Florida Championships 1983
Florida Championships 1983 was held in Tampa, FL, USA. The Men's Open Bodybuilding - Heavyweight title went to Rick Widner.
- Year
- 1983
- Date
- Aug 15, 1983
- Location
- Tampa, FL, USA
- Federation
- NPC
- Divisions
- 20
- Competitors
- 73
Results by Division
Florida Championships 1983
Florida Championships 1983 was held in Tampa, FL, USA. The Men's Open Bodybuilding - Heavyweight title went to Rick Widner.
Defending HeavyWeight champion George Morrissey, who won in 1982, did not return.
Top 3 Men's Open Bodybuilding - Heavyweight
Florida Championships 1983 contested 19 divisions across 73 athletes, 15 open and 4 age-restricted Masters, competitors from 2 countries. Rick Widner took Men's Open Bodybuilding - Heavyweight. 19 divisions crowned a champion; each is judged independently. No round scores were published for this event, so placings are shown without them.
16 open divisions. Scroll the list to reach the rest.
Masters divisions 4
Men's Open Bodybuilding - Heavyweight
| Place | Athlete | Country |
|---|---|---|
| 1st | Rick Widner First recorded win | United States |
| 2nd | Paul Genet | United States |
| 3rd | Richard Rippetoe | United States |
| 4th | Santiago Arguelles | United States |
| 5th | Jim Clous | United States |
| 6th | Terry Brooks | United States |
| 7th | Wayne McCormick | United States |
Official scores are unavailable.
Men's Open Bodybuilding - Heavyweight Junior
| Place | Athlete | Country |
|---|---|---|
| 1st | Gary Strydom First recorded win | South Africa |
| 2nd | Wayne McCormick | United States |
| 3rd | Doug Franks | United States |
Official scores are unavailable.
Men's Open Bodybuilding - Heavyweight Teen
Only the winner of this division was recorded by the source. The full placings are not in the database.
| Place | Athlete | Country |
|---|---|---|
| 1st | David Nelson First recorded win | United States |
Official scores are unavailable.
Men's Open Bodybuilding - Lightheavyweight
| Place | Athlete | Country |
|---|---|---|
| 1st | Greg Rippetoe | United States |
| 2nd | Clovis Watson | United States |
| 3rd | Deke Warner | United States |
| 4th | Gary Beacham | United States |
| 5th | Donnie Pierce | United States |
| 6th | Robert Smith | United States |
| 7th | John Szpindor | United States |
Official scores are unavailable.
Men's Open Bodybuilding - Lightheavyweight Junior
| Place | Athlete | Country |
|---|---|---|
| 1st | Michael Olmo First recorded win | United States |
| 2nd | Steve Stallard | United States |
| 3rd | David Gonzalez (1) | United States |
Official scores are unavailable.
Men's Open Bodybuilding - Lightheavyweight Teen
| Place | Athlete | Country |
|---|---|---|
| 1st | Steve Oropeza First recorded win | United States |
| 2nd | Roberto Acosta | United States |
| 3rd | Philip Haughton-James | United States |
Official scores are unavailable.
Men's Open Bodybuilding - Lightweight
| Place | Athlete | Country |
|---|---|---|
| 1st | Steve Somanelli First recorded win | United States |
| 2nd | Juan Penate | United States |
| 3rd | Danny Aaron | United States |
| 4th | Les Granada | United States |
| 5th | Roberto Martinez (1) | United States |
| 6th | Joe Silva | United States |
| 7th | Paul Hernandez | United States |
Official scores are unavailable.
Men's Open Bodybuilding - Lightweight Junior
| Place | Athlete | Country |
|---|---|---|
| 1st | Tim Barrington First recorded win | United States |
| 2nd | Curtis Kicklighter | United States |
| 3rd | Julio Anta | United States |
Official scores are unavailable.
Men's Open Bodybuilding - Lightweight Teen
| Place | Athlete | Country |
|---|---|---|
| 1st | Tony Prado First recorded win | United States |
| 2nd | Jeff Norus | United States |
| 3rd | Jamie Alvarez | United States |
Official scores are unavailable.
