Universe 2008
Universe 2008 was held in USA. The Men's Open Bodybuilding - Junior co-winners were Aleksander Rodionov and Mirko Bonanni.
- Year
- 2008
- Date
- Nov 15, 2008
- Location
- USA
- Federation
- NAC
- Divisions
- 25
- Competitors
- 278
Results by Division
Universe 2008
Universe 2008 was held in USA.
2-time winner Brigita Brezovac, who won in 2007, did not return.
Universe 2008 contested 23 divisions across 278 athletes, 14 open and 9 age-restricted Masters, competitors from 5 countries. Furio Coppelli took Men's Open Bodybuilding - Medium. 15 divisions crowned a champion; each is judged independently. No round scores were published for this event, so placings are shown without them.
16 open divisions. Scroll the list to reach the rest.
Masters divisions 9
Men's Open Bodybuilding
| Place | Athlete | Country |
|---|---|---|
| 2nd | Vivian Hijlkema | United States |
| 4th | Riana Beech | United States |
| 5th | Simone Sousa | 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 - Junior
| Place | Athlete | Country |
|---|---|---|
| 1st | Aleksander Rodionov | United States |
| 1st | Mirko Bonanni | United States |
| 2nd | Everett Hand | United States |
| 2nd | Luca Kaver | United States |
| 3rd | Konstantin Bryukhanov | United States |
| 3rd | Igor Filins | United States |
| 4th | Gino Martina | United States |
| 5th | Viktor Grundmann | United States |
| 6th | Stefanos Gkotses | United States |
| 7th | David Obertol | United States |
| 8th | Dennis Frank Revello | United States |
| 9th | Daniel Wolf | United States |
| 10th | Vincent Dominguez | United States |
| participated | Daniel Kirschke | United States |
| participated | Bulelani Jola | United States |
| participated | Farid Igbal | United States |
| participated | Ignatavicius Deivydas | United States |
| participated | Ragieb Balaydin | United States |
| participated | Christoph Weemaes | United States |
Official scores are unavailable.
Men's Open Bodybuilding - Medium
| Place | Athlete | Country |
|---|---|---|
| 1st | Furio Coppelli | United States |
| 2nd | Janez Zimic | United States |
| 3rd | Antonio Mazzotta | United States |
| 4th | Peter Stiewe | United States |
| 5th | Hansen Biorgulf | United States |
| 6th | Michele Lionetti | 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 - Medium
Official scores are unavailable.
Men's Open Bodybuilding - Medium Tall
| Place | Athlete | Country |
|---|---|---|
| 1st | Alex LaLlave | United States |
| 2nd | David Fox | United Kingdom |
| 3rd | Serdar Aktolga | United States |
| 4th | Timo Vilponen | United States |
| 5th | Domingo Uria Monzon | United States |
| 6th | Heiko Doerfer | United States |
| 7th | Dennis Riskis | United States |
| 8th | Levente Nagy | United States |
| 9th | Gordon Piechulek | United States |
| 10th | Isidor Sayadi Live | United States |
| participated | Rene Stienstra | Netherlands |
| participated | Jacob Van Den Velde | United States |
| participated | Georgios Sait | United States |
| participated | Fabrice Rousseau | United States |
| participated | Enrico Castagna | United States |
| participated | Neale Cranwell | United Kingdom |
| participated | Miguel Frutos | United States |
| participated | Relu Giani Gauca | United States |
| participated | Gavin Gibson | United States |
| participated | Oleg Kormann | United States |
| participated | Thomas Lovenich | United States |
| participated | Xavier Perrin | 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 - Short
| Place | Athlete | Country |
|---|---|---|
| 1st | Karim Bouali | United States |
| 1st | Salvatore Iazzetta | United States |
| 2nd | Jean Mickel Davi | United States |
| 2nd | Domenico Leone | United States |
| 3rd | Regis Fenetre | United States |
