World Amateur Championships 1997
World Amateur Championships 1997 was held in USA. The Men's Open Bodybuilding - Bantamweight title went to Jose Carlos Santos.
- Year
- 1997
- Date
- Nov 15, 1997
- Location
- USA
- Federation
- IFBB
- Divisions
- 9
- Competitors
- 109
Results by Division
World Amateur Championships 1997 Results
World Amateur Championships 1997 was held in USA. The Men's Open Bodybuilding - Bantamweight title went to Jose Carlos Santos.
Defending BantamWeight champion Anwar El Amawy placed 2nd.
About this show
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 - Welterweight, Women's Bodybuilding - Heavyweight, Women's Bodybuilding - Lightweight and more were contested at the World Amateur Championships 1997 on November 15, 1997 in USA. 109 athletes from 32 countries competed.
Top 3 Men's Open Bodybuilding - Bantamweight
Men's Open Bodybuilding - Bantamweight
| Place | Athlete | Country |
|---|---|---|
| 1st | Jose Carlos Santos First recorded win | Brazil |
| 2nd | Anwar El Amawy | Egypt |
| 3rd | Jesus Lizcano | United States |
| 4th | Mohammed Abdelaziz | United States |
| 5th | Oleg Melgunov | Russia |
| 6th | Earl Snyder | United States |
| 7th | Sazali Abdul Samad | Malaysia |
| 8th | Hassan Yousif | United States |
| 9th | Shameen Adams | United States |
| 10th | T V Pauly | India |
Official scores are unavailable.
Men's Open Bodybuilding - Heavyweight
| Place | Athlete | Country |
|---|---|---|
| 1st | Johannes Eleftheriadis | Germany |
| 2nd | Enzo Ferrari | United States |
| 3rd | Thomas Burianek | United States |
| 4th | Robert Washington | United States |
| 5th | Ercan Demir | United States |
| 6th | Jan Kus | United States |
| 7th | Charles Kemp | United States |
| 8th | Sergiej Chelestov | United Kingdom |
| 9th | Vlastimil Krivanek | United States |
| 10th | Gustavo Badell | Venezuela |
Official scores are unavailable.
Men's Open Bodybuilding - Lightheavyweight
| Place | Athlete | Country |
|---|---|---|
| 1st | Ahmad Haidar First recorded win | United States |
| 2nd | Hamdullah Aykutlu | United States |
| 3rd | Pawel Brzoska | United States |
| 4th | Piotr Gluchowski | United States |
| 5th | Fidel Solsona | United States |
| 6th | Darrell Monson | United States |
| 7th | Richard Čada | United States |
| 8th | Alexander Vichnevski | United States |
| 9th | Stavros Malaktos | Cyprus |
| 10th | Dennis Giusto | United States |
Official scores are unavailable.
Men's Open Bodybuilding - Lightweight
| Place | Athlete | Country |
|---|---|---|
| 1st | Steve Holland | - |
| 2nd | Ahmed Abdel Salem | United States |
| 3rd | Antonio Blasguez | United States |
| 4th | Carlos Ayala | United States |
| 5th | Hassan Bellabsili | United States |
| 6th | James Damien Butler | United States |
| 7th | Nicos Christopi | United States |
| 8th | Daniel Lungu | Netherlands |
| 9th | Nelson Benjamin | United States |
| 10th | Taguir Fakhrutdinov | United States |
Official scores are unavailable.
Men's Open Bodybuilding - Middleweight
| Place | Athlete | Country |
|---|---|---|
| 1st | Jaroslav Horvath First recorded win | Slovakia |
| 2nd | Armando Villa | Spain |
| 3rd | Prince Fontenot | United States |
| 4th | David Perez | United States |
| 5th | Juha Kanervisto | United States |
| 6th | Roman Vrabel | United States |
| 7th | Kester Paschke | Germany |
| 8th | Ibrahim Magid | United States |
| 9th | Sauli Aitto-Oja | United States |
| 10th | Wilson Rodriguez | United States |
| 15th | Camilla Sinclar | United States |
Official scores are unavailable.
