Universe 1987
Universe 1987 was held in USA. The Men's Open Bodybuilding - Heavyweight title went to Abe Cuesta.
- Year
- 1987
- Date
- Nov 15, 1987
- Location
- USA
- Federation
- NABBA
- Divisions
- 11
- Competitors
- 57
Results by Division
| Division | Winners | Runner-up |
|---|---|---|
| Men's Open Bodybuilding | – | – |
| Men's Open Bodybuilding - Heavyweight | Abe Cuesta | Steve Bohnstedt |
| Men's Open Bodybuilding - Lightheavyweight | Jesse Gautreaux | Carmella Callaway |
| Men's Open Bodybuilding - Lightweight | Colico Vito , Elona Esposito | Cliff Koons |
| Men's Open Bodybuilding - Middleweight | Val Vallese | Kevin Thompson |
| Women's Bodybuilding | Connie McCloskey | Mary Hovey-Walk |
| Women's Bodybuilding - Heavyweight | Sandra Barrett-Walker | Cathy Butler |
| Women's Bodybuilding - Lightheavyweight | Judi Benz | – |
| Women's Bodybuilding - Lightweight | – | Linda Lawrynkiewicz |
| Women's Bodybuilding - Middleweight | Sheri Weller | Margaret Jesus |
| Women's Figure | Sonia Walker | Mary Scott |
Universe 1987
Universe 1987 was held in USA.
Defending Bodybuilding champion Monika Steiner, who won in 1986, did not return.
Top 3 Men's Open Bodybuilding - Heavyweight
Universe 1987 contested 10 divisions across 57 athletes, competitors from 5 countries. Abe Cuesta took Men's Open Bodybuilding - Heavyweight. 8 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
No placement data
Placement data for this division has not been recorded.
Men's Open Bodybuilding - Heavyweight
| Place | Athlete | Country |
|---|---|---|
| 1st | Abe Cuesta First Universe title | United States |
| 2nd | Steve Bohnstedt | United States |
| 3rd | Donald Smith | United States |
| 4th | Broward Medina | United States |
| 4th | Louise Hitch | United States |
| 5th | Gary Taylor | United Kingdom |
| 5th | Jane Clair McKee | United States |
Official scores are unavailable.
Men's Open Bodybuilding - Lightheavyweight
| Place | Athlete | Country |
|---|---|---|
| 1st | Jesse Gautreaux First Universe title | United States |
| 2nd | Carmella Callaway | United States |
| 2nd | Chuck Sanow | United States |
| 3rd | Bryan McCluskey | United States |
| 4th | Rick Sampson | United States |
| 5th | Greg Long | 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 - Lightweight
| Place | Athlete | Country |
|---|---|---|
| 1st | Elona Esposito | United States |
| 1st | Colico Vito | United States |
| 2nd | Cliff Koons | United States |
| 3rd | Robert Elash | United States |
| 4th | Jean Wilson | United States |
| 5th | Grazella Canelli | United States |
Official scores are unavailable.
Men's Open Bodybuilding - Middleweight
| Place | Athlete | Country |
|---|---|---|
| 1st | Val Vallese First recorded win | United States |
| 2nd | Kevin Thompson | South Africa |
| 3rd | Royce Ali | United States |
Official scores are unavailable.
Women's Bodybuilding
| Place | Athlete | Country |
|---|---|---|
| 1st | Connie McCloskey | United States |
| 2nd | Mary Hovey-Walk | United States |
| 3rd | Donna Hartley-Wass | United Kingdom |
| 4th | Robina Harvey | United Kingdom |
| 5th | Irene Nickole | Australia |
| 6th | Leisa Campbell (2) | United States |
| 7th | Colleen Yates | United Kingdom |
| 8th | Mary Johnson | United States |
| 9th | Kim Knott | United States |
| 10th | Kay Caseley | United Kingdom |
| participated | Sabine Baumgartner | United States |
| participated | Angela McNamara | United States |
| participated | Chris Van Landeghem | United States |
Official scores are unavailable.
Women's Bodybuilding - Heavyweight
| Place | Athlete | Country |
|---|---|---|
| 1st | Sandra Barrett-Walker | United States |
| 2nd | Cathy Butler | United States |
| 3rd | Linda Doss | United States |
Official scores are unavailable.
Women's Bodybuilding - Lightheavyweight
Only the winner of this division was recorded by the source. The full placings are not in the database.
| Place | Athlete | Country |
|---|---|---|
| 1st | Judi Benz First recorded win | United States |
Official scores are unavailable.
Women's Bodybuilding - Lightweight
| Place | Athlete | Country |
|---|---|---|
| 2nd | Linda Lawrynkiewicz | United States |
| 3rd | Jenny Baltimore | United States |
Official scores are unavailable.
Women's Bodybuilding - Middleweight
| Place | Athlete | Country |
|---|---|---|
| 1st | Sheri Weller | United States |
| 2nd | Margaret Jesus | United States |
| 3rd | Diana Benton | United States |
Official scores are unavailable.
Women's Figure
| Place | Athlete | Country |
|---|---|---|
| 1st | Sonia Walker First recorded win | United States |
| 2nd | Mary Scott | United Kingdom |
| 3rd | Yetta Hall | United Kingdom |
| 4th | Karen Titherington | United Kingdom |
| 5th | Tania Panza | Italy |
| 6th | Elizabeth Reisch | United States |
| 7th | Michelle Buckingham | United States |
| 8th | Catherine Furey | United Kingdom |
| 9th | Elizabeth Lopez | United States |
| 10th | Patricia Potter | United States |
| participated | Sharon Walton | United Kingdom |
| participated | Anita Ivankovic | United States |
| participated | Paloma DelRio | United States |
Official scores are unavailable.
Complete Results updated July 12, 2026 Source: MuscleMemory
This edition in context
- Competitors
- 57
- Divisions
- 10
- Size rank
- 22 of 55
The biggest field since 1975.
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.