World Championships 1997
World Championships 1997 was held in USA. The Men's Open Bodybuilding - Junior title went to Jan Winters.
- Year
- 1997
- Date
- Nov 15, 1997
- Location
- USA
- Federation
- NABBA
- Divisions
- 10
- Competitors
- 128
Results by Division
| Division | Winner | Runner-up |
|---|---|---|
| Men's Open Bodybuilding - Junior | Jan Winters | Marc Gibson |
| Men's Open Bodybuilding - Medium | Grant Mayo | Matthias Hornung |
| Men's Open Bodybuilding - Medium Tall | Oliver Reinhardt | Vincent Wedderburn |
| Men's Open Bodybuilding - Short | Alison Maria | Jason Corrick |
| Men's Open Bodybuilding - Tall | Dayo Audi | Eli Hanna |
| Women's Bodybuilding - Short | Christine Envall | Inge Grajera (2) |
| Women's Bodybuilding - Tall | Gillian Bromley | Julia Abel |
| Women's Figure - Short | Pina Theodoridis | Brigitte Crepieux |
| Women's Figure - Tall | Ekaterina Karaban | Lynn Perrott |
| Other Divisions - Masters | Uli Caspary | Bernd Prause |
All Contests
World Championships 1997
Jan Winters
Champion
World Championships 1997 was held in USA. The Men's Open Bodybuilding - Junior title went to Jan Winters.
Defending Junior champion Dimitris Anastasakis, who won in 1996, did not return.
Top 3 Men's Open Bodybuilding - Junior
World Championships 1997 contested 10 divisions across 128 athletes, 9 open and 1 age-restricted Masters, competitors from 12 countries. Jan Winters took Men's Open Bodybuilding - Junior. 10 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 | Jan Winters First recorded win | United States |
| 2nd | Marc Gibson | United States |
| 3rd | Stelios Ktistakis | United States |
| 4th | Ilia Vermeerbergen | United States |
Official scores are unavailable.
Men's Open Bodybuilding - Medium
| Place | Athlete | Country |
|---|---|---|
| 1st | Grant Mayo | Australia |
| 2nd | Matthias Hornung | United States |
| 3rd | Bill Bryson | Australia |
| 4th | Fabrizio Franceschetti | United States |
| 5th | Herve Defradas | France |
| 6th | Ramsford Smith | United Kingdom |
| participated | Theodoros Afendoulidis | United States |
| participated | Andreas Varva | United States |
| participated | Jannis Dirvanis | United States |
| participated | Pascal Favre-Goutillet | United States |
| participated | Frank Graf | United States |
| participated | Massimiliano Greco | United States |
| participated | Hans-Peter Reiger | United States |
| participated | Zvi Soika | United States |
| participated | George Tsilopoulos | United States |
| participated | Norbert Valkanover | United States |
| participated | Mario Van Kerrebrouck | United States |
Official scores are unavailable.
Men's Open Bodybuilding - Medium Tall
| Place | Athlete | Country |
|---|---|---|
| 1st | Oliver Reinhardt | United States |
| 2nd | Vincent Wedderburn | United Kingdom |
| 3rd | Jack London | United States |
| 4th | Patrick Coppens | Netherlands |
| 5th | Paolo Tamarri | United States |
| 6th | Aart Van De Gruiter | Netherlands |
| participated | Oleg Kanev | United States |
| participated | Roman Kokhan | United States |
| participated | Anastasios Koligionis | United States |
| participated | Ioannis Koparidis | United States |
| participated | Andreiko Lazo | United States |
| participated | Theodoros Meliari | United States |
| participated | Butch Nieves | United States |
| participated | George Papadopoulos | Australia |
| participated | Nikos Papageorgiou | - |
| participated | Paul Kale | United States |
| participated | Francesco Fox | - |
| participated | Alexis Alexiou | United States |
| participated | Arsenio Agpoon | United States |
| participated | Kostas Saragiannis | United States |
| participated | Alex Stukanov | United States |
Official scores are unavailable.
Men's Open Bodybuilding - Short
| Place | Athlete | Country |
|---|---|---|
| 1st | Alison Maria | Netherlands |
| 2nd | Jason Corrick | United Kingdom |
| 3rd | Sammy Ayochok | Philippines |
| 4th | Massimo Travan | United States |
| 5th | Charles Durr | United States |
| 6th | Andrei Kroutenco | United States |
| participated | Gerhard Grossauer | United States |
| participated | Tadeush Jusel | United States |
| participated | George Keramidas | United States |
| participated | Viatscheslan Likine | United States |
| participated | Pietro Roccia | United States |
| participated | Mike Schack | United States |
| participated | Errol Engelhart | Netherlands |
| participated | Vlasios Bagiatis | United States |
Official scores are unavailable.