| 3rd | Vincenzo Froncillo | United States |
| 4th | Rusian Gafiyatulin | United States |
| 5th | Samir Boussa | United States |
| 6th | Fabrice Huet | United States |
| 7th | Jonny Belger | United States |
| 8th | Mahdad Akbari | Germany |
| 9th | Joseph Doutau | United States |
| 10th | Charlie Gillen | United States |
| participated | Eyüp Simsek | United States |
| participated | Raymond Simon | United States |
| participated | Benrabah Boufalga | United States |
| participated | Michael McGlynn | United States |
| participated | Jean Michel Leroy | United States |
| participated | Malik Khan | United States |
| participated | Reiner Fiest | United States |
| participated | William Cabrea Go | 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 - Short
| Place | Athlete | Country |
|---|---|---|
| 1st | Mario Pagnoni | United States |
| 1st | Roman Cortuna | United States |
| 2nd | Miguel Angel Lopez | United States |
| 3rd | Davide Pioggia | United States |
| 3rd | Zsolt Major | United States |
| 4th | William Bonac | Netherlands |
| 4th | Sakharkar Ashish | United States |
| 5th | Soner Ichoz | United States |
| 5th | Giuseppe Civitano | United States |
| 6th | Sylvain Guerinel | United States |
| 6th | Antonio Mazzarone | United States |
| 7th | Robby Anchant | United Kingdom |
| 8th | Mickael Cauchois | United States |
| 9th | Dino Thierry | United States |
| participated | Alberto Rubino | United States |
| participated | Mario Romagnoli | United States |
| participated | Jukka-Pekka Nousiainen | United States |
| participated | Leonardo Massai | United States |
| participated | Maurizio Caricchia | 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 - Tall
| Place | Athlete | Country |
|---|---|---|
| 1st | Thomas Hage | United States |
| 1st | Alessandro Amadio | United States |
| 2nd | Swen Kellner | United States |
| 2nd | Dario Buttazzo | United States |
| 3rd | Celedonio Molina | United States |
| 4th | Kay Baldauf | Germany |
| 5th | Wojciech Styczyrz | United States |
| 6th | Ralph Beuel | United States |
| 7th | Jason Meek | United States |
| 8th | Juan Antonio Guerrero | United States |
| 9th | Richard Cambier | United States |
| 10th | Laimas Sadauskas | United States |
| participated | Anthony Catigneau | United States |
| participated | Michele Venturini | United States |
| participated | Davide Rollo | United States |
| participated | David Monteiro | United States |
| participated | Glen Lloyd | United States |
| participated | Andreas Heller | United States |
| participated | Andrea Taddio (2) | United States |
| participated | James Stokes | United States |
Official scores are unavailable.
Men's Open Bodybuilding - Tall
| Place | Athlete | Country |
|---|---|---|
| 1st | Olaf Schulte First recorded win | Germany |
| 2nd | Roberto Falso | United States |
| 2nd | Mario Kasper | United States |
| 3rd | Massimiliano Marzano | United States |
| 3rd | Murat Şenyiǧit | United States |
| 4th | Aram Meliksetyan | United States |
| 4th | Massimiliano Giangrande | United States |
| 5th | Harry Thibaudier | Netherlands |
| 6th | Ioannis Magkos | United States |
| 7th | Rob Reinaldo | United Kingdom |
| 8th | Francisco Marin Vargas | United States |
| 9th | Ersin Kuruel | United States |
| 10th | Pavels Tremasous | United Kingdom |
| participated | Stefan Sliwienski | United States |
| participated | Evgeny Petrov | United States |
| participated | Nikolej Nefedov | United States |
| participated | Nerijus Janusauskas | United States |
| participated | Aleksey Ivantsov | United States |
| participated | Julian Grishajev | United States |
| participated | Timucin Canel | United States |
| participated | Ralph Becker-Heins | 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.
