Universe 2009
Universe 2009 was held in USA. The Men's Open Bodybuilding title went to Larissa Cunha.
- Year
- 2009
- Date
- Nov 15, 2009
- Location
- USA
- Federation
- NAC
- Divisions
- 22
- Competitors
- 258
Results by Division
Universe 2009
Universe 2009 was held in USA. The Men's Open Bodybuilding title went to Larissa Cunha.
3-time winner Cornelia Brandt, who won in 2008, did not return.
Universe 2009 contested 22 divisions across 258 athletes, 14 open and 8 age-restricted Masters, competitors from 6 countries. Larissa Cunha took Men's Open Bodybuilding. 18 divisions crowned a champion; each is judged independently. No round scores were published for this event, so placings are shown without them.
14 open divisions. Scroll the list to reach the rest.
Masters divisions 8
Men's Open Bodybuilding
| Place | Athlete | Country |
|---|---|---|
| 1st | Larissa Cunha First recorded win | United States |
| 5th | Simone Sousa | United States |
| participated | Riana Beech | United States |
| participated | Mona Johansson | United States |
| participated | Vera Safanieva | United States |
| participated | Sheila Vieira | United States |
| participated | Caroline Wang | 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 | Yuriy Yehorov | United States |
| 1st | Anton Timoshin | Canada |
| 2nd | Daniele Vitaliano | United States |
| 2nd | Jasper Blok | United States |
| 3rd | Martin Skujenieks | United States |
| 3rd | Carlo Mortale | United States |
| 4th | Kevin Gan | United States |
| 4th | Denis Forstnaric | United States |
| 5th | Kristaps Budrevics | United States |
| 5th | Dhimo Gerbura | United States |
| 6th | Rick DeBruin | United States |
| 7th | Ernestas Ivancovas | United States |
| 8th | Paul Gibson | United Kingdom |
| 9th | Jorge Gonzalez | United States |
| 10th | Pedro Manuel Garcia | United States |
| participated | Thomas Perl | United States |
| participated | Berkay Acar | 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 | Daniel Toth First Universe title | United States |
| 2nd | David Pascual Gonzales | United States |
| 3rd | Pascal Rueff | United States |
| 4th | John Leslie | United States |
| 5th | Mirko Werner | United States |
| 6th | Rick Burnett | Netherlands |
| 7th | Reggie Gill | Netherlands |
| 8th | Jason Elsham | United States |
| 9th | Kemal Uysal | United States |
| 10th | Mehmet Kasap | United States |
| participated | Pablo Dreese | United States |
| participated | Alessio Campitella | United States |
| participated | Walid Alkahdar | United States |
Official scores are unavailable.
Men's Open Bodybuilding - Pro
| Place | Athlete | Country |
|---|---|---|
| 1st | Daniel Toth | United States |
| 2nd | Bernát Scorus | United States |
| 3rd | Alex LaLlave | United States |
| 4th | Mihály Kormány | United States |
| 5th | Erkal Özaǧi | United States |
| 6th | Roman Cortuna | United States |
| 7th | Julian Grishajev | United States |
| 8th | Charles Abboh | United States |
| 9th | Anton Timoshin | Canada |
Official scores are unavailable.
Men's Open Bodybuilding - Short
| Place | Athlete | Country |
|---|---|---|
| 1st | Karim Bouali Title defense, 2nd win here | United States |
| 2nd | Lajos Lenard | United States |
| 3rd | Timoteo Boza Armas | United States |
| 4th | Luciano DiPinto | United States |
| 5th | Jorge Alberto Sanchez | United States |
| 6th | Inanc Sabri Egeaka | United States |
| 7th | Regis Fenetre | United States |
| 8th | Sinan Aydemir | United States |
| 9th | Stefano Tinelli | United States |
| 10th | Markus Fath | United States |
| participated | Johnny Oud | United States |
| participated | Eugen Roschkow | United States |
| participated | Marcus Steindecker | Germany |
| participated | Darren Hallet | United Kingdom |
| participated | Jean Michel Noel | United States |
| participated | Alex Kruse | United States |
| participated | Nikolay Krivonosov | United States |
| participated | Thomas Berger | United States |
| participated | Benrabah Boufalga | United States |
| participated | Joseph Doutau | United States |
| participated | James Goracy | United States |
| participated | Darren Ball | United Kingdom |
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 | Roman Cortuna | United States |
| 1st | William Bonac | Netherlands |
| 2nd | Davide Pioggia | United States |
| 2nd | Zsolt Major | United States |
| 3rd | Diego Martinez | United States |
| 3rd | Roderick Ternida | United States |
| 4th | Dino Thierry | United States |
| 4th | Hakan Gumus | United States |
| 5th | Jukka-Pekka Nousiainen | United States |
| 5th | Sinan Colak | United States |
| 6th | Romeo Zon | United States |
| 6th | Alessandro Autuori | United States |
| 7th | Aguy Boustoure | United States |
| 8th | Daniel Lungu | Netherlands |
| participated | Angelo Corrado Maggiore | United States |
| participated | Pietro Cozzolino | United States |
Official scores are unavailable.
