorded win Canada
2nd Mike Watson Canada
4th Les Berthelette Canada
5th Dan Kennedy (1) (2) Canada

Official scores are unavailable.

Men's Open Bodybuilding - Middleweight Junior

Place Athlete Country
1st Frank Grieco First recorded win Italy
2nd Pat Lewellyn Canada
3rd Paul Day Canada
4th Roger Leveille Canada
5th Joe Mazzarello Canada

Official scores are unavailable.

Complete Results updated March 26, 2026 Source: MuscleMemory

This edition in context

Competitors
34
Divisions
7
Size rank
25 of 40

The biggest field since 1978.

Past winners of this event

Winner of the headline division for each edition of this event on record.
Year Winner Division
2016 Karen McCormick Bodybuilding
2015 Karen McCormick Bodybuilding
2009 Terry Shultz Bodybuilding
1992 Claude Groulx MiddleWeight
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