Gold's Classic 1983
Gold's Classic 1983 was held in Venice Beach, CA, USA. The Men's Open Bodybuilding - Heavyweight title went to Larry Ferris.
- Year
- 1983
- Date
- Jan 1, 1983
- Location
- Venice Beach, CA, USA
- Federation
- NPC
- Divisions
- 4
- Competitors
- 35
Results by Division
| Division | Winner | Runner-up |
|---|---|---|
| Men's Open Bodybuilding - Heavyweight | Larry Ferris | Chris Greenleaf |
| Men's Open Bodybuilding - Lightheavyweight | Dan Colletto | Brian Homka |
| Men's Open Bodybuilding - Lightweight | Joseph Dawson | Russel Knight |
| Men's Open Bodybuilding - Middleweight | Ernie Santiago | Steve Davis |
Gold's Classic 1983
Gold's Classic 1983 was held in Venice Beach, CA, USA. The Men's Open Bodybuilding - Heavyweight title went to Larry Ferris.
Defending HeavyWeight champion Jon Loyd, who won in 1982, did not return.
Top 3 Men's Open Bodybuilding - Heavyweight
Gold's Classic 1983 contested 4 divisions across 35 athletes, competitors from 2 countries. Larry Ferris took Men's Open Bodybuilding - Heavyweight. 4 divisions crowned a champion; each is judged independently. No round scores were published for this event, so placings are shown without them.
Men's Open Bodybuilding - Heavyweight
| Place | Athlete | Country |
|---|---|---|
| 1st | Larry Ferris First recorded win | Canada |
| 2nd | Chris Greenleaf | United States |
| 3rd | Greg Schwartz | United States |
Official scores are unavailable.
Men's Open Bodybuilding - Lightheavyweight
| Place | Athlete | Country |
|---|---|---|
| 1st | Dan Colletto First recorded win | United States |
| 2nd | Brian Homka | United States |
| 3rd | David Campbell | United States |
| 4th | Patrick Hayes | United States |
| 5th | Mike Lau | United States |
| 6th | Steve Smith (1) | United States |
| 7th | Frank Jacobs | United States |
| 8th | Mark Marion | United States |
| 9th | Joseph Lait | United States |
| 10th | Ruben McDavid | United States |
Official scores are unavailable.
Men's Open Bodybuilding - Lightweight
| Place | Athlete | Country |
|---|---|---|
| 1st | Joseph Dawson First recorded win | United States |
| 2nd | Russel Knight | United States |
| 3rd | Johnny Ramirez | United States |
| 4th | Jerry Chow | United States |
| 5th | Trinidad Savala | United States |
| 6th | Paul Howe | United States |
Official scores are unavailable.
Men's Open Bodybuilding - Middleweight
| Place | Athlete | Country |
|---|---|---|
| 1st | Ernie Santiago First Gold's Classic title | United States |
| 2nd | Steve Davis | United States |
| 3rd | Geoffrey Ross | United States |
| 4th | Bob Schry | United States |
| 5th | Marc Van Banks | United States |
| 6th | Aaron Johnson | United States |
| 7th | Lou Fortuna | United States |
| 8th | Ralph Lopez | United States |
| 9th | Nick DeSantis | United States |
| 10th | Melvin Staples | United States |
| 11th | Charles Colson | United States |
| 12th | Daniel Campbell | United States |
| 13th | Monroe Huel | United States |
| 14th | John Pequignot | United States |
| 15th | Jimmy Flood | United States |
| 16th | Julian Vasquez | United States |
Official scores are unavailable.
Complete Results updated March 12, 2026 Source: MuscleMemory
This edition in context
- Competitors
- 35
- Divisions
- 4
- Size rank
- 3 of 9
Past winners of this event
| Year | Winner | Division |
|---|---|---|
| 1995 | Kimberly Rogers | HeavyWeight |
| 1993 | Leo Ingram | HeavyWeight |
| 1981 | Kay Baxter | 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.