World Championships 1998
World Championships 1998 was held in USA. The Men's Open Bodybuilding - Junior title went to Stuart Cameron.
- Year
- 1998
- Date
- Nov 15, 1998
- Location
- USA
- Federation
- NABBA
- Divisions
- 12
- Competitors
- 95
Results by Division
| Division | Winners | Runner-up |
|---|---|---|
| Men's Open Bodybuilding | – | – |
| Men's Open Bodybuilding - Junior | Stuart Cameron | Julio Portet |
| Men's Open Bodybuilding - Medium | Charles Duca , Ciro Montella | Fabrizio Franceschetti |
| Men's Open Bodybuilding - Medium Tall | Simon Cohen | Jose Manuel Acosta |
| Men's Open Bodybuilding - Short | Fitros Vangelis , Jean Francois Horeau | Richard Pace |
| Men's Open Bodybuilding - Tall | Eli Hanna , Simon Morgan | Eduard Van Amsterdam |
| Women's Bodybuilding | Christine Envall , Pippa Horton | Eva Pogacnik |
| Women's Figure - Short | Brigitte Crepieux | Lynn Perrott |
| Women's Figure - Tall | Lisa Masson | Claudia Machmore |
| Other Divisions - Masters | John Citrone | Bernd Prause |
| Other Divisions - Masters 40+ | Steve Dinsdale | Jose Champoly |
| Other Divisions - Masters 50+ | Guglielmo Zolla | Robert Hendrickx |
World Championships 1998
World Championships 1998 was held in USA.
Defending Figure Short champion Pina Theodoridis, who won in 1997, did not return.
Top 3 Men's Open Bodybuilding - Junior
World Championships 1998 contested 11 divisions across 95 athletes, 8 open and 3 age-restricted Masters, competitors from 13 countries. Stuart Cameron took Men's Open Bodybuilding - Junior. 7 divisions crowned a champion; each is judged independently. No round scores were published for this event, so placings are shown without them.
Masters divisions 3
Men's Open Bodybuilding
No placement data
Placement data for this division has not been recorded.
Men's Open Bodybuilding - Junior
| Place | Athlete | Country |
|---|---|---|
| 1st | Stuart Cameron First recorded win | United States |
| 2nd | Julio Portet | United States |
| 3rd | Mikael Marion | United States |
| 4th | Jeffrey Zackey | United States |
| 5th | Ilia Vermeerbergen | United States |
| 6th | Andrew Lamont | Australia |
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 | Charles Duca | Australia |
| 1st | Ciro Montella | United States |
| 2nd | Francesco Baratta | United States |
| 2nd | Fabrizio Franceschetti | United States |
| 3rd | Patrick Klaza | United States |
| 3rd | Omar Martha | Netherlands |
| 4th | Dirk Weber | United States |
| 4th | Giuseppe Cardone | United States |
| 5th | Eric Castagnet | France |
| 5th | Ramsford Smith | United Kingdom |
| 6th | Roberto Nuvoloni | - |
| 6th | Darren O'Neil | United States |
Official scores are unavailable.
