World Amateur Championships 2000
World Amateur Championships 2000 was held in USA. The Men's Open Bodybuilding - Bantamweight title went to Sazali Abdul Samad.
- Year
- 2000
- Date
- Nov 15, 2000
- Location
- USA
- Federation
- IFBB
- Divisions
- 19
- Competitors
- 107
Results by Division
World Amateur Championships 2000 Results
World Amateur Championships 2000 was held in USA. The Men's Open Bodybuilding - Bantamweight title went to Sazali Abdul Samad.
Defending BantamWeight champion Jose Carlos Santos placed 3rd.
Top 3 Men's Open Bodybuilding - Bantamweight
World Amateur Championships 2000 contested 18 divisions across 107 athletes, 14 open and 4 age-restricted Masters, competitors from 25 countries. Sazali Abdul Samad took Men's Open Bodybuilding - Bantamweight. 17 divisions crowned a champion; each is judged independently. No round scores were published for this event, so placings are shown without them.
14 open divisions. Scroll the list to reach the rest.
Masters divisions 5
Men's Open Bodybuilding - Bantamweight
| Place | Athlete | Country |
|---|---|---|
| 1st | Sazali Abdul Samad First World Amateur Championships title | Malaysia |
| 2nd | Pham Van Mach | Vietnam |
| 3rd | Jose Carlos Santos | Brazil |
| 4th | Marvin Ward | United States |
| 5th | Anwar El Amawy | Egypt |
| 6th | Fung Bo Hun | United States |
| participated | Oleg Melgunov | Russia |
Official scores are unavailable.
Men's Open Bodybuilding - Heavyweight
| Place | Athlete | Country |
|---|---|---|
| 1st | Hamdullah Aykutlu 3rd win here | United States |
| 2nd | Piotr Gluchowski | United States |
| 4th | Oleg Protas | United States |
| 5th | Peter Trenz | United States |
| participated | Robert Barna | United States |
| participated | Sergiej Chelestov | United Kingdom |
Official scores are unavailable.
Men's Open Bodybuilding - Heavyweight Junior
| Place | Athlete | Country |
|---|---|---|
| 1st | Mohammed Essa Rahma First recorded win | United States |
| 2nd | Matviy Bidniey | United States |
| 4th | Firas Ziad | United States |
| 5th | Pavel Ivanov | United States |
| 6th | Tomm Voss | United States |
Official scores are unavailable.
Men's Open Bodybuilding - Lightheavyweight
| Place | Athlete | Country |
|---|---|---|
| 1st | Mariusz Strzelinski | United States |
| 4th | Olegas Zuras | Lithuania |
| 5th | Thomas Scheu | Germany |
| 6th | Hamid El Hamioui | United States |
| participated | Alexander Vichnevski | United States |
| participated | Richard Čada | United States |
Official scores are unavailable.
Men's Open Bodybuilding - Lightweight
| Place | Athlete | Country |
|---|---|---|
| 1st | Yosri Sayed First recorded win | United States |
| 4th | Mohsen Yazdani | United States |
| 5th | Igor Kocis | Slovakia |
| 6th | Han Dong Ki | South Korea |
| participated | Mikhail Vorobiev | United States |
| participated | Arturo Castañeda | United States |
Official scores are unavailable.
Men's Open Bodybuilding - Lightweight Junior
| Place | Athlete | Country |
|---|---|---|
| 1st | Ali Al Mutawa First recorded win | United States |
| 2nd | Kamil Majek | United States |
| 3rd | Michahl Hlinka | United States |
| 4th | Abdul Rahman Ali | United States |
| 5th | Alla Muhsen | United States |
| 6th | Marek Jelinek | United States |
Official scores are unavailable.
Men's Open Bodybuilding - Middleweight
| Place | Athlete | Country |
|---|---|---|
| 1st | Serguei Dimitriev First recorded win | United States |
| 2nd | Pavlos Mentis | United States |
| 4th | Tito Raymond | United States |
| 5th | Hubert Olborski | Poland |
| 6th | Carlos Ceasar Pimentel | United States |
| participated | Radek Suchomel | United States |
Official scores are unavailable.
Men's Open Bodybuilding - Middleweight Junior
| Place | Athlete | Country |
|---|---|---|
| 1st | Nassq Mirza First recorded win | United States |
| 4th | Geza Dobu | United States |
| 5th | Forget Christophe | United States |
| 6th | Hussain Kadhim | United States |
Official scores are unavailable.
Men's Open Bodybuilding - Welterweight
| Place | Athlete | Country |
|---|---|---|
| 1st | Dan Pechanek First recorded win | Czech Republic |
| 2nd | Taguir Fakhrutdinov | United States |
| 3rd | Andreas Becker | Germany |
| 4th | Tamer El Shahat | United States |
| 5th | René Zimmermann | Switzerland |
| 6th | Hidetada Yamagishi | Japan |
Official scores are unavailable.
