World Natural Championships 2006
World Natural Championships 2006 was held in USA. The Men's Open Bodybuilding - Bantamweight title went to Pierre Laubert.
- Year
- 2006
- Location
- USA
- Federation
- UIBBN
- Divisions
- 14
- Competitors
- 95
Results by Division
| Division | Winners | Runner-up |
|---|---|---|
| Men's Open Bodybuilding - Bantamweight | Pierre Laubert | Dominique Laredina |
| Men's Open Bodybuilding - Heavyweight | Andrea Ghinassi | Josep Camats |
| Men's Open Bodybuilding - Junior | Andrea DeLuca (2) | Martin Hamp |
| Men's Open Bodybuilding - Lightheavyweight | John Heaton , Felix Barrachina | – |
| Men's Open Bodybuilding - Lightweight | Andrew Merrifield | Igor Herc |
| Men's Open Bodybuilding - Middleweight | Raphael Dubouchez | Bernard Issogola |
| Men's Open Bodybuilding - Welterweight | Jean Pierre Breil | Umberto Copetti |
| Women's Bodybuilding - Heavyweight | Patricia Amusan | Felisa Gonzalez |
| Women's Bodybuilding - Junior | – | – |
| Women's Bodybuilding - Lightweight | Dominique Dumas | – |
| Women's Figure | Laura Paganizza | Natalie Petillon |
| Other Divisions - Masters 40+ Heavyweight | Carlo Sardella | John David |
| Other Divisions - Masters 40+ Lightweight | Jean Claude Lameche | Luciano Rossi |
| Other Divisions - Masters 50+ | Koloman Toth | Lionel Sorin |
World Natural Championships 2006 Results
World Natural Championships 2006 was held in USA. The Men's Open Bodybuilding - Bantamweight title went to Pierre Laubert.
Defending BantamWeight champion Earl Snyder, who won in 2005, did not return.
About this show
Men's Open Bodybuilding - Bantamweight, Men's Open Bodybuilding - Heavyweight, Men's Open Bodybuilding - Junior, Men's Open Bodybuilding - Lightheavyweight, Men's Open Bodybuilding - Lightweight, Men's Open Bodybuilding - Middleweight, Men's Open Bodybuilding - Welterweight, Women's Bodybuilding - Heavyweight and more were contested at the World Natural Championships 2006 in USA. 95 athletes from 9 countries competed.
Top 3 Men's Open Bodybuilding - Bantamweight
Masters divisions 3
Men's Open Bodybuilding - Bantamweight
| Place | Athlete | Country |
|---|---|---|
| 1st | Pierre Laubert First recorded win | United States |
| 2nd | Dominique Laredina | United States |
| 3rd | Frank Montalbano | United States |
| 4th | Launder Philogene | United States |
| 5th | Moreno Ghidini | United States |
| 6th | Michel Goffin | United States |
| 7th | Jason Barnett | United Kingdom |
| 8th | Marius Ichim | United States |
| 9th | Thomas Smith | United States |
Official scores are unavailable.
Men's Open Bodybuilding - Heavyweight
| Place | Athlete | Country |
|---|---|---|
| 1st | Andrea Ghinassi First recorded win | United States |
| 2nd | Josep Camats | United States |
| 3rd | Eyinga Parfait Akono | United States |
| 4th | Tony Martin | United Kingdom |
| 5th | Juraj Kosorinsky | United States |
Official scores are unavailable.
Men's Open Bodybuilding - Junior
| Place | Athlete | Country |
|---|---|---|
| 1st | Andrea DeLuca (2) First recorded win | United States |
| 2nd | Martin Hamp | United States |
| 3rd | Kurt Pascual | Australia |
| 4th | Reagan Moses | United States |
| 5th | Lee Bennett | 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 - Lightheavyweight
Our source records 2 athletes in first place for this division, which cannot all be right. The placings below are shown exactly as recorded, and this division is being checked against the official scorecard.
| Place | Athlete | Country |
|---|---|---|
| 1st | John Heaton | United Kingdom |
| 1st | Felix Barrachina | United States |
Official scores are unavailable.
Men's Open Bodybuilding - Lightweight
| Place | Athlete | Country |
|---|---|---|
| 1st | Andrew Merrifield First recorded win | United States |
| 2nd | Igor Herc | United States |
| 2nd | Carol Steeter | United States |
| 3rd | Michele Saggin | United States |
| 4th | Riccardo Ferro | United States |
| 5th | Angelo Rossi | Italy |
| 6th | Jose Maria Garcia Lopez | United States |
| 7th | Jules Damo | United States |
| 8th | Frank Kaerger | United States |
| 9th | Nabil Abbes | United States |
| 10th | Antonion Piqueras | United States |
Official scores are unavailable.