Men's Open Bodybuilding - Welterweight
| Place | Athlete | Country |
|---|---|---|
| 1st | Kim Jun Ho First World Amateur Championships title | Canada |
| 2nd | René Zimmermann | Switzerland |
| 3rd | Hakan Gumus | United States |
| 4th | Stephane Levy | United States |
| 5th | Juha Hakala | Finland |
| 6th | Miloš Pavlů | United States |
| 7th | Sean Bullman | United States |
| 8th | Radek Suchomel | United States |
| 9th | John Carroll | United States |
| 10th | Yoshihiro Yano | Japan |
Official scores are unavailable.
Women's Bodybuilding - Heavyweight
| Place | Athlete | Country |
|---|---|---|
| 1st | Beate Drabing (2) | United States |
| 2nd | Tatyana Ionenko | Ukraine |
| 3rd | Ursula Schach (2) | United States |
| 4th | Anna-Maria Kiss | Hungary |
| 5th | Marika Johansson | United States |
| 6th | Maria Kalvala | Finland |
| 7th | Janka Micudova | Slovakia |
| 8th | Tarja Hovi | Finland |
| 9th | Gina Marie Hall | United States |
| 10th | Julia Stefanovitch | Russia |
| 11th | Anett Stokken | Norway |
| 12th | Monica Ingerbrietsen | Norway |
| 13th | Maria Lavda | Greece |
| 14th | Catia Reis | Brazil |
| 15th | Heiki Wachter | Austria |
| 16th | Felicia Popa (2) | United States |
| 17th | Eva Pogacnik | Slovenia |
Official scores are unavailable.
Women's Bodybuilding - Lightweight
| Place | Athlete | Country |
|---|---|---|
| 1st | Peggy Schoolcraft | United States |
| 2nd | Tülay Caner-Ozbek | Turkey |
| 3rd | Martina Tomanova | Slovakia |
| 4th | Jana Purdjakova | Slovakia |
| 5th | Carina Isaksson | Canada |
| 6th | Brigitte Schori | Switzerland |
| 7th | Jitka Statsna | Czech Republic |
| 8th | Tanja Braun | Germany |
| 9th | Pavla Brandtalova (2) | United States |
| 10th | Heidi Lovdal | Norway |
| 11th | Catherine Pilain (2) | United States |
| 12th | Raija Toivo | France |
| 13th | Martine Van Dewalle | France |
| 14th | Utako Mizuma | Japan |
| 15th | Irina Nicoleta Muntean | Romania |
| 16th | Zhing Ping | China |
| 17th | Vesna Mesar | Croatia |
Official scores are unavailable.
Women's Bodybuilding - Middleweight
| Place | Athlete | Country |
|---|---|---|
| 1st | Valentina Chepiga | Ukraine |
| 2nd | Helena Davidova | Russia |
| 3rd | Hana Stepankova | Slovakia |
| 4th | Maria Rita Bello | Canada |
| 5th | Miriam Peschlova | Slovakia |
| 6th | Barbara Kafkova | Czech Republic |
| 7th | Berit Madsen | Denmark |
| 8th | Patricia David | France |
| 9th | Claudia Klumaier | Austria |
| 10th | Marion Witzke | Germany |
| 11th | Cheryl Vasquez | United States |
| 12th | Michaela Bolla | Italy |
| 13th | Christina Musumeci | Argentina |
| 14th | Danuza Ruiz Marques | Brazil |
Official scores are unavailable.
Complete Results updated June 11, 2026 Source: MuscleMemory
This edition in context
- Competitors
- 109
- Divisions
- 9
- Size rank
- 25 of 41
The biggest field since 1995.
Past winners of this event
| Year | Winner | Division |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | Jenica Stan | Junior Physique |
| 2016 | Heidrun Ertsaas | Figure Junior |
| 2013 | Olga Beliakova | Bodybuilding |
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