World Championships 1989
World Championships 1989 was held in USA. The Men's Open Bodybuilding - Junior title went to Peter Wall.
- Year
- 1989
- Date
- Nov 15, 1989
- Location
- USA
- Federation
- WABBA
- Divisions
- 11
- Competitors
- 111
Results by Division
| Division | Winners | Runner-up |
|---|---|---|
| Men's Open Bodybuilding - Junior | Peter Wall | Clint Dye |
| Men's Open Bodybuilding - Medium | Casey Kucharyk | Marco Falcone |
| Men's Open Bodybuilding - Pro | Basil Francis | Edouard Kawak |
| Men's Open Bodybuilding - Short | Robert Wall , Macram Magdy | Tony Lamouche |
| Men's Open Bodybuilding - Tall | Gary Lewer , Leisa Campbell , Hassan Kark | Sabine Wick |
| Women's Bodybuilding - Pro | Mishay Santos (2) | – |
| Women's Bodybuilding - Short | Tatjana Scholl , Kheira Ghilardi (2) | Christiane Breitenbach (2) |
| Women's Bodybuilding - Tall | Francesca Petitjean | Josiane Dueninckx (2) |
| Women's Figure - Short | Muriel Sevignon | Marion Klappert |
| Women's Figure - Tall | Beate Plank | Tracey Citrone |
| Other Divisions - Masters | Herbert Lang | John Wood |
World Championships 1989 Results
World Championships 1989 was held in USA. The Men's Open Bodybuilding - Junior title went to Peter Wall.
Defending Figure champion Beate Plank held the title.
About this show
The World Championships 1989 was held on November 15, 1989 in USA. 11 divisions were judged, across Men's Open Bodybuilding - Junior, Men's Open Bodybuilding - Medium, Men's Open Bodybuilding - Pro, Men's Open Bodybuilding - Short, Men's Open Bodybuilding - Tall, Women's Bodybuilding - Pro, Women's Bodybuilding - Short, Women's Bodybuilding - Tall and more. 111 athletes from 12 countries competed.
Top 3 Men's Open Bodybuilding - Junior
Masters divisions 1
Men's Open Bodybuilding - Junior
| Place | Athlete | Country |
|---|---|---|
| 1st | Peter Wall First recorded win | Australia |
| 2nd | Clint Dye | United Kingdom |
| 3rd | Michael Melksham | Australia |
| 4th | Wayne Tancock | United Kingdom |
| 5th | Franz Klingenschmed | United States |
| 6th | Angel Depablo | United States |
| 7th | Harry Nemi | United States |
| 8th | Curtis Howells | United States |
Official scores are unavailable.
Men's Open Bodybuilding - Medium
| Place | Athlete | Country |
|---|---|---|
| 1st | Casey Kucharyk First World Championships title | United States |
| 2nd | Marco Falcone | United States |
| 2nd | Peter Reid | United Kingdom |
| 3rd | Eric Patin | United States |
| 3rd | Werner Schneider | United States |
| 4th | Gunter Osweiler | United States |
| 4th | Marco Depondt | United States |
| 5th | Roger Bartley | United Kingdom |
| 5th | Rudiger Schmitz | Germany |
| 6th | Eduardo DeLaAsuncion | United States |
| 7th | Franco Gran Ditizio | United States |
| 8th | Gennaro Ferra | Australia |
| 9th | Romed Kleissi | United States |
| 10th | Heinz Schneider | United States |
| 11th | Paul Taylor | United Kingdom |
| 12th | John Els | United States |
Official scores are unavailable.
