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East Coast Championships 1983

East Coast Championships 1983 was held in USA. The Men's Open Bodybuilding - Heavyweight title went to Rick Widner.

Year
1983
Date
Nov 15, 1983
Location
USA
Federation
NPC
Divisions
6
Competitors
30

Results by Division

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East Coast Championships 1983 Results

Rick Widner Champion

1983 USA Nov 15, 1983

East Coast Championships 1983 was held in USA. The Men's Open Bodybuilding - Heavyweight title went to Rick Widner.

Medium confidence Historical/community source Updated August 17, 2026 Accurate?

About this show

Men's Open Bodybuilding - Heavyweight, Men's Open Bodybuilding - Lightheavyweight, Men's Open Bodybuilding - Lightweight, Men's Open Bodybuilding - Middleweight, Women's Bodybuilding - Heavyweight and Women's Bodybuilding - Lightweight were contested at the East Coast Championships 1983 on November 15, 1983 in USA. 30 athletes from 2 countries competed.

Top 3 Men's Open Bodybuilding - Heavyweight

1st
Rick Widner
United States
2nd
Michael Lange
Michael Lange
United States
3rd
Mark Green
United States

Men's Open Bodybuilding - Heavyweight

Place Athlete Country
1st Rick Widner United States
2nd Michael Lange United States
3rd Mark Green United States
4th Gary Sanderson United States
5th Isiah Kelly United States

Official scores are unavailable.

Men's Open Bodybuilding - Lightheavyweight

Place Athlete Country
1st Nick Lavitola First recorded win United States
2nd Claude Mancuso United States
3rd Pierre Asselin United States
4th Brett Morgan United States
5th Richard Stegall United States

Official scores are unavailable.

Men's Open Bodybuilding - Lightweight

Place Athlete Country
1st Juan Carlos Ojeda United States
2nd David Wilson Jr United States
3rd Steven Burns Canada
4th Morris Blauer United States
5th Carlos Bercey United States

Official scores are unavailable.

Men's Open Bodybuilding - Middleweight

Place Athlete Country
1st John Hnatyschak First recorded win United States
2nd Jose Guzman United States
3rd Dan Samuda United States
4th Dennis Allen United States
5th Tom Fells United States

Official scores are unavailable.

Women's Bodybuilding - Heavyweight

Place Athlete Country
1st Maro Bchakjian (2) First recorded win United States
2nd Lydia Cheng (2) United States
3rd Theresa Locicero United States
4th Aida Perez United States
5th Jennifer Sargent United States

Official scores are unavailable.

Women's Bodybuilding - Lightweight

Place Athlete Country
1st Barbara Vega First recorded win United States
2nd Mary Jane Vinch United States
3rd Gerogia Keller United States
4th Nina Schoenbaum (2) United States
5th Gladys Portugues (2) United States

Official scores are unavailable.

Complete Results updated June 11, 2026 Source: MuscleMemory

This edition in context

Competitors
30
Divisions
6
Size rank
12 of 15

Past winners of this event

Winner of the headline division for each edition of this event on record.
Year Winner Division
2017 Savka Browneski Physique
2016 Amber Marino Physique
2015 Sherrvell Johnson Bodybuilding
2014 Kristy McGrael Bodybuilding
2013 Venise Pierce Bodybuilding
2012 Pauline Nelson Bodybuilding
What this page holds

The placings as recorded, and nothing past them

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