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Western Hemisphere 1977

Western Hemisphere 1977 was held in USA. The Men's Open Bodybuilding - Heavyweight title went to Franklyn Greene.

Year
1977
Location
USA
Federation
IFBB
Divisions
3
Competitors
12

Results by Division

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Western Hemisphere 1977 Results

Franklyn Greene Champion

1977 USA

Western Hemisphere 1977 was held in USA. The Men's Open Bodybuilding - Heavyweight title went to Franklyn Greene.

Medium confidence Historical/community source Updated September 3, 2026 Accurate?

Defending Medium champion Skip Robinson, who won in 1976, did not return.

About this show

Men's Open Bodybuilding - Heavyweight, Men's Open Bodybuilding - Lightweight and Men's Open Bodybuilding - Middleweight were contested at the Western Hemisphere 1977 in USA. 12 athletes from 2 countries competed.

Top 3 Men's Open Bodybuilding - Heavyweight

1st
Franklyn Greene
Franklyn Greene
United States
2nd
Stan Blinder
United States
3rd
Elliot Gilchrist
Elliot Gilchrist
United States

Men's Open Bodybuilding - Heavyweight

Place Athlete Country
1st Franklyn Greene First Western Hemisphere title United States
2nd Stan Blinder United States
3rd Elliot Gilchrist United States
4th David Sheppard (1) United States

Official scores are unavailable.

Men's Open Bodybuilding - Lightweight

Place Athlete Country
1st Kikuzo Fukazawa First recorded win United States
2nd Kennedy Gomez United States
3rd Hugh Kong -
4th Eddie Bates United States

Official scores are unavailable.

Men's Open Bodybuilding - Middleweight

Place Athlete Country
1st William Mitchell (1) United States
2nd Ken Covington United States
3rd Rudolf Atkins Trinidad and Tobago
4th Robert Barraclough United States

Official scores are unavailable.

Complete Results updated March 12, 2026 Source: MuscleMemory

This edition in context

Competitors
12
Divisions
3
Size rank
2 of 2
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