Men's Open Bodybuilding - Tall
| Place | Athlete | Country |
|---|---|---|
| 1st | Maxime Lefrançois Baillard First recorded win | United States |
| 2nd | Thomas Hage | United States |
| 3rd | Hector Alonso Perez | United States |
| 4th | Karolis Zilinskas | United States |
| 5th | Tamás Dobos | United States |
| 6th | Manuel Lauterbach | Germany |
| 7th | Jesus Perez Viruega | United States |
| 8th | Marco Tofone | United States |
| 9th | David Böhme | United States |
| 10th | Didier Cappe | United States |
| participated | Johannes Bezold | United States |
| participated | Maxim Burnaevskiy | United States |
| participated | Frederic Dermaine | United States |
| participated | Bertrand Guiffo Kuate | United States |
| participated | Mutlu Peker | United States |
| participated | Fred Pommerenke | United States |
| participated | David Slechta | 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 | Fabio Paoloni | United States |
| 1st | Julian Grishajev | United States |
| 2nd | Aram Meliksetyan | United States |
| 2nd | Josef Vapzel | United States |
| 3rd | Mario Hemmer | United States |
| 3rd | Davide Tronci | United States |
| 4th | Mario Kasper | United States |
| 4th | Marco Buglioni | United States |
| 5th | Carlo Graziosi | United States |
| 5th | Rob Reinaldo | United Kingdom |
| 6th | Gregor Tus | United States |
| 7th | Andreas Ehrschwendtner | United States |
| 8th | Armin Dorner | United States |
| 9th | Jean-Marie Bermer | United States |
| 10th | Milan Jenšiks | United States |
| participated | Daniel Radosevic | United States |
| participated | Edgar Morilla Martinez | United States |
Official scores are unavailable.
Women's Bodybuilding
| Place | Athlete | Country |
|---|---|---|
| 1st | Karen Felix | United States |
| 2nd | Lisa Cross | United Kingdom |
| 2nd | Ieva Gasline | United States |
| 3rd | Valentina Yefymchuk | United States |
| 4th | Sonia Cabre | United States |
| 6th | Caroline Gaume | United States |
| participated | Rene Campbell | United Kingdom |
| participated | Delene Watkins | United States |
| participated | Lisa Bailey | United States |
| participated | Lily Casella | United States |
| participated | Jeannie Ellam | United Kingdom |
| participated | Jesica Ghigo | United States |
Official scores are unavailable.
Women's Bodybuilding
| Place | Athlete | Country |
|---|---|---|
| 1st | Kristina Kudynova First recorded win | United States |
| 2nd | Ira Mayan | United States |
| 3rd | Luzviminda McClinton | United States |
| 4th | Maria Pilar Martinez | United States |
| 5th | Sylvia Reyss | United States |
| 6th | Eva Bongard | United States |
| 7th | Elvira Khayrutdinova | United States |
| 8th | Beata Karaskova | United States |
| 9th | Isabel Bauwens | United States |
| 10th | Martina Seidlova | United States |
| participated | Nina Beauchamp | United States |
| participated | Barisa Boughaba | United States |
| participated | Barbara Geense | United States |
| participated | Katja Bauer | United States |
Official scores are unavailable.
Women's Figure
| Place | Athlete | Country |
|---|---|---|
| 1st | Manuella Monteiro First recorded win | United States |
| 2nd | Sandra Caputo | United States |
| 3rd | Luigia Graziadei | United States |
| 4th | Silvana Imbrogno | United Kingdom |
| 5th | Serena Innocenti | United States |
| 6th | Catherine Carreras | United States |
| participated | Kirsi Kirjovaara | United States |
| participated | Annagrazia Pistone | United States |
| participated | Francesca Castrati | United States |
Official scores are unavailable.
Women's Figure - Short
| Place | Athlete | Country |
|---|---|---|
| 1st | Dora Rodrigues First recorded win | United States |
| 2nd | Kathryn Mullen | United Kingdom |
| 3rd | Federica Ortu | United States |
| 4th | Viviane Santos | United States |
| 5th | Flora Conte | United States |
| 6th | Vincenza Cordio | United States |
| participated | Vanessa Sewell | United States |
| participated | Lilian Okubo | United States |
| participated | Terri Roberts | United States |
| participated | Ineta Rijniece | United States |
| participated | Gina Ford | United States |
| participated | Marie Falzon | United States |
Official scores are unavailable.
Women's Figure - Tall
| Place | Athlete | Country |
|---|---|---|
| 1st | Anne Marie Lasserre | United States |
| 2nd | Maria Kuzmina | United States |
| 2nd | Ira Mayan | United States |
| 4th | Lidia Miralpeix Baez | United States |
| 5th | Anita Vegh | United States |
| 6th | Jody Shuttleworth | United States |
| participated | Felecia Hamilton | United States |
| participated | Olga Kourkoulin | United States |
| participated | Aranea Sleeman | United States |
| participated | Joanne Sperring | United Kingdom |
| participated | Kathy Clough | United States |
| participated | Ally Dowling | United States |
| participated | Danielle Findlay | United Kingdom |
| participated | Brigitta Grof | United States |
Official scores are unavailable.
