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North American Championships 1999

North American Championships 1999 was held in Pittsburgh, PA, USA. The Men's Open Bodybuilding - Bantamweight title went to Jim King.

Year
1999
Federation
IFBB
Divisions
11
Competitors
80

Results by Division

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North American Championships 1999 Results

Jim King Champion

1999 Pittsburgh, PA, USA

North American Championships 1999 was held in Pittsburgh, PA, USA. The Men's Open Bodybuilding - Bantamweight title went to Jim King.

Medium confidence Historical/community source Updated September 6, 2026 Accurate?

Defending BantamWeight champion David Wilson Jr, who won in 1998, did not return.

About this show

The North American Championships 1999 was held in Pittsburgh, PA, USA. 11 divisions were judged, across Men's Open Bodybuilding - Bantamweight, Men's Open Bodybuilding - Heavyweight, Men's Open Bodybuilding - Lightheavyweight, Men's Open Bodybuilding - Lightweight, Men's Open Bodybuilding - Middleweight, Men's Open Bodybuilding - Welterweight, Women's Bodybuilding - Heavyweight, Women's Bodybuilding - Lightweight and more. 80 athletes from 2 countries competed.

Top 3 Men's Open Bodybuilding - Bantamweight

1st
Jim King
Jim King
United States
2nd
Joseph Ebnit
United States
3rd
Joseph Mobareki
Joseph Mobareki
United States
Masters divisions 2

Men's Open Bodybuilding - Bantamweight

Place Athlete Country
1st Jim King First recorded win United States
2nd Joseph Ebnit United States
3rd Joseph Mobareki United States

Official scores are unavailable.

Men's Open Bodybuilding - Heavyweight

Men's Open Bodybuilding - Lightheavyweight

Men's Open Bodybuilding - Lightweight

Place Athlete Country
1st Bertram Stiff United States
2nd Mitch Connor United States
3rd James Lee Brown Jr United States
4th Eric Talbot United States
5th Adam Moghari Canada
6th Billy Moore United States

Official scores are unavailable.

Men's Open Bodybuilding - Middleweight

Place Athlete Country
1st Michael Broadway United States
2nd Carlos Rabiei Canada
3rd Henry Mensah Canada
4th Barry Everingham United States

Official scores are unavailable.

Men's Open Bodybuilding - Welterweight

Place Athlete Country
1st Tommie Robertson Jr First recorded win United States
2nd Lloyd Brent Jones United States
3rd Maris Lee United States

Official scores are unavailable.

Women's Bodybuilding - Heavyweight

Place Athlete Country
1st Denise Hoshor First recorded win United States
2nd Sharon Robelle United States
3rd Carla Haug United States
4th Sheila Burgess (2) -
5th Lisa Bavington Canada
6th Renee O'Neill United States
7th Jasmin Johnson United States
8th Michele Maroldo United States
9th Nursel Gurler United States
10th Mah-Ann Mendoza United States
11th Stacy Garonzik United States
12th Melody Bennett United States
13th Marie Thiebaut (2) -
14th Catherine Wilbert United States
15th Sylvia Cowan (2) United States
16th Cindy Blais (2) United States

Official scores are unavailable.

Women's Bodybuilding - Lightweight

Place Athlete Country
1st Julie Evans Canada
2nd Debra Gorski United States
3rd Coreen Bezdicek United States

Official scores are unavailable.

Women's Bodybuilding - Middleweight

Place Athlete Country
1st Maricela Enriquez First recorded win United States
2nd Tracy Palubiak United States
3rd Alonda Moer United States

Official scores are unavailable.

Masters divisions

Age-graded classes, judged separately from the open divisions above.

Other Divisions - Masters Heavyweight Men

Place Athlete Country
1st Greg Long United States
2nd Robert Rickman United States
3rd Jeff Gauthier United States
4th Bob James United States
5th Dennis Zachary United States

Official scores are unavailable.

Other Divisions - Masters Lightweight Men

Place Athlete Country
1st Curtis Bradham United States
2nd Stephen Clendenin United States
3rd Reginald Page United States
4th Ray Johns United States
5th Richard Sypien United States

Official scores are unavailable.

Complete Results updated July 30, 2026 Source: MuscleMemory

This edition in context

Competitors
80
Divisions
11
Size rank
15 of 40

Past winners of this event

Winner of the headline division for each edition of this event on record.
Year Winner Division
2010 Lisa Kelchner Bodybuilding
2007 Emanuella Silvagni Open
2004 Cathy Wood Bodybuilding
1972 Warren Frederick Open
1962 Yves Lafontaine Open
1949 Clarence Ross Open
What this page holds

The placings as recorded, and nothing past them

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