New York City Championships 1997
New York City Championships 1997 was held in New York, NY, USA. The Men's Open Bodybuilding - Bantamweight title went to Dennis Morales.
- Year
- 1997
- Date
- Jan 1, 1997
- Location
- New York, NY, USA
- Federation
- NPC
- Divisions
- 11
- Competitors
- 33
Results by Division
| Division | Winner | Runner-up |
|---|---|---|
| Men's Open Bodybuilding - Bantamweight | Dennis Morales | Eduardo Tavarez |
| Men's Open Bodybuilding - Heavyweight | Rudy Richards | Craig Romey |
| Men's Open Bodybuilding - Lightheavyweight | Augusto McIntosh | Craig Vitale |
| Men's Open Bodybuilding - Lightweight | Ryan Calderon | William Marin |
| Men's Open Bodybuilding - Middleweight | Jose Gil | Peter Marino |
| Men's Open Bodybuilding - Teen | Lucas Lianos | – |
| Women's Bodybuilding - Heavyweight | Fran Ferraro (2) | Rosa Bonita |
| Women's Bodybuilding - Lightweight | Cheryl Davis | – |
| Women's Bodybuilding - Middleweight | Gaye Cinenberg | – |
| Other Divisions - Masters Heavyweight | Pablo Ramirez | – |
| Other Divisions - Masters Lightweight | Steve Hart | Freddy Diaz |
New York City Championships 1997 Results
New York City Championships 1997 was held in New York, NY, USA. The Men's Open Bodybuilding - Bantamweight title went to Dennis Morales.
Defending BantamWeight champion Edwin Alvarez, who won in 1996, did not return.
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, Men's Open Bodybuilding - Teen, Women's Bodybuilding - Heavyweight, Women's Bodybuilding - Lightweight and more were contested at the New York City Championships 1997 on January 1, 1997 in New York, NY, USA. 33 athletes from 2 countries competed.
Top 3 Men's Open Bodybuilding - Bantamweight
Masters divisions 2
Men's Open Bodybuilding - Bantamweight
| Place | Athlete | Country |
|---|---|---|
| 1st | Dennis Morales First recorded win | United States |
| 2nd | Eduardo Tavarez | United States |
| 3rd | Kenya Allen | United States |
Official scores are unavailable.
Men's Open Bodybuilding - Heavyweight
| Place | Athlete | Country |
|---|---|---|
| 1st | Rudy Richards First recorded win | United States |
| 2nd | Craig Romey | United States |
| 3rd | Martin Fernandez | United States |
| 4th | Derek Roberts | United States |
| 5th | Kenny Santiago | United States |
Official scores are unavailable.
Men's Open Bodybuilding - Lightheavyweight
| Place | Athlete | Country |
|---|---|---|
| 1st | Augusto McIntosh First recorded win | United States |
| 2nd | Craig Vitale | United States |
| 3rd | Stephen Rosati | United States |
| 4th | Rich Hill | United States |
| 5th | Kevin Montgomery | United States |
Official scores are unavailable.
Men's Open Bodybuilding - Lightweight
| Place | Athlete | Country |
|---|---|---|
| 1st | Ryan Calderon First recorded win | United States |
| 2nd | William Marin | United States |
| 3rd | John Velazquez | United States |
| 4th | Michael Arena (1) (2) | United States |
| 5th | Richard Acosta | United States |
Official scores are unavailable.
Men's Open Bodybuilding - Middleweight
| Place | Athlete | Country |
|---|---|---|
| 1st | Jose Gil First recorded win | United States |
| 2nd | Peter Marino | United States |
| 3rd | Lucas Lianos | United States |
| 4th | Ray Hernandez | United States |
| 5th | Ronald Ingraham | United States |
Official scores are unavailable.
Men's Open Bodybuilding - Teen
Only the winner of this division was recorded by the source. The full placings are not in the database.
| Place | Athlete | Country |
|---|---|---|
| 1st | Lucas Lianos First recorded win | United States |
Official scores are unavailable.
Women's Bodybuilding - Heavyweight
| Place | Athlete | Country |
|---|---|---|
| 1st | Fran Ferraro (2) First recorded win | United States |
| 2nd | Rosa Bonita | United States |
| 3rd | Andrea Klepacki | 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 |
|---|---|---|
| 1st | Cheryl Davis First recorded win | United States |
Official scores are unavailable.
Women's Bodybuilding - Middleweight
Only the winner of this division was recorded by the source. The full placings are not in the database.
| Place | Athlete | Country |
|---|---|---|
| 1st | Gaye Cinenberg First recorded win | United States |
Official scores are unavailable.
Masters divisions
Age-graded classes, judged separately from the open divisions above.
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 June 11, 2026 Source: MuscleMemory
This edition in context
- Competitors
- 33
- Divisions
- 11
- Size rank
- 1 of 6
The biggest edition on record, across 6 we hold.
Past winners of this event
| Year | Winner | Division |
|---|---|---|
| 1984 | Ming Chew | Open |
| 1983 | Linda WoođHoyte | Open |
| 1982 | Sheritha McKenzie | Open |
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.