US Natural Championships 2017
US Natural Championships 2017 was held in USA. The Men's Open Bodybuilding - Heavyweight title went to Gary Hanes.
- Year
- 2017
- Date
- Jan 1, 2017
- Location
- USA
- Federation
- NGA
- Divisions
- 7
- Competitors
- 6
Results by Division
| Division | Winner | Runner-up |
|---|---|---|
| Men's Open Bodybuilding - Heavyweight | Gary Hanes | – |
| Men's Open Bodybuilding - Lightheavyweight | Rodney Addison | Alvis Vaughan |
| Men's Classic Physique | Rodney Addison | Obencio Espinoza |
| Women's Physique | Amanda Costa | – |
| Other Divisions - Masters 35+ | Paul Woods | Gary Hanes |
| Other Divisions - Masters 45+ | Gary Hanes | – |
| Other Divisions - Masters 55+ | Alvis Vaughan | – |
US Natural Championships 2017
US Natural Championships 2017 was held in USA. The Men's Open Bodybuilding - Heavyweight title went to Gary Hanes.
Defending Figure champion Buttercup Mayer, who won in 2016, did not return.
US Natural Championships 2017 contested 7 divisions across 6 athletes, 4 open and 3 age-restricted Masters. Gary Hanes took Men's Open Bodybuilding - Heavyweight. 7 divisions crowned a champion; each is judged independently. No round scores were published for this event, so placings are shown without them.
Masters divisions 3
Men's Open Bodybuilding - Heavyweight
Only the winner of this division was recorded by the source. The full placings are not in the database.
| Place | Athlete | Country |
|---|---|---|
| 1st | Gary Hanes Title defense, 2nd win here | United States |
Official scores are unavailable.
Men's Open Bodybuilding - Lightheavyweight
| Place | Athlete | Country |
|---|---|---|
| 1st | Rodney Addison First recorded win | United States |
| 2nd | Alvis Vaughan | United States |
Official scores are unavailable.
Men's Classic Physique
| Place | Athlete | Country |
|---|---|---|
| 1st | Rodney Addison | United States |
| 2nd | Obencio Espinoza | United States |
Official scores are unavailable.
Women's Physique
Only the winner of this division was recorded by the source. The full placings are not in the database.
| Place | Athlete | Country |
|---|---|---|
| 1st | Amanda Costa First recorded win | United States |
Official scores are unavailable.
Masters divisions
Age-graded classes, judged separately from the open divisions above.
Other Divisions - Masters 35+ Men
| Place | Athlete | Country |
|---|---|---|
| 1st | Paul Woods | United States |
| 2nd | Gary Hanes | United States |
Official scores are unavailable.
Other Divisions - Masters 45+ Men
Only the winner of this division was recorded by the source. The full placings are not in the database.
| Place | Athlete | Country |
|---|---|---|
| 1st | Gary Hanes | United States |
Official scores are unavailable.
Other Divisions - Masters 55+ Men
Only the winner of this division was recorded by the source. The full placings are not in the database.
| Place | Athlete | Country |
|---|---|---|
| 1st | Alvis Vaughan | United States |
Official scores are unavailable.
Complete Results updated March 12, 2026 Source: MuscleMemory
This edition in context
- Competitors
- 6
- Divisions
- 7
- Size rank
- 12 of 12
The biggest field since 2016.
Past winners of this event
| Year | Winner | Division |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | Amanda Costa | Physique |
| 2016 | Buttercup Mayer | Figure |
| 2012 | Tina King | Figure |
| 2007 | Niki Jones | Bodybuilding |
| 2005 | Chus Ebako | Figure |
| 2004 | Chantell Paskett | Open |
| 2003 | Suly Lewis | Open |
| 2002 | Kathy Jennings | 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.