Natural Hercules International 2016
Natural Hercules International 2016 was held in USA. The Men's Open Bodybuilding - Bantamweight title went to Michael Ranganella.
- Year
- 2016
- Date
- Jan 1, 2016
- Location
- USA
- Federation
- INBF
- Divisions
- 15
- Competitors
- 49
Results by Division
| Division | Winner | Runner-up |
|---|---|---|
| Men's Open Bodybuilding | – | – |
| Men's Open Bodybuilding - Bantamweight | Michael Ranganella | Rob Stein |
| Men's Open Bodybuilding - Heavyweight | Joshua Taubes | – |
| Men's Open Bodybuilding - Lightheavyweight | Timothy Rodriguez | Travis Tucker |
| Men's Open Bodybuilding - Lightweight | Kenneth Jefferson | Raymond Gendreau |
| Men's Open Bodybuilding - Middleweight | Malcolm Jackson | Blake Ziffer |
| Women's Bodybuilding | Esperanza Lalinde | Tara Martin |
| Women's Figure - Short | Ariagna Ventura | Jennifer Smith |
| Women's Figure - Tall | Edna Caamano | Kristin Terpko |
| Women's Figure - 40+ | Adrienne Koch | Kellie Miegel |
| Women's Figure - Masters | Rhiannon Coles | Kristin Terpko |
| Other Divisions - Masters 40+ | Charles Blume | Knowl Johnson |
| Other Divisions - Masters 50+ | Charles Blume | Angel Hernandez |
| Other Divisions - Masters 60+ | Billy Dee Ames | Peter Ciraulo |
| Other Divisions - Masters 70+ | Peter Ciraulo | – |
Natural Hercules International 2016
Natural Hercules International 2016 was held in USA.
Defending Bodybuilding champion Jamil Miller, who won in 2014, did not return.
Natural Hercules International 2016 contested 15 divisions across 49 athletes, 9 open and 6 age-restricted Masters. Michael Ranganella took Men's Open Bodybuilding - Bantamweight. 14 divisions crowned a champion; each is judged independently. No round scores were published for this event, so placings are shown without them.
Masters divisions 6
Men's Open Bodybuilding
Only the winner of this division was recorded by the source. The full placings are not in the database.
| Place | Athlete | Country |
|---|---|---|
| 4th | Natalie Lynch | United States |
Official scores are unavailable.
Men's Open Bodybuilding - Bantamweight
| Place | Athlete | Country |
|---|---|---|
| 1st | Michael Ranganella First recorded win | United States |
| 2nd | Rob Stein | United States |
| 3rd | Markus Hrdina | United States |
| 4th | Angel Hernandez | United States |
| 5th | Abel Juarez | United States |
| 6th | David Waldman | United States |
| 7th | Victor Urena | United States |
Official scores are unavailable.
Men's Open Bodybuilding - Heavyweight
Only the winner of this division was recorded by the source. The full placings are not in the database.
| Place | Athlete | Country |
|---|---|---|
| 1st | Joshua Taubes First recorded win | United States |
Official scores are unavailable.
Men's Open Bodybuilding - Lightheavyweight
| Place | Athlete | Country |
|---|---|---|
| 1st | Timothy Rodriguez First recorded win | United States |
| 2nd | Travis Tucker | United States |
| 3rd | Kyle Kintura | United States |
| 4th | Charles Blume | United States |
Official scores are unavailable.
Men's Open Bodybuilding - Lightweight
| Place | Athlete | Country |
|---|---|---|
| 1st | Kenneth Jefferson First recorded win | United States |
| 2nd | Raymond Gendreau | United States |
| 3rd | James Cassell | United States |
| 4th | Robert Cacho | United States |
| 5th | Michael Teixeira | United States |
| 6th | Knowl Johnson | United States |
| 7th | Jon Stewart | United States |
| 8th | Vito Cracchiolo | United States |
Official scores are unavailable.