Men's Open Bodybuilding - Medium Tall
| Place | Athlete | Country |
|---|---|---|
| 1st | Simon Cohen | United Kingdom |
| 2nd | Jose Manuel Acosta | United States |
| 3rd | René Meier | United States |
| 4th | Tony Zerafa | United States |
| 5th | Helge Seliger | Germany |
| 6th | George Papadopoulos | Australia |
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 | Fitros Vangelis | United States |
| 1st | Jean Francois Horeau | United States |
| 2nd | Richard Pace | United States |
| 2nd | Paul Ians | United States |
| 3rd | Frank Freis | United States |
| 3rd | Pasquale DeStefano | United States |
| 4th | Gilles Debus | United States |
| 4th | Jim Kotantonis | Australia |
| 5th | Francesco Paolo Dainotti | United States |
| 5th | Alberto Clementi | United States |
| 6th | Abdullah Hchant | United States |
| 6th | Juan Jose Ceballos | 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 | Simon Morgan | United Kingdom |
| 1st | Eli Hanna | United States |
| 2nd | Mauro Brandone | United States |
| 2nd | Eduard Van Amsterdam | Netherlands |
| 3rd | Eric Hartley | United Kingdom |
| 3rd | Leopoldo Caminotta | United States |
| 4th | Pascal Guana | United States |
| 4th | Thorsten Hala | United States |
| 5th | Gary Guinn | United States |
| 5th | David Warner | United States |
| 6th | Enrique Hevia | United States |
| 6th | Steve Parkin | 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
| Place | Athlete | Country |
|---|---|---|
| 1st | Pippa Horton | United Kingdom |
| 1st | Christine Envall | Australia |
| 2nd | Eva Pogacnik | Slovenia |
| 2nd | Melody Leese | United States |
| 3rd | Mariela Hug | United States |
| 3rd | Ana Abad Guijarro | Spain |
| 4th | Gil Feathers | United Kingdom |
| 4th | Maryse Manios | United States |
| 5th | Bettina Salomone (2) | - |
| 6th | Drienkie Van Wyk | South Africa |
Official scores are unavailable.
Women's Figure - Short
| Place | Athlete | Country |
|---|---|---|
| 1st | Brigitte Crepieux | France |
| 2nd | Lynn Perrott | United Kingdom |
| 3rd | Kerstin Cott | Germany |
| 4th | Lorraine March | United States |
| 5th | Simona Misevichiene | Lithuania |
| 6th | Raquel Velasco | Spain |
| 7th | Susan Fleming | New Zealand |
| 8th | Isabelle Andre | France |
| 9th | Susanne Leonhardt | Germany |
| 10th | Vanessa Houghton | New Zealand |
Official scores are unavailable.
Women's Figure - Tall
| Place | Athlete | Country |
|---|---|---|
| 1st | Lisa Masson First recorded win | New Zealand |
| 2nd | Claudia Machmore | Germany |
| 3rd | Thomassine Catalano | France |
| 4th | Francoise Cazorla | France |
| 5th | Tina Pusch | Germany |
| 6th | Florence Raybaud | France |
| 7th | Marie Rosa Marchetta | Belgium |
| 8th | Joanne Klein | New Zealand |
| 9th | Tanjoi Kovalko | United States |
| 10th | Yvonne Kelly | United Kingdom |
Official scores are unavailable.
Masters divisions
Age-graded classes, judged separately from the open divisions above.
Other Divisions - Masters Men
| Place | Athlete | Country |
|---|---|---|
| 1st | John Citrone 2nd win here | United Kingdom |
| 2nd | Bernd Prause | United States |
| 3rd | Rafael Vera Diaz | Puerto Rico |
| 4th | Jack Steen | United States |
| 5th | Rudy D'Hooge | United States |
| 6th | Tony Rizzo | Australia |
Official scores are unavailable.
Other Divisions - Masters 40+ Men
| Place | Athlete | Country |
|---|---|---|
| 1st | Steve Dinsdale | United Kingdom |
| 2nd | Jose Champoly | France |
| 3rd | Jean Wandevestine | United States |
| 4th | Ignace Merlo | United States |
| 5th | Klebert Pelmar | United States |
| 6th | John Krier | United States |
Official scores are unavailable.
Other Divisions - Masters 50+ Men
| Place | Athlete | Country |
|---|---|---|
| 1st | Guglielmo Zolla First recorded win | United States |
| 2nd | Robert Hendrickx | Belgium |
| 3rd | Sebastiano DiRosa | United States |
| 4th | Eugenio Capasso | United States |
| 5th | Mario Saavedra | United States |
Official scores are unavailable.
Complete Results updated June 11, 2026 Source: MuscleMemory
This edition in context
- Competitors
- 95
- Divisions
- 11
- Size rank
- 25 of 43
The biggest field since 1997.
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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