Gold's Classic 1984
Gold's Classic 1984 was held in Venice Beach, CA, USA. The Men's Open Bodybuilding - Heavyweight title went to Bill Smith (2) (2).
- Year
- 1984
- Date
- Jan 1, 1984
- Location
- Venice Beach, CA, USA
- Federation
- NPC
- Divisions
- 11
- Competitors
- 36
Results by Division
| Division | Winner | Runner-up |
|---|---|---|
| Men's Open Bodybuilding - Heavyweight | Bill Smith (2) (2) | David Jones |
| Men's Open Bodybuilding - Heavyweight Teen | Bill Smith (2) (2) | – |
| Men's Open Bodybuilding - Lightheavyweight | Butch Smith | Eddie Hargrove |
| Men's Open Bodybuilding - Lightheavyweight Teen | Matt Shanabrough | William Mowery |
| Men's Open Bodybuilding - Lightweight | Al Jackson | William Brent |
| Men's Open Bodybuilding - Lightweight Teen | Dave Dragone | – |
| Men's Open Bodybuilding - Middleweight | Pete Ireland | Jerry Schwenker |
| Men's Open Bodybuilding - Middleweight Teen | Dwayne Troxell | Tim Hurley |
| Women's Bodybuilding - Heavyweight | Debbie Sider | Pat Grimmel |
| Women's Bodybuilding - Heavyweight Teen | – | – |
| Women's Bodybuilding - Lightweight | Sheritha McKenzie (2) | Carmen Lodgen |
Gold's Classic 1984
Gold's Classic 1984 was held in Venice Beach, CA, USA. The Men's Open Bodybuilding - Heavyweight title went to Bill Smith (2) (2).
Defending HeavyWeight champion Larry Ferris, who won in 1983, did not return.
Top 3 Men's Open Bodybuilding - Heavyweight
Gold's Classic 1984 contested 10 divisions across 36 athletes. Bill Smith (2) (2) took Men's Open Bodybuilding - Heavyweight. 10 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 | Bill Smith (2) (2) First recorded win | United States |
| 2nd | David Jones | United States |
| 3rd | Roberto Wright | United States |
| 4th | Ron Morris | United States |
| 5th | Lester Zimmerman | 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 | Bill Smith (2) (2) | United States |
Official scores are unavailable.
Men's Open Bodybuilding - Lightheavyweight
| Place | Athlete | Country |
|---|---|---|
| 1st | Butch Smith First recorded win | United States |
| 2nd | Eddie Hargrove | United States |
| 3rd | Lance Gibbs | United States |
| 4th | Steve Wetzel | United States |
| 5th | Steve Cawley | United States |
Official scores are unavailable.
Men's Open Bodybuilding - Lightheavyweight Teen
| Place | Athlete | Country |
|---|---|---|
| 1st | Matt Shanabrough First recorded win | United States |
| 2nd | William Mowery | United States |
| 3rd | Matt Steidler | United States |
Official scores are unavailable.
Men's Open Bodybuilding - Lightweight
| Place | Athlete | Country |
|---|---|---|
| 1st | Al Jackson First recorded win | United States |
| 2nd | William Brent | United States |
| 3rd | Mike Hale | United States |
| 4th | Hector Rodriguez | United States |
| 5th | Don Klaehne | United States |
Official scores are unavailable.
Men's Open Bodybuilding - Lightweight Teen
Only the winner of this division was recorded by the source. The full placings are not in the database.
| Place | Athlete | Country |
|---|---|---|
| 1st | Dave Dragone First recorded win | United States |
Official scores are unavailable.
Men's Open Bodybuilding - Middleweight
| Place | Athlete | Country |
|---|---|---|
| 1st | Pete Ireland First recorded win | United States |
| 2nd | Jerry Schwenker | United States |
| 3rd | Keith Leon | United States |
| 4th | Lester Wiltz | United States |
| 5th | Kevin Smith | United States |
Official scores are unavailable.
Men's Open Bodybuilding - Middleweight Teen
| Place | Athlete | Country |
|---|---|---|
| 1st | Dwayne Troxell First recorded win | United States |
| 2nd | Tim Hurley | United States |
| 3rd | Bill Brenneman | United States |
| 4th | Howard Goodstein | United States |
Official scores are unavailable.
Women's Bodybuilding - Heavyweight
| Place | Athlete | Country |
|---|---|---|
| 1st | Debbie Sider First recorded win | United States |
| 2nd | Pat Grimmel | United States |
| 3rd | Robin Freisem | United States |
| 4th | Elaine Wesley | United States |
Official scores are unavailable.
Women's Bodybuilding - Heavyweight Teen
No placement data
Placement data for this division has not been recorded.
Women's Bodybuilding - Lightweight
| Place | Athlete | Country |
|---|---|---|
| 1st | Sheritha McKenzie (2) First recorded win | United States |
| 2nd | Carmen Lodgen | United States |
| 3rd | Lois Payne | United States |
| 4th | Connie Shreve | United States |
Official scores are unavailable.
Complete Results updated June 30, 2026 Source: MuscleMemory
This edition in context
- Competitors
- 36
- Divisions
- 10
- Size rank
- 2 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.
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