Masters divisions
Age-graded classes, judged separately from the open divisions above.
Women's Figure - 35+
| Place | Athlete | Country |
|---|---|---|
| 1st | Annamaria Santoro First recorded win | United States |
| 2nd | Sandra Caputo | United States |
| 3rd | Catherine Carreras | United States |
| 4th | Loredana DeFranciscis | United States |
| 5th | Monica Ferraris | United States |
| 6th | Gabriella Cecchi | United States |
| participated | Ilva Kirshbauma | United States |
| participated | Antonella Martino | United States |
Official scores are unavailable.
Women's Figure - 45+
| Place | Athlete | Country |
|---|---|---|
| 1st | Antonella Lizza Title defense, 2nd win here | United States |
| 2nd | Loredana DeFranciscis | United States |
Official scores are unavailable.
Women's Figure - Masters
| Place | Athlete | Country |
|---|---|---|
| 1st | Cinzia Chiarenza Title defense, 3rd win here | United States |
| 2nd | Florence Van Putten | United States |
| 3rd | Brigitta Grof | United States |
| 4th | Petra Westerhoff | United States |
| 5th | Maria Gomez | United States |
| 6th | Mariela Savova | United States |
| 7th | Leslie Louis | United States |
| 8th | Loredana DeFranciscis | United States |
| 9th | Maryline Ricosset | United States |
| 10th | Priska Maidlinger | United States |
| participated | Kim Byrne | United Kingdom |
| participated | Oxana Shatolova | United States |
Official scores are unavailable.
Other Divisions - Masters 40+ Men
| Place | Athlete | Country |
|---|---|---|
| 1st | Osvaldo Marcelo First recorded win | United States |
| 2nd | Angel Delfa | United States |
| 3rd | Francisco Gutierrez | United States |
| 4th | Mauro Zotti | United States |
| 5th | Christophe Canovas | France |
| 6th | Roy Menig | Netherlands |
| 7th | Reto Wetzel | United States |
| 8th | Waldermar Mondroch | United States |
| 9th | Detlef Klär | United States |
| 10th | Heinz Holbach | United States |
| participated | Aristole-Sophocles Taylor | United States |
| participated | Fred Zbinden | United States |
| participated | Francesco Putzu | United States |
| participated | Davide Litterio | United States |
| participated | Jean Michel Leroy | United States |
| participated | Sergej Khimchenko | United States |
| participated | Roar Innlagen | United States |
| participated | Jorg Haas | United States |
Official scores are unavailable.
Other Divisions - Masters 45+ Men
| Place | Athlete | Country |
|---|---|---|
| 1st | Eric Orrao Title defense, 2nd win here | United States |
| 2nd | Lorenzo Gallo | United States |
| 3rd | Brian Connolly | United Kingdom |
| 4th | Luca Cicolella | United States |
| 5th | Giorgio Eccheli | United States |
| 6th | Marco Buglioni | United States |
| participated | Roberto Fedeli | United States |
| participated | Daniele Giberti | United States |
| participated | Filippo Territo | United States |
| participated | Shane Kelly | United States |
Official scores are unavailable.
Other Divisions - Masters 50+ Men
| Place | Athlete | Country |
|---|---|---|
| 1st | Charles Abboh | United States |
| 2nd | Faruk Arda Horhor | United States |
| 3rd | Bernhard Klemmer | United States |
| 4th | Antonio Lucas Martinez | United States |
| 5th | Jean Raymond Van De Woestyne | United States |
| 6th | Joseph Daulcle | France |
| 7th | Helmut Schoettker | United States |
| 8th | Robert Gras | United States |
| 9th | Robert Rawson | United States |
| 10th | Heinz Horling | United States |
| 11th | Eduardo DeLaAsuncion | United States |
Official scores are unavailable.
Other Divisions - Masters 55+ Men
| Place | Athlete | Country |
|---|---|---|
| 1st | Robert Rawson | United States |
| 2nd | Patrik Vil | United States |
| 3rd | Martyn Yates-Brown | United Kingdom |
| 4th | Michele Bottone | United States |
| 5th | Vincenzo Carruba | United States |
| 6th | Eduardo Gecchele | United States |
| participated | Raoul Sanchini | United States |
| participated | Vincenzo LoTito | United States |
Official scores are unavailable.
Other Divisions - Masters 65+ Men
| Place | Athlete | Country |
|---|---|---|
| 1st | Vincenzo LoTito | United States |
| 2nd | Eugenio Capasso | United States |
Official scores are unavailable.
Complete Results updated July 12, 2026 Source: MuscleMemory
This edition in context
- Competitors
- 258
- Divisions
- 22
- Size rank
- 8 of 55
The biggest field since 2008.
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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