Men's Open Bodybuilding - Tall
| Place | Athlete | Country |
|---|---|---|
| 1st | Dayo Audi First recorded win | United Kingdom |
| 2nd | Eli Hanna | United States |
| 3rd | Giovani Thompson | United Kingdom |
| 4th | Hannes Engelschall | United States |
| 5th | Thorsten Hala | United States |
| 6th | Konstantin Putchkov | United States |
| participated | Bong Aragon | United States |
| participated | Anthony Bromley | Australia |
| participated | N Dimitrijevic | United States |
| participated | Stefano Greco | United States |
| participated | Vasilios Grivas | United States |
| participated | Dimitri Iousof | United States |
| participated | Mark Trewartha | Australia |
| participated | Elias Triantafillou | United States |
| participated | Zoran Vejic | United States |
Official scores are unavailable.
Women's Bodybuilding - Short
| Place | Athlete | Country |
|---|---|---|
| 1st | Christine Envall First recorded win | Australia |
| 2nd | Inge Grajera (2) | United States |
| 3rd | Nancy Steensens | Netherlands |
| 4th | Ludmilla Tovboltseva | Russia |
| 5th | Maria Lavda | Greece |
| 6th | Melody Leese | United States |
| participated | Denise Richardson | United States |
| participated | Marion Van Leen | United States |
| participated | Roula Lambranidou | United States |
Official scores are unavailable.
Women's Bodybuilding - Tall
| Place | Athlete | Country |
|---|---|---|
| 1st | Gillian Bromley | Australia |
| 2nd | Julia Abel | United Kingdom |
Official scores are unavailable.
Women's Figure - Short
| Place | Athlete | Country |
|---|---|---|
| 1st | Pina Theodoridis First World Championships title | Australia |
| 2nd | Brigitte Crepieux | France |
| 3rd | Chiara Caliaro | Italy |
| 4th | Claudia Machmore | Germany |
| 5th | Terri Roberts | United States |
| 6th | Yvonne Kelly | United Kingdom |
| participated | Vivi Kakatsida | United States |
| participated | Ines Vogel | United States |
| participated | Alison Vaughn | United States |
| participated | Angeliki Andraiko | United States |
| participated | Edita Daubaraite | United States |
| participated | Gloria Egidi | United States |
| participated | Maria Janara | United States |
| participated | Joanne Klein | New Zealand |
| participated | Marie Rosa Marchetta | Belgium |
| participated | Lynne Martin | United States |
| participated | Paula McCready | United States |
| participated | Benedetta Pomati | United States |
Official scores are unavailable.
Women's Figure - Tall
| Place | Athlete | Country |
|---|---|---|
| 1st | Ekaterina Karaban First recorded win | Russia |
| 2nd | Lynn Perrott | United Kingdom |
| 3rd | Kerstin Cott | Germany |
| 4th | Paula Reynolds | United Kingdom |
| 5th | Heike Mette | Germany |
| 6th | Helga Tieben | Netherlands |
| participated | Eileen Todd | United States |
| participated | Jane Shadbolt-Thin | New Zealand |
| participated | Karin Roesner | United States |
| participated | Karine Kumpf | United States |
| participated | Debby Gubbles | United States |
| participated | Dimitra Geniou | 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 | Uli Caspary | United States |
| 2nd | Bernd Prause | United States |
| 3rd | John Citrone | United Kingdom |
| 4th | Graeme Lancefield | Australia |
| 5th | Sjaak Van Der Steen | Netherlands |
| 6th | Ousman Camara | United States |
| participated | Dmitrij Zolin | United States |
| participated | Max Pangerl | United States |
| participated | Kostas Katsetis | United States |
| participated | Thomas Long | Australia |
| participated | Jonny Niemann | United States |
| participated | David Griffin | United States |
| participated | Rafi Bar-Levi | United States |
| participated | John Brooks | United States |
| participated | Larry Burns | United Kingdom |
| participated | George Damainidis | United States |
Official scores are unavailable.
Complete Results updated July 12, 2026 Source: MuscleMemory
This edition in context
- Competitors
- 128
- Divisions
- 10
- Size rank
- 22 of 43
The biggest field since 1992.
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 |
What this page holds
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