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New York Amateur Grand Prix 1997

New York Amateur Grand Prix 1997 was held in New York, NY, USA. The Men's Open Bodybuilding - Bantamweight title went to Anthony Caniglia.

Year
1997
Date
Jan 1, 1997
Federation
NPC
Divisions
9
Competitors
29

Results by Division

Division Winner Runner-up
Men's Open Bodybuilding - Bantamweight Anthony Caniglia Dennis Morales
Men's Open Bodybuilding - Heavyweight Kai Greene Rudy Richards
Men's Open Bodybuilding - Lightheavyweight Kevin Orlando Marc Daconta
Men's Open Bodybuilding - Lightweight Tom Tutaj
Men's Open Bodybuilding - Middleweight Tommy Kirdahy John Kalvaitis
Women's Bodybuilding - Lightweight Marc Lomartire
Other Divisions - Masters Carmen DeLeon Louise Paster
Other Divisions - Masters Heavyweight Pablo Ramirez
Other Divisions - Masters Lightweight Steve Hart Freddy Diaz
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New York Amateur Grand Prix 1997 Results

Anthony Caniglia Champion

1997 New York, NY, USA Jan 1, 1997

New York Amateur Grand Prix 1997 was held in New York, NY, USA. The Men's Open Bodybuilding - Bantamweight title went to Anthony Caniglia.

Medium confidence Historical/community source Updated August 18, 2026 Accurate?

About this show

Men's Open Bodybuilding - Bantamweight, Men's Open Bodybuilding - Heavyweight, Men's Open Bodybuilding - Lightheavyweight, Men's Open Bodybuilding - Lightweight, Men's Open Bodybuilding - Middleweight, Women's Bodybuilding - Lightweight, Other Divisions - Masters, Other Divisions - Masters Heavyweight and more were contested at the New York Amateur Grand Prix 1997 on January 1, 1997 in New York, NY, USA. 29 athletes from 2 countries competed.

Top 3 Men's Open Bodybuilding - Bantamweight

1st
Anthony Caniglia
United States
2nd
Dennis Morales
United States
3rd
Charles Lasalle
United States
Masters divisions 3

Men's Open Bodybuilding - Bantamweight

Place Athlete Country
1st Anthony Caniglia First recorded win United States
2nd Dennis Morales United States
3rd Charles Lasalle United States
4th Eduardo Tavarez United States

Official scores are unavailable.

Men's Open Bodybuilding - Heavyweight

Place Athlete Country
1st Kai Greene United States
2nd Rudy Richards United States
3rd Douglas Dolphin United States
4th Anthony Cavalieri United States

Official scores are unavailable.

Men's Open Bodybuilding - Lightheavyweight

Place Athlete Country
1st Kevin Orlando First recorded win United States
2nd Marc Daconta United States
3rd James Raman United States
4th Steve Stanulis United States
5th Ansyl Cleveland United States

Official scores are unavailable.

Men's Open Bodybuilding - Lightweight

Place Athlete Country
1st Tom Tutaj First recorded win United States
3rd Raphael Burgos United States
4th Francisco Figueros United States
5th Michael Compton United States

Official scores are unavailable.

Men's Open Bodybuilding - Middleweight

Place Athlete Country
1st Tommy Kirdahy First recorded win United States
2nd John Kalvaitis United States
3rd Steve Hart United States
4th Joe Duff United States
5th Chris Bonante United States

Official scores are unavailable.

Women's Bodybuilding - Lightweight

Only the winner of this division was recorded by the source. The full placings are not in the database.

Place Athlete Country
2nd Marc Lomartire 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 Carmen DeLeon First recorded win United States
2nd Louise Paster United States

Official scores are unavailable.

Other Divisions - Masters Heavyweight Men

Only the winner of this division was recorded by the source. The full placings are not in the database.

Place Athlete Country
1st Pablo Ramirez First recorded win United States

Official scores are unavailable.

Other Divisions - Masters Lightweight Men

Place Athlete Country
1st Steve Hart United States
2nd Freddy Diaz United States
3rd Santos Ramos Mexico
4th Robert Florie United States

Official scores are unavailable.

Complete Results updated April 3, 2026 Source: MuscleMemory

This edition in context

Competitors
29
Divisions
9
Size rank
9 of 10

Past winners of this event

Winner of the headline division for each edition of this event on record.
Year Winner Division
2016 Gabrielle Ruma Physique
2015 Jamilyn Haight Bodybuilding
2014 Lori Coppola Physique
2013 Rose Long Bodybuilding
2012 Rene Nicole Marven Bodybuilding
What this page holds

The placings as recorded, and nothing past them

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  • 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.
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