USA Championships 1986
USA Championships 1986 was held in USA. The Men's Open Bodybuilding - Heavyweight title went to Harry Dodich.
- Year
- 1986
- Location
- USA
- Federation
- NPC
- Divisions
- 8
- Competitors
- 80
Results by Division
USA Championships 1986 Results
USA Championships 1986 was held in USA. The Men's Open Bodybuilding - Heavyweight title went to Harry Dodich.
Defending HeavyWeight champion Matt Mendenhall, who won in 1985, did not return.
About this show
Full placings from the USA Championships 1986 in USA, where 8 divisions were judged across Men's Open Bodybuilding - Heavyweight, Men's Open Bodybuilding - Lightheavyweight, Men's Open Bodybuilding - Lightweight, Men's Open Bodybuilding - Middleweight, Women's Bodybuilding - Heavyweight, Women's Bodybuilding - Lightheavyweight, Women's Bodybuilding - Lightweight and Women's Bodybuilding - Middleweight. 80 athletes from 2 countries competed.
Top 3 Men's Open Bodybuilding - Heavyweight
Men's Open Bodybuilding - Heavyweight
| Place | Athlete | Country |
|---|---|---|
| 1st | Harry Dodich First recorded win | United States |
| 2nd | James DeMelo | United States |
| 3rd | Daryl Stafford | United States |
| 4th | Russ Reddinger | United States |
| 5th | Kenneth Rollins | United States |
Official scores are unavailable.
Men's Open Bodybuilding - Lightheavyweight
| Place | Athlete | Country |
|---|---|---|
| 1st | J J Marsh First USA Championships title | United States |
| 2nd | Tom Touchstone | United States |
| 3rd | Jeff Sneed | United States |
| 4th | Doyle Washington | United States |
| 5th | Rick Black | United States |
| 13th | Lori Bowen | United States |
Official scores are unavailable.
Men's Open Bodybuilding - Lightweight
| Place | Athlete | Country |
|---|---|---|
| 1st | Francisco Fontanez | United States |
| 2nd | Mark Miller | United States |
| 3rd | Greg Pippin | United States |
| 4th | Lowell Blake | United States |
| 5th | Kendall Murphy | United States |
Official scores are unavailable.
Men's Open Bodybuilding - Middleweight
| Place | Athlete | Country |
|---|---|---|
| 1st | Kevin Wagner First recorded win | United States |
| 2nd | Tom Armour | United States |
| 3rd | Todd Roberts | United States |
| 4th | Phil Pertuit | United States |
| 5th | Jay Bonette | United States |
Official scores are unavailable.
Women's Bodybuilding - Heavyweight
| Place | Athlete | Country |
|---|---|---|
| 1st | Cathy Palyo | United States |
| 2nd | Tara Dodane | United States |
| 3rd | Loraine Gari | United States |
| 4th | Tonya Knight | United States |
| 5th | Mona Krause (2) | United States |
| 6th | Margo Allen Weil | United States |
| 7th | Janice Graser (2) | United States |
| 8th | Mary Hovey-Walk | United States |
| 9th | Trisha DeHall | United States |
| 10th | Linda WoođHoyte | United States |
| 11th | Reggie Bennett (f) | United States |
| 12th | Dorothy Herndon | United States |
| 13th | Terry Elliott | United States |
| 14th | Linda LaCaille | United States |
| 15th | Maritza Ramos | United States |
Official scores are unavailable.
Women's Bodybuilding - Lightheavyweight
| Place | Athlete | Country |
|---|---|---|
| 1st | Laura Creavalle First recorded win | British Guiana |
| 2nd | Jennifer Cummings | United States |
| 3rd | Sally Janicello | United States |
| 4th | Vickie Gates | United States |
| 5th | Kathy Cole | United States |
| 6th | Donna Barrentine | United States |
| 7th | Maria Gonzalez | United States |
| 8th | Christine Rollins | United States |
| 9th | Marlene Todd | United States |
| 10th | Alicia Lippman | United States |
| 11th | Leanne Utterback (2) | United States |
| 12th | Catherine Nguyen (2) | United States |
| 14th | Suzanne Johnson | United States |
| 15th | Sandra Eisenbart | United States |
Official scores are unavailable.
Women's Bodybuilding - Lightweight
| Place | Athlete | Country |
|---|---|---|
| 1st | Lisa Daniels First recorded win | United States |
| 2nd | Diane Garrity (2) | United States |
| 3rd | Diane Vecchione (2) | United States |
| 4th | Tricia Carson | United States |
| 5th | Karen Gentile | United States |
| 6th | Deborah Bouchard | United States |
| 7th | Diane Venuto | United States |
| 8th | Debra McSparrin | United States |
| 9th | Susan Medoff | United States |
| 10th | Alma Hughes | United States |
| 11th | Linda Lawrynkiewicz | United States |
| 12th | Connie Jackson | United States |
| 13th | Donna Michaels | United States |
| 14th | Shawn Weber | United States |
| 15th | Connie Taverna (2) | United States |
Official scores are unavailable.
Women's Bodybuilding - Middleweight
| Place | Athlete | Country |
|---|---|---|
| 1st | Debbie Sider | United States |
| 2nd | Charla Sedacca | United States |
| 3rd | Laura Laureano | United States |
| 4th | Julie Stockdale | United States |
| 5th | Janelle Bogan | United States |
| 6th | Yolanda Lacalle | United States |
| 7th | Debbie Miller (2) | United States |
| 8th | Kathy Brizendine | United States |
| 9th | Karen Fabregas | United States |
| 10th | Joan Hobbie | United States |
| 11th | Debbie Williams | United States |
| 12th | Joyce Bell (2) | United States |
| 13th | Julie Palumbo | United States |
| 14th | Dinah Davies | United States |
| 15th | Sharon Lewis | United States |
Official scores are unavailable.
Complete Results updated June 30, 2026 Source: MuscleMemory
This edition in context
- Competitors
- 80
- Divisions
- 8
- Size rank
- 38 of 41
The biggest field since 1985.
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