World-Universe 2009
World-Universe 2009 was held in USA. The Men's Open Bodybuilding - Heavyweight title went to Neale Cranwell.
- Year
- 2009
- Date
- Jan 1, 2009
- Location
- USA
- Federation
- WPF
- Divisions
- 13
- Competitors
- 61
Results by Division
| Division | Winner | Runner-up |
|---|---|---|
| Men's Open Bodybuilding | – | – |
| Men's Open Bodybuilding - Heavyweight | Neale Cranwell | Josito Bargas |
| Men's Open Bodybuilding - Junior | Domick Dioz | Mantas Gailius |
| Men's Open Bodybuilding - Lightheavyweight | Antonio Miniero | Riccardo Lombardo |
| Men's Open Bodybuilding - Lightweight | Brandon Marjoram | Nacer Zalmat |
| Men's Open Bodybuilding - Middleweight | Eric Perier | Pasquale Filosa |
| Men's Open Bodybuilding - Superheavyweight | Heinrich Vos | Massimiliano Petrarca |
| Women's Bodybuilding | Lungi Plummer | Sylvie Janson |
| Women's Figure - Short | Elena Mautone | Michela Fre |
| Women's Figure - Tall | Dovile Dimanavietjete | Patricia Reniers |
| Other Divisions - Masters 40+ Heavyweight | Alessandro Filippi | Stefane DeSautez |
| Other Divisions - Masters 40+ Lightweight | Roberto Casavecchia | Ludovic Piccianato |
| Other Divisions - Masters 50+ | Alain Petriz | Philippe Omethynk |
World-Universe 2009
World-Universe 2009 was held in USA.
World-Universe 2009 contested 13 divisions across 61 athletes, 10 open and 3 age-restricted Masters, competitors from 9 countries. Neale Cranwell took Men's Open Bodybuilding - Heavyweight. 12 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
Only the winner of this division was recorded by the source. The full placings are not in the database.
| Place | Athlete | Country |
|---|---|---|
| 3rd | Charita Neethling | South Africa |
Official scores are unavailable.
Men's Open Bodybuilding - Heavyweight
| Place | Athlete | Country |
|---|---|---|
| 1st | Neale Cranwell First recorded win | United Kingdom |
| 2nd | Josito Bargas | France |
| 3rd | Omar Ciaburri | United States |
| 4th | Martin Gahlinger | Switzerland |
Official scores are unavailable.
Men's Open Bodybuilding - Junior
| Place | Athlete | Country |
|---|---|---|
| 1st | Domick Dioz First recorded win | United States |
| 2nd | Mantas Gailius | United States |
| 3rd | Mantas Jankauskas | United States |
Official scores are unavailable.
Men's Open Bodybuilding - Lightheavyweight
| Place | Athlete | Country |
|---|---|---|
| 1st | Antonio Miniero Title defense, 2nd win here | United States |
| 2nd | Riccardo Lombardo | United States |
| 3rd | Sayedano Eizadanbakhsh | United States |
| 4th | Leo Favia | United States |
| 5th | Michael Adonis | United States |
| 6th | Shahim Irani | United States |
| 7th | Michael Hehir | United Kingdom |
| 8th | Rudy Bertin | France |
| 9th | John McLoughlin | United States |
Official scores are unavailable.
Men's Open Bodybuilding - Lightweight
| Place | Athlete | Country |
|---|---|---|
| 1st | Brandon Marjoram First recorded win | United Kingdom |
| 2nd | Nacer Zalmat | United States |
| 3rd | Giuseppe Rossetti | United States |
| 4th | Mzwakeh Qwabe | United States |
| 5th | Luca Moglia | United States |
| 6th | Benrabah Boufalga | United States |
Official scores are unavailable.
Men's Open Bodybuilding - Middleweight
| Place | Athlete | Country |
|---|---|---|
| 1st | Eric Perier First recorded win | France |
| 2nd | Pasquale Filosa | United States |
Official scores are unavailable.
