Universe 2012
Universe 2012 was held in USA. The Men's Open Bodybuilding - Junior co-winners were Alessandro Manago and Dani Kaganovich.
- Year
- 2012
- Date
- Nov 15, 2012
- Location
- USA
- Federation
- NAC
- Divisions
- 22
- Competitors
- 289
Results by Division
Universe 2012
Universe 2012 was held in USA.
Universe 2012 contested 21 divisions across 289 athletes, 13 open and 8 age-restricted Masters, competitors from 6 countries. Dennis Riskis took Men's Open Bodybuilding - Medium Tall. 14 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
Only the winner of this division was recorded by the source. The full placings are not in the database.
| Place | Athlete | Country |
|---|---|---|
| 7th | Cristina Trevisian | 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 | Alessandro Manago | United States |
| 1st | Dani Kaganovich | United States |
| 2nd | Gedvydas Norkevičius | United States |
| 2nd | Mariusz Czerniewicz | United States |
| 3rd | James Correnti | United States |
| 3rd | Carlo Michellini | United States |
| 4th | Alfonso Iovine | United States |
| 4th | Henryk Pfeiffer | United States |
| 5th | David Llopis | United States |
| 6th | Yaşar Nadi Gencer | United States |
| 7th | Stefano Juliano | United States |
| 8th | Mariusz Janucik | United States |
| 9th | Grazvydas Narusevicius | United States |
| 10th | Philipp Streich | United States |
| participated | Mordechai Harosh | United States |
| participated | István Deák | United States |
| participated | Maxim Buyankin | United States |
| participated | Tom Boon | 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
| Place | Athlete | Country |
|---|---|---|
| 1st | Piotr Klojzy | United States |
| 1st | Laroslav Kasandrovych | United States |
| 2nd | Ludovic Bogaert | United States |
| 2nd | Giovanni Rainieri | United States |
| 3rd | Luigi DelPiano | United States |
| 3rd | Aleksey Shaykin | United States |
| 4th | Barney DuPlessis | United Kingdom |
| 5th | Soufiane Abid | United States |
| 6th | Dmitri Uiba | United States |
| 7th | Laurent Herpe | United States |
| 8th | Istvan Jenei | United States |
| 9th | Bruno Thibaut | United States |
| 10th | Tim Deuser | United States |
| participated | Ruslan Voloshko | United States |
| participated | Jannick Schott | United States |
| participated | Krisztian Kalocsai | United States |
| participated | Andreas Hess | Germany |
Official scores are unavailable.
Men's Open Bodybuilding - Medium Tall
| Place | Athlete | Country |
|---|---|---|
| 1st | Dennis Riskis First recorded win | United States |
| 2nd | Serdar Aktolga | United States |
| 3rd | Slavoj Bednar | United States |
| 4th | Levente Nagy | United States |
| 5th | Vladislav Tarabarin | United States |
| 6th | Francisco Ortola | United States |
| 7th | Adam Adamski | United States |
| 8th | Alessio Campitella | United States |
| 9th | Rick Burnett | Netherlands |
| 10th | Richard Hoogland | United States |
| participated | Oleg Fedorov | United States |
| participated | Vincent Crutzen | United States |
| participated | Jòzsef Bolla | United States |
| participated | Malte Ahlers | United States |
| participated | Igor Illés | United States |
| participated | Daniel Katsch | United States |
| participated | Massimo Testorio | United States |
| participated | Szymon Skorski | United States |
| participated | Shivanna Shankar | United States |
| participated | Camiel Saris | United States |
| participated | Oliver Renoth | United States |
| participated | Alexander Reincke | United States |
| participated | Sergey Matusevitch | United States |
| participated | David Martin | United States |
| participated | Raman Kulchyk | United States |
Official scores are unavailable.
