Night of Champions 1997
Night of Champions 1997 was held in USA. The Men's Open Bodybuilding title went to Chris Cormier.
- Year
- 1997
- Date
- May 15, 1997
- Location
- USA
- Federation
- IFBB
- Divisions
- 2
- Competitors
- 38
Results by Division
| Division | Winner | Runner-up |
|---|---|---|
| Men's Open Bodybuilding | Chris Cormier | Miloš Šarčev |
| Women's Bodybuilding | – | – |
Night of Champions 1997 Results
Night of Champions 1997 was held in USA. The Men's Open Bodybuilding title went to Chris Cormier.
Defending champion Flex Wheeler, who won in 1996, did not return.
About this show
Men's Open Bodybuilding and Women's Bodybuilding were contested at the Night of Champions 1997 on May 15, 1997 in USA. 38 athletes from 6 countries competed.
Top 3 Men's Open Bodybuilding
Men's Open Bodybuilding
Official scores are unavailable.
Women's Bodybuilding
Only the winner of this division was recorded by the source. The full placings are not in the database.
| Place | Athlete | Country |
|---|---|---|
| participated | Dan Smith | United States |
Official scores are unavailable.
Complete Results updated July 12, 2026 Source: MuscleMemory
This edition in context
- Competitors
- 38
- Divisions
- 2
- Size rank
- 5 of 27
Past winners of this event
| Year | Winner | Division |
|---|---|---|
| 2006 | Lee Priest | Open |
| 2004 | Melvin Anthony | Open |
| 2003 | Victor Martinez | Open |
| 2002 | Markus Rühl | Open |
| 2001 | Orville Burke | Open |
| 2000 | Jay Cutler | Open |
| 1999 | Paul Dillett | Open |
| 1998 | Ronnie Coleman | Open |
| 1997 | Chris Cormier | Open |
| 1996 | Flex Wheeler | Open |
| 1995 | Nasser El Sonbaty | Open |
| 1994 | Michael Francois | Open |
| 1993 | Porter Cottrell | Open |
| 1992 | Kevin Levrone | 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.