Eastern USA Championships 1996
Eastern USA Championships 1996 was held in USA. The Men's Open Bodybuilding - Bantamweight title went to Leonardo Pacheco.
- Year
- 1996
- Date
- May 15, 1996
- Location
- USA
- Federation
- NPC
- Divisions
- 12
- Competitors
- 32
Results by Division
| Division | Winner | Runner-up |
|---|---|---|
| Men's Open Bodybuilding - Bantamweight | Leonardo Pacheco | – |
| Men's Open Bodybuilding - Heavyweight | Sam Abdul | – |
| Men's Open Bodybuilding - Lightheavyweight | James Restivo | Niko Andromanakos |
| Men's Open Bodybuilding - Lightweight | Joseph Cruz | Alex Amigon |
| Men's Open Bodybuilding - Middleweight | Michael Ryan | Ralph Orena |
| Women's Bodybuilding - Heavyweight | Ronny Lipari | Albert Woolridge |
| Women's Bodybuilding - Lightweight | Valerie Barnes | – |
| Women's Bodybuilding - Middleweight | Tammy Simpson | Jennifer Mason |
| Women's Bodybuilding - Masters | Ronny Lipari | Jennifer Mason |
| Other Divisions - Masters | – | – |
| Other Divisions - Masters Heavyweight | John Maglio | Dante Pingatore |
| Other Divisions - Masters Lightweight | Marion Woszczyna | Freddy Diaz |
Eastern USA Championships 1996
Eastern USA Championships 1996 was held in USA. The Men's Open Bodybuilding - Bantamweight title went to Leonardo Pacheco.
Defending HeavyWeight champion Lewis Reyes, who won in 1991, did not return.
Eastern USA Championships 1996 contested 11 divisions across 32 athletes, 8 open and 3 age-restricted Masters. Leonardo Pacheco took Men's Open Bodybuilding - Bantamweight. 11 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 - Bantamweight
Only the winner of this division was recorded by the source. The full placings are not in the database.
| Place | Athlete | Country |
|---|---|---|
| 1st | Leonardo Pacheco | United States |
Official scores are unavailable.
Men's Open Bodybuilding - Heavyweight
| Place | Athlete | Country |
|---|---|---|
| 1st | Sam Abdul First recorded win | United States |
| 3rd | Darrick Valentine | United States |
| 4th | Neal Abbondondolo | United States |
Official scores are unavailable.
Men's Open Bodybuilding - Lightheavyweight
| Place | Athlete | Country |
|---|---|---|
| 1st | James Restivo | United States |
| 2nd | Niko Andromanakos | United States |
| 3rd | Ashley Ntansah | United States |
| 4th | David Becerril | United States |
| 5th | Dean Vinci | United States |
Official scores are unavailable.
Men's Open Bodybuilding - Lightweight
| Place | Athlete | Country |
|---|---|---|
| 1st | Joseph Cruz | United States |
| 2nd | Alex Amigon | United States |
Official scores are unavailable.
Men's Open Bodybuilding - Middleweight
| Place | Athlete | Country |
|---|---|---|
| 1st | Michael Ryan | United States |
| 2nd | Ralph Orena | United States |
| 3rd | John Gianone | United States |
| 4th | Donald Randall | United States |
| 5th | Jimmy Maverick | United States |
Official scores are unavailable.
Women's Bodybuilding - Heavyweight
| Place | Athlete | Country |
|---|---|---|
| 1st | Ronny Lipari First recorded win | United States |
| 2nd | Albert Woolridge | United States |
| 2nd | Tatianna Butler | United States |
| 3rd | Sylvia Cowan (2) | United States |
Official scores are unavailable.
Women's Bodybuilding - Lightweight
Only the winner of this division was recorded by the source. The full placings are not in the database.
| Place | Athlete | Country |
|---|---|---|
| 1st | Valerie Barnes | United States |
Official scores are unavailable.
Women's Bodybuilding - Middleweight
| Place | Athlete | Country |
|---|---|---|
| 1st | Tammy Simpson First recorded win | United States |
| 2nd | Jennifer Mason | United States |
| 3rd | Kim McKinnon | United States |
| 4th | Theresa O'Toole | United States |
| 5th | Amy Oberstein | United States |
Official scores are unavailable.
Masters divisions
Age-graded classes, judged separately from the open divisions above.
Women's Bodybuilding - Masters
| Place | Athlete | Country |
|---|---|---|
| 1st | Ronny Lipari | United States |
| 2nd | Jennifer Mason | United States |
Official scores are unavailable.
Other Divisions - Masters Men
No placement data
Placement data for this division has not been recorded.
Other Divisions - Masters Heavyweight Men
| Place | Athlete | Country |
|---|---|---|
| 1st | John Maglio First recorded win | United States |
| 2nd | Dante Pingatore | United States |
| 3rd | Jonathan Hwang | United States |
Official scores are unavailable.
Other Divisions - Masters Lightweight Men
| Place | Athlete | Country |
|---|---|---|
| 1st | Marion Woszczyna | United States |
| 2nd | Freddy Diaz | United States |
| 3rd | Rinze Bulstra | United States |
Official scores are unavailable.
Complete Results updated June 11, 2026 Source: MuscleMemory
This edition in context
- Competitors
- 32
- Divisions
- 11
- Size rank
- 21 of 25
The biggest field since 1991.
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.