North American Championships 1966
North American Championships 1966 was held in Pittsburgh, PA, USA. The Men's Open Bodybuilding title went to Johnny Maldonado.
- Year
- 1966
- Date
- Aug 15, 1966
- Location
- Pittsburgh, PA, USA
- Federation
- IFBB
- Divisions
- 5
- Competitors
- 11
Results by Division
North American Championships 1966 Results
North American Championships 1966 was held in Pittsburgh, PA, USA. The Men's Open Bodybuilding title went to Johnny Maldonado.
Defending Medium champion Allen Keene placed 2nd.
About this show
The North American Championships 1966 was held in Pittsburgh, PA, USA. 5 divisions were judged, across Men's Open Bodybuilding, Men's Open Bodybuilding - Medium, Men's Open Bodybuilding - Short, Men's Open Bodybuilding - Tall and Men's Open Bodybuilding - Teen. 11 athletes competed.
Men's Open Bodybuilding
Only the winner of this division was recorded by the source. The full placings are not in the database.
| Place | Athlete | Country |
|---|---|---|
| 1st | Johnny Maldonado First North American Championships title | United States |
Official scores are unavailable.
Men's Open Bodybuilding - Medium
| Place | Athlete | Country |
|---|---|---|
| 1st | Frank Zane First North American Championships title | United States |
| 2nd | Allen Keene | United States |
| 3rd | Gary Levy | United States |
Official scores are unavailable.
Men's Open Bodybuilding - Short
| Place | Athlete | Country |
|---|---|---|
| 1st | Johnny Maldonado | United States |
| 2nd | B Bergeron | United States |
| 3rd | Paul Mastropasqua | United States |
Official scores are unavailable.
Men's Open Bodybuilding - Tall
| Place | Athlete | Country |
|---|---|---|
| 1st | David Sheppard (1) | United States |
| 2nd | Tony Carroll | United States |
| 3rd | John Romeo | United States |
Official scores are unavailable.
Men's Open Bodybuilding - Teen
| Place | Athlete | Country |
|---|---|---|
| 1st | Tommy Aybar First North American Championships title | United States |
| 2nd | Vinnie Reno | United States |
Official scores are unavailable.
Complete Results updated March 12, 2026 Source: MuscleMemory
This edition in context
- Competitors
- 11
- Divisions
- 5
- Size rank
- 30 of 40
The biggest field since 1964.
Past winners of this event
| Year | Winner | Division |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 | Lisa Kelchner | Bodybuilding |
| 2007 | Emanuella Silvagni (2) | Open |
| 2004 | Cathy Wood (2) | Bodybuilding |
| 1972 | Warren Frederick | Open |
| 1962 | Yves Lafontaine | Open |
| 1949 | Clarence Ross | 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.