French Championships 2003
French Championships 2003 was held in Paris, France. The Men's Open Bodybuilding - Bantamweight title went to David Goncalves.
- Year
- 2003
- Date
- Jan 1, 2003
- Location
- Paris, France
- Federation
- IFBB
- Divisions
- 16
- Competitors
- 70
Results by Division
French Championships 2003 Results
French Championships 2003 was held in Paris, France. The Men's Open Bodybuilding - Bantamweight title went to David Goncalves.
Defending Bodybuilding champion Chantal Pons held the title.
About this show
Full placings from the French Championships 2003, held January 1, 2003 in Paris, France, where 16 divisions were judged across Men's Open Bodybuilding - Bantamweight, 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, Men's Open Bodybuilding - Welterweight and more. 70 athletes from 2 countries competed.
Top 3 Men's Open Bodybuilding - Bantamweight
Masters divisions 4
Men's Open Bodybuilding - Bantamweight
| Place | Athlete | Country |
|---|---|---|
| 1st | David Goncalves First recorded win | France |
| 2nd | Jerome Elies | France |
| 3rd | Marc Anthony Dauder | France |
Official scores are unavailable.
Men's Open Bodybuilding - Heavyweight
| Place | Athlete | Country |
|---|---|---|
| 1st | Pascal Dumini First recorded win | France |
| 2nd | Christophe Bousquet | France |
| 3rd | Herve Cohen | France |
| 4th | Jean Francois Vial | France |
| 5th | Pascal Guillemin | France |
| 6th | Oscar Tua Dexter | France |
| 7th | Gaël Cayol | France |
Official scores are unavailable.
Men's Open Bodybuilding - Heavyweight Junior
Only the winner of this division was recorded by the source. The full placings are not in the database.
| Place | Athlete | Country |
|---|---|---|
| 1st | Jonathan Rambour First recorded win | France |
Official scores are unavailable.
Men's Open Bodybuilding - Lightheavyweight
| Place | Athlete | Country |
|---|---|---|
| 1st | Eric Castagnet First recorded win | France |
| 2nd | Pascal Garnier | France |
| 3rd | Julien Bensaid | France |
| 4th | Philippe Mandrea | France |
| 5th | Lionel Aguilar | France |
| 6th | Denis Morin | France |
| 7th | Pascal Queval | France |
| 8th | Gregory Bollier | United States |
Official scores are unavailable.
Men's Open Bodybuilding - Lightweight
| Place | Athlete | Country |
|---|---|---|
| 1st | Patrick Ostolani First recorded win | France |
| 2nd | Pascal Aguiard | France |
| 3rd | Jean Pierre Pallud | France |
| 4th | Franck Santoliquido | France |
| 5th | Jerry Yeung | France |
| 6th | Didier DeLaHoz | France |
| 7th | Mohamed Ben Ghanem | France |
| 8th | Stéphane Groise | France |
| 9th | Antoine Duranthon | France |
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 Junior
Our source records 3 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 | Jean Tavares | France |
| 1st | Christophe Garrigues | France |
| 1st | Michel Boissy | France |
Official scores are unavailable.
Men's Open Bodybuilding - Middleweight
| Place | Athlete | Country |
|---|---|---|
| 1st | Jerome Seiler First recorded win | France |
| 2nd | Vincent Cervantes | France |
| 3rd | Lionel Thou | France |
| 4th | Thierry Leroy | France |
| 5th | Stephane Koch | France |
| 6th | Laurent Brienne | France |
| 7th | Djimmy Lamassif | France |
| 8th | Francois Maillot | France |
Official scores are unavailable.
Men's Open Bodybuilding - Middleweight
| Place | Athlete | Country |
|---|---|---|
| 1st | Frederic Lathuille First recorded win | France |
| 2nd | Georges Joilan | France |
| 3rd | Herve Defradas | France |
| 4th | Josito Bargas | France |
| 5th | Frederic Alberti | France |
| 6th | Jean Firmin Guion | France |
| 7th | Cedric Baroudi | France |
Official scores are unavailable.
Men's Open Bodybuilding - Welterweight
| Place | Athlete | Country |
|---|---|---|
| 1st | Eric Miet First recorded win | France |
| 2nd | Marc Ballesta | France |
| 3rd | Nicolas Lasagni | France |
| 4th | Jean Bahunec | France |
| 5th | Stéphane Opuu | France |
| 6th | Christophe Gall | France |
| 7th | Nicolas Vicedo | France |
| 8th | Daniel Denans | France |
| 9th | Guilain Palacios | France |
Official scores are unavailable.
Women's Bodybuilding - Heavyweight
| Place | Athlete | Country |
|---|---|---|
| 1st | Valerie Vedel First recorded win | United States |
| 2nd | Nathalie Abellan (2) | - |
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 | Nathalie Foreau Title defense, 2nd win here | France |
Official scores are unavailable.
Men's Wheelchair
Only the winner of this division was recorded by the source. The full placings are not in the database.
| Place | Athlete | Country |
|---|---|---|
| 1st | Joel Pintapary First recorded win | France |
Official scores are unavailable.
Masters divisions
Age-graded classes, judged separately from the open divisions above.
Women's Bodybuilding - Masters
Only the winner of this division was recorded by the source. The full placings are not in the database.
| Place | Athlete | Country |
|---|---|---|
| 1st | Chantal Pons Title defense, 3rd win here | United States |
Official scores are unavailable.
Other Divisions - Grand Masters Men
Only the winner of this division was recorded by the source. The full placings are not in the database.
| Place | Athlete | Country |
|---|---|---|
| 1st | André Ramos First recorded win | United States |
Official scores are unavailable.
Other Divisions - Masters Heavyweight Men
| Place | Athlete | Country |
|---|---|---|
| 1st | Bernard Jatocha First recorded win | France |
| 2nd | Marc Brisson | France |
| 3rd | Eric Gouin | France |
| 4th | Didier Margirier | France |
| 5th | Patrick Cornuet | France |
| 6th | Jean Paul Buca | France |
| 7th | Andre DiMeglio | France |
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.
Other Divisions - Masters Lightweight Men
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 | Bruno Renzi | France |
| 1st | Claude Fruit | France |
Official scores are unavailable.
Complete Results updated June 11, 2026 Source: MuscleMemory
This edition in context
- Competitors
- 70
- Divisions
- 16
- Size rank
- 13 of 26
The biggest field since 2000.
Past winners of this event
| Year | Winner | Division |
|---|---|---|
| 2014 | Laurence Prevost | Bodybuilding |
| 2013 | Caroline Gaume | Bodybuilding |
| 2012 | Nelly Lacombe | Bodybuilding |
| 2010 | Noura Rekima | Bodybuilding |
| 2009 | Sylvie Janson | Bodybuilding |
| 2007 | Fanny Lippert | Bodybuilding |
| 2005 | Anne Wiart | Open |
| 2002 | Chantal Pons | Bodybuilding |
The placings as recorded, and nothing past them
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