North American Championships 1968
North American Championships 1968 was held in Pittsburgh, PA, USA. The Men's Open Bodybuilding - Medium title went to Leon Brown.
- Year
- 1968
- Date
- Aug 15, 1968
- Location
- Pittsburgh, PA, USA
- Federation
- IFBB
- Divisions
- 4
- Competitors
- 4
Results by Division
| Division | Winner | Runner-up |
|---|---|---|
| Men's Open Bodybuilding - Medium | Leon Brown | – |
| Men's Open Bodybuilding - Short | Johnny Maldonado | – |
| Men's Open Bodybuilding - Tall | Richard Giofu | – |
| Men's Open Bodybuilding - Teen | William Fuentes | – |
North American Championships 1968 Results
North American Championships 1968 was held in Pittsburgh, PA, USA. The Men's Open Bodybuilding - Medium title went to Leon Brown.
Defending Medium champion Frank Zane, who won in 1966, did not return.
North American Championships 1968 contested 4 divisions across 4 athletes. Leon Brown took Men's Open Bodybuilding - Medium. 4 divisions crowned a champion; each is judged independently. No round scores were published for this event, so placings are shown without them.
Men's Open Bodybuilding - Medium
Only the winner of this division was recorded by the source. The full placings are not in the database.
| Place | Athlete | Country |
|---|---|---|
| 1st | Leon Brown First recorded win | United States |
Official scores are unavailable.
Men's Open Bodybuilding - Short
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 Title defense, 3rd win here | United States |
Official scores are unavailable.
Men's Open Bodybuilding - Tall
Only the winner of this division was recorded by the source. The full placings are not in the database.
| Place | Athlete | Country |
|---|---|---|
| 1st | Richard Giofu First recorded win | 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 | William Fuentes First recorded win | United States |
Official scores are unavailable.
Complete Results updated March 12, 2026 Source: MuscleMemory
This edition in context
- Competitors
- 4
- Divisions
- 4
- Size rank
- 39 of 40
The biggest field since 1966.
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.