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Masters Nationals 2008

Masters Nationals 2008 was held in USA. The Men's Open Bodybuilding - Bantamweight title went to Paul Coates.

Year
2008
Date
Aug 15, 2008
Location
USA
Federation
NPC
Divisions
35
Competitors
298

Results by Division

Division Winner Runner-up
Men's Open Bodybuilding - Bantamweight Paul Coates R D Noren
Men's Open Bodybuilding - Heavyweight Augustus Carter Everett Baker
Men's Open Bodybuilding - Lightheavyweight Vinny Galanti Arthur Williams
Men's Open Bodybuilding - Lightweight Richard Siegelman Jay Dever
Men's Open Bodybuilding - Middleweight Stoil Stoilov Jamie Ibone
Men's Open Bodybuilding - Superheavyweight Eric Brugh Mark Miller
Men's Open Bodybuilding - Welterweight Kent Bierly Dave Goodin
Women's Bodybuilding - Heavyweight Gayle Frankie (2) Kathryn Connors
Women's Bodybuilding - Lightheavyweight Karen Choat Sylvia Cowan (2)
Women's Bodybuilding - Lightweight Caroline Krakower (2) Lori Snyder
Women's Bodybuilding - Middleweight Janet Kaufman Tracy Mason
Women's Figure - Class A Kristen Rhoades Debbie Bell
Women's Figure - Class B Shandon Bennett Ann Pratt
Women's Figure - Class C Elissa Schlichter Christine Burton
Women's Figure - Class D Shelley Hillesheim Karin Kimura
Women's Figure - Class E Tina White Natalie Calland
Women's Figure - Class F Brandie Gardner Catherine Zidell
Women's Bodybuilding - Masters 45+ Heavyweight Kathryn Connors Sylvia Cowan (2)
Women's Bodybuilding - Masters 45+ Lightweight Tracy Mason Beth Wachter
Women's Bodybuilding - Masters 55+ Dee Lazard (2) Muriel Brewer
Women's Figure - 45+ Class A Elissa Schlichter Melanie Burger
Women's Figure - 45+ Class B Catherine Zidell Janet Lynn West
Women's Figure - 55+ Kathy Cook Maureen O'Connell
Other Divisions - Masters 45+ Heavyweight
Other Divisions - Masters 45+ Lightweight
Other Divisions - Masters 50+ Heavyweight Randy Reittinger David Powell
Other Divisions - Masters 50+ Lightheavyweight Bill Scarnaty Roger Puffer
Other Divisions - Masters 50+ Lightweight Sigge Malkvist Franklin Caine
Other Divisions - Masters 50+ Middleweight Robert Santore Steven Weiss
Other Divisions - Masters 50+ Superheavyweight Carlton Smith James Agigian
Other Divisions - Masters 55+
Other Divisions - Masters 60+ Heavyweight Mike Musselwhite Thaddeus Benton
Other Divisions - Masters 60+ Lightweight Jay Papish Sigge Malkvist
Other Divisions - Masters 60+ Middleweight Robert Caltabiano Dennis Sender
Other Divisions - Masters 70+ John Murray Max Pope
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Masters Nationals 2008

Paul Coates Champion

2008 USA Aug 14, 2008

Masters Nationals 2008 was held in USA. The Men's Open Bodybuilding - Bantamweight title went to Paul Coates.

Medium confidence Historical/community source Updated August 8, 2026 Accurate?

2-time winner Tivisay Briceno, who won in 2007, did not return.

Top 3 Men's Open Bodybuilding - Bantamweight

1st
Paul Coates
Paul Coates
United States
2nd
R D Noren
R D Noren
United States
3rd
Barry Morris
Barry Morris
United States

Masters Nationals 2008 contested 32 divisions across 298 athletes, 17 open and 15 age-restricted Masters. Paul Coates took Men's Open Bodybuilding - Bantamweight. 32 divisions crowned a champion; each is judged independently. No round scores were published for this event, so placings are shown without them.

17 open divisions. Scroll the list to reach the rest.

Masters divisions 18

Men's Open Bodybuilding - Bantamweight

Place Athlete Country
1st Paul Coates First Masters Nationals title United States
2nd R D Noren United States
3rd Barry Morris United States
4th Jude Clark United States
5th Mark Brian Teasley United States
6th Rob Longenecker United States
7th Mark Zmitravich United States

Official scores are unavailable.

Men's Open Bodybuilding - Heavyweight

Men's Open Bodybuilding - Lightheavyweight

Men's Open Bodybuilding - Lightweight

Men's Open Bodybuilding - Middleweight

Men's Open Bodybuilding - Superheavyweight

Men's Open Bodybuilding - Welterweight

Women's Bodybuilding - Heavyweight

Women's Bodybuilding - Lightheavyweight

Women's Bodybuilding - Lightweight

Place Athlete Country
1st Caroline Krakower (2) First recorded win United States
2nd Lori Snyder United States

Official scores are unavailable.

Women's Bodybuilding - Middleweight

Women's Figure - Class A

Women's Figure - Class B

Women's Figure - Class C

Women's Figure - Class D

Women's Figure - Class E

Women's Figure - Class F

Masters divisions

Age-graded classes, judged separately from the open divisions above.

Women's Bodybuilding - Masters 45+ Heavyweight

Women's Bodybuilding - Masters 45+ Lightweight

Women's Bodybuilding - Masters 55+

Women's Figure - 45+ Class A

Women's Figure - 45+ Class B

Women's Figure - 55+

Place Athlete Country
1st Kathy Cook First recorded win United States
2nd Maureen O'Connell United States
3rd Deborah Freeman United States

Official scores are unavailable.

Other Divisions - Masters 45+ Heavyweight Men

No placement data

Placement data for this division has not been recorded.

Other Divisions - Masters 45+ Lightweight Men

No placement data

Placement data for this division has not been recorded.

Other Divisions - Masters 50+ Heavyweight Men

Other Divisions - Masters 50+ Lightheavyweight Men

Other Divisions - Masters 50+ Lightweight Men

Other Divisions - Masters 50+ Middleweight Men

Other Divisions - Masters 50+ Superheavyweight Men

Other Divisions - Masters 55+ Men

No placement data

Placement data for this division has not been recorded.

Other Divisions - Masters 60+ Heavyweight Men

Place Athlete Country
1st Mike Musselwhite United States
2nd Thaddeus Benton United States
3rd Carl Silvani United States

Official scores are unavailable.

Other Divisions - Masters 60+ Lightweight Men

Other Divisions - Masters 60+ Middleweight Men

Place Athlete Country
1st Robert Caltabiano 5th win here United States
2nd Dennis Sender United States
3rd Doug Kochneff United States
4th Edward Myska United States

Official scores are unavailable.

Other Divisions - Masters 70+ Men

Place Athlete Country
1st John Murray 2nd win here United States
2nd Max Pope United States
3rd Walt Radke United States

Official scores are unavailable.

Complete Results updated July 30, 2026 Source: MuscleMemory

This edition in context

Competitors
298
Divisions
32
Size rank
10 of 32

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The placings as recorded, and nothing past them

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