North American Championships 1976
North American Championships 1976 was held in Pittsburgh, PA, USA. The Men's Open Bodybuilding - Medium title went to Ken Covington.
- Year
- 1976
- Date
- Aug 15, 1976
- Location
- Pittsburgh, PA, USA
- Federation
- IFBB
- Divisions
- 3
- Competitors
- 9
Results by Division
North American Championships 1976
North American Championships 1976 was held in Pittsburgh, PA, USA. The Men's Open Bodybuilding - Medium title went to Ken Covington.
Defending Medium champion Kent Kuehn, who won in 1975, did not return.
Top 3 Men's Open Bodybuilding - Medium
North American Championships 1976 contested 3 divisions across 9 athletes. Ken Covington took Men's Open Bodybuilding - Medium. 3 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
| Place | Athlete | Country |
|---|---|---|
| 1st | Ken Covington First North American Championships title | United States |
| 2nd | Charles Thomas | United States |
| 3rd | Dave Pitman | United States |
Official scores are unavailable.
Men's Open Bodybuilding - Short
| Place | Athlete | Country |
|---|---|---|
| 1st | William Mitchell (1) | United States |
| 2nd | Kennedy Gomez | United States |
| 3rd | Eddie Bates | United States |
Official scores are unavailable.
Men's Open Bodybuilding - Tall
| Place | Athlete | Country |
|---|---|---|
| 1st | Franklyn Greene First North American Championships title | United States |
| 2nd | Stan Blinder | United States |
| 3rd | Robert Barraclough | United States |
Official scores are unavailable.
Complete Results updated March 12, 2026 Source: MuscleMemory
This edition in context
- Competitors
- 9
- Divisions
- 3
- Size rank
- 32 of 40
The biggest field since 1972.
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.