North American Championships 1972
North American Championships 1972 was held in Pittsburgh, PA, USA. The Men's Open Bodybuilding title went to Warren Frederick.
- Year
- 1972
- Date
- Aug 15, 1972
- Location
- Pittsburgh, PA, USA
- Federation
- WBBG
- Divisions
- 1
- Competitors
- 10
Results by Division
| Division | Winner | Runner-up |
|---|---|---|
| Men's Open Bodybuilding | Warren Frederick | Bill Grant |
North American Championships 1972 Results
North American Championships 1972 was held in Pittsburgh, PA, USA. The Men's Open Bodybuilding title went to Warren Frederick.
Defending Medium champion Leon Brown, who won in 1968, did not return.
About this show
The North American Championships 1972 was held on August 15, 1972 in Pittsburgh, PA, USA. 1 division was judged, across Men's Open Bodybuilding. 10 athletes competed.
Top 3 Men's Open Bodybuilding
Men's Open Bodybuilding
| Place | Athlete | Country |
|---|---|---|
| 1st | Warren Frederick First North American Championships title | United States |
| 2nd | Bill Grant | United States |
| 3rd | Josue Rivera | United States |
| 4th | Johnny Maldonado | United States |
| 5th | Ned Williams | United States |
| 6th | Kenny Hall | United States |
| 7th | Herman Pacheco | United States |
| 8th | Glenn McMahan | United States |
| 9th | Carl Greenridge | United States |
| 10th | Ralph Olivera | United States |
Official scores are unavailable.
Complete Results updated March 12, 2026 Source: MuscleMemory
This edition in context
- Competitors
- 10
- Divisions
- 1
- Size rank
- 31 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.
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