World Championships 1988
World Championships 1988 was held in USA. The Men's Open Bodybuilding - Junior title went to Leonard St Cyr.
- Year
- 1988
- Date
- Nov 15, 1988
- Location
- USA
- Federation
- NABBA
- Divisions
- 8
- Competitors
- 86
Results by Division
| Division | Winners | Runner-up |
|---|---|---|
| Men's Open Bodybuilding - Junior | Leonard St Cyr | Thomas Styblo |
| Men's Open Bodybuilding - Medium | Claudio Mostacci , Sauro Calistri | Simon Lancaster |
| Men's Open Bodybuilding - Short | Hubert Rosenbichler , Joel Destin | Peter Bosch |
| Men's Open Bodybuilding - Tall | Gary Lewer , James Durvel | Linkie Wilson |
| Women's Bodybuilding - Short | Leisa Campbell (2) | Tania Panza |
| Women's Bodybuilding - Tall | Susanna Hauer | Roswitha Janatsch |
| Women's Figure | Beate Plank | Karen Titherington |
| Other Divisions - Masters | Jim Connor | Libero Campi |
World Championships 1988
World Championships 1988 was held in USA. The Men's Open Bodybuilding - Junior title went to Leonard St Cyr.
Defending Junior champion Joe DeAngelis, who won in 1987, did not return.
Top 3 Men's Open Bodybuilding - Junior
World Championships 1988 contested 8 divisions across 86 athletes, 7 open and 1 age-restricted Masters, competitors from 10 countries. Leonard St Cyr took Men's Open Bodybuilding - Junior. 5 divisions crowned a champion; each is judged independently. No round scores were published for this event, so placings are shown without them.
Masters divisions 1
Men's Open Bodybuilding - Junior
| Place | Athlete | Country |
|---|---|---|
| 1st | Leonard St Cyr First recorded win | United Kingdom |
| 2nd | Thomas Styblo | United States |
| 3rd | Cleir Salz | United States |
| 4th | Dennis Schroevers | Netherlands |
| 5th | Gunter Hofstadter | United States |
| 6th | Massimo Serenelli | United States |
| 7th | Enrico Salviot | United States |
Official scores are unavailable.
Multiple class winners. This division was recorded without its weight classes, so several athletes share first place - each won a different class. These placements are not a single ranking and no overall champion can be identified from them.
Men's Open Bodybuilding - Medium
| Place | Athlete | Country |
|---|---|---|
| 1st | Sauro Calistri | United States |
| 1st | Claudio Mostacci | United States |
| 2nd | Simon Lancaster | United Kingdom |
| 3rd | Tony Francis | United Kingdom |
| 4th | Werner Schneider | United States |
| 5th | Peter Kutsugeras | United States |
| 6th | Rob Van Der Dussen | Netherlands |
| participated | Atilla Deme | United States |
| participated | Ernst Gemeinhardt | United States |
| participated | Karl Hauer | United States |
| participated | Peter Zuiderwijk | Netherlands |
| participated | Eddy Van Laere | United States |
| participated | Heinz Schermann | United States |
| participated | Andrea Nuccitelli | United States |
Official scores are unavailable.
Multiple class winners. This division was recorded without its weight classes, so several athletes share first place - each won a different class. These placements are not a single ranking and no overall champion can be identified from them.
Men's Open Bodybuilding - Short
| Place | Athlete | Country |
|---|---|---|
| 1st | Hubert Rosenbichler | United States |
| 1st | Joel Destin | France |
| 2nd | Peter Bosch | Netherlands |
| 3rd | Sammy Ioannidis | Australia |
| 4th | Stefano Ciaraldi | United States |
| 5th | Robert Wall | United Kingdom |
| 6th | Gunter Osweiler | United States |
| participated | Wolfgang Weitenthaler | United States |
| participated | Max Pangerl | United States |
| participated | Kevin McNamara | United States |
| participated | Bruce Leong | United States |
| participated | Nardo Linkers | Netherlands |
| participated | Edmundo Lancia | United States |
| participated | Robert Hemon | United States |
| participated | Terry Phillips | United Kingdom |
| participated | Enzo Giuffre | Australia |
| participated | Lance Gille | United States |
| participated | John Danckaert | United States |
| participated | Tibor Csepregi | United States |
| participated | Josef Adler | United States |
| participated | Serge Tuli | France |
Official scores are unavailable.
