2000 NABBA World Championships – New Zealand: Men’s Show

Held on June 17th in Christchurch, New Zealand, the world’s best male bodybuilders competed for the first World titles of the new Millennium. This classic contest was shot with 2 cameras.

One of the highlights of the show was the posing of 14 year old Russian Teen sensation, MIKHAIL SCHOUBOV, a definite young star of the future.

Gary Guinn of USA stopped Australia from making it a clean sweep in the Men’s Open classes. His physique was top class.  CHARLES DUCA won Overall and his 3rd World title, also another record.  The Men’s Athletic and Fitness Classes were 2 new classes showing huge potential.

The video includes posing by all the competitors, Class and Overall posedowns and all presentations.

2000 NABBA World Championships – Results

THE CLASS WINNERS:

THE MEN
GARY GUINN – USA  Men’s Class 1
GARY VANDENBERG – AUSTRALIA  Men’s Class 2
CHARLES DUCA – AUSTRALIA  Men’s Class 3 & Overall Mr. World
NICK JONES – AUSTRALIA  Men’s Class 4
JACK VAN DE STEEN – HOLLAND  Men’s Masters
PAUL HARKIN – UK  Men’s Juniors
BORIS CHAMRAEV – RUSSIA  Athletic Men: Class 1 – Tall & Overall
KERI ONYEWN – NEW ZEALAND  Athletic Men: Class 2 – Short
ROSS EATHORNE – NEW ZEALAND  Fitness Men

THE WOMEN
CHRISTINE ENVALL – AUSTRALIA  Physique
LORETTA McMILLAN – AUSTRALIA  Figure Class 2 & Overall Ms. World
SYLVIE ESMENJAUD – FRANCE  Figure Class 1
CONNIE GARNER – AUSTRALIA  Fitness
TERRI ROBERTS & NICK JONES – AUSTRALIA  Mixed Pairs

Complete Results:

THE MEN

MEN’S MASTERS.
1. Jack van den Steen – Holland
2. Max Pangerl – Austria
3. Kym Johncock – Australia
4. John Lee – UK
5. Jack Wadsworth – USA
6. John Brooks – NZ
7. Dave Barry – Samoa

MEN’S JUNIORS
1. Paul Harkin – UK
2. Ken van Wezel – Holland
3. Shane Parke – Australia

MEN’S SHORT CLASS 4
1. Nick Jones – Australia
2. Salvatore Cirillo – Germany
3. Gary Jones – NZ
4. Jack Maru – NZ
5. Tony Sila – Samoa

MEN’S MEDIUM CLASS 3
1. Charles Duca – Australia
2. Grant Mayo – Australia
3. Dirk Weber – Germany
4. Chris Lucks – NZ
5. Bert de Boer – Holland
6. Tawhiti Henare – NZ

MEN’S MEDIUM TALL CLASS 2
1. Gary Vandenberg – Australia
2. Patrick Warner – UK
3. John Verstege – Holland
4. Barry Duffield – NZ

MEN’S TALL CLASS 1
1. Gary Guinn – USA
2. Guy Grundy – Australia
3. Luca Silvestrini – Italy
4. Henk Visser – Holland
5. Scott Burgess – Australia
6. Carl Waitoa – NZ
7. Peter Sowter – NZ

ATHLETIC MEN SHORT: CLASS 2
1. Keri Onyewn – NZ
2. Matt Hounglee – NZ
3. Lance Edmonds – NZ
4. Trevor Lerm – NZ
5. Bevan Christie, NZ
6. Mikhail Schoubov – Russia

ATHLETIC MEN TALL: CLASS 1
1. Boris Chamraev – Russia
2. James Butters – NZ
3. Mike Balding – NZ
4. Ronnie Jones – NZ
5. Peter Dodds – NZ
6. Marcus White – NZ
7. Carl Newman – NZ
8. Hanno Schupp – NZ
9. Hayden Edwards – NZ

MEN’S FITNESS
1. Ross Eathorne – NZ
2. Erich Fangmeyer – Australia