Men's Open Bodybuilding - Short
| Place | Athlete | Country |
|---|---|---|
| 1st | Alexandre Carpentier First recorded win | United States |
| 2nd | Ferhat Magan | United States |
| 3rd | Paul Garcia | United States |
| 4th | Reymundo Jacobo | United States |
| 5th | Ludovic Madoux | United States |
| 6th | Eugen Roschkow | United States |
| 7th | Anthony Saint Auret | United States |
| 8th | Rogelio Fajardo Jr | United States |
| 9th | Bogdan Kovalenko | United States |
| 10th | David Ortega | United States |
| participated | Stas Gotfrid | United States |
| participated | Ernesto Cruz | United States |
| participated | Danny Cordero | United States |
| participated | Cosimo Capoccia | United States |
| participated | Dirk Bomholt | United States |
| participated | Robert Habrun | United States |
| participated | Froyen Hasselt | United States |
| participated | Andrea Romboni (2) | United States |
| participated | Serge Pilette | United States |
| participated | Peter Osvath | United States |
| participated | Ayaz Mohammad | United States |
| participated | Christian Leroy | United States |
| participated | Ralf Langen | United States |
| participated | Anouar Lachgar | 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 | Ioan Moldovan | United States |
| 1st | Davide Pioggia | United States |
| 2nd | Zsolt Major | United States |
| 2nd | Xisco Serra | United States |
| 3rd | Dino Thierry | United States |
| 3rd | Mateo Kroontje | United States |
| 4th | Michael Baello | United States |
| 4th | Ivan Bucher | United States |
| 5th | Claudio Imerio | United States |
| 5th | Julio Portet | United States |
| 6th | José Maria Forte Armengou | United States |
| 6th | Zoltan Vasarhelyi | United States |
| 7th | Antonio Peddis | United States |
| 8th | Sandy Bontuyan | United States |
| 9th | Enrico Dietze | United States |
| 10th | Sebastien Ramassot | United States |
| participated | Francois Maillot | France |
| participated | Venkatesh Krishna | United States |
| participated | Benrabah Boufalga | United States |
| participated | Filippo Territo | United States |
| participated | Silverio Aguizzi | United States |
Official scores are unavailable.
Men's Open Bodybuilding - Tall
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
Official scores are unavailable.
Men's Open Bodybuilding - Teen
Only the winner of this division was recorded by the source. The full placings are not in the database.
| Place | Athlete | Country |
|---|---|---|
| 1st | Giuseppe Fusiello 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 Bodybuilding
| Place | Athlete | Country |
|---|---|---|
| 1st | Melanie Kuch | United States |
| 1st | Monia Gioiosa (2) | - |
| 2nd | Desiree Dümpel (2) | United States |
| 2nd | Edyta Woznicka-Bosak | United States |
| 3rd | Viktoria Novák | United States |
| 3rd | Alana Shipp | United States |
| 4th | Federica D'Auria | United States |
| 4th | Elena Shportun | Russia |
| 5th | Nathalie Camou | United States |
| 5th | Michaela Fritsch | United States |
| 6th | Maria Iordanopoulou | United States |
| 6th | Petra Hudecová | United States |
| 7th | Luzviminda McClinton | United States |
| 8th | Tamara Makár | United States |
| 8th | Janine Haywood | United States |
| 9th | Laura Bernini | United States |
| 9th | Katarzyna Pagowska | United States |
| 10th | Marie-Helene Lavigne | United States |
| 10th | Mónika Pál | United States |
| participated | Giada Franchi | United States |
| participated | Cornelia Schiwitzki | United States |
| participated | Beverly Notman | United States |
| participated | Maria Encarnacion Bodera | United States |
| participated | Sylvie Janson | United States |
| participated | Mila Lel | United States |
| participated | Maria Hamalainen | United States |
Official scores are unavailable.
Women's Bodybuilding - Short
No placement data
Placement data for this division has not been recorded.
Women's Figure
| Place | Athlete | Country |
|---|---|---|
| 1st | Brigitta Grof Title defense, 4th win here | United States |
| 2nd | Mina Lacalamita | United States |
| 3rd | Alicia Santos Perez | United States |
| 4th | Agnieszka Urbaniak | United States |
| 5th | Veronica Volpato | United States |
| 6th | Silvia Sarti | United States |
| participated | Barbara Fermi | United States |
| participated | Claudia Spessotto | United States |
| participated | Ornella Zanini | United States |
Official scores are unavailable.
