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Musclemania 1997

Musclemania 1997 was held in USA. The Men's Open Bodybuilding - Heavyweight title went to Rodney Davis.

Year
1997
Date
Jan 1, 1997
Location
USA
Federation
Musclemania
Divisions
9
Competitors
42

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Musclemania 1997

Rodney Davis Champion

1997 USA Dec 31, 1996

Musclemania 1997 was held in USA. The Men's Open Bodybuilding - Heavyweight title went to Rodney Davis.

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

Defending HeavyWeight champion Bill Davey, who won in 1996, did not return.

Top 3 Men's Open Bodybuilding - Heavyweight

1st
Rodney Davis
Rodney Davis
United States
2nd
Delino Dixon
Delino Dixon
United States
3rd
John Smith
John Smith
United States

Musclemania 1997 contested 8 divisions across 42 athletes, 7 open and 1 age-restricted Masters. Rodney Davis took Men's Open Bodybuilding - Heavyweight. 8 divisions crowned a champion; each is judged independently. No round scores were published for this event, so placings are shown without them.

Masters divisions 1

Men's Open Bodybuilding - Heavyweight

Place Athlete Country
1st Rodney Davis First recorded win United States
2nd Delino Dixon United States
3rd John Smith United States
4th Michael Cribben United States
5th Robert Davis United States
participated Ray Acosta United States

Official scores are unavailable.

Men's Open Bodybuilding - Lightheavyweight

Place Athlete Country
1st Kelly Gantt First recorded win United States
2nd Felix Epodo United States
3rd Eric Peterman United States
4th Christopher Webster United States
5th Jody Ramos United States
participated Mark Hyland United States

Official scores are unavailable.

Men's Open Bodybuilding - Lightweight

Place Athlete Country
1st Antjuane Sims First recorded win United States
2nd Lester Coaker United States
3rd Mike D'Angelo United States
4th Kenneth Rios United States
5th Michael Monis United States

Official scores are unavailable.

Men's Open Bodybuilding - Middleweight

Place Athlete Country
1st Tito Raymond First recorded win United States
2nd Clark Bartram United States
3rd Vernard Grice United States
4th Todd Leslie United States
5th Brian Glynn United States

Official scores are unavailable.

Men's Open Bodybuilding - Teen

Place Athlete Country
1st Julian Capraru First recorded win United States
2nd Gerrad Young United States
3rd Peter San Nicolas United States
4th Gregory Tribulato United States
5th Josh O'Neil United States

Official scores are unavailable.

Women's Bodybuilding - Heavyweight

Place Athlete Country
1st Suzette Healea First recorded win United States
2nd Theresa Summers-Davis United States
3rd Sharon Pike United States
4th Suzanna McGee United States
5th Semiramis Anspach United States

Official scores are unavailable.

Women's Bodybuilding - Lightheavyweight

No placement data

Placement data for this division has not been recorded.

Women's Bodybuilding - Lightweight

Place Athlete Country
1st Heather Tristany First Musclemania title United States
2nd Cathy Firkins United States
3rd Susan Murray United States
4th Sharon Olson United States
5th Kristin Sallo United States

Official scores are unavailable.

Masters divisions

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

Other Divisions - Masters Men

Place Athlete Country
1st James Nelson 2nd win here United States
2nd Curtis Cranfield United States
3rd Jerry Bruton United States
4th Otis Archie United States
5th Waldo Sanchez United States

Official scores are unavailable.

Complete Results updated July 30, 2026 Source: MuscleMemory

This edition in context

Competitors
42
Divisions
8
Size rank
11 of 17

The biggest field since 1995.

Past winners of this event

Winner of the headline division for each edition of this event on record.
Year Winner Division
2008 Kelly Decolati Bodybuilding
2007 Marie Hanson Bodybuilding
2006 Annie Hewitt Bodybuilding
2003 Kealoha O'Dowd Open

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What this page holds

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.