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New York Metro Championships 1996

New York Metro Championships 1996 was held in New York, NY, USA. The Men's Open Bodybuilding - Bantamweight title went to Stephen Murray.

Year
1996
Date
May 15, 1996
Federation
NPC
Divisions
14
Competitors
41

Results by Division

Division Winner Runner-up
Men's Open Bodybuilding - Bantamweight Stephen Murray Robert Austin
Men's Open Bodybuilding - Heavyweight Robert Maikowski Lee Volner
Men's Open Bodybuilding - Lightheavyweight Craig Richardson Douglas Sheppard
Men's Open Bodybuilding - Lightweight Eric Americo Tom Tutaj
Men's Open Bodybuilding - Middleweight Eric Munsch Don Greenidge
Men's Open Bodybuilding - Teen Adam White
Women's Bodybuilding - Heavyweight Donna Restivo Nursel Gurler
Women's Bodybuilding - Lightweight Cassie Schwartz Jany Sabins
Women's Bodybuilding - Masters Cassie Schwartz Jany Sabins
Other Divisions - Masters
Other Divisions - Masters 40+ Steve Hart Marion Woszczyna
Other Divisions - Masters 50+ Marion Woszczyna
Other Divisions - Masters Heavyweight Richard Rivera Vincent Hunter
Other Divisions - Masters Lightweight Chuck Cino Marion Woszczyna
All Contests

New York Metro Championships 1996 Results

Stephen Murray Champion

1996 New York, NY, USA May 15, 1996

New York Metro Championships 1996 was held in New York, NY, USA. The Men's Open Bodybuilding - Bantamweight title went to Stephen Murray.

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

About this show

The New York Metro Championships 1996 was held on May 15, 1996 in New York, NY, USA. 14 divisions were judged, across 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. 41 athletes competed.

Top 3 Men's Open Bodybuilding - Bantamweight

1st
Stephen Murray
United States
2nd
Robert Austin
Robert Austin
United States
3rd
Gary Greif
United States
Masters divisions 6

Men's Open Bodybuilding - Bantamweight

Place Athlete Country
1st Stephen Murray First recorded win United States
2nd Robert Austin United States
3rd Gary Greif United States

Official scores are unavailable.

Men's Open Bodybuilding - Heavyweight

Place Athlete Country
1st Robert Maikowski First recorded win United States
2nd Lee Volner United States
3rd Kaliym Islam United States
4th Michael Feulner United States
5th RJ DelGiorno United States

Official scores are unavailable.

Men's Open Bodybuilding - Lightheavyweight

Place Athlete Country
1st Craig Richardson First New York Metro Championships title United States
2nd Douglas Sheppard United States
3rd Richard Fleury United States
4th Alex Bartoli United States
5th Joseph Palumbo United States

Official scores are unavailable.

Men's Open Bodybuilding - Lightweight

Place Athlete Country
1st Eric Americo First recorded win United States
2nd Tom Tutaj United States
3rd Walid Fattah United States
4th Willie Rivera United States
5th Alfred Trevino United States

Official scores are unavailable.

Men's Open Bodybuilding - Middleweight

Place Athlete Country
1st Eric Munsch First recorded win United States
2nd Don Greenidge United States
3rd James Dunlop United States
4th Clark Wooden United States
5th Angel Santana 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 Adam White First recorded win United States

Official scores are unavailable.

Women's Bodybuilding - Heavyweight

Place Athlete Country
1st Donna Restivo First recorded win United States
2nd Nursel Gurler United States
3rd Anita Ramsey (2) United States
4th Gina Senior United States
5th Sojer Koi United States

Official scores are unavailable.

Women's Bodybuilding - Lightweight

Place Athlete Country
1st Cassie Schwartz First recorded win United States
2nd Jany Sabins United States
3rd Carolyn Coe United States

Official scores are unavailable.

Masters divisions

Age-graded classes, judged separately from the open divisions above.

Women's Bodybuilding - Masters

Place Athlete Country
1st Cassie Schwartz United States
2nd Jany Sabins United States

Official scores are unavailable.

Other Divisions - Masters Men

No placement data

Placement data for this division has not been recorded.

Other Divisions - Masters 40+ Men

Place Athlete Country
1st Steve Hart First recorded win United States
2nd Marion Woszczyna United States
3rd Harry Scott United States
4th Brian Killigrew United States
5th Calvin Myers United States

Official scores are unavailable.

Other Divisions - Masters 50+ Men

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

Place Athlete Country
1st Marion Woszczyna United States

Official scores are unavailable.

Other Divisions - Masters Heavyweight Men

Place Athlete Country
1st Richard Rivera First recorded win United States
2nd Vincent Hunter United States

Official scores are unavailable.

Other Divisions - Masters Lightweight Men

Place Athlete Country
1st Chuck Cino United States
2nd Marion Woszczyna United States
3rd Ed Bruni United States
4th Harry Scott United States
5th Calvin Myers United States

Official scores are unavailable.

Complete Results updated June 11, 2026 Source: MuscleMemory

This edition in context

Competitors
41
Divisions
13
Size rank
17 of 27

Past winners of this event

Winner of the headline division for each edition of this event on record.
Year Winner Division
2019 Lauren Dallessandro Physique
2018 Melissa Scott Physique
2017 Ivie Rhein Physique
2015 Sharon Davis Bodybuilding
2014 Vanessa Adams Bodybuilding
2013 Alicia Spearman Physique
2012 Sheena Ohlig Physique
2009 Maria Rita Penteado Bodybuilding
2005 Glenda Bozett Bodybuilding
2001 Amy Hess Figure
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