Southern States 1982
Southern States 1982 was held in USA. The Men's Open Bodybuilding - Heavyweight title went to Greg Rippetoe.
- Year
- 1982
- Date
- Mar 15, 1982
- Location
- USA
- Federation
- NPC
- Divisions
- 7
- Competitors
- 17
Results by Division
| Division | Winner | Runner-up |
|---|---|---|
| Men's Open Bodybuilding - Heavyweight | Greg Rippetoe | Terry Brooks |
| Men's Open Bodybuilding - Lightheavyweight | Robert Smith | Jerry Alexander |
| Men's Open Bodybuilding - Lightweight | Jamey Frederick | Ralph Salvatore |
| Men's Open Bodybuilding - Middleweight | – | Gary Beacham |
| Other Divisions - Masters 35+ Heavyweight | Jerry Alexander | – |
| Other Divisions - Masters 35+ Lightweight | Ronald Cohien | Norman Gay |
| Other Divisions - Masters 35+ Middleweight | Othaniel Dean | Frank Turner |
Southern States 1982
Southern States 1982 was held in USA. The Men's Open Bodybuilding - Heavyweight title went to Greg Rippetoe.
Top 3 Men's Open Bodybuilding - Heavyweight
Southern States 1982 contested 7 divisions across 17 athletes, 4 open and 3 age-restricted Masters. Greg Rippetoe took Men's Open Bodybuilding - Heavyweight. 6 divisions crowned a champion; each is judged independently. No round scores were published for this event, so placings are shown without them.
Masters divisions 3
Men's Open Bodybuilding - Heavyweight
| Place | Athlete | Country |
|---|---|---|
| 1st | Greg Rippetoe First recorded win | United States |
| 2nd | Terry Brooks | United States |
| 3rd | Buddy Compo | United States |
Official scores are unavailable.
Men's Open Bodybuilding - Lightheavyweight
| Place | Athlete | Country |
|---|---|---|
| 1st | Robert Smith First recorded win | United States |
| 2nd | Jerry Alexander | United States |
| 3rd | James Nelson | United States |
Official scores are unavailable.
Men's Open Bodybuilding - Lightweight
| Place | Athlete | Country |
|---|---|---|
| 1st | Jamey Frederick First recorded win | United States |
| 2nd | Ralph Salvatore | United States |
| 3rd | Juan Penate | United States |
Official scores are unavailable.
Men's Open Bodybuilding - Middleweight
| Place | Athlete | Country |
|---|---|---|
| 2nd | Gary Beacham | United States |
| 3rd | Juan Hernandez | United States |
Official scores are unavailable.
Masters divisions
Age-graded classes, judged separately from the open divisions above.
Other Divisions - Masters 35+ Heavyweight Men
Only the winner of this division was recorded by the source. The full placings are not in the database.
| Place | Athlete | Country |
|---|---|---|
| 1st | Jerry Alexander | United States |
Official scores are unavailable.
Other Divisions - Masters 35+ Lightweight Men
| Place | Athlete | Country |
|---|---|---|
| 1st | Ronald Cohien First recorded win | United States |
| 2nd | Norman Gay | United States |
| 3rd | Tim Garcia | United States |
Official scores are unavailable.
Other Divisions - Masters 35+ Middleweight Men
| Place | Athlete | Country |
|---|---|---|
| 1st | Othaniel Dean First recorded win | United States |
| 2nd | Frank Turner | United States |
| 3rd | O C Kyle | United States |
Official scores are unavailable.
Complete Results updated March 12, 2026 Source: MuscleMemory
This edition in context
- Competitors
- 17
- Divisions
- 7
- Size rank
- 32 of 33
Past winners of this event
| Year | Winner | Division |
|---|---|---|
| 2018 | Josephina Monastero | Bodybuilding |
| 2017 | Katia Silva | Bodybuilding |
| 2016 | Nuriye Evans | Bodybuilding |
| 2014 | Josefina Monasterio | Bodybuilding |
| 2013 | Lisa Fonseca | Bodybuilding |
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.

