World Amateur Championships 1981
World Amateur Championships 1981 was held in USA. The Men's Open Bodybuilding - Heavyweight title went to Lance Dreher.
- Year
- 1981
- Date
- Nov 15, 1981
- Location
- USA
- Federation
- IFBB
- Divisions
- 4
- Competitors
- 39
Results by Division
World Amateur Championships 1981 Results
World Amateur Championships 1981 was held in USA. The Men's Open Bodybuilding - Heavyweight title went to Lance Dreher.
Defending HeavyWeight champion Hubert Metz, who won in 1980, did not return.
About this show
Men's Open Bodybuilding - Heavyweight, Men's Open Bodybuilding - Lightheavyweight, Men's Open Bodybuilding - Lightweight and Men's Open Bodybuilding - Middleweight were contested at the World Amateur Championships 1981 on November 15, 1981 in USA. 39 athletes from 16 countries competed.
Top 3 Men's Open Bodybuilding - Heavyweight
Men's Open Bodybuilding - Heavyweight
| Place | Athlete | Country |
|---|---|---|
| 1st | Lance Dreher | United States |
| 2nd | Gunnar Rosbo | Norway |
| 3rd | Josef Vesely | Serbia |
| 4th | Reid Schindle | Canada |
| 5th | Christer Eriksson | Sweden |
| 6th | Jyrki Savolainen | United States |
| 15th | Jammo Brizzi | Netherlands |
Official scores are unavailable.
Men's Open Bodybuilding - Lightheavyweight
| Place | Athlete | Country |
|---|---|---|
| 1st | Jacques Neuville First World Amateur Championships title | Spain |
| 2nd | Tim Belknap | United States |
| 3rd | Keijo Reiman | Finland |
| 4th | Libor Minarik | Czech Republic |
| 5th | Angelito Lesta | United Kingdom |
| 6th | Franz Bach | Germany |
Official scores are unavailable.
Men's Open Bodybuilding - Lightweight
| Place | Athlete | Country |
|---|---|---|
| 1st | Ken Passariello | United States |
| 2nd | Jose Rabanal | France |
| 3rd | Fikret Hodzic | Serbia |
| 4th | Esmat Sadek | France |
| 5th | Tevfik Ulusoglu | United States |
| 6th | Ray Beaulieu | Canada |
| 7th | Antonio Stella | Italy |
| 8th | Mohammed Youssef | United States |
| 9th | Reijo Kivioja | Finland |
| 10th | Raffaele Fornuto | Italy |
| 11th | Harry Derglin | United States |
| 12th | Appie Steenbeek | Netherlands |
| 13th | Mario Gionotta | Belgium |
| 14th | Edwin Buttigieg | United States |
| 15th | Benny Cincis | United States |
Official scores are unavailable.
Men's Open Bodybuilding - Middleweight
| Place | Athlete | Country |
|---|---|---|
| 1st | Gerard Buinoud | France |
| 2nd | James Youngblood | United States |
| 3rd | Anton Holic | Serbia |
| 4th | El Shahat Mabrouk | Egypt |
| 5th | Erwin Note | Belgium |
| 6th | Ali Tez | Turkey |
| 7th | Erwin Knoller | Germany |
| 8th | Doug Ross | Canada |
| 9th | Ugo Romano | Italy |
| 10th | Saied Osman | Egypt |
| 20th | Lucien Gunther | Netherlands |
Official scores are unavailable.
Complete Results updated March 12, 2026 Source: MuscleMemory
This edition in context
- Competitors
- 39
- Divisions
- 4
- Size rank
- 40 of 41
The biggest field since 1979.
Past winners of this event
| Year | Winner | Division |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | Jenica Stan | Junior Physique |
| 2016 | Heidrun Ertsaas | Figure Junior |
| 2013 | Olga Beliakova | Bodybuilding |
The placings as recorded, and nothing past them
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