Men's Open Bodybuilding - Middleweight
| Place | Athlete | Country |
|---|---|---|
| 1st | Raphael Dubouchez First recorded win | United States |
| 2nd | Bernard Issogola | United States |
| 3rd | Lorenzo Vanham | United States |
| 4th | Gastone Stecco | United States |
| 5th | Fivos Averkiou | United States |
| 6th | Roman Pericka | United States |
| 7th | Errol Saayman | United States |
| 8th | Alessandro Gagliardi | United States |
| 9th | Victor Velasquez | United States |
Official scores are unavailable.
Men's Open Bodybuilding - Welterweight
| Place | Athlete | Country |
|---|---|---|
| 1st | Jean Pierre Breil 3rd win here | United States |
| 2nd | Umberto Copetti | United States |
| 3rd | Rudi Houssiere | United States |
| 4th | Joel Maison | United States |
| 5th | Steven Boyer | United States |
| 6th | Mirko Bertinato | United States |
| 7th | Honza Sadek | Czech Republic |
| 8th | Fortunato Lavinio | United States |
| 9th | Edwin Swaim | United States |
Official scores are unavailable.
Women's Bodybuilding - Heavyweight
| Place | Athlete | Country |
|---|---|---|
| 1st | Patricia Amusan First recorded win | France |
| 2nd | Felisa Gonzalez | Spain |
| 3rd | Erica Trevisan | Italy |
| 4th | Ann Gardner | United Kingdom |
| 5th | Brenda Baliso | South Africa |
| 6th | Johanna Venter | South Africa |
Official scores are unavailable.
Women's Bodybuilding - Junior
No placement data
Placement data for this division has not been recorded.
Women's Bodybuilding - Lightweight
| Place | Athlete | Country |
|---|---|---|
| 1st | Dominique Dumas | France |
| 3rd | Giorgia Caneva | Italy |
| 4th | Catherine Carreras | United States |
| 5th | Sandra Rensburg | South Africa |
Official scores are unavailable.
Women's Figure
| Place | Athlete | Country |
|---|---|---|
| 1st | Laura Paganizza First recorded win | Italy |
| 2nd | Natalie Petillon | Belgium |
| 3rd | Claire Cotter | United Kingdom |
| 4th | Martyna Kulin | Spain |
| 5th | Sonia Marot | France |
| 6th | Jana Vodickova | Czech Republic |
| 7th | Rene Gutierrez | United States |
| 8th | Elisabet Penato | Spain |
| 9th | Desiree Omaticus | South Africa |
Official scores are unavailable.
Masters divisions
Age-graded classes, judged separately from the open divisions above.
Other Divisions - Masters 40+ Heavyweight Men
| Place | Athlete | Country |
|---|---|---|
| 1st | Carlo Sardella First recorded win | United States |
| 2nd | John David | United States |
| 3rd | Peter Winkler | United States |
| 4th | Claude Caceres | United States |
| 5th | Peter Clarke | United States |
| 6th | Milos Kabat | United States |
| 7th | Andreas Müller | United States |
| 8th | Rudy DeMiddel | United States |
| 9th | Jason Kleinsmidt | United States |
| 10th | Adrian O'Mahony | United States |
Official scores are unavailable.
Other Divisions - Masters 40+ Lightweight Men
| Place | Athlete | Country |
|---|---|---|
| 1st | Jean Claude Lameche Title defense, 3rd win here | United States |
| 2nd | Luciano Rossi | Italy |
| 3rd | Jiri Stepanek | United States |
| 4th | Philippe Cartry | United States |
| 5th | Dirk Krikilion | United States |
| 6th | Vernon Fraser | United States |
| 7th | Jochen Möhrstädt | United States |
| 8th | Marco Pezzolato | United States |
Official scores are unavailable.
Other Divisions - Masters 50+ Men
| Place | Athlete | Country |
|---|---|---|
| 1st | Koloman Toth First recorded win | United States |
| 2nd | Lionel Sorin | France |
| 3rd | Lloyd George Stewart | United States |
| 4th | Milan Virag | United States |
| 5th | Augustine Walsh | United States |
| 6th | Christian Moine | Belgium |
| 7th | Herbert Paduch | United States |
| 8th | Dominique Pouillaude | United States |
Official scores are unavailable.
Complete Results updated June 11, 2026 Source: MuscleMemory
This edition in context
- Competitors
- 95
- Divisions
- 13
- Size rank
- 7 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 |
The placings as recorded, and nothing past them
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