World Amateur Championships 1989
World Amateur Championships 1989 was held in USA. The Men's Open Bodybuilding - Bantamweight title went to Anwar El Amawy.
- Year
- 1989
- Date
- Nov 15, 1989
- Location
- USA
- Federation
- IFBB
- Divisions
- 8
- Competitors
- 109
Results by Division
World Amateur Championships 1989
World Amateur Championships 1989 was held in USA. The Men's Open Bodybuilding - Bantamweight title went to Anwar El Amawy.
Defending BantamWeight champion Tevfik Ulusoglu, who won in 1988, did not return.
Top 3 Men's Open Bodybuilding - Bantamweight
World Amateur Championships 1989 contested 8 divisions across 109 athletes, competitors from 27 countries. Anwar El Amawy took Men's Open Bodybuilding - Bantamweight. 8 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 - Bantamweight
| Place | Athlete | Country |
|---|---|---|
| 1st | Anwar El Amawy First recorded win | Egypt |
| 2nd | Mercury Morris Claiborne | United States |
| 3rd | Mohammed Lofty | United States |
| 4th | Jose Ballester | United States |
| 5th | Michael O'Mara | Australia |
| 6th | Samuel Gomez | United States |
| 7th | Flavio Baccianini | United States |
| 8th | Ait Ouabd | United States |
| 9th | Park Yung Chul | South Korea |
| 10th | Yousif Ahmed Hassan | Iraq |
| 11th | Larsen Gert | United States |
| 12th | Elcoys Peck | United States |
| 13th | Mohammed Abdelaziz | United States |
| 14th | Jung Bo Hun | South Korea |
| 15th | Raymoundas Piatris | United States |
Official scores are unavailable.
Men's Open Bodybuilding - Heavyweight
| Place | Athlete | Country |
|---|---|---|
| 1st | Jean-Luc Favre First recorded win | United States |
| 2nd | Jerry Rodgers | United States |
| 3rd | Soel Nouri | - |
| 4th | Alfred Neugebauer | Austria |
| 5th | Michael Devitis | France |
| 6th | Alois Pek | Serbia |
| 7th | Salovaar Jikka | United States |
| 8th | Andes Bengtsson | United States |
| 9th | Thomas Misch | United States |
| 10th | Rosario Bonaccorsi | United States |
| 11th | Tony Parris | United States |
| 12th | Giovanni Papalia | United States |
| 13th | Thor Juar Hornes | United States |
| 14th | B Elikoivaneko | United States |
| 15th | Piero Antonio Dell'Amico | Spain |
Official scores are unavailable.
Men's Open Bodybuilding - Lightheavyweight
| Place | Athlete | Country |
|---|---|---|
| 1st | Frank Hillebrand | Germany |
| 2nd | Ahmet Enünlü | Turkey |
| 3rd | Patrick Nicholls | Barbados |
| 4th | Ronny Schweyher | United States |
| 5th | Darrem Charles | Trinidad and Tobago |
| 6th | Mirosław Daszkiewicz | France |
| 7th | Richard Karlsson | United States |
| 8th | Andre Pascal | United States |
| 9th | Antonio Noves | United States |
| 10th | Albert Scantlebury | United States |
| 11th | Mustafa Mohammad | Jordan |
| 12th | Gerard Phibel | France |
| 13th | Rudy D'Hooge | United States |
| 14th | Blas Higueras | France |
| 15th | Redersen Geir | United States |
Official scores are unavailable.
Men's Open Bodybuilding - Lightweight
| Place | Athlete | Country |
|---|---|---|
| 1st | Van Walcott Smith | United States |
| 2nd | Juan Carlos Lopez | United States |
| 3rd | Han Dong Ki | South Korea |
| 4th | Dietmar Grubel | United States |
| 5th | John Carroll | United States |
| 6th | John Daniel | United States |
| 6th | Alex Oram | United States |
| 7th | Kent Dorby | Sweden |
| 8th | Garcia Arthurd | United States |
| 9th | Kim Jun Ho | Canada |
| 10th | Jose Rabanal | France |
| 11th | Cor Wijler | Netherlands |
| 12th | Karata Ali Osman | United States |
| 13th | Fikret Hodzic | Serbia |
| 14th | Daryl Yohan | United States |
| 15th | Ly Vinh | United States |
Official scores are unavailable.
Men's Open Bodybuilding - Middleweight
| Place | Athlete | Country |
|---|---|---|
| 1st | Bernard Sealy | United States |
| 2nd | Patrick Linquet | United States |
| 3rd | Wilhelm Jasinowski | Germany |
| 4th | Wilson Rodriguez | United States |
| 5th | Antonio Montes | United States |
| 6th | Angelo Padovani | United States |
| 7th | Johnny Boons | United States |
| 8th | Toshio Konuma | Japan |
| 9th | Carlos Ceasar Pimentel | United States |
| 10th | Cosimo Margarito | United States |
| 11th | Stoney Lee Grimes | United States |
| 12th | Winston Green | Canada |
| 13th | Ali Tez | Turkey |
| 14th | Ondres Zemba | United States |
| 15th | Ibrahim Hashem | United States |
Official scores are unavailable.
Women's Bodybuilding - Heavyweight
| Place | Athlete | Country |
|---|---|---|
| 1st | Lenie Tops (2) First recorded win | - |
| 2nd | Suzanne Steurer | Germany |
| 3rd | Kathy Unger | United States |
| 4th | Mirella Ceccarelli | Italy |
| 5th | Elke Poter (2) | - |
| 6th | Lien Kuei Yi | Taiwan |
| 7th | Violeta Vasquez | United States |
| 8th | Jeannie Chia | Singapore |
| 9th | Tu Kuei Hua | Taiwan |
| 10th | Tong Lai Kuen | Hong Kong |
| 11th | Ingrid Passier | Zimbabwe |
Official scores are unavailable.
Women's Bodybuilding - Lightweight
| Place | Athlete | Country |
|---|---|---|
| 1st | Ina Lopulesa (2) | - |
| 2nd | Sharon Lewis | United States |
| 3rd | Veronique Balmer (2) | United States |
| 4th | Karin Petz (2) | United States |
| 5th | Kay Caseley | United Kingdom |
| 6th | Sonja Newsam | United Kingdom |
| 7th | Myriam Heron | France |
| 8th | Agnes Berling | Singapore |
| 9th | Chris Shepard (2) | United States |
| 10th | Donna Dowling | Philippines |
| 11th | Toshiko Matsumoto | Japan |
| 12th | Sen Shah-Huan | Taiwan |
| 13th | Liu Yen-Wen | Taiwan |
| 14th | Lee Guet Leen | Malaysia |
Official scores are unavailable.
Women's Bodybuilding - Middleweight
| Place | Athlete | Country |
|---|---|---|
| 1st | Lynn Lemieux (2) | - |
| 2nd | Laura Binetti | Canada |
| 3rd | Bettina Klieber (2) | United States |
| 4th | Carol Mock | United States |
| 5th | Hermine Klinger (2) | United States |
| 6th | Marie Cabrol | France |
| 7th | Debra McCormack | Singapore |
| 8th | Olga Marina | Mexico |
Official scores are unavailable.
Complete Results updated June 11, 2026 Source: MuscleMemory
This edition in context
- Competitors
- 109
- Divisions
- 8
- Size rank
- 25 of 41
The biggest field since 1982.
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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