Multiple class winners. This division was recorded without its weight classes, so several athletes share first place - each won a different class. These placements are not a single ranking and no overall champion can be identified from them.
Men's Open Bodybuilding - Tall
| Place | Athlete | Country |
|---|---|---|
| 1st | James Durvel | France |
| 1st | Gary Lewer | Australia |
| 2nd | Linkie Wilson | United Kingdom |
| 3rd | Owen Neil | United Kingdom |
| 4th | Manfred Salchner | United States |
| 5th | Slobodan Bogajevic | United States |
| 6th | Walter Stollwitzer | United States |
| participated | Rob Potters | Netherlands |
| participated | Rens Vrolijk | Netherlands |
| participated | Sandor Farkasz | United States |
| participated | Lionel Kearns | United States |
| participated | Charles Lotter | United States |
| participated | Jackson Njue | United States |
| participated | Peter Steiner | United States |
| participated | Jan Van Roy | Belgium |
Official scores are unavailable.
Women's Bodybuilding - Short
| Place | Athlete | Country |
|---|---|---|
| 1st | Leisa Campbell (2) First recorded win | United States |
| 2nd | Tania Panza | Italy |
| 3rd | Kim Knott | United States |
| 4th | Christiane Breitenbach (2) | United States |
| 5th | Tatjana Scholl | Germany |
| 6th | Brigitte Dolber | Austria |
| participated | Rina Howard (2) | United States |
| participated | Yvette Dincq (2) | United States |
Official scores are unavailable.
Women's Bodybuilding - Tall
| Place | Athlete | Country |
|---|---|---|
| 1st | Susanna Hauer First recorded win | Austria |
| 2nd | Roswitha Janatsch | Austria |
| 3rd | Colleen Yates | United Kingdom |
| 4th | Tamara Konz (2) | United States |
| 5th | Klara Juhasz | Hungary |
| 6th | Viviane Dubernard (2) | United States |
Official scores are unavailable.
Women's Figure
| Place | Athlete | Country |
|---|---|---|
| 1st | Beate Plank First recorded win | Austria |
| 2nd | Karen Titherington | United Kingdom |
| 3rd | Elizabeth Reisch | United States |
| 4th | Sarah Staunton | United Kingdom |
| 5th | Cluadia Wolfgruber | Austria |
| 6th | Patricia Rossi | Italy |
| participated | Mirke Witte | Netherlands |
| participated | Susanne Weiss | Austria |
| participated | Ida Van Vendendal | Netherlands |
| participated | Jeanette Harper | Australia |
| participated | Laura Djemat | France |
| participated | Mylene Charin | France |
Official scores are unavailable.
Masters divisions
Age-graded classes, judged separately from the open divisions above.
Other Divisions - Masters Men
| Place | Athlete | Country |
|---|---|---|
| 1st | Jim Connor | United Kingdom |
| 2nd | Libero Campi | Italy |
| 3rd | Nardo Linkers | Netherlands |
| 4th | Gustav Buresch | United States |
Official scores are unavailable.
Complete Results updated July 12, 2026 Source: MuscleMemory
This edition in context
- Competitors
- 86
- Divisions
- 8
- Size rank
- 26 of 43
Past winners of this event
| Year | Winner | Division |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | Danni Teresa | Bodybuilding |
| 1991 | Rosana Marrone | Figure |
| 1988 | Beate Plank | Figure |
| 1986 | Marie Mahabir | Open |
| 1984 | Thierry Pastel | Open |
| 1978 | Bridget Pasquill | Open |
The placings as recorded, and nothing past them
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