World Games 1997
World Games 1997 was held in International. The Men's Open Bodybuilding - Bantamweight title went to Anwar El Amawy.
- Year
- 1997
- Location
- International
- Divisions
- 6
- Competitors
- 27
Results by Division
World Games 1997 Results
World Games 1997 was held in International. The Men's Open Bodybuilding - Bantamweight title went to Anwar El Amawy.
Defending HeavyWeight champion Glenn Gravenbeek, who won in 1993, did not return.
About this show
Full placings from the World Games 1997 in International, where 6 divisions were judged across Men's Open Bodybuilding - Bantamweight, Men's Open Bodybuilding - Heavyweight, Men's Open Bodybuilding - Lightheavyweight, Men's Open Bodybuilding - Lightweight, Men's Open Bodybuilding - Middleweight and Men's Open Bodybuilding - Welterweight. 27 athletes from 10 countries competed.
Top 3 Men's Open Bodybuilding - Bantamweight
Men's Open Bodybuilding - Bantamweight
| Place | Athlete | Country |
|---|---|---|
| 1st | Anwar El Amawy First World Games title | Egypt |
| 2nd | Mohammed Abdelaziz | United States |
| 3rd | Jose Carlos Santos | Brazil |
| 4th | Sazali Abdul Samad | Malaysia |
| 5th | Aldo Fumagalli | United States |
| 6th | Yevgeni Gorelikas | United States |
Official scores are unavailable.
Men's Open Bodybuilding - Heavyweight
| Place | Athlete | Country |
|---|---|---|
| 1st | Walter Letner First recorded win | United States |
| 2nd | Peter Keranen | United States |
| 3rd | Istvan Kis Horvath | Hungary |
| 4th | Oleg Zhur | United States |
| 5th | Thomas Koller | Germany |
| 6th | Maluafita Fatu | - |
Official scores are unavailable.
Men's Open Bodybuilding - Lightheavyweight
| Place | Athlete | Country |
|---|---|---|
| 1st | Milton Holloway | United States |
| 2nd | Ingo Fischer | Germany |
| 3rd | János Lantos | United States |
| 4th | Marko Heikkinen | - |
Official scores are unavailable.
Men's Open Bodybuilding - Lightweight
| Place | Athlete | Country |
|---|---|---|
| 1st | Toshihiko Hirota First recorded win | Japan |
| 2nd | Chris Faildo | United States |
Official scores are unavailable.
Men's Open Bodybuilding - Middleweight
| Place | Athlete | Country |
|---|---|---|
| 1st | Kester Paschke | Germany |
| 2nd | Johnny Stewart | United States |
| 3rd | Yrjo Jokela | - |
| 4th | Lee Jin Ho | South Korea |
| 5th | Ivan Bucher | United States |
Official scores are unavailable.
Men's Open Bodybuilding - Welterweight
| Place | Athlete | Country |
|---|---|---|
| 1st | Kim Jun Ho First World Games title | Canada |
| 2nd | Juha Hakala | Finland |
| 3rd | Ahmed El Sayed | United States |
| 4th | Joseph Duenas | United States |
Official scores are unavailable.
Complete Results updated March 12, 2026 Source: MuscleMemory
This edition in context
- Competitors
- 27
- Divisions
- 6
- Size rank
- 8 of 8
The biggest field since 1993.
The placings as recorded, and nothing past them
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