Western Hemisphere 1977
Western Hemisphere 1977 was held in USA. The Men's Open Bodybuilding - Heavyweight title went to Franklyn Greene.
- Year
- 1977
- Date
- Jan 1, 1977
- Location
- USA
- Federation
- IFBB
- Divisions
- 3
- Competitors
- 12
Results by Division
| Division | Winner | Runner-up |
|---|---|---|
| Men's Open Bodybuilding - Heavyweight | Franklyn Greene | Stan Blinder |
| Men's Open Bodybuilding - Lightweight | Kikuzo Fukazawa | Kennedy Gomez |
| Men's Open Bodybuilding - Middleweight | William Mitchell (1) | Ken Covington |
Western Hemisphere 1977
Western Hemisphere 1977 was held in USA. The Men's Open Bodybuilding - Heavyweight title went to Franklyn Greene.
Defending Medium champion Skip Robinson, who won in 1976, did not return.
Top 3 Men's Open Bodybuilding - Heavyweight
Western Hemisphere 1977 contested 3 divisions across 12 athletes, competitors from 2 countries. Franklyn Greene took Men's Open Bodybuilding - Heavyweight. 3 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 - 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
The placings as recorded, and nothing past them
This page lists the divisions and finishing order held for this contest, with the source named on it wherever one was recorded. It reports what was published. It does not re-judge the show, and it does not reconcile disagreements between sources.
- 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.
- Where the record has two athletes sharing a place, both are listed. A tie is never broken to produce a single winner.
- Venue, federation, date and competitor count show only when the source supplied them. A field left out means nothing was sourced for it, never a zero.
- A contest with no results has either not taken place yet or has no placements published. Check the status line above the results to tell which.