Eastern USA Championships 1988
Eastern USA Championships 1988 was held in USA. The Men's Open Bodybuilding - Bantamweight title went to Giuseppe Valentino.
- Year
- 1988
- Date
- May 15, 1988
- Location
- USA
- Federation
- NPC
- Divisions
- 6
- Competitors
- 8
Results by Division
| Division | Winners | Runner-up |
|---|---|---|
| Men's Open Bodybuilding - Bantamweight | Giuseppe Valentino | – |
| Men's Open Bodybuilding - Heavyweight | Frank Catania | – |
| Men's Open Bodybuilding - Lightheavyweight | Dixie Marich | – |
| Men's Open Bodybuilding - Lightweight | Ian Mercer , Louisa Ritchie | – |
| Men's Open Bodybuilding - Middleweight | John Olivio , Kia Concepcion | – |
| Women's Bodybuilding - Heavyweight | Angela Argentieri | – |
Eastern USA Championships 1988 Results
Eastern USA Championships 1988 was held in USA. The Men's Open Bodybuilding - Bantamweight title went to Giuseppe Valentino.
Defending HeavyWeight champion Robert Gosch, who won in 1987, did not return.
About this show
The Eastern USA Championships 1988 was held on May 15, 1988 in USA. 6 divisions were judged, across Men's Open Bodybuilding - Bantamweight, Men's Open Bodybuilding - Heavyweight, Men's Open Bodybuilding - Lightheavyweight, Men's Open Bodybuilding - Lightweight, Men's Open Bodybuilding - Middleweight and Women's Bodybuilding - Heavyweight. 8 athletes competed.
Men's Open Bodybuilding - Bantamweight
Only the winner of this division was recorded by the source. The full placings are not in the database.
| Place | Athlete | Country |
|---|---|---|
| 1st | Giuseppe Valentino First recorded win | United States |
Official scores are unavailable.
Men's Open Bodybuilding - Heavyweight
Only the winner of this division was recorded by the source. The full placings are not in the database.
| Place | Athlete | Country |
|---|---|---|
| 1st | Frank Catania First recorded win | United States |
Official scores are unavailable.
Men's Open Bodybuilding - Lightheavyweight
Only the winner of this division was recorded by the source. The full placings are not in the database.
| Place | Athlete | Country |
|---|---|---|
| 1st | Dixie Marich First recorded win | United States |
Official scores are unavailable.
Multiple class winners. This division was recorded without its weight classes, so several athletes share first place - each won a different class. These placements are not a single ranking and no overall champion can be identified from them.
Men's Open Bodybuilding - Lightweight
Our source records 2 athletes in first place for this division, which cannot all be right. The placings below are shown exactly as recorded, and this division is being checked against the official scorecard.
| Place | Athlete | Country |
|---|---|---|
| 1st | Ian Mercer | United States |
| 1st | Louisa Ritchie | United States |
Official scores are unavailable.
Multiple class winners. This division was recorded without its weight classes, so several athletes share first place - each won a different class. These placements are not a single ranking and no overall champion can be identified from them.
Men's Open Bodybuilding - Middleweight
Our source records 2 athletes in first place for this division, which cannot all be right. The placings below are shown exactly as recorded, and this division is being checked against the official scorecard.
| Place | Athlete | Country |
|---|---|---|
| 1st | John Olivio | United States |
| 1st | Kia Concepcion | United States |
Official scores are unavailable.
Women's Bodybuilding - Heavyweight
Only the winner of this division was recorded by the source. The full placings are not in the database.
| Place | Athlete | Country |
|---|---|---|
| 1st | Angela Argentieri First recorded win | United States |
Official scores are unavailable.
Complete Results updated April 3, 2026 Source: MuscleMemory
This edition in context
- Competitors
- 8
- Divisions
- 6
- Size rank
- 24 of 25
The biggest field since 1985.
Past winners of this event
| Year | Winner | Division |
|---|---|---|
| 2019 | Keisha Oliver | Bodybuilding |
| 2018 | Elvira Coca | Bodybuilding |
| 2017 | Sherrvell Johnson | Bodybuilding |
| 2016 | Pauline Nelson | Bodybuilding |
| 2015 | Maria Ortiz | Bodybuilding |
| 2014 | Andrea Gritz | Physique |
| 2013 | Jehina Malik | Physique |
| 2012 | Tischa Thomas | Bodybuilding |
| 2009 | Tonya Patterson | Bodybuilding |
| 2008 | Janet Donahue | Bodybuilding |
| 2007 | Lynn Bridges | Open |
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.