Women's Bodybuilding
| Place | Athlete | Country |
|---|---|---|
| 1st | Enza Cordio | United States |
| 1st | Cornelia Brandt | United States |
| 2nd | Trish Porter | United States |
| 3rd | Valentina Yefymchuk | United States |
| 3rd | Laura Bernini | United States |
| 4th | Roberta Micheli | United States |
| 4th | Erminia DeIulio | United States |
| 5th | Rita Immerstein | United States |
| 5th | Lala Akopyan | United States |
| 6th | Marissa Issendamm | United States |
| 6th | Monica Scappaticci | United States |
| 6th | Caroline Gaume | United States |
| 7th | Ieva Gasune (2) | United States |
| 8th | Nina Midling (2) | United States |
| 9th | Nadine Aerts | United States |
| 10th | Cinzia Lorieri (2) | United States |
| participated | Blandine Bergeron | United States |
| participated | Lizzy Bierschneider | United States |
| participated | Milena Tevilova | United States |
| participated | Rowena Marcaida | United States |
| participated | Larisa Rasskazova | United States |
Official scores are unavailable.
Women's Bodybuilding - Short
No placement data
Placement data for this division has not been recorded.
Women's Bodybuilding - Tall
No placement data
Placement data for this division has not been recorded.
Women's Bodybuilding - Tall
Only the winner of this division was recorded by the source. The full placings are not in the database.
| Place | Athlete | Country |
|---|---|---|
| 1st | Andrea Benvenuti First recorded win | 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.
Women's Figure
| Place | Athlete | Country |
|---|---|---|
| 1st | Malika Zitouni | United States |
| 1st | Violetta Timo | United States |
| 2nd | Natalia Knyazeva | United States |
| 2nd | Elisabetta Bernini | United States |
| 3rd | Melanie Kuch | United States |
| 3rd | Giovanna Bottero | United States |
| 4th | Melita Kosanovic | United States |
| 4th | Beata Karaskova | United States |
| 5th | Almudena Fernandez | United States |
| 5th | Annagrazia Pistone | United States |
| 6th | Judith Albrecht | United States |
| 6th | Teodora Erdevik | United States |
| 7th | Silvia Panvanello | United States |
| 7th | Cristina Simon | United States |
| 8th | Elvira Khayrutdinova | United States |
Official scores are unavailable.
Women's Figure - Short
| Place | Athlete | Country |
|---|---|---|
| 1st | Rachael Grice | United Kingdom |
| 2nd | Auxiiadora Barbosa | United States |
| 3rd | Viviane Romaguera | United States |
| 4th | Silvia Finocchi Ferreira | United States |
| 5th | Andree Gioanni | United States |
| 6th | Vincenza Cordio | United States |
Official scores are unavailable.
Women's Figure - Tall
| Place | Athlete | Country |
|---|---|---|
| 1st | Maria Stukova First recorded win | United States |
| 2nd | Ira Mayan | United States |
| 3rd | Lisa Carrodus | United States |
| 4th | Maria Kuzmina | United States |
| 5th | Sonia Chiarabini | United States |
| 6th | Jane Oliveira | United States |
Official scores are unavailable.
Masters divisions
Age-graded classes, judged separately from the open divisions above.
Men's Physique - Masters
| Place | Athlete | Country |
|---|---|---|
| 1st | Antonello Secchi | United States |
| 2nd | Sandor Sere | United States |
| 3rd | Walter DiBaldo | United States |
| 4th | Claudio Barone | United States |
| 5th | Natalio Pisanu | United States |
| 6th | Pino Alessi | United States |
Official scores are unavailable.
Women's Figure - 35+
| Place | Athlete | Country |
|---|---|---|
| 1st | Antonella Lizza | United States |
| 2nd | Annamaria Santoro | United States |
| 3rd | Giovanna Bottero | United States |
| 4th | Francesca Sansoni | United States |
| 5th | Maria Letizia Groom | United States |
Official scores are unavailable.
