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USA Championships 2006

USA Championships 2006 was held in USA. The Men's Open Bodybuilding - Bantamweight title went to Fernando Abaco.

Year
2006
Location
USA
Federation
NPC
Divisions
17
Competitors
250

Results by Division

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USA Championships 2006 Results

Fernando Abaco Champion

2006 USA

USA Championships 2006 was held in USA. The Men's Open Bodybuilding - Bantamweight title went to Fernando Abaco.

Medium confidence Historical/community source Updated September 2, 2026 Accurate?

Defending Figure A champion Andrea Dumon, who won in 2005, did not return.

About this show

Full placings from the USA Championships 2006 in USA, where 17 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, Men's Open Bodybuilding - Superheavyweight, Men's Open Bodybuilding - Welterweight, Women's Bodybuilding - Heavyweight and more. 250 athletes from 2 countries competed.

Top 3 Men's Open Bodybuilding - Bantamweight

1st
Fernando Abaco
Fernando Abaco
United States
2nd
John Ligsay
John Ligsay
United States
3rd
Recus Williams
United States

17 open divisions. Scroll the list to reach the rest.

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

Men's Open Bodybuilding - Superheavyweight

Men's Open Bodybuilding - Welterweight

Women's Bodybuilding - Heavyweight

Place Athlete Country
1st Heather Armbrust Title defense, 2nd win here United States
2nd Michelle Neil United States
3rd Sheila Bleck United States
4th Nekole Hamrick United States
5th Beverly DiRenzo United States
6th Gerri Deach-Davis (2) United States
7th Candy Canary United States
8th Tina Zampa United States
9th Jennifer Gutierrez United States
10th Jayne Trcka (2) United States
11th Christine Sondgroth United States
12th Lizette Pegueros (2) United States

Official scores are unavailable.

Women's Bodybuilding - Lightheavyweight

Place Athlete Country
1st Angie Salvagno First recorded win United States
2nd Christine Sabo United States
3rd Karen Tucker United States
4th Debbie Bramwell United States
5th Karen Choat United States
6th Anita Nikolich (2) United States
7th Melissa Dettwiller United States
8th Emily Nicholson United States
10th Barbara Garcia United States
11th Mona Krause (2) United States
12th Diane Steinbronn United States

Official scores are unavailable.

Women's Bodybuilding - Lightweight

Place Athlete Country
1st Claire Rohrbacker-O'Connell (2) United States
2nd Melinda Williamson United States
3rd Tracy Witherspoon United States
4th Melissa Alvarado United States
5th Rochelle Palko United States

Official scores are unavailable.

Women's Bodybuilding - Middleweight

Place Athlete Country
1st Tina Chandler First recorded win United States
2nd Jennifer Sedia United States
3rd Tatianna Tinnelle United States
4th Ellen Woodley (2) United States
5th Tammy Burdeski United States
6th Yvette Bova United States
7th Karen Garrett United States
8th Rebecca Greaig United States
9th Julie Williams United States
10th Dawn Principe (2) United States

Official scores are unavailable.

Women's Figure - Class A

Women's Figure - Class B

Women's Figure - Class C

Women's Figure - Class D

Women's Figure - Class E

Women's Figure - Class F

Complete Results updated July 30, 2026 Source: MuscleMemory

This edition in context

Competitors
250
Divisions
17
Size rank
15 of 41

The biggest field since 2005.

What this page holds

The placings as recorded, and nothing past them

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