Natural International Championships 1988
Natural International Championships 1988 was held in USA. The Men's Open Bodybuilding - Medium title went to Noel Nunez.
- Year
- 1988
- Date
- Jan 1, 1988
- Location
- USA
- Federation
- ABBC
- Divisions
- 10
- Competitors
- 41
Results by Division
| Division | Winners | Runner-up |
|---|---|---|
| Men's Open Bodybuilding - Medium | Noel Nunez | Irving Heads |
| Men's Open Bodybuilding - Medium Tall | Daryl Lawler | Arthur Powell |
| Men's Open Bodybuilding - Short | Mark Butler , Akira Yonezawa | Oscar Dominguez |
| Men's Open Bodybuilding - Tall | Ken Lawler | Keith White |
| Men's Open Bodybuilding - Teen | Kenneth Scoby | Anthony Riniti |
| Women's Bodybuilding - Medium Tall | – | – |
| Women's Bodybuilding - Short | – | Kayoko Nakano |
| Women's Bodybuilding - Tall | Shari Pendleton | Aiko Kobayashi |
| Women's Bodybuilding - Teen | – | – |
| Other Divisions - Masters | Gary Yeargin | Akaimoto Kosuhi |
Natural International Championships 1988
Natural International Championships 1988 was held in USA. The Men's Open Bodybuilding - Medium title went to Noel Nunez.
Top 3 Men's Open Bodybuilding - Medium
Natural International Championships 1988 contested 8 divisions across 41 athletes, 7 open and 1 age-restricted Masters, competitors from 3 countries. Noel Nunez took Men's Open Bodybuilding - Medium. 6 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 - Medium
| Place | Athlete | Country |
|---|---|---|
| 1st | Noel Nunez First recorded win | Belize |
| 2nd | Irving Heads | United States |
| 3rd | Katuaki Omar | United States |
| 4th | Butch Dennis | United States |
| 5th | Takeshi Takahashi | Japan |
Official scores are unavailable.
Men's Open Bodybuilding - Medium Tall
| Place | Athlete | Country |
|---|---|---|
| 1st | Daryl Lawler First recorded win | United States |
| 2nd | Arthur Powell | United States |
| 3rd | Fernando Mendivil | United States |
| 4th | Marcelo Alvarez (2) | United States |
| 5th | Gil Rodriguez | United States |
| 6th | Paul Vance | United States |
| 7th | Kenneth Battle | United States |
Official scores are unavailable.
Multiple class winners. This division was recorded without its weight classes, so several athletes share first place - each won a different class. These placements are not a single ranking and no overall champion can be identified from them.
Men's Open Bodybuilding - Short
| Place | Athlete | Country |
|---|---|---|
| 1st | Akira Yonezawa | United States |
| 1st | Mark Butler | United States |
| 2nd | Oscar Dominguez | United States |
| 3rd | Yoshio Sakahama | United States |
| 4th | Eric Lopez (2) | United States |
| 5th | Vince Manganelli | United States |
| 6th | Samuel Fairbanks | United States |
Official scores are unavailable.
Men's Open Bodybuilding - Tall
| Place | Athlete | Country |
|---|---|---|
| 1st | Ken Lawler First recorded win | United States |
| 2nd | Keith White | United States |
| 3rd | Renard Perkins | United States |
| 4th | Tom Culic | United States |
| 5th | Eric Waits | United States |
| 6th | Joe McGilicuddy | United States |
| 7th | Christopher Sterling | United States |
Official scores are unavailable.
Men's Open Bodybuilding - Teen
| Place | Athlete | Country |
|---|---|---|
| 1st | Kenneth Scoby First recorded win | United States |
| 2nd | Anthony Riniti | United States |
| 3rd | Rene Gutierrez (2) | United States |
| 4th | Vincent Sillas | United States |
| 5th | Eugene Haik | United States |
Official scores are unavailable.
Women's Bodybuilding - Medium Tall
No placement data
Placement data for this division has not been recorded.
Women's Bodybuilding - Short
| Place | Athlete | Country |
|---|---|---|
| 2nd | Kayoko Nakano | United States |
| 3rd | Martha Orozco | United States |
| 4th | Summer Vencak | United States |
Official scores are unavailable.
Women's Bodybuilding - Tall
| Place | Athlete | Country |
|---|---|---|
| 1st | Shari Pendleton First recorded win | United States |
| 2nd | Aiko Kobayashi | United States |
| 3rd | Sarah Billman | United States |
| 4th | Sue Vance | United States |
Official scores are unavailable.
Women's Bodybuilding - Teen
No placement data
Placement data for this division has not been recorded.
Masters divisions
Age-graded classes, judged separately from the open divisions above.
Other Divisions - Masters Men
| Place | Athlete | Country |
|---|---|---|
| 1st | Gary Yeargin | United States |
| 2nd | Akaimoto Kosuhi | United States |
| 3rd | John Doig | United States |
Official scores are unavailable.
Complete Results updated June 30, 2026 Source: MuscleMemory
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.
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