World Natural Championships 2000
World Natural Championships 2000 was held in USA. The Men's Open Bodybuilding - Bantamweight title went to Frantz Hamousin.
- Year
- 2000
- Date
- Jan 1, 2000
- Location
- USA
- Federation
- UIBBN
- Divisions
- 13
- Competitors
- 94
Results by Division
| Division | Winner | Runner-up |
|---|---|---|
| Men's Open Bodybuilding - Bantamweight | Frantz Hamousin | Jean Claude Mellet |
| Men's Open Bodybuilding - Heavyweight | Ben Agboke | Pascal Wouters |
| Men's Open Bodybuilding - Junior | Jurgen Van Holen | Dominik Claeys |
| Men's Open Bodybuilding - Lightheavyweight | Johny Yrius | Steve Hines |
| Men's Open Bodybuilding - Lightweight | John Daniel | Andrew Merrifield |
| Men's Open Bodybuilding - Middleweight | Bill Young | JeanLouis Brunoa |
| Men's Open Bodybuilding - Middleweight | Filip DeBrauwer | Frederic Forier |
| Men's Open Bodybuilding - Welterweight | Jean Pierre Breil | Esteban Bravo |
| Women's Bodybuilding - Heavyweight | Pascale Miotti | Nadine Trocme |
| Women's Bodybuilding - Lightweight | Brigitte Boidin | Carmen Hernandez |
| Women's Bodybuilding - Middleweight | Ann Hewitt | Jannick Rivette-Grou |
| Other Divisions - Masters 40+ | Michael Williams (1) | Dominique L'Heureux |
| Other Divisions - Masters 50+ | Gregg Amore | Jean Marie Delhome |
All Contests
World Natural Championships 2000
Frantz Hamousin
Champion
World Natural Championships 2000 was held in USA. The Men's Open Bodybuilding - Bantamweight title went to Frantz Hamousin.
Defending BantamWeight champion Yves Conil, who won in 1997, did not return.
Top 3 Men's Open Bodybuilding - Bantamweight
World Natural Championships 2000 contested 13 divisions across 94 athletes, 11 open and 2 age-restricted Masters, competitors from 6 countries. Frantz Hamousin took Men's Open Bodybuilding - Bantamweight. 13 divisions crowned a champion; each is judged independently. No round scores were published for this event, so placings are shown without them.
Masters divisions 2
Men's Open Bodybuilding - Bantamweight
| Place | Athlete | Country |
|---|---|---|
| 1st | Frantz Hamousin First recorded win | United States |
| 2nd | Jean Claude Mellet | United States |
| 3rd | Carlos Arija | United States |
| 4th | Michel Goffin | United States |
| 5th | Tony Montalbano | United States |
| 6th | Bruno Ligios | United States |
| 7th | Boulfalga Ben Rabaij | United States |
| 8th | Alon Rizmanas | United States |
Official scores are unavailable.
Men's Open Bodybuilding - Heavyweight
| Place | Athlete | Country |
|---|---|---|
| 1st | Ben Agboke First recorded win | United States |
| 2nd | Pascal Wouters | United States |
| 3rd | Emiel Heynen | United States |
Official scores are unavailable.
Men's Open Bodybuilding - Junior
| Place | Athlete | Country |
|---|---|---|
| 1st | Jurgen Van Holen First recorded win | United States |
| 2nd | Dominik Claeys | United States |
| 3rd | Frank Cuppens | United States |
| 4th | Anthony Longatte | United States |
| 5th | Paul Jeun | United States |
| 6th | Jean Pierre Ollermoulins | United States |
| 7th | Romain Fournier | United States |
| 8th | Stefan DeHaan | United States |
| 9th | Jefrey Wilffert | United States |
| 10th | Eric Dracht | United States |
Official scores are unavailable.
Men's Open Bodybuilding - Lightheavyweight
| Place | Athlete | Country |
|---|---|---|
| 1st | Johny Yrius First recorded win | United States |
| 2nd | Steve Hines | United States |
| 3rd | Hassan Noreldin | United States |
| 4th | Rudy Wouters | United States |
| 5th | Melian Lenin | United States |
| 6th | Osama Abdelraouf | United States |
Official scores are unavailable.
Men's Open Bodybuilding - Lightweight
| Place | Athlete | Country |
|---|---|---|
| 1st | John Daniel First recorded win | United States |
| 2nd | Andrew Merrifield | United States |
| 3rd | Frederick Mompo | United States |
| 4th | Juan Manuel Celdran | Spain |
| 5th | Jesus Maria Tenias | United States |
| 6th | Shams Nasser | United States |
| 7th | Walter Deveraux | United States |
| 8th | John Aerssen | United States |
| 9th | Phil Tja A Lien | United States |
Official scores are unavailable.