Women's Figure - 45+
Only the winner of this division was recorded by the source. The full placings are not in the database.
| Place | Athlete | Country |
|---|---|---|
| 1st | Mirella Cotella First recorded win | United States |
Official scores are unavailable.
Women's Figure - Masters
| Place | Athlete | Country |
|---|---|---|
| 1st | Cinzia Chiarenza Title defense, 2nd win here | United States |
| 2nd | Linda Everts | United States |
| 3rd | Alicia Santos Perez | United States |
| 4th | Cynthia Buchardt | United States |
| 5th | Anne Keränen | United States |
| 6th | Sandra Klein | United States |
| 7th | Patricia Reniers | United States |
| 8th | Monique Ballema | United States |
| 9th | Beate Weixler | Germany |
| 10th | Adele Gibbon | United Kingdom |
| participated | Victoria O'Neill | United States |
| participated | Andrea Kurtenbach | United States |
| participated | Clarissa Giannerini | United States |
| participated | Valerie Sullivan | United States |
| participated | Giulia DiVincenzo | United States |
| participated | Ilona Gehringer | United States |
Official scores are unavailable.
Other Divisions - Masters 40+ Men
| Place | Athlete | Country |
|---|---|---|
| 1st | Jonny Arntsen Title defense, 2nd win here | United States |
| 2nd | Stefan Niegengerdt | United States |
| 3rd | Vehbi Kocoglu | United States |
| 4th | Norbert Matzat | United States |
| 5th | Blas Garcia Duarte | United States |
| 6th | Richard Lugens | United States |
| 7th | Isidro Delgado Diaz | United States |
| 8th | Charalampos Sarakinis | United States |
| 9th | Andru Gertz | United States |
| 10th | Bernd Williemsen | United States |
| participated | Christophe Canovas | France |
| participated | Didier Cappe | United States |
| participated | John Kidd | United Kingdom |
| participated | Rob Van Den Veld | United States |
Official scores are unavailable.
Other Divisions - Masters 45+ Men
| Place | Athlete | Country |
|---|---|---|
| 1st | Eric Orrao First Universe title | United States |
| 2nd | Roberto Fedeli | United States |
| 3rd | Mauro Politi | United States |
| 4th | Domenico Battaglia | United States |
| 5th | Daniele Giberti | United States |
| 6th | Shane Kelly | United States |
Official scores are unavailable.
Other Divisions - Masters 50+ Men
| Place | Athlete | Country |
|---|---|---|
| 1st | Uwe Seiter 2nd win here | United States |
| 2nd | Cornelius Schweizer | United States |
| 3rd | Earl Maduro | United States |
| 4th | Mihaly Lakatos | United States |
| 5th | Robert Rawson | United States |
| 6th | Juan Jose Lopez Rodriguez | United States |
| 7th | Eduardo DeLaAsuncion | United States |
| 8th | Ronny DeWinter | United States |
| 9th | Josef Rac | United States |
| 10th | Ismael Barrio | United States |
| participated | Gilbert Petronella | Netherlands |
| participated | Gerold Grunberg | United States |
| participated | Gerard Hardouin | United States |
| participated | Andreas Hemmann | United States |
| participated | Klebert Pelmar | United States |
| participated | Serge Pilette | United States |
Official scores are unavailable.
Other Divisions - Masters 55+ Men
| Place | Athlete | Country |
|---|---|---|
| 1st | Enrico Della Rosa First recorded win | United States |
| 2nd | Martyn Yates-Brown | United Kingdom |
Official scores are unavailable.
Other Divisions - Masters 65+ Men
| Place | Athlete | Country |
|---|---|---|
| 1st | Eugenio Capasso Title defense, 2nd win here | United States |
| 2nd | Roger Vanden Broeck | United States |
| 3rd | Ted Clifton | United States |
Official scores are unavailable.
Complete Results updated July 12, 2026 Source: MuscleMemory
This edition in context
- Competitors
- 278
- Divisions
- 23
- Size rank
- 7 of 55
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
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