Men's Open Bodybuilding - Pro
| Place | Athlete | Country |
|---|---|---|
| 1st | Basil Francis 2nd win here | United Kingdom |
| 2nd | Edouard Kawak | United States |
| 2nd | Rafaela Bruck | United States |
| 3rd | James Durvel | France |
| 4th | André Maille | Canada |
| 5th | Olev Annus | Estonia |
| 6th | Sauro Calistri | United States |
| 7th | Luc Lorre | United States |
| 8th | Joel Destin | 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 - Short
| Place | Athlete | Country |
|---|---|---|
| 1st | Robert Wall | United Kingdom |
| 1st | Macram Magdy | France |
| 2nd | Marcello Petocchi | United States |
| 2nd | Tony Lamouche | United States |
| 3rd | Gianni Gasparini | Spain |
| 3rd | Bruce Leong | United States |
| 4th | Renato Somenzi | Italy |
| 5th | Nick Naylor | United Kingdom |
| 6th | Diego Martinez | United States |
| 6th | Giovanna Ustolim | United States |
| 7th | Michel Mollard | United States |
| 7th | Mike Adamo | United States |
| 8th | Jose Vergara | United States |
| 9th | Petra Thysee | 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 - Tall
| Place | Athlete | Country |
|---|---|---|
| 1st | Gary Lewer | Australia |
| 1st | Leisa Campbell | Australia |
| 1st | Hassan Kark | France |
| 2nd | Sabine Wick | United States |
| 2nd | Fausto Ascani | - |
| 2nd | Rocky Foster | United Kingdom |
| 3rd | Ella Hank | United States |
| 4th | Shaun Davis | United Kingdom |
| 5th | Manfred Salchner | United States |
| 5th | Rina Howard | South Africa |
| 6th | Florence Chantereau | United States |
| 6th | Tiekie Joubert | United States |
| 7th | Federico Focherini | Germany |
| 8th | Les Rudolf | Australia |
| 9th | Jan Van Roy | Belgium |
| 10th | Jose Ferrer | United States |
Official scores are unavailable.
Women's Bodybuilding - Pro
| Place | Athlete | Country |
|---|---|---|
| 1st | Mishay Santos (2) | - |
| 3rd | Gabriele Klug | United States |
| 4th | Vivi Pedersen | United States |
| 5th | Petra Brunenberg | United States |
| 6th | Silvie Esmenjaud | France |
| 7th | Christine Bondullez | 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.
Women's Bodybuilding - Short
| Place | Athlete | Country |
|---|---|---|
| 1st | Tatjana Scholl | Germany |
| 1st | Kheira Ghilardi (2) | United States |
| 2nd | Christiane Breitenbach (2) | United States |
| 3rd | Tania Panza | Italy |
| 3rd | Helena Saladrigas (2) | United States |
| 4th | Irene Nickole | Australia |
| 4th | Lorena Ferruzzi (2) | United States |
| 5th | Maria Edite | United States |
| 5th | Mara Zanini | Italy |
| 8th | Kathy Wilson | United States |
Official scores are unavailable.
Women's Bodybuilding - Tall
| Place | Athlete | Country |
|---|---|---|
| 1st | Francesca Petitjean First recorded win | Canada |
| 2nd | Josiane Dueninckx (2) | United States |
| 3rd | Beatrix Gluck (2) | - |
| 4th | Janet Marchi (2) | - |
| 4th | Jacqui Cook | Australia |
| 5th | Emanuela Panini | Italy |
Official scores are unavailable.
Women's Figure - Short
| Place | Athlete | Country |
|---|---|---|
| 1st | Muriel Sevignon First recorded win | United States |
| 2nd | Marion Klappert | United States |
| 3rd | Jackie McKnight | Australia |
| 4th | Elizabeth Reisch | United States |
| 5th | Cathy Simian | United States |
| 6th | Jeanette Harper | Australia |
| 7th | Mirella Cotella | United States |
| 8th | Ana Anon | United States |
| 9th | Anaparo Ramos Berruefo | United States |
Official scores are unavailable.
Women's Figure - Tall
| Place | Athlete | Country |
|---|---|---|
| 1st | Beate Plank Title defense, 2nd win here | Austria |
| 2nd | Tracey Citrone | United Kingdom |
| 3rd | Stephanie Wehr | United States |
| 4th | Mary Scott | United Kingdom |
| 5th | Claudia Klein | United States |
| 6th | Alison Eyre | United States |
Official scores are unavailable.
Masters divisions
Age-graded classes, judged separately from the open divisions above.
Other Divisions - Masters Men
| Place | Athlete | Country |
|---|---|---|
| 1st | Herbert Lang First recorded win | United States |
| 2nd | John Wood | United Kingdom |
| 3rd | Don Mahoney | United States |
| 4th | Doug Powell | - |
| 5th | Bernard Bryan | United Kingdom |
| 6th | Rene Cassiman | Belgium |
| 7th | Vincenzo Borrelli | United States |
| 8th | Libero Campi | Italy |
| 9th | Simon Rakitovan | United States |
| participated | Willie Van Der Merine | United States |
| participated | Luis Toribo | United States |
Official scores are unavailable.
Complete Results updated July 12, 2026 Source: MuscleMemory
This edition in context
- Competitors
- 111
- Divisions
- 11
- Size rank
- 24 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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