Men's Open Bodybuilding - Middleweight
| Place | Athlete | Country |
|---|---|---|
| 1st | Bill Young First recorded win | United States |
| 2nd | JeanLouis Brunoa | United States |
| 3rd | Bernard Issogola Amaya | United States |
| 4th | Charles Button | United Kingdom |
| 5th | Rob Rekelhof | Netherlands |
| 6th | Mojavier Moreno | United States |
| 7th | Juan Carlos Crespo | United States |
| 8th | Luc Nyns | United States |
| 9th | Rudi Nihoul | United States |
| 10th | David Magdalena | United States |
| 11th | Jose Joaquin Rodrigues | United States |
| 12th | Andreas Piper | United States |
| 13th | Felix McBlanden | United States |
Official scores are unavailable.
Men's Open Bodybuilding - Middleweight
| Place | Athlete | Country |
|---|---|---|
| 1st | Filip DeBrauwer First recorded win | United States |
| 2nd | Frederic Forier | United States |
| 3rd | Sami Ben Otman | Netherlands |
| 4th | Steven Knight | United Kingdom |
| 5th | Mario Bracco | United States |
| 6th | Christian Cowan | United States |
| 7th | John Rafferty | United States |
| 8th | Youri Kupai | United States |
| 9th | Boudjena Kouidri | United States |
Official scores are unavailable.
Men's Open Bodybuilding - Welterweight
| Place | Athlete | Country |
|---|---|---|
| 1st | Jean Pierre Breil First recorded win | United States |
| 2nd | Esteban Bravo | United States |
| 3rd | Randolf Bitorina | Netherlands |
| 4th | Damon Brown | United States |
| 5th | Rudy Colson | Belgium |
| 6th | Antonio San Nicolas | United States |
| 7th | Eduardo Lopes Motero | United States |
| 8th | Jimmy Bowers | United States |
Official scores are unavailable.
Women's Bodybuilding - Heavyweight
| Place | Athlete | Country |
|---|---|---|
| 1st | Pascale Miotti First recorded win | United States |
| 2nd | Nadine Trocme | France |
| 3rd | Antoinette Oluwafisoye | United States |
| 4th | Ann Gardner | United Kingdom |
Official scores are unavailable.
Women's Bodybuilding - Lightweight
| Place | Athlete | Country |
|---|---|---|
| 1st | Brigitte Boidin First recorded win | France |
| 2nd | Carmen Hernandez | United States |
| 3rd | Lilane DiPalma | United States |
| 4th | Christine Hall | United States |
| 5th | Jaine Ellison | United States |
Official scores are unavailable.
Women's Bodybuilding - Middleweight
| Place | Athlete | Country |
|---|---|---|
| 1st | Ann Hewitt First recorded win | United States |
| 2nd | Jannick Rivette-Grou | France |
| 3rd | Annemie Van De Wal | United States |
Official scores are unavailable.
Masters divisions
Age-graded classes, judged separately from the open divisions above.
Other Divisions - Masters 40+ Men
| Place | Athlete | Country |
|---|---|---|
| 1st | Michael Williams (1) | United States |
| 2nd | Dominique L'Heureux | United States |
| 3rd | Alain Langlet | United States |
| 4th | Dirk Krikilion | United States |
| 5th | Francisco Millandez | United States |
| 6th | Jacques Cazade | United States |
| 7th | James Nelson | United States |
| 8th | Fernando Gonzalez | United States |
| 9th | Michael Hamill | United States |
| 10th | Stanisic Miroliub | United States |
| 11th | Win Van Den Ham | United States |
Official scores are unavailable.
Other Divisions - Masters 50+ Men
| Place | Athlete | Country |
|---|---|---|
| 1st | Gregg Amore First World Natural Championships title | United States |
| 2nd | Jean Marie Delhome | United States |
| 3rd | Earl Anthony Richardson | United States |
| 3rd | Manuel Munoz | United States |
| 4th | Eric Dowey | United Kingdom |
Official scores are unavailable.
Complete Results updated June 11, 2026 Source: MuscleMemory
This edition in context
- Competitors
- 94
- Divisions
- 13
- Size rank
- 8 of 18
Past winners of this event
| Year | Winner | Division |
|---|---|---|
| 2016 | Sandra Rojo Garcia | Figure |
| 2015 | Ruben Leon Pedroche | Figure |
| 2014 | Montserrat Tello | Figure |
| 2013 | Oszi Denisa | Figure |
| 2012 | Yasmina DeHaro | Figure |
| 2011 | Jordana DeHaro | Figure |
| 2010 | Montserrat Tello | Figure |
| 2009 | Yasmina DeHaro | Figure |
| 2008 | Yasmina DeHaro | Figure |
| 2007 | Jennifer Garside | Figure |
| 2006 | Laura Paganizza | Figure |
What this page holds
The placings as recorded, and nothing past them
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- Score and bodyweight columns appear only for divisions where those figures exist in the data. A division without them was recorded as placings only, not as a show that gave no scores.
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