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Ocean State Natural 2001

Ocean State Natural 2001 was held in Providence, RI, USA. The Men's Open Bodybuilding - Bantamweight title went to Robert Smith.

Year
2001
Federation
NABF
Divisions
13
Competitors
38

Results by Division

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Ocean State Natural 2001 Results

Robert Smith Champion

2001 Providence, RI, USA

Ocean State Natural 2001 was held in Providence, RI, USA. The Men's Open Bodybuilding - Bantamweight title went to Robert Smith.

Medium confidence Historical/community source Updated September 2, 2026 Accurate?

Defending HeavyWeight champion Abdel Bendagouch, who won in 1998, did not return.

About this show

The Ocean State Natural 2001 was held in Providence, RI, USA. 13 divisions were judged, across Men's Open Bodybuilding - Bantamweight, Men's Open Bodybuilding - Heavyweight, Men's Open Bodybuilding - Junior, Men's Open Bodybuilding - Lightheavyweight, Men's Open Bodybuilding - Lightweight, Men's Open Bodybuilding - Middleweight, Men's Open Bodybuilding - Teen, Women's Bodybuilding - Heavyweight and more. 38 athletes competed.

Top 3 Men's Open Bodybuilding - Bantamweight

1st
Robert Smith
Robert Smith
United States
2nd
Scott Francis
Scott Francis
United States
3rd
Adam Strachman
Adam Strachman
United States
Masters divisions 3

Men's Open Bodybuilding - Bantamweight

Place Athlete Country
1st Robert Smith First Ocean State Natural title United States
2nd Scott Francis United States
3rd Adam Strachman United States
4th Paul Pereira United States
5th Michael Romano United States

Official scores are unavailable.

Men's Open Bodybuilding - Heavyweight

Place Athlete Country
1st Jeff Barrow First recorded win United States
2nd James Giles United States
3rd Dila Hassiem United States
4th Siegfried Puello United States
5th David O'Neil United States

Official scores are unavailable.

Men's Open Bodybuilding - Junior

Place Athlete Country
1st Joseph Iaquinta First recorded win United States
2nd Adam Strachman United States
3rd Francesco Policaro United States
4th Steven Olukoya United States

Official scores are unavailable.

Men's Open Bodybuilding - Lightheavyweight

Place Athlete Country
1st Paul Masotta First recorded win United States
2nd Shawn Richards United States
3rd David Travers United States
4th Anthony Ianiero United States
5th Richard Maccini United States

Official scores are unavailable.

Men's Open Bodybuilding - Lightweight

Place Athlete Country
1st Joseph Moretti First recorded win United States
2nd Todd Sklar United States
3rd Steve Braga United States
4th Mike Scalzo United States
5th Paul Cote United States

Official scores are unavailable.

Men's Open Bodybuilding - Middleweight

Place Athlete Country
1st Mark Dagnall First recorded win United States
2nd Joel Rodriguez United States
3rd Reynolds Shepherd United States
4th Mark Williams United States
5th Joseph Iaquinta United States

Official scores are unavailable.

Men's Open Bodybuilding - Teen

Place Athlete Country
1st Adam Strachman First recorded win United States
2nd Mario Policaro United States

Official scores are unavailable.

Women's Bodybuilding - Heavyweight

Place Athlete Country
1st Amy Puglise First recorded win United States
2nd Heather Benoit United States

Official scores are unavailable.

Women's Bodybuilding - Lightweight

Place Athlete Country
1st Brenda Fratus First recorded win United States
2nd Paula Taylor United States
3rd Dana Ventetoulo United States
4th Theresa Young United States

Official scores are unavailable.

Women's Bodybuilding - Teen

No placement data

Placement data for this division has not been recorded.

Masters divisions

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

Women's Bodybuilding - Masters

Place Athlete Country
1st Brenda Fratus United States
2nd Paula Taylor United States

Official scores are unavailable.

Other Divisions - Grand Masters Men

Other Divisions - Masters Men

Complete Results updated June 11, 2026 Source: MuscleMemory

This edition in context

Competitors
38
Divisions
12
Size rank
1 of 2

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