Universe 1986
Universe 1986 was held in USA. The Men's Open Bodybuilding - Heavyweight title went to Marlon Darton.
- Year
- 1986
- Date
- Nov 15, 1986
- Location
- USA
- Federation
- NABBA
- Divisions
- 10
- Competitors
- 40
Results by Division
Universe 1986
Universe 1986 was held in USA.
Defending champion Karen Griffiths, who won in 1979, did not return.
Universe 1986 contested 10 divisions across 40 athletes, competitors from 3 countries. Marlon Darton took Men's Open Bodybuilding - Heavyweight. 7 divisions crowned a champion; each is judged independently. No round scores were published for this event, so placings are shown without them.
Men's Open Bodybuilding
Only the winner of this division was recorded by the source. The full placings are not in the database.
| Place | Athlete | Country |
|---|---|---|
| 7th | Debbie Miller | United States |
Official scores are unavailable.
Men's Open Bodybuilding - Heavyweight
| Place | Athlete | Country |
|---|---|---|
| 1st | Marlon Darton First Universe title | United States |
| 2nd | John Larrieu | United States |
| 3rd | Glenn Knerr | United States |
| 4th | Keith Whitley | United States |
Official scores are unavailable.
Men's Open Bodybuilding - Lightheavyweight
| Place | Athlete | Country |
|---|---|---|
| 1st | Doug Brignole First Universe title | United States |
| 2nd | Lloyd Clark | United States |
| 3rd | Greg Long | United States |
| 4th | Kevin McNamara | United States |
| 4th | Catherine Reeve | United States |
| 5th | Gordon Pasquil | United Kingdom |
Official scores are unavailable.
Men's Open Bodybuilding - Lightweight
| Place | Athlete | Country |
|---|---|---|
| 1st | Shawn Swillinger First recorded win | United States |
| 2nd | John Kennedy | United States |
| 3rd | Henry Anton | United States |
| 4th | Ranjet DeSilva | United States |
Official scores are unavailable.
Multiple class winners. This division was recorded without its weight classes, so several athletes share first place - each won a different class. These placements are not a single ranking and no overall champion can be identified from them.
Men's Open Bodybuilding - Middleweight
| Place | Athlete | Country |
|---|---|---|
| 1st | Rocpo Caspeneca | United States |
| 1st | Quincy Roberts | United States |
| 2nd | Glenn Marshman | United States |
Official scores are unavailable.
Women's Bodybuilding
| Place | Athlete | Country |
|---|---|---|
| 1st | Monika Steiner | United States |
| 2nd | Irene Nickole | Australia |
| 3rd | Joy Dobson | United States |
| 4th | Mary Johnson | United States |
| 5th | Gabriele Klug | United States |
| 6th | Michele Lucas | United Kingdom |
| 8th | Mandy Curry | United Kingdom |
Official scores are unavailable.
Women's Bodybuilding - Heavyweight
| Place | Athlete | Country |
|---|---|---|
| 1st | Teresa Nordaby | United States |
| 2nd | Karin Mitchell | United States |
| 3rd | Karen Anderson | United States |
Official scores are unavailable.
Women's Bodybuilding - Lightheavyweight
| Place | Athlete | Country |
|---|---|---|
| 1st | Margo Allen Weil First recorded win | United States |
| 2nd | Linda Doss | United States |
| 3rd | Evelyn Robertson | United States |
Official scores are unavailable.
Women's Bodybuilding - Middleweight
Only the winner of this division was recorded by the source. The full placings are not in the database.
| Place | Athlete | Country |
|---|---|---|
| 2nd | Carlinda Hailstone | United States |
Official scores are unavailable.
Women's Figure
| Place | Athlete | Country |
|---|---|---|
| 1st | Heidi Thomas First recorded win | United Kingdom |
| 2nd | Mary Scott | United Kingdom |
| 3rd | Sonia Walker | United States |
| 4th | Lisa Thompson | United Kingdom |
| 5th | Pascale Van Uxem | United States |
| 6th | Elizabeth Reisch | United States |
| 7th | Verena Herrstorf | United States |
| 8th | Rose Keogh | United States |
Official scores are unavailable.
Complete Results updated June 30, 2026 Source: MuscleMemory
This edition in context
- Competitors
- 40
- Divisions
- 10
- Size rank
- 29 of 55
The biggest field since 1976.
Past winners of this event
| Year | Winner | Division |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | Samantha Feenburg | Physique |
| 2016 | Cemile Tarim | Bodybuilding |
| 2015 | Franca Cal | Bodybuilding |
| 2014 | Enza Cordio | Bodybuilding |
| 2000 | Olga Tikhonova | Bodybuilding |
| 1999 | Taylor Young | Bodybuilding |
| 1998 | Julia Abel | Open |
| 1989 | Tatjana Scholl | Bodybuilding |
| 1988 | Lisa Campbell | Bodybuilding |
| 1987 | Connie McCloskey | Bodybuilding |
| 1986 | Monika Steiner | Bodybuilding |
| 1979 | Karen Griffiths | Open |
| 1978 | Sandra Kong | Open |
| 1968 | Frank Zane | 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.
- 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.