Masters Nationals 1996
Masters Nationals 1996 was held in USA. The Men's Open Bodybuilding - Heavyweight title went to Jack Wadsworth.
- Year
- 1996
- Date
- Aug 15, 1996
- Location
- USA
- Federation
- NPC
- Divisions
- 7
- Competitors
- 20
Results by Division
| Division | Winner | Runner-up |
|---|---|---|
| Men's Open Bodybuilding - Heavyweight | Jack Wadsworth | Greg Trail |
| Men's Open Bodybuilding - Lightheavyweight | Mark Johnson | Richard Baldwin |
| Men's Open Bodybuilding - Lightweight | Lou Garcia | James Hemminger |
| Men's Open Bodybuilding - Middleweight | Frank Peraino | Ralph Coccio |
| Other Divisions - Masters 50+ Heavyweight | Ron Ciszewski | Gene Johnson |
| Other Divisions - Masters 50+ Lightweight | James Little | Marion Woszczyna |
| Other Divisions - Masters 60+ | Robert Heil | Robert Thomas |
Masters Nationals 1996
Masters Nationals 1996 was held in USA. The Men's Open Bodybuilding - Heavyweight title went to Jack Wadsworth.
Defending HeavyWeight champion Don Youngblood, who won in 1995, did not return.
Top 3 Men's Open Bodybuilding - Heavyweight
Masters Nationals 1996 contested 7 divisions across 20 athletes, 4 open and 3 age-restricted Masters, competitors from 2 countries. Jack Wadsworth took Men's Open Bodybuilding - Heavyweight. 7 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 - Heavyweight
| Place | Athlete | Country |
|---|---|---|
| 1st | Jack Wadsworth First recorded win | United States |
| 2nd | Greg Trail | United States |
| 3rd | Robert Hockensmith | United States |
Official scores are unavailable.
Men's Open Bodybuilding - Lightheavyweight
| Place | Athlete | Country |
|---|---|---|
| 1st | Mark Johnson First recorded win | Canada |
| 2nd | Richard Baldwin | United States |
| 3rd | Gregg Krause | United States |
Official scores are unavailable.
Men's Open Bodybuilding - Lightweight
| Place | Athlete | Country |
|---|---|---|
| 1st | Lou Garcia | United States |
| 2nd | James Hemminger | United States |
| 3rd | Robert Geunther | United States |
Official scores are unavailable.
Men's Open Bodybuilding - Middleweight
| Place | Athlete | Country |
|---|---|---|
| 1st | Frank Peraino First recorded win | United States |
| 2nd | Ralph Coccio | United States |
| 3rd | Joe Discordia | United States |
Official scores are unavailable.
Masters divisions
Age-graded classes, judged separately from the open divisions above.
Other Divisions - Masters 50+ Heavyweight Men
| Place | Athlete | Country |
|---|---|---|
| 1st | Ron Ciszewski | United States |
| 2nd | Gene Johnson | United States |
| 3rd | Jerry Lindsay | United States |
Official scores are unavailable.
Other Divisions - Masters 50+ Lightweight Men
| Place | Athlete | Country |
|---|---|---|
| 1st | James Little | United States |
| 2nd | Marion Woszczyna | United States |
| 3rd | Max Pope | United States |
Official scores are unavailable.
Other Divisions - Masters 60+ Men
| Place | Athlete | Country |
|---|---|---|
| 1st | Robert Heil First recorded win | United States |
| 2nd | Robert Thomas | United States |
Official scores are unavailable.
Complete Results updated March 26, 2026 Source: MuscleMemory
This edition in context
- Competitors
- 20
- Divisions
- 7
- Size rank
- 25 of 32
The biggest field since 1992.
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.

