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Southern States 1986

Southern States 1986 was held in USA. The Men's Open Bodybuilding - Bantamweight title went to John Civale.

Year
1986
Date
Mar 15, 1986
Location
USA
Federation
NPC
Divisions
17
Competitors
44

Results by Division

Division Winner Runner-up
Men's Open Bodybuilding - Bantamweight John Civale Victor Gonzalez
Men's Open Bodybuilding - Heavyweight Chris Hosenfeld Philip James
Men's Open Bodybuilding - Heavyweight Teen Duane Ball Fred Reinoehl
Men's Open Bodybuilding - Lightheavyweight Mario Garcia Joe Donovan
Men's Open Bodybuilding - Lightweight Albert Remedios Felix Camacho
Men's Open Bodybuilding - Lightweight Teen Robert Burton (1) Larry Monks
Men's Open Bodybuilding - Middleweight Michael Klinefelter Rafael Posada
Men's Open Bodybuilding - Middleweight Teen Mario Garcia Alexander Pineda
Women's Bodybuilding - Heavyweight Marilynn Carle Rhonda Lundstedt (2)
Women's Bodybuilding - Lightheavyweight Debbie Tyler (2) Yvonne Vasquez
Women's Bodybuilding - Lightweight Lori Weiss Sandy Maculay
Women's Bodybuilding - Middleweight Abby Stovall Laurie Hamilton
Women's Bodybuilding - Masters Paulette Bethel (2) Glenda Spell
Other Divisions - Masters
Other Divisions - Masters Heavyweight Gary Jackson (1) Robert Elam
Other Divisions - Masters Lightweight Julio Vago Bert Brewer
Other Divisions - Masters Middleweight Ken Middleton Vito Piazza
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Southern States 1986

John Civale Champion

1986 USA Mar 14, 1986

Southern States 1986 was held in USA. The Men's Open Bodybuilding - Bantamweight title went to John Civale.

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

Defending BantamWeight champion Eddy Fequiere, who won in 1985, did not return.

Southern States 1986 contested 16 divisions across 44 athletes, 12 open and 4 age-restricted Masters. John Civale took Men's Open Bodybuilding - Bantamweight. 16 divisions crowned a champion; each is judged independently. No round scores were published for this event, so placings are shown without them.

Masters divisions 5

Men's Open Bodybuilding - Bantamweight

Place Athlete Country
1st John Civale First recorded win United States
2nd Victor Gonzalez United States

Official scores are unavailable.

Men's Open Bodybuilding - Heavyweight

Place Athlete Country
1st Chris Hosenfeld First recorded win United States
2nd Philip James United States
3rd Tony Medlin United States

Official scores are unavailable.

Men's Open Bodybuilding - Heavyweight Teen

Place Athlete Country
1st Duane Ball First recorded win United States
2nd Fred Reinoehl United States

Official scores are unavailable.

Men's Open Bodybuilding - Lightheavyweight

Place Athlete Country
1st Mario Garcia First recorded win United States
2nd Joe Donovan United States
3rd John Penn United States

Official scores are unavailable.

Men's Open Bodybuilding - Lightweight

Place Athlete Country
1st Albert Remedios First recorded win United States
2nd Felix Camacho United States
3rd Joe Silva United States

Official scores are unavailable.

Men's Open Bodybuilding - Lightweight Teen

Place Athlete Country
1st Robert Burton (1) First recorded win United States
2nd Larry Monks United States
3rd Doug Rash United States

Official scores are unavailable.

Men's Open Bodybuilding - Middleweight

Place Athlete Country
1st Michael Klinefelter United States
2nd Rafael Posada United States
3rd Anthony Pasquale United States

Official scores are unavailable.

Men's Open Bodybuilding - Middleweight Teen

Place Athlete Country
1st Mario Garcia United States
2nd Alexander Pineda United States
3rd Shanon Mills United States

Official scores are unavailable.

Women's Bodybuilding - Heavyweight

Place Athlete Country
1st Marilynn Carle First recorded win United States
2nd Rhonda Lundstedt (2) United States
3rd Karen Hornby United States

Official scores are unavailable.

Women's Bodybuilding - Lightheavyweight

Place Athlete Country
1st Debbie Tyler (2) First recorded win United States
2nd Yvonne Vasquez United States
3rd Merry Christmas United States

Official scores are unavailable.

Women's Bodybuilding - Lightweight

Place Athlete Country
1st Lori Weiss First recorded win United States
2nd Sandy Maculay United States
3rd Sondra Schneider United States

Official scores are unavailable.

Women's Bodybuilding - Middleweight

Place Athlete Country
1st Abby Stovall First recorded win United States
2nd Laurie Hamilton United States
3rd Cheryl Santello United States

Official scores are unavailable.

Masters divisions

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

Women's Bodybuilding - Masters

Place Athlete Country
1st Paulette Bethel (2) First recorded win United States
2nd Glenda Spell United States

Official scores are unavailable.

Other Divisions - Masters Men

No placement data

Placement data for this division has not been recorded.

Other Divisions - Masters Heavyweight Men

Place Athlete Country
1st Gary Jackson (1) First recorded win United States
2nd Robert Elam United States
3rd Mark Szurek United States

Official scores are unavailable.

Other Divisions - Masters Lightweight Men

Place Athlete Country
1st Julio Vago First recorded win United States
2nd Bert Brewer United States
3rd Harold Collins United States

Official scores are unavailable.

Other Divisions - Masters Middleweight Men

Place Athlete Country
1st Ken Middleton First recorded win United States
2nd Vito Piazza United States
3rd Ray Lavery United States

Official scores are unavailable.

Complete Results updated June 30, 2026 Source: MuscleMemory

This edition in context

Competitors
44
Divisions
16
Size rank
28 of 33

Past winners of this event

Winner of the headline division for each edition of this event on record.
Year Winner Division
2018 Josephina Monastero Bodybuilding
2017 Katia Silva Bodybuilding
2016 Nuriye Evans Bodybuilding
2014 Josefina Monasterio Bodybuilding
2013 Lisa Fonseca Bodybuilding

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