Universe 2000
Universe 2000 was held in USA. The Men's Open Bodybuilding title went to Olga Tikhonova.
- Year
- 2000
- Date
- Nov 15, 2000
- Location
- USA
- Federation
- NABBA
- Divisions
- 4
- Competitors
- 23
Results by Division
| Division | Winner | Runner-up |
|---|---|---|
| Men's Open Bodybuilding | Olga Tikhonova | – |
| Women's Bodybuilding | – | Anja Timmer |
| Women's Figure - Short | Loretta McMillan | Maribel Montalvo |
| Women's Figure - Tall | Giovanna Rosa | Brigitte Crepieux |
Universe 2000
Universe 2000 was held in USA. The Men's Open Bodybuilding title went to Olga Tikhonova.
Defending Bodybuilding champion Taylor Young placed 3rd.
Universe 2000 contested 4 divisions across 23 athletes, competitors from 5 countries. Olga Tikhonova took Men's Open Bodybuilding. 3 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 |
|---|---|---|
| 1st | Olga Tikhonova First recorded win | United States |
Official scores are unavailable.
Women's Bodybuilding
| Place | Athlete | Country |
|---|---|---|
| 2nd | Anja Timmer | United States |
| 3rd | Taylor Young | Australia |
| 4th | Sandra Waterschoot | United States |
| 5th | Galina Podolneva | United States |
| 6th | Hayley Brown | United States |
| 7th | Rachel Holt | United Kingdom |
| 8th | Corne Marais | United States |
Official scores are unavailable.
Women's Figure - Short
| Place | Athlete | Country |
|---|---|---|
| 1st | Loretta McMillan | United States |
| 2nd | Maribel Montalvo | United States |
| 3rd | Tatyana Korolko | United States |
| 4th | Ruth Garcia | Spain |
| 5th | Simone Moura | United States |
| 6th | Julie Waite | United States |
| 7th | Celine Margurra | United States |
Official scores are unavailable.
Women's Figure - Tall
| Place | Athlete | Country |
|---|---|---|
| 1st | Giovanna Rosa Title defense, 2nd win here | United States |
| 2nd | Brigitte Crepieux | France |
| 3rd | Claudia Casalini | United States |
| 4th | Joanne Dawe | United States |
| 5th | Silvie Esmenjaud | France |
| 6th | Lynn Perrott | United Kingdom |
| 7th | Victoria Zabourdiaeva | United States |
| 8th | Anabela Bradshaw | United States |
Official scores are unavailable.
Complete Results updated April 3, 2026 Source: MuscleMemory
This edition in context
- Competitors
- 23
- Divisions
- 4
- Size rank
- 35 of 55
The biggest field since 1999.
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.