Southern USA 2003
Southern USA 2003 was held in USA. The Men's Open Bodybuilding - Bantamweight title went to Steve Smith (1).
- Year
- 2003
- Date
- Jan 1, 2003
- Location
- USA
- Federation
- NPC
- Divisions
- 15
- Competitors
- 47
Results by Division
| Division | Winner | Runner-up |
|---|---|---|
| Men's Open Bodybuilding - Bantamweight | Steve Smith (1) | – |
| Men's Open Bodybuilding - Heavyweight | Jimmy Williams (2) | Derrick Gardner |
| Men's Open Bodybuilding - Lightheavyweight | Michael Vona | Jeff Pepper |
| Men's Open Bodybuilding - Lightweight | Kevin Key | Ryan Taylor |
| Men's Open Bodybuilding - Middleweight | Joseph Tuffour | Timothy Jackson |
| Men's Open Bodybuilding - Superheavyweight | Adam Hlas | Hezekiah Williams |
| Women's Bodybuilding | Shawn Hendrix | Michelle Dunn |
| Women's Figure - Short | Le Le | Christine Fox |
| Women's Figure - Tall | Michelle Fisher | Ardreria Blacksheer |
| Women's Bodybuilding - Masters 60+ | Michael Churchman | – |
| Other Divisions - Masters 35+ Heavyweight | Edward Ferrara | Clayton Mullis |
| Other Divisions - Masters 35+ Lightweight | Rich Izzo | Kevin Key |
| Other Divisions - Masters 40+ Heavyweight | Michael Vona | Jack Harley |
| Other Divisions - Masters 40+ Lightweight | Timothy Jackson | David Perry |
| Other Divisions - Masters 50+ | Art Beakley | George Fountas |
Southern USA 2003
Southern USA 2003 was held in USA. The Men's Open Bodybuilding - Bantamweight title went to Steve Smith (1).
Defending BantamWeight champion Chris Burke, who won in 1999, did not return.
Southern USA 2003 contested 15 divisions across 47 athletes, 9 open and 6 age-restricted Masters. Steve Smith (1) took Men's Open Bodybuilding - Bantamweight. 15 divisions crowned a champion; each is judged independently. No round scores were published for this event, so placings are shown without them.
Masters divisions 6
Men's Open Bodybuilding - Bantamweight
Only the winner of this division was recorded by the source. The full placings are not in the database.
| Place | Athlete | Country |
|---|---|---|
| 1st | Steve Smith (1) First Southern USA title | United States |
Official scores are unavailable.
Men's Open Bodybuilding - Heavyweight
| Place | Athlete | Country |
|---|---|---|
| 1st | Jimmy Williams (2) First recorded win | United States |
| 2nd | Derrick Gardner | United States |
| 3rd | Robert Barber | United States |
| 4th | Gary Glossop | United States |
Official scores are unavailable.
Men's Open Bodybuilding - Lightheavyweight
| Place | Athlete | Country |
|---|---|---|
| 1st | Michael Vona First recorded win | United States |
| 2nd | Jeff Pepper | United States |
| 3rd | Alejandro Guerrero | United States |
| 4th | Jack Harley | United States |
| 5th | Joey Ziegler | United States |
Official scores are unavailable.
Men's Open Bodybuilding - Lightweight
| Place | Athlete | Country |
|---|---|---|
| 1st | Kevin Key First recorded win | United States |
| 2nd | Ryan Taylor | United States |
| 3rd | Rich Izzo | United States |
| 4th | Jon Barrameda | United States |
Official scores are unavailable.
Men's Open Bodybuilding - Middleweight
| Place | Athlete | Country |
|---|---|---|
| 1st | Joseph Tuffour First recorded win | United States |
| 2nd | Timothy Jackson | United States |
| 3rd | Gary Gnann | United States |
| 4th | Philip Dunlap | United States |
| 5th | Jason Lewis | United States |
Official scores are unavailable.
Men's Open Bodybuilding - Superheavyweight
| Place | Athlete | Country |
|---|---|---|
| 1st | Adam Hlas First recorded win | United States |
| 2nd | Hezekiah Williams | United States |
Official scores are unavailable.
Women's Bodybuilding
| Place | Athlete | Country |
|---|---|---|
| 1st | Shawn Hendrix First recorded win | United States |
| 2nd | Michelle Dunn | United States |
| 3rd | Tammy Roberts | United States |
Official scores are unavailable.
Women's Figure - Short
| Place | Athlete | Country |
|---|---|---|
| 1st | Le Le First recorded win | United States |
| 2nd | Christine Fox | United States |
| 3rd | Vicki Carol | United States |
| 4th | Michelle Dunn | United States |
| 5th | Rhonda Peel | United States |
Official scores are unavailable.
Women's Figure - Tall
| Place | Athlete | Country |
|---|---|---|
| 1st | Michelle Fisher First recorded win | United States |
| 2nd | Ardreria Blacksheer | United States |
| 3rd | Marcy Porter | United States |
| 4th | Rebecca Thieneman | United States |
| 5th | Sally Jones | United States |
Official scores are unavailable.
Masters divisions
Age-graded classes, judged separately from the open divisions above.
Women's Bodybuilding - Masters 60+
Only the winner of this division was recorded by the source. The full placings are not in the database.
| Place | Athlete | Country |
|---|---|---|
| 1st | Michael Churchman First recorded win | United States |
Official scores are unavailable.
Other Divisions - Masters 35+ Heavyweight Men
| Place | Athlete | Country |
|---|---|---|
| 1st | Edward Ferrara First recorded win | United States |
| 2nd | Clayton Mullis | United States |
| 3rd | Hezekiah Williams | United States |
| 4th | Tim Galvin | United States |
Official scores are unavailable.
Other Divisions - Masters 35+ Lightweight Men
| Place | Athlete | Country |
|---|---|---|
| 1st | Rich Izzo First recorded win | United States |
| 2nd | Kevin Key | United States |
| 3rd | Bobby Welch | United States |
| 4th | Ray Mulvey | United States |
Official scores are unavailable.
Other Divisions - Masters 40+ Heavyweight Men
| Place | Athlete | Country |
|---|---|---|
| 1st | Michael Vona | United States |
| 2nd | Jack Harley | United States |
| 3rd | Gary Glossop | United States |
| 4th | Paul Swindell | United States |
Official scores are unavailable.
Other Divisions - Masters 40+ Lightweight Men
| Place | Athlete | Country |
|---|---|---|
| 1st | Timothy Jackson | United States |
| 2nd | David Perry | United States |
| 3rd | Bill Peiser | United States |
| 4th | Terry Coleman | United States |
Official scores are unavailable.
Other Divisions - Masters 50+ Men
| Place | Athlete | Country |
|---|---|---|
| 1st | Art Beakley First recorded win | United States |
| 2nd | George Fountas | United States |
| 3rd | Rocky Rockot | United States |
| 4th | Larry London | United States |
Official scores are unavailable.
Complete Results updated March 12, 2026 Source: MuscleMemory
This edition in context
- Competitors
- 47
- Divisions
- 15
- Size rank
- 2 of 16
Past winners of this event
| Year | Winner | Division |
|---|---|---|
| 2019 | Gaia Gebbia | Physique |
| 2018 | Sherri Priami | Physique |
| 2016 | Tracy Kelly | Physique |
| 2015 | Kelly Diffenderfer | Physique |
| 2008 | Suzie Carter-Harden | Bodybuilding |
| 2003 | Shawn Hendrix | Open |
| 1995 | Steve Dufrene | Light-HeavyWeight |
| 1984 | Mary Barley | Open |
| 1983 | Diana Maddalo | Open |
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.
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