Nationals 1986
Nationals 1986 was held in USA. The Men's Open Bodybuilding - Bantamweight title went to Paul D'Accursio.
- Year
- 1986
- Date
- Nov 15, 1986
- Location
- USA
- Federation
- NPC
- Divisions
- 8
- Competitors
- 120
Results by Division
Nationals 1986
Nationals 1986 was held in USA. The Men's Open Bodybuilding - Bantamweight title went to Paul D'Accursio.
Defending BantamWeight champion Francisco Fontanez placed 6th.
Top 3 Men's Open Bodybuilding - Bantamweight
Nationals 1986 contested 8 divisions across 120 athletes, competitors from 4 countries. Paul D'Accursio took Men's Open Bodybuilding - Bantamweight. 8 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 - Bantamweight
| Place | Athlete | Country |
|---|---|---|
| 1st | Paul D'Accursio First recorded win | United States |
| 2nd | Jon Schexnayder | United States |
| 3rd | John Ruehlman | United States |
| 4th | Kendall Murphy | United States |
| 5th | Lester Wiltz | United States |
| 6th | Francisco Fontanez | United States |
| 7th | Gregory Bernier | United States |
| 8th | Smokey Pierce | United States |
| 9th | Robert Enriquez | United States |
| 10th | Allan Ichinose | United States |
| 11th | Robert Ready | United States |
| 12th | Mahmoud Itani | United States |
| 13th | Gerald Schaefer | United States |
| 14th | James Boyer | United States |
| 15th | Tony Miller | United States |
Official scores are unavailable.
Men's Open Bodybuilding - Heavyweight
| Place | Athlete | Country |
|---|---|---|
| 1st | Gary Strydom | South Africa |
| 2nd | Matt Mendenhall | United States |
| 3rd | Harry Dodich | United States |
| 4th | Mike Quinn | United States |
| 5th | Pat Lanzillo | United States |
| 6th | Rory Leidelmeyer | United States |
| 7th | Troy Zuccolotto | United States |
| 8th | Johnnie Ray Kinsey | United States |
| 9th | Dan Smith (2) | - |
| 10th | William Dabish | United States |
| 11th | John Simon | United States |
| 12th | Mark Kehr | United States |
| 13th | Johnnie Morant | United States |
| 14th | Greg Ladd | United States |
| 15th | Angelo Vozella | United States |
Official scores are unavailable.
Men's Open Bodybuilding - Lightheavyweight
| Place | Athlete | Country |
|---|---|---|
| 1st | Tom Terwilliger | United States |
| 2nd | Mike Ashley | United States |
| 3rd | J J Marsh | United States |
| 4th | Aaron Baker | United States |
| 5th | Daryl Stafford | United States |
| 6th | Kevin Hall | United States |
| 7th | Peter Magyari | United States |
| 8th | Eddie Brown | United States |
| 9th | Allen Kirsch | United States |
| 10th | Buddy Dreimann | United States |
| 11th | John Cutri | United States |
| 12th | Peter Procopio | United States |
| 13th | William Reese | United States |
| 14th | Antonio Adger (Snake) | United States |
| 15th | Ken Castagnoli | United States |
Official scores are unavailable.
Men's Open Bodybuilding - Lightweight
| Place | Athlete | Country |
|---|---|---|
| 1st | Dean Tornabene First recorded win | United States |
| 2nd | Joseph Grossi | United States |
| 3rd | Jose Guzman | United States |
| 4th | Joseph Dawson | United States |
| 5th | Steve Davis | United States |
| 6th | Stuart Halprin | United States |
| 7th | Charles Perez | United States |
| 8th | Tony Murphy | United States |
| 9th | Ron Knight | United States |
| 10th | Johnny Stewart | United States |
| 11th | Ken Jones | United States |
| 12th | Alvin Chambers | United States |
| 13th | Charles Durr | United States |
| 14th | Michael Robinson | Canada |
| 15th | Lowell Blake | United States |
Official scores are unavailable.
Men's Open Bodybuilding - Middleweight
| Place | Athlete | Country |
|---|---|---|
| 1st | Shane DiMora | United States |
| 2nd | Paul Jean-Guillaume | United States |
| 3rd | Linzie McKinney | United States |
| 4th | Franco Santoriello | United States |
| 5th | Leon Brown | United States |
| 6th | Anthony Civiletti | United States |
| 7th | Michael Huber | United States |
| 8th | Sylvester Soloman | United States |
| 9th | Michael Klinefelter | United States |
| 10th | Francis Volpe | United States |
| 11th | Arne List | United States |
| 12th | Glenn Marshman | United States |
| 13th | David Dearth | United States |
| 14th | Todd Roberts | United States |
| 15th | John Otzwirk | United States |
Official scores are unavailable.
Women's Bodybuilding - Heavyweight
| Place | Athlete | Country |
|---|---|---|
| 1st | Cathy Palyo First Nationals title | United States |
| 2nd | Sandy Riddell | United States |
| 3rd | Tara Dodane | United States |
| 4th | Mona Aruanetis | United States |
| 5th | Mishay Santos (2) | - |
| 6th | Jackie Paisley | United States |
| 7th | Karen Rodriguez | United States |
| 8th | Nicole Bass | United States |
| 9th | Janice Graser (2) | United States |
| 10th | Adrienne Foster | United States |
| 11th | Maritza Ramos | United States |
| 12th | Karen Pica | United States |
| 13th | Sheena Williams | United States |
| 14th | Linda WoođHoyte | United States |
| 15th | Peggy Bertelsen (2) | United States |
Official scores are unavailable.
Women's Bodybuilding - Lightweight
| Place | Athlete | Country |
|---|---|---|
| 1st | Lori Okami First recorded win | United States |
| 2nd | Marianne Duffy (2) | United States |
| 3rd | Charla Sedacca | United States |
| 4th | Debbie Sider | United States |
| 5th | Diane Garrity (2) | United States |
| 6th | Alanna Crespo (Crielly) | United States |
| 7th | Jennifer Sargent | United States |
| 8th | Diane Vecchione (2) | United States |
| 9th | Linda Kettle | United States |
| 10th | Lisa Daniels | United States |
| 11th | Linda Dattoli | United States |
| 12th | Satina Watson (2) | United States |
| 13th | Dori Frame (2) | United States |
| 14th | Sally Peak | United States |
| 15th | Collette Coco | United States |
Official scores are unavailable.
Women's Bodybuilding - Middleweight
| Place | Athlete | Country |
|---|---|---|
| 1st | Valerie Basilone First recorded win | United States |
| 2nd | Mary Hovey-Walk | United States |
| 3rd | Velma Buckles | United States |
| 4th | Laura Creavalle | British Guiana |
| 5th | Suzanne Tigert | United States |
| 6th | Sheryl Marshall (2) | United States |
| 7th | Rhonda Lundstedt (2) | United States |
| 8th | Renee Casella | United States |
| 9th | Sue Springsteen | United States |
| 10th | Lisa Lorio | United States |
| 11th | Sandy Kamberger | United States |
| 12th | Alicia Lippman | United States |
| 13th | Donna Barrentine | United States |
| 14th | Rosie Brynes | United States |
| 15th | Janice Stankiewicz | United States |
Official scores are unavailable.
Complete Results updated June 30, 2026 Source: MuscleMemory
This edition in context
- Competitors
- 120
- Divisions
- 8
- Size rank
- 25 of 38
The biggest field since 1985.
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.