Men's Open Bodybuilding - Middleweight
| Place | Athlete | Country |
|---|---|---|
| 1st | Ed Nieves First recorded win | United States |
| 2nd | Jerry Alexander | United States |
| 3rd | Esteban Acosta | United States |
| 4th | Tim Beattie | United States |
| 5th | Anthony Lopez | United States |
| 6th | Armando Lopez | United States |
| 7th | Mike Tassio | United States |
Official scores are unavailable.
Men's Open Bodybuilding - Middleweight Junior
| Place | Athlete | Country |
|---|---|---|
| 1st | Al Martinez First recorded win | United States |
| 2nd | Sergio Pacheco | United States |
| 3rd | Frank Manganelly | United States |
Official scores are unavailable.
Men's Open Bodybuilding - Middleweight Teen
| Place | Athlete | Country |
|---|---|---|
| 1st | Tim Mowat First recorded win | United States |
| 2nd | Gilbert Avalos | United States |
| 3rd | Eddie Robinson | United States |
Official scores are unavailable.
Women's Bodybuilding - Heavyweight
| Place | Athlete | Country |
|---|---|---|
| 1st | Wendy Raudenbush First recorded win | United States |
| 2nd | Pamela Pantaleon | United States |
| 3rd | Pamela House | United States |
| 4th | Marlane Kopie | United States |
Official scores are unavailable.
Women's Bodybuilding - Lightheavyweight Teen
No placement data
Placement data for this division has not been recorded.
Women's Bodybuilding - Lightweight
| Place | Athlete | Country |
|---|---|---|
| 1st | Amy Schattz First recorded win | United States |
| 2nd | Jamie Rowson | United States |
| 3rd | Linda Mullins | United States |
| 4th | Diane Blair | United States |
Official scores are unavailable.
Women's Bodybuilding - Middleweight
| Place | Athlete | Country |
|---|---|---|
| 1st | Deborah Konnan-Jacobs Title defense, 2nd win here | United States |
| 2nd | Monica Kozar | United States |
| 3rd | Andrea Scott | United States |
| 4th | Debbie Tyler (2) | United States |
Official scores are unavailable.
Masters divisions
Age-graded classes, judged separately from the open divisions above.
Other Divisions - Masters 35+ Heavyweight Men
| Place | Athlete | Country |
|---|---|---|
| 1st | Wayne McCormick First recorded win | United States |
| 2nd | Robert Elam | United States |
| 3rd | David Hatch | United States |
| 4th | Bryan Carreiro | United States |
Official scores are unavailable.
Other Divisions - Masters 35+ Lightweight Men
| Place | Athlete | Country |
|---|---|---|
| 1st | Richard Danker First recorded win | United States |
| 2nd | Bud Hilton | United States |
| 3rd | O C Kyle | United States |
| 4th | Norman Gay | United States |
Official scores are unavailable.
Other Divisions - Masters 40+ Heavyweight Men
| Place | Athlete | Country |
|---|---|---|
| 1st | Denton Smith | United States |
| 2nd | Haywood Henry | United States |
| 3rd | John Kelly | United States |
Official scores are unavailable.
Other Divisions - Masters 40+ Lightweight Men
| Place | Athlete | Country |
|---|---|---|
| 1st | Bud Hilton First recorded win | United States |
| 2nd | Norman Gay | United States |
| 3rd | Ronald Cohien | United States |
| 4th | Thomas Boles | United States |
Official scores are unavailable.
Complete Results updated June 30, 2026 Source: MuscleMemory
This edition in context
- Competitors
- 73
- Divisions
- 19
- Size rank
- 3 of 21
Past winners of this event
| Year | Winner | Division |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | Catherine Barnes | Physique |
| 2016 | Amanda Conoman | Physique |
| 2015 | Jena Flores | Bodybuilding |
| 2014 | Jennifer Flores | Bodybuilding |
| 2012 | Rhonda Spicer | Bodybuilding |
| 2003 | Edina Hegedus | Figure Teen |
The placings as recorded, and nothing past them
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