Men's Open Bodybuilding - Middleweight
| Place | Athlete | Country |
|---|---|---|
| 1st | Malcolm Jackson First recorded win | United States |
| 2nd | Blake Ziffer | United States |
| 3rd | Billy Dee Ames | United States |
Official scores are unavailable.
Women's Bodybuilding
| Place | Athlete | Country |
|---|---|---|
| 1st | Esperanza Lalinde First recorded win | United States |
| 2nd | Tara Martin | United States |
| 3rd | Julie Harris | United States |
| 5th | Laura Martel | United States |
Official scores are unavailable.
Women's Figure - Short
| Place | Athlete | Country |
|---|---|---|
| 1st | Ariagna Ventura First recorded win | United States |
| 2nd | Jennifer Smith | United States |
| 3rd | Rhiannon Coles | United States |
| 4th | Colleen Smith | United States |
| 5th | Sherry Cronin | United States |
| 6th | Damiris Diaz | United States |
| 7th | Dee Ayers | United States |
Official scores are unavailable.
Women's Figure - Tall
| Place | Athlete | Country |
|---|---|---|
| 1st | Edna Caamano First recorded win | United States |
| 2nd | Kristin Terpko | United States |
| 3rd | Kim Wechtenhiser | United States |
| 4th | Joy Marks | United States |
| 5th | Amanda Makarewicz | United States |
| 6th | Tirzah Valerio | United States |
| 7th | Marissa Marchetti | United States |
| 8th | Lindsay Fazio | United States |
Official scores are unavailable.
Masters divisions
Age-graded classes, judged separately from the open divisions above.
Women's Figure - 40+
| Place | Athlete | Country |
|---|---|---|
| 1st | Adrienne Koch First recorded win | United States |
| 2nd | Kellie Miegel | United States |
Official scores are unavailable.
Women's Figure - Masters
| Place | Athlete | Country |
|---|---|---|
| 1st | Rhiannon Coles First recorded win | United States |
| 2nd | Kristin Terpko | United States |
| 3rd | Kim Wechtenhiser | United States |
| 4th | Amanda Makarewicz | United States |
| 5th | Tirzah Valerio | United States |
| 6th | Dee Ayers | United States |
| 7th | Adrienne Koch | United States |
| 8th | Kellie Miegel | United States |
Official scores are unavailable.
Other Divisions - Masters 40+ Men
| Place | Athlete | Country |
|---|---|---|
| 1st | Charles Blume First win at this show | United States |
| 2nd | Knowl Johnson | United States |
| 3rd | Billy Dee Ames | United States |
| 4th | David Waldman | United States |
| 5th | Dean Lebreiro | United States |
Official scores are unavailable.
Other Divisions - Masters 50+ Men
| Place | Athlete | Country |
|---|---|---|
| 1st | Charles Blume | United States |
| 2nd | Angel Hernandez | United States |
| 3rd | Billy Dee Ames | United States |
| 4th | Dean Lebreiro | United States |
| 5th | Peter Mobijohn | United States |
Official scores are unavailable.
Other Divisions - Masters 60+ Men
| Place | Athlete | Country |
|---|---|---|
| 1st | Billy Dee Ames First recorded win | United States |
| 2nd | Peter Ciraulo | United States |
| 3rd | Willie Langley | United States |
Official scores are unavailable.
Other Divisions - Masters 70+ Men
Only the winner of this division was recorded by the source. The full placings are not in the database.
| Place | Athlete | Country |
|---|---|---|
| 1st | Peter Ciraulo Title defense, 2nd win here | United States |
Official scores are unavailable.
Complete Results updated April 3, 2026 Source: MuscleMemory
This edition in context
- Competitors
- 49
- Divisions
- 15
- Size rank
- 11 of 12
The biggest field since 2014.
Past winners of this event
| Year | Winner | Division |
|---|---|---|
| 2016 | Esperanza Lalinde | Bodybuilding |
| 2014 | Jamil Miller | Bodybuilding |
| 2012 | Isabelle Marois | Bodybuilding |
| 2010 | Michele Jaramillo | Figure |
| 2005 | Sharleen Farmer | Figure |
| 2004 | Caron Querker | Figure |
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.