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North American Championships 2008

North American Championships 2008 was held in Pittsburgh, PA, USA. The Men's Open Bodybuilding - Bantamweight title went to David Williams.

Year
2008
Date
Aug 15, 2008
Federation
IFBB
Divisions
29
Competitors
271

Results by Division

Division Winner Runner-up
Men's Open Bodybuilding - Bantamweight David Williams Eugene Blakely
Men's Open Bodybuilding - Heavyweight Marc LaVoie Lee Banks
Men's Open Bodybuilding - Lightheavyweight Chulsey Graham Young Joo Son
Men's Open Bodybuilding - Lightweight Bernabe Ramirez Chris Groetsch
Men's Open Bodybuilding - Middleweight Hugo Alejandro Ortiz Pedro Barron
Men's Open Bodybuilding - Superheavyweight Kirk DeFrancesco Ben Pakulski
Men's Open Bodybuilding - Welterweight Travis French David Millan
Women's Bodybuilding - Heavyweight Teresa Nabors Christine Sabo
Women's Bodybuilding - Lightheavyweight Jody Wald (2) Michelle Ivers-Brent
Women's Bodybuilding - Lightweight Lori Steele Ana Sanchez (1)
Women's Bodybuilding - Middleweight Cheryl Faust Kimberly Ferrell
Women's Figure - Class A Paige Oliver LaVonda Ezell
Women's Figure - Class B Ann Pratt Tiffany Procopio
Women's Figure - Class C Georgina Valenzuela Emily Nicholson
Women's Figure - Class D Marie Newman Carrie Schindley
Women's Figure - Class E Natalie Waples Natalie Calland
Women's Figure - Class F Kimberly Tilden Christina Dzieduszycki
Women's Bodybuilding - Masters 40+ Lightheavyweight
Women's Bodybuilding - Masters 40+ Lightweight
Women's Figure - Masters Class A LaVonda Ezell Shandon Bennett
Women's Figure - Masters Class B Ann Pratt Elissa Schlichter
Women's Figure - Masters Class C Natalie Calland Marie Newman
Women's Figure - Masters Class D Brandie Gardner Holly Powell
Other Divisions - Masters 40+ Heavyweight Marc LaVoie Everett Baker
Other Divisions - Masters 40+ Lightheavyweight Durlan Castro Lance Johnson
Other Divisions - Masters 40+ Lightweight Bernabe Ramirez Chris Groetsch
Other Divisions - Masters 40+ Middleweight Jamie Ibone Blas Reynaldo Montalvo
Other Divisions - Masters 40+ Superheavyweight Eric Brugh James Juge Jr
Other Divisions - Masters 40+ Welterweight Morris Pruett Loren Dyck
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North American Championships 2008

David Williams Champion

2008 Pittsburgh, PA, USA Aug 14, 2008

North American Championships 2008 was held in Pittsburgh, PA, USA. The Men's Open Bodybuilding - Bantamweight title went to David Williams.

Medium confidence Historical/community source Updated August 8, 2026 Accurate?

North American Championships 2008 contested 27 divisions across 271 athletes, 17 open and 10 age-restricted Masters, competitors from 4 countries. David Williams took Men's Open Bodybuilding - Bantamweight. 27 divisions crowned a champion; each is judged independently. No round scores were published for this event, so placings are shown without them.

Best represented United States (236) - Canada (26) - Mexico (5)

17 open divisions. Scroll the list to reach the rest.

Masters divisions 12

Men's Open Bodybuilding - Bantamweight

Place Athlete Country
1st David Williams United States
2nd Eugene Blakely 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 Bernabe Ramirez First recorded win United States
2nd Chris Groetsch United States
3rd Leon Thompson United States
4th Jonathan Coker United States
5th Steven Bell United States

Official scores are unavailable.

Men's Open Bodybuilding - Middleweight

Men's Open Bodybuilding - Superheavyweight

Men's Open Bodybuilding - Welterweight

Women's Bodybuilding - Heavyweight

Women's Bodybuilding - Lightheavyweight

Women's Bodybuilding - Lightweight

Place Athlete Country
1st Lori Steele United States
2nd Ana Sanchez (1) United States
3rd Maryann Glascock United States

Official scores are unavailable.

Women's Bodybuilding - Middleweight

Women's Figure - Class A

Women's Figure - Class B

Women's Figure - Class C

Women's Figure - Class D

Women's Figure - Class E

Women's Figure - Class F

Masters divisions

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

Women's Bodybuilding - Masters 40+ Lightheavyweight

No placement data

Placement data for this division has not been recorded.

Women's Bodybuilding - Masters 40+ Lightweight

No placement data

Placement data for this division has not been recorded.

Women's Figure - Masters Class A

Women's Figure - Masters Class B

Women's Figure - Masters Class C

Women's Figure - Masters Class D

Other Divisions - Masters 40+ Heavyweight Men

Other Divisions - Masters 40+ Lightheavyweight Men

Other Divisions - Masters 40+ Lightweight Men

Other Divisions - Masters 40+ Middleweight Men

Other Divisions - Masters 40+ Superheavyweight Men

Place Athlete Country
1st Eric Brugh First North American Championships title United States
2nd James Juge Jr United States
3rd James Bivens United States

Official scores are unavailable.

Other Divisions - Masters 40+ Welterweight Men

Place Athlete Country
1st Morris Pruett United States
2nd Loren Dyck United States

Official scores are unavailable.

Complete Results updated July 30, 2026 Source: MuscleMemory

This edition in context

Competitors
271
Divisions
27
Size rank
10 of 40

The biggest field since 2007.

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 (2) Open
2004 Cathy Wood (2) Bodybuilding
1972 Warren Frederick Open
1962 Yves Lafontaine Open
1949 Clarence Ross Open

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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.

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