Gold's Classic 2000
Gold's Classic 2000 was held in Venice Beach, CA, USA. The Men's Open Bodybuilding - Bantamweight title went to Andres Gutierrez.
- Year
- 2000
- Date
- Jan 1, 2000
- Location
- Venice Beach, CA, USA
- Federation
- NPC
- Divisions
- 12
- Competitors
- 40
Results by Division
| Division | Winner | Runner-up |
|---|---|---|
| Men's Open Bodybuilding - Bantamweight | Andres Gutierrez | Steve Cima |
| Men's Open Bodybuilding - Heavyweight | Jerome Ferguson | John Cowgill |
| Men's Open Bodybuilding - Lightheavyweight | Lawrence Rowe | Brian Copeland |
| Men's Open Bodybuilding - Lightweight | Robert Stebbing | Daren Gyant |
| Men's Open Bodybuilding - Middleweight | John Traynor | Ed Khburn |
| Men's Open Bodybuilding - Superheavyweight | Troy Richardson | – |
| Women's Bodybuilding - Heavyweight | Kathleen Johansson | Julie Melson |
| Women's Bodybuilding - Lightweight | Leigh Ann Chapman | Liz Jorgenson |
| Women's Bodybuilding - Middleweight | Debbie Bramwell | Coral Endler (2) |
| Women's Bodybuilding - Masters | Leigh Ann Chapman | Carla Kayvon |
| Other Divisions - Grand Masters | Paul Devine | Ralph Evans |
| Other Divisions - Masters | Greg Grant | James Parker |
Gold's Classic 2000
Gold's Classic 2000 was held in Venice Beach, CA, USA. The Men's Open Bodybuilding - Bantamweight title went to Andres Gutierrez.
Defending champion Kimberly Rogers, who won in 1995, did not return.
Top 3 Men's Open Bodybuilding - Bantamweight
Gold's Classic 2000 contested 12 divisions across 40 athletes, 9 open and 3 age-restricted Masters. Andres Gutierrez took Men's Open Bodybuilding - Bantamweight. 12 divisions crowned a champion; each is judged independently. No round scores were published for this event, so placings are shown without them.
Masters divisions 3
Men's Open Bodybuilding - Bantamweight
| Place | Athlete | Country |
|---|---|---|
| 1st | Andres Gutierrez First recorded win | United States |
| 2nd | Steve Cima | United States |
| 3rd | Pat Holloway | United States |
Official scores are unavailable.
Men's Open Bodybuilding - Heavyweight
| Place | Athlete | Country |
|---|---|---|
| 1st | Jerome Ferguson First recorded win | United States |
| 2nd | John Cowgill | United States |
| 3rd | Greg Grant | United States |
| 4th | Sedric Gant | United States |
| 5th | John Arcello | United States |
Official scores are unavailable.
Men's Open Bodybuilding - Lightheavyweight
| Place | Athlete | Country |
|---|---|---|
| 1st | Lawrence Rowe First recorded win | United States |
| 2nd | Brian Copeland | United States |
| 3rd | Herm Beltram | United States |
| 4th | Kirk Aguon | United States |
| 5th | James Parker | United States |
Official scores are unavailable.
Men's Open Bodybuilding - Lightweight
| Place | Athlete | Country |
|---|---|---|
| 1st | Robert Stebbing First recorded win | United States |
| 2nd | Daren Gyant | United States |
| 3rd | Lloyd Dawson | United States |
| 4th | Nhon Ly | United States |
Official scores are unavailable.
Men's Open Bodybuilding - Middleweight
| Place | Athlete | Country |
|---|---|---|
| 1st | John Traynor | United States |
| 2nd | Ed Khburn | United States |
| 3rd | Steve Rivera | United States |
| 4th | Steve Paz | United States |
| 5th | Troy Small | United States |
Official scores are unavailable.
Men's Open Bodybuilding - Superheavyweight
Only the winner of this division was recorded by the source. The full placings are not in the database.
| Place | Athlete | Country |
|---|---|---|
| 1st | Troy Richardson First recorded win | United States |
Official scores are unavailable.
Women's Bodybuilding - Heavyweight
| Place | Athlete | Country |
|---|---|---|
| 1st | Kathleen Johansson First recorded win | United States |
| 2nd | Julie Melson | United States |
| 3rd | Maeve Curran | United States |
| 4th | Carla Kayvon | United States |
Official scores are unavailable.
Women's Bodybuilding - Lightweight
| Place | Athlete | Country |
|---|---|---|
| 1st | Leigh Ann Chapman First recorded win | United States |
| 2nd | Liz Jorgenson | United States |
| 3rd | Maggie Hopman | United States |
Official scores are unavailable.
Women's Bodybuilding - Middleweight
| Place | Athlete | Country |
|---|---|---|
| 1st | Debbie Bramwell | United States |
| 2nd | Coral Endler (2) | United States |
| 3rd | Dawn Principe (2) | United States |
| 4th | Lenmoy Walls | 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 | Leigh Ann Chapman | United States |
| 2nd | Carla Kayvon | United States |
| 3rd | Coral Endler (2) | United States |
| 4th | Liz Chapman | United States |
| 5th | Lenmoy Walls | United States |
Official scores are unavailable.
Other Divisions - Grand Masters Men
| Place | Athlete | Country |
|---|---|---|
| 1st | Paul Devine | United States |
| 2nd | Ralph Evans | United States |
Official scores are unavailable.
Other Divisions - Masters Men
| Place | Athlete | Country |
|---|---|---|
| 1st | Greg Grant | United States |
| 2nd | James Parker | United States |
| 3rd | Michael Pleasant | United States |
| 4th | Marshall Donaldson | United States |
| 5th | John Brizbla | United States |
Official scores are unavailable.
Complete Results updated June 11, 2026 Source: MuscleMemory
This edition in context
- Competitors
- 40
- Divisions
- 12
- Size rank
- 1 of 9
The biggest edition on record, across 9 we hold.
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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