USA Championships 1996
USA Championships 1996 was held in USA. The Men's Open Bodybuilding - Bantamweight title went to Eric Yamashita.
- Year
- 1996
- Date
- Jul 15, 1996
- Location
- USA
- Federation
- NPC
- Divisions
- 8
- Competitors
- 117
Results by Division
All Contests
USA Championships 1996
Eric Yamashita
Champion
USA Championships 1996 was held in USA. The Men's Open Bodybuilding - Bantamweight title went to Eric Yamashita.
Top 3 Men's Open Bodybuilding - Bantamweight
USA Championships 1996 contested 8 divisions across 117 athletes, competitors from 4 countries. Eric Yamashita took Men's Open Bodybuilding - Bantamweight. 8 divisions crowned a champion; each is judged independently. No round scores were published for this event, so placings are shown without them.
Men's Open Bodybuilding - Bantamweight
| Place | Athlete | Country |
|---|---|---|
| 1st | Eric Yamashita First recorded win | United States |
| 2nd | Art DeCuna | United States |
| 3rd | Seriryth Lendre | United States |
| 4th | Clifton Torres | United States |
| 5th | Dominic Garcia | United States |
| 6th | Ricky Peoples | United States |
| 7th | Bob Willyerd | United States |
| 8th | Ron Caluya | United States |
| 9th | Al Leskys | United States |
Official scores are unavailable.
Men's Open Bodybuilding - Heavyweight
| Place | Athlete | Country |
|---|---|---|
| 1st | Craig Titus First recorded win | United States |
| 2nd | Tom Prince | United States |
| 3rd | Edgar Fletcher | United States |
| 4th | Gerard Dente | United States |
| 5th | Garrett Downing | United States |
| 6th | Darryl Thornton | United States |
| 7th | David Palumbo | United States |
| 8th | Ron Flowers | United States |
| 9th | Jimmy Lee | United States |
| 10th | Curtis Leffler | United States |
| 11th | Leo Ingram | United States |
| 12th | George Turmon | United States |
| 13th | Greg Reid | United States |
| 14th | John Cutri | United States |
| 15th | Mark Natalli | United States |
| participated | Bill Smallwood | United States |
| participated | David Hughes | United States |
| participated | Chris Aceto | United States |
| participated | Patrick Beatty | United States |
| participated | Jerry Darth | United States |
| participated | Nicholas Dixon | United States |
Official scores are unavailable.
Men's Open Bodybuilding - Lightheavyweight
| Place | Athlete | Country |
|---|---|---|
| 1st | Sylvester Soloman | United States |
| 2nd | Fred Bigot | United States |
| 3rd | Parenthesis Devers | United States |
| 4th | Henrik Thamasian | United States |
| 5th | Daniel Wiegand | United States |
| 6th | Armand Peri | United States |
| 7th | Vinny Galanti | United States |
| 8th | Troy Alves | United States |
| 9th | Harold Chery | United States |
| 10th | Herman Johnson | United States |
| 11th | Darnell Dedrick | United States |
| 12th | Winston Williams Sr | United States |
| 13th | Tab Hunter | United States |
| 14th | Simpson Bannister | United States |
| 15th | Gary Kakiuchi | United States |
| participated | Darren Dowden | United States |
| participated | Aaron Lewis | United States |
| participated | Jay Etchings | United States |
| participated | Leland Pawlak | United States |
| participated | Jerry Standifird | United States |
| participated | Donnie Whetstone | United States |
Official scores are unavailable.
Men's Open Bodybuilding - Lightweight
| Place | Athlete | Country |
|---|---|---|
| 1st | Tom Doyle First recorded win | United States |
| 2nd | Jay Crotty | United States |
| 3rd | Ko Chandetka | United States |
| 4th | John Traynor | United States |
| 5th | Noel Thompson | United States |
| 6th | Randy Jackson (1) | United States |
| 7th | Patrick Losey | United States |
| 8th | Philip Bradfield | United States |
| 9th | Mark Siverd | United States |
| 10th | Jerry Chow | United States |
| 11th | William Coulter | United States |
| 12th | Tony Lapolla | United States |
| 13th | Julio DelRio | United States |
| 14th | Michael King | United Kingdom |
| 15th | Rehan Jalali | United States |
| 16th | Richard Weiss | United States |
| 17th | Robert Greene | United States |
Official scores are unavailable.
Men's Open Bodybuilding - Middleweight
| Place | Athlete | Country |
|---|---|---|
| 1st | Richard Williams (1) | United States |
| 2nd | Mark Eldridge | United States |
| 3rd | Danny Hester | United States |
| 4th | Brian Dawson | United States |
| 5th | Joe Fregenti | United States |
| 6th | Craig Santiago | United States |
| 7th | Eric Otero | United States |
| 8th | Rene Endara | United States |
| 9th | Benoti Carpenter | United States |
| 10th | Michael Cambra | United States |
| 11th | Al Nishi | United States |
| 12th | Lenny Bartletto | United States |
| 13th | Michael Markie | United States |
| 14th | Jim Walker | United States |
| 15th | George Farah | Lebanon |
| 17th | James L Nathan | United States |
| 18th | Maris Lee | United States |
| participated | Terrance McPeters | United States |
Official scores are unavailable.
Women's Bodybuilding - Heavyweight
| Place | Athlete | Country |
|---|---|---|
| 1st | Heather Foster First recorded win | Jamaica |
| 2nd | Iris Kyle | United States |
| 3rd | Betty Pariso | United States |
| 4th | Brenda Raganot | United States |
| 5th | Donna Restivo | United States |
| 6th | Carmen Brady | United States |
| 7th | Dawn Brainard (2) | United States |
| 8th | Teresa Nabors | United States |
| 9th | Robin Parker | United States |
| 10th | Renee O'Neill | United States |
| 11th | Lora Ottenad | United States |
| 12th | Jayne Trcka (2) | United States |
| 13th | Sherry Meyer | United States |
| 14th | Michelle Ivers-Brent | United States |
| 15th | Anne Whalen | United States |
| 16th | Lisa Smith | United States |
| 17th | Lunette Grip | United States |
| 18th | Sharyn Eckel (2) | United States |
| 19th | P J Bowen (2) | United States |
Official scores are unavailable.
Women's Bodybuilding - Lightweight
| Place | Athlete | Country |
|---|---|---|
| 1st | Clifta Coulter (2) 2nd win here | United States |
| 2nd | Diana Monti | United States |
| 3rd | Deborah Barnes | United States |
| 4th | Tonia Villalobos | United States |
Official scores are unavailable.
Women's Bodybuilding - Middleweight
| Place | Athlete | Country |
|---|---|---|
| 1st | Judy Miller First recorded win | United States |
| 2nd | Sue Epperson | United States |
| 3rd | Joey Strackbein | United States |
| 4th | Kelly Felske | United States |
| 5th | Becky Rampey | United States |
| 6th | Linda Slayton | United States |
| 7th | Tokar McColgan | United States |
| 8th | Sandra Keglar | United States |
Official scores are unavailable.
Complete Results updated July 30, 2026 Source: MuscleMemory
This edition in context
- Competitors
- 117
- Divisions
- 8
- Size rank
- 26 of 41
The biggest field since 1985.
What this page holds
The placings as recorded, and nothing past them
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- 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.
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