Women's Figure - Short
| Place | Athlete | Country |
|---|---|---|
| 1st | Linda Gartside | United Kingdom |
| 2nd | Dora Rodrigues | United States |
| 3rd | Flora Conte | United States |
| 4th | Auren Malvestiti | United States |
| 5th | Nathalie Camou | United States |
| 6th | Kelly Freeman | United States |
| participated | Michelle Callaghan | United States |
| participated | Saundra Griffin | United States |
| participated | Susan Mitchell | United States |
Official scores are unavailable.
Women's Figure - Tall
| Place | Athlete | Country |
|---|---|---|
| 1st | Maria Kuzmina Title defense, 2nd win here | United States |
| 2nd | Lesley-Ann Armstrong | United States |
| 3rd | Jody Shuttleworth | United States |
| 4th | Pamela Higgins | United Kingdom |
| 5th | Gabriella Cecchi | United States |
| 6th | Tereza Augusta DeCarvalho | United States |
| participated | Browyn Richardson | United States |
| participated | Jane Whitley | United States |
| participated | Emmanuelle Pons | United States |
| participated | Wendy Jasperse | United States |
| participated | Nicola Goodwill | 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 | Alicia Santos Perez First recorded win | United States |
| 2nd | Patrizia Iannotta | United States |
| 3rd | Assunta Balido | United States |
Official scores are unavailable.
Women's Figure - 45+
| Place | Athlete | Country |
|---|---|---|
| 1st | Veronica Volpato First recorded win | United States |
| 2nd | Maria Letizia Groom | United States |
Official scores are unavailable.
Women's Figure - Masters
| Place | Athlete | Country |
|---|---|---|
| 1st | Cinzia Chiarenza 4th win here | United States |
| 2nd | Petra Westerhoff | United States |
| 3rd | Brigitta Grof | United States |
| 4th | Ana Claudia Land | United States |
| 5th | Maude Odile Petrucci | United States |
| 6th | Bärbel Bach | United States |
| 7th | Maria Theresa Yupangco | United States |
| 8th | Chiara D'Arcangelo | United States |
| 9th | Sonja DenBreems | United States |
| 10th | Evgeniya Shelchkova | United States |
| participated | Laurence Hahn | United States |
| participated | Angela Bomer | 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.
Other Divisions - Masters 40+ Men
Official scores are unavailable.
Other Divisions - Masters 45+ Men
| Place | Athlete | Country |
|---|---|---|
| 1st | Roy McLean | United Kingdom |
| 2nd | Filippo Territo | United States |
| 3rd | Leonardo Massai | United States |
| 4th | Christopher Penney | United States |
Official scores are unavailable.
Other Divisions - Masters 50+ Men
| Place | Athlete | Country |
|---|---|---|
| 1st | Charlie Abboh Title defense, 2nd win here | United States |
| 2nd | Francois Gauvin | United States |
| 3rd | Hans Heinkele | United States |
| 4th | Richard Lugens | United States |
| 5th | Detlef Klär | United States |
| 6th | Aleksandr Aleksejev | United States |
| 7th | Andrzej Brzezinski | United States |
| 8th | Necdet Yagizoglu | United States |
| 9th | Sergei Mishchenko | United States |
| 10th | Tibor Medek | United States |
| participated | Evangelos Mokas | United States |
| participated | Antonio Lucas | United States |
| participated | Philippe Keutgen | United States |
| participated | Hans-Jörg Grothe | United States |
| participated | Eser Ecevit | United States |
| participated | Leo DenBreems | United States |
Official scores are unavailable.
Other Divisions - Masters 55+ Men
| Place | Athlete | Country |
|---|---|---|
| 1st | Vincenzo LoTito 2nd win here | United States |
| 2nd | Emilio Braghetti | United States |
| 3rd | Roberto Calcagno | United States |
| 4th | Dario Sforza | United States |
Official scores are unavailable.
Other Divisions - Masters 65+ Men
| Place | Athlete | Country |
|---|---|---|
| 1st | Vincenzo LoTito | United States |
| 2nd | Martyn Yates-Brown | United Kingdom |
| 3rd | Sebastiano DiRosa | United States |
Official scores are unavailable.
Complete Results updated July 12, 2026 Source: MuscleMemory
This edition in context
- Competitors
- 289
- Divisions
- 21
- Size rank
- 5 of 55
The biggest field since 2011.
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.
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- Where the record has two athletes sharing a place, both are listed. A tie is never broken to produce a single winner.
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