Women's Bodybuilding - Heavyweight
| Place | Athlete | Country |
|---|---|---|
| 1st | Cornelia Junker | Germany |
| 2nd | Zdenka Razymova | United States |
| 3rd | Michela Grassetto | Italy |
| 4th | Ewa Krynska | Poland |
| 5th | Angelika Schulz | Germany |
| 6th | Lisa Aukland | United States |
| 7th | Halina Kunicka | Poland |
| 8th | Tatyana Ionenko | Ukraine |
| 9th | Maria Pulito | South Africa |
| 10th | Gabriele Mayer | Austria |
Official scores are unavailable.
Women's Bodybuilding - Heavyweight Junior
| Place | Athlete | Country |
|---|---|---|
| 1st | Ekaterina Soursiakova First recorded win | United States |
| 2nd | Jana Brustmanova | United States |
| 3rd | Petra Trojanova | United States |
| 4th | Malgorzata Jazwinska | United States |
| 5th | Lucia Gabrhelova | United States |
| 6th | Alina Bucur | United States |
Official scores are unavailable.
Women's Bodybuilding - Lightweight
| Place | Athlete | Country |
|---|---|---|
| 1st | Natalia Proskouriakova First recorded win | Russia |
| 2nd | Ewa Labutova | Czech Republic |
| 4th | Violetta Sprus | Norway |
| 5th | Olga Novik | United States |
| 6th | Katja Rydstrom | Finland |
| 7th | Pavla Brandtalova | United States |
| 8th | Sandra Weber | United States |
| 9th | Pam Kusar | United States |
| 10th | Irene McLean | South Africa |
Official scores are unavailable.
Women's Bodybuilding - Lightweight Junior
| Place | Athlete | Country |
|---|---|---|
| 1st | Petra Hanusova First recorded win | United States |
| 2nd | Lenka Borutova | United States |
| 4th | Adriana Radosz | United States |
| 5th | Carmen Dicu | United States |
| 6th | Hanife Cay | - |
Official scores are unavailable.
Women's Bodybuilding - Middleweight
| Place | Athlete | Country |
|---|---|---|
| 1st | Jana Purdjakova | Slovakia |
| 2nd | Maria Kalvala | Finland |
| 3rd | Tülay Caner-Ozbek | Turkey |
| 4th | Giuditta Magazzino | Italy |
| 5th | Susanne Niederhauser | Austria |
| 6th | Kathie Canepa | United States |
| 7th | Daria Piznal (2) | United States |
| 8th | Nina Neulinger | Austria |
| 9th | Olga Ogneva | Russia |
| 10th | Irina Nicoleta Muntean | Romania |
Official scores are unavailable.
Masters divisions
Age-graded classes, judged separately from the open divisions above.
Women's Bodybuilding - Masters
| Place | Athlete | Country |
|---|---|---|
| 1st | Cornelia Junker | Germany |
| 2nd | Ewa Labutova | Czech Republic |
| 3rd | Ewa Krynska | Poland |
| 4th | Marina Nikotina | Russia |
| 5th | Darina Kanova | Czech Republic |
| 6th | Linda WoođHoyte | United States |
Official scores are unavailable.
Other Divisions - Masters Men
No placement data
Placement data for this division has not been recorded.
Other Divisions - Masters 50+ Men
| Place | Athlete | Country |
|---|---|---|
| 1st | Ahmet Enünlü 2nd win here | Turkey |
| 2nd | Keijo Reiman | Finland |
| 4th | Ivan Horacek | United States |
| 5th | Esmat Abdalla | United States |
| 6th | Toshio Isomura | Japan |
Official scores are unavailable.
Other Divisions - Masters Heavyweight Men
| Place | Athlete | Country |
|---|---|---|
| 3rd | Jari Mattila | United States |
| 4th | Igor Chmattchenko | United States |
| 5th | Ossama Al Jahni | United States |
Official scores are unavailable.
Other Divisions - Masters Lightweight Men
| Place | Athlete | Country |
|---|---|---|
| 1st | Volodymyr Skholyakho First recorded win | United States |
| 4th | Imad Jasim Mahmoud | Iraq |
| 5th | Gholam Reza Sadeghi | Iran |
| 6th | Toshio Konuma | Japan |
Official scores are unavailable.
Complete Results updated July 30, 2026 Source: MuscleMemory
This edition in context
- Competitors
- 107
- Divisions
- 18
- Size rank
- 26 of 41
The biggest field since 1999.
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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