Men's Open Bodybuilding - Superheavyweight
| Place | Athlete | Country |
|---|---|---|
| 1st | Heinrich Vos First recorded win | United States |
| 2nd | Massimiliano Petrarca | United States |
| 3rd | Lorenzo Fea | United States |
Official scores are unavailable.
Women's Bodybuilding
| Place | Athlete | Country |
|---|---|---|
| 1st | Lungi Plummer First recorded win | South Africa |
| 2nd | Sylvie Janson | United States |
Official scores are unavailable.
Women's Figure - Short
| Place | Athlete | Country |
|---|---|---|
| 1st | Elena Mautone First recorded win | Italy |
| 2nd | Michela Fre | Italy |
| 3rd | Ramunel Miliauskart | Lithuania |
| 4th | Angie Ward | United States |
| 5th | Mariela Savova | United States |
| 6th | Jonad Badrone | Belgium |
| 7th | Sonja Gaklinger | Switzerland |
Official scores are unavailable.
Women's Figure - Tall
| Place | Athlete | Country |
|---|---|---|
| 1st | Dovile Dimanavietjete First recorded win | Lithuania |
| 2nd | Patricia Reniers | United States |
| 3rd | Christine Fillion | France |
| 4th | Nina Richter | United States |
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 | Alessandro Filippi First recorded win | United States |
| 2nd | Stefane DeSautez | United States |
| 3rd | Franck Pellen | France |
| 4th | Richard Lugens | United States |
| 5th | Didier Mertens | United States |
| 6th | Christian Detour | United States |
| 7th | Massimo DeCarlis | Italy |
| 8th | Ronnie Khoen | United States |
| 9th | Chris Wolmarans | United States |
| 10th | Yanislav Tachev | United States |
Official scores are unavailable.
Other Divisions - Masters 40+ Lightweight Men
| Place | Athlete | Country |
|---|---|---|
| 1st | Roberto Casavecchia First recorded win | Spain |
| 2nd | Ludovic Piccianato | United States |
Official scores are unavailable.
Other Divisions - Masters 50+ Men
| Place | Athlete | Country |
|---|---|---|
| 1st | Alain Petriz First recorded win | France |
| 2nd | Philippe Omethynk | United States |
| 3rd | Jurgen Offenbecher | United States |
| 4th | Raphael Huyghe | United States |
| 5th | Robert Rawson | United States |
| 6th | Dirk Coetzee | United States |
| 7th | Martyn Yates-Brown | United Kingdom |
| 8th | Rinze Bulstra | United States |
Official scores are unavailable.
Complete Results updated April 3, 2026 Source: MuscleMemory
This edition in context
- Competitors
- 61
- Divisions
- 13
- Size rank
- 5 of 21
The biggest field since 2008.
Past winners of this event
| Year | Winner | Division |
|---|---|---|
| 2012 | Yolanda Swart | Bodybuilding |
| 2011 | Daniela Portoghese | Figure |
| 2010 | Lina Rega | Open |
| 2009 | Lungi Plummer | Bodybuilding |
| 2008 | Helen Stack | Bodybuilding |
| 2007 | Vivian Hylkema | Bodybuilding |
| 2006 | Brigita Brezovac | Bodybuilding |
| 1963 | Abdul El Guindi | Open |
| 1961 | Tommy Kono | Open |
| 1959 | Guy Mierczuk | Open |
| 1957 | Tommy Kono | Open |
| 1955 | Tommy Kono | Open |
| 1950 | John Farbotnik | Open |
The placings as recorded, and nothing past them
This page lists the divisions and finishing order held for this contest, with the source named on it wherever one was recorded. It reports what was published. It does not re-judge the show, and it does not reconcile disagreements between sources.
- 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.
- Where the record has two athletes sharing a place, both are listed. A tie is never broken to produce a single winner.
- Venue, federation, date and competitor count show only when the source supplied them. A field left out means nothing was sourced for it, never a zero.
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