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World Pro Championships 1986

World Pro Championships 1986 was held in USA. The Men's Open Bodybuilding title went to Rich Gaspari.

Year
1986
Location
USA
Federation
IFBB
Divisions
2
Competitors
37

Results by Division

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World Pro Championships 1986 Results

Rich Gaspari Champion

1986 USA

World Pro Championships 1986 was held in USA. The Men's Open Bodybuilding title went to Rich Gaspari.

Medium confidence Historical/community source Updated September 1, 2026 Accurate?

About this show

Full placings from the World Pro Championships 1986 in USA, where 2 divisions were judged across Men's Open Bodybuilding and Women's Bodybuilding. 37 athletes from 8 countries competed.

Top 3 Men's Open Bodybuilding

1st
Rich Gaspari
Rich Gaspari
United States
2nd
Mike Christian
Mike Christian
United States
3rd
Frank Richard
Frank Richard
Ukraine

Men's Open Bodybuilding

Women's Bodybuilding

Place Athlete Country
1st Juliette Bergmann First World Pro Championships title Netherlands
2nd Diana Dennis United States
3rd Janice Ragain (2) United States
4th Marjo Selin Finland
5th Sue Ann McKean United States
6th Dawn Marie Gnaegi (2) United States
7th Penny Price United States
8th Susie Jaso United States
9th Dona Oliviera United States
10th Dominique Darde France
11th Michelle Thomas (1) United States
12th Dinah Anderson United States
13th Anita Gandol United States
14th Christa Anderson United States
15th Carla Temple Canada
16th Vera Bendel (2) United States
17th Deanna Panting (2) -
18th Ana Sanchez (1) United States
participated Jerri Miller United States

Official scores are unavailable.

Complete Results updated July 30, 2026 Source: MuscleMemory

This edition in context

Competitors
37
Divisions
2
Size rank
5 of 14

The biggest field since 1982.

Past winners of this event

Winner of the headline division for each edition of this event on record.
Year Winner Division
2000 Ronnie Coleman Open
1985 Mary Roberts Open
1980 Jusup Wilkosz Open
1975 Bob Birdsong Open
What this page holds

The placings as recorded, and nothing past them

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