USA Championships 1997
USA Championships 1997 was held in USA. The Men's Open Bodybuilding - Bantamweight title went to Roland Aki.
- Year
- 1997
- Location
- USA
- Federation
- NPC
- Divisions
- 8
- Competitors
- 93
Results by Division
USA Championships 1997 Results
USA Championships 1997 was held in USA. The Men's Open Bodybuilding - Bantamweight title went to Roland Aki.
Defending BantamWeight champion Eric Yamashita, who won in 1996, did not return.
About this show
Full placings from the USA Championships 1997 in USA, where 8 divisions were judged across Men's Open Bodybuilding - Bantamweight, 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 - Lightweight and Women's Bodybuilding - Middleweight. 93 athletes from 2 countries competed.
Top 3 Men's Open Bodybuilding - Bantamweight
Men's Open Bodybuilding - Bantamweight
| Place | Athlete | Country |
|---|---|---|
| 1st | Roland Aki First recorded win | United States |
| 2nd | Doug Davis | United States |
| 3rd | Marco Margiotta | United States |
| 4th | Art DeCuna | United States |
| 5th | Clifton Torres | United States |
| 6th | John Ligsay | United States |
| 7th | Robert Alexander | United States |
| 8th | Mitch Mico | United States |
| 9th | Anthony Lattimore | United States |
Official scores are unavailable.
Men's Open Bodybuilding - Heavyweight
| Place | Athlete | Country |
|---|---|---|
| 1st | Kenneth Brown | United States |
| 2nd | Leo Ingram | United States |
| 3rd | Melvin Anthony | United States |
| 4th | Aaron Maddron | United States |
| 5th | Tevita Aholelei | United States |
| 6th | David Palumbo | United States |
| 7th | Garrett Downing | United States |
| 8th | Jimmy Lee | United States |
| 9th | Tom Prince | United States |
| 10th | Arne List | United States |
| 11th | Mat DuVall | United States |
| 12th | Michael Morris | United States |
| 13th | Mike Patton | United States |
| 14th | Daniel Freeman | United States |
| 15th | Edgar Fletcher | United States |
| 16th | Bob Cicherillo | United States |
Official scores are unavailable.
Men's Open Bodybuilding - Lightheavyweight
| Place | Athlete | Country |
|---|---|---|
| 1st | Jason Arntz First recorded win | United States |
| 2nd | Craig Richardson | United States |
| 3rd | Parenthesis Devers | United States |
| 4th | Fred Bigot | United States |
| 5th | Henrik Thamasian | United States |
| 6th | Darien Bond | United States |
| 7th | Jeff Lauber | United States |
| 8th | William Reese | United States |
| 9th | Butch McCowen | United States |
| 10th | Vinny Galanti | United States |
| 11th | Mark Perry | United States |
| 12th | Richie Maynard | United States |
| 13th | Joe Tong | United States |
| 14th | Rodney St. Cloud | United States |
| 15th | Tomas Rey Jimenez | United States |
Official scores are unavailable.
Men's Open Bodybuilding - Lightweight
| Place | Athlete | Country |
|---|---|---|
| 1st | Richard Jackson | United States |
| 2nd | Peter Fong | United States |
| 3rd | Eddy Fequiere | United States |
| 4th | Gregory Peeples | United States |
| 5th | Noel Thompson | United States |
| 6th | Randy Jackson (1) | United States |
| 7th | Alan Motooka | United States |
| 8th | Mark Siverd | United States |
| 9th | Scott Livingstone | United States |
| 10th | Preston Cannon | United States |
| 11th | Rehan Jalali | United States |
| 12th | Chalmes Brown | United States |
| 13th | Johnny Maldonado | United States |
Official scores are unavailable.
Men's Open Bodybuilding - Middleweight
| Place | Athlete | Country |
|---|---|---|
| 1st | Johnny Stewart First USA Championships title | United States |
| 2nd | Stephen Cantone | United States |
| 3rd | Robert Mason | United States |
| 4th | Jeffery Scott | United States |
| 5th | Rene Endara | United States |
| 6th | Krisna Dim | United States |
| 7th | Chris Hadokowitz | United States |
| 8th | Michael Broadway | United States |
| 9th | Roger Zarate | United States |
| 10th | Patrick Matsuda | United States |
| 11th | Jason Young | United States |
| 12th | James Matsko | United States |
| 13th | Ismael Morales | United States |
| 14th | Richard Madama | United States |
| 15th | Shannon Feliciano | United States |
Official scores are unavailable.
Women's Bodybuilding - Heavyweight
| Place | Athlete | Country |
|---|---|---|
| 1st | Lesa Lewis | United States |
| 2nd | Annie Rivieccio | United States |
| 3rd | Iris Kyle | United States |
| 4th | Kelly Felske | United States |
| 5th | Heather Foster | Jamaica |
| 6th | Carmen Brady | United States |
| 7th | Nursel Gurler | United States |
| 8th | Kathleen Johansson | United States |
| 9th | Barbara Matheson | United States |
| 10th | Michelle Earhart | United States |
Official scores are unavailable.
Women's Bodybuilding - Lightweight
| Place | Athlete | Country |
|---|---|---|
| 1st | Tonia Villalobos First recorded win | United States |
| 2nd | Pam Kusar | United States |
| 3rd | Kathie Canepa | United States |
| 4th | Alice Rodriguez | United States |
| 5th | Catherine Dover | United States |
Official scores are unavailable.
Women's Bodybuilding - Middleweight
| Place | Athlete | Country |
|---|---|---|
| 1st | Amy Pazzo | United States |
| 2nd | Becky Rampey | United States |
| 3rd | Judy Miller | United States |
| 4th | Michelle Ivers-Brent | United States |
| 5th | Sherry Meyer | United States |
| 6th | Christi Wolf (2) | United States |
| 7th | Sherry Morin (2) | United States |
| 8th | Denise Hoshor | United States |
| 9th | Melinda McNabb | United States |
| 10th | Carrie Hitzel | United States |
Official scores are unavailable.
Complete Results updated June 11, 2026 Source: MuscleMemory
This edition in context
- Competitors
- 93
- Divisions
- 8
- Size rank
- 35 of 41
The biggest field since 1996.
The placings as recorded, and nothing past them
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