Place	Name	Place	1+2	4	Total
1	Dexter Jackson	Jacksonville, Florida	5	5	10
2	Toney Freeman	Canton, Georgia	11	10	21
3	Dennis James	Peoria, Arizona	14	15	29
4	Edward Nunn	Anderson, Indiana	20	20	40
5	Ronny Rockel	Germany	25	27	52
6	Michael Kefalianos	Australia	31	30	61
7	Darrem Charles	Trinidad	39	35	74
8	Bill Wilmore	Hollywood, Florida	35	43	78
9	Troy Alves	Glendale, Arizona	45	47	92
10	Drew Jammott	New Jersey	55	43	98
11	Tricky Jackson	Louisville, Kentucky	60	57	117
12	Lee Banks	Jacksonville, Florida	72	50	122
13	Nathan Wonsley	Tampa, Florida	67	67	134
14	Jerome Ferguson	Venice, California	68	67	135
15	Sean Allan	Matawan, New Jersey	70	70	140
16	Constantinos Demetriou	Australia	74	80	154
16	Mark Antonek	Wesley Chapel, Florida	80	80	160
16	Lee Apperson	Daytona Beach, Florida	80	80	160
16	Rob Belisle	Alberta, Canada	80	80	160
16	Alberto Bistocchi	Milano, Italy	80	80	160
16	Andreas Cahling	Oceanside, California	80	80	160
16	Gianluca Catapano	Benevento, Italy	80	80	160
16	James Hampton	Acworth, Georgia	80	80	160
16	Ralf Herget	Hanau, Germany	80	80	160
16	Timo Honkala	Finland	80	80	160
16	Jocelyn Jean	Boca Rotan, Florida	80	80	160
16	Marc Lavoie	Quebec, Canada	80	80	160
16	Rod Ketchens	Sioux City, Iowa	80	80	160
16	David Marinelli	Palm City, Florida	80	80	160
16	Chuck Sanow	Chicago, Illinois	80	80	160
16	Bill Scarnaty	Woodridge, New Jersey	80	80	160
16	Sergey Shelestov	Moscow, Russia	80	80	160
16	Bud Woodruff	Stuart, Florida	80	80	160
16	Ken Passariello	Orange, Connecticut	80	80	160

2003 Masters Olympia Results August 15-16, 2003 at Charlotte, North Carolina

Place	Name
1	Claude Groulx
2	Johnny Stewart
3	Darryl Stafford
4	David Hawk
5	George Turman
6	Juan Marquez
7	Alberto Bistocchi
8	Roy Menig
9	Joe Palumbo
10	Flavio Baccianini
11	Dayo Audi
12	Greg Dwyer
13	Lawrence Marshall
14	Nicolae Giurgi
15	Lee Apperson
16	Behnam Samimy
17	Leon Brown
Best Poser
-	Flavio Baccianini

2002 Masters Olympia Results August 16-17, 2002 at Lynchburg, Virginia

Place	Name	Country
1	Don Youngblood	USA
2	Vince Taylor	USA
3	Geir Borgan Paulsen	Norway
4	David Hawk	USA
5	Chris Duffy	USA
6	John Hnatyschak	USA
7	Flavio Baccianini	Italy
8	Pascal T'Hoopt	France
9	Joe Palumbo	USA
10	Anders Graneheim	Sweden
11	John Simmons	USA
12	Guido Conrad	Germany
13	Charles Kemp	USA
14	Lee Apperson	USA
15	Vlastimil Krivanek
16	Nicolae Giurgi	Romania
17	Emeric Delczeg	Romania
18	Jim Pedone	Australia
19	Sean Bullman	Ireland
20	Steve Davis	USA
20	Stan Frydrych	USA
22	Aivars Visockis	Latvia
23	Juan Barreto-Leoesma
24	Honore Cizonte	Spain
25	Behnam Samimy	Canada
26	Leon Brown	USA

2001 Masters Olympia Results August 4, 2001 at Lynchburg, Virginia

Place	Name	Country	1	2	3	4	Fnl
1	Vince Taylor	USA	10	11	5	5	31
2	Don Youngblood	USA	7	6	10	10	33
3	John Hnatyshak	USA	12	13	17	16	58
4	Robby Robinson	USA	20	20	18	19	77
5	Hans Hopstaken	USA	27	33	25	25	110
6	Stan Frydrych	USA	33	32	40		105
6	Giuseppe Mammoliti	Belguim	37	35	33		105
8	Lee Apperson	USA	55	34	38		127
9	Nicolae Giurgi	Romania	47	43	47		137
10	Emeric Delczeg	Romania	44	52	49		145
10	Aivars Visockis	Latvia	52	44	49		145
12	Renato Somengi	Sweden	50	58	56		164
13	Honore Cirante	Spain	60	64	67		191
14	Luciano Andreose	Italy	67	67	67		201
15	Katsumi Ishimura	Japan	75	75	73		222
16	Nicholas Sinclair	England	80	80	80		240

2001 IFBB Master's Olympia Report Opinions by Hans Hopstaken

The 2001 IFBB Master's Olympia was an exciting contest, won by Vince Taylor, but Vince was almost upstaged by Don Youngblood. Here is a report by one of the competitors, Hans Hopstaken. The big question is, Was Don Youngblood better in the first two rounds, as the score indicated?" Obviously, I can only give you my opinion. An opinion that did not have the direct view [ frontal] that the judges did. An opinion however that is based on thirty years of bodybuilding, twenty seven or so in competition... over eighty amateur comps, and four pro shows under my belt. I also judged as an I F B B judge at regional, state, and national level in Australia for ten years.[ there is no, N P C over there, the I F B B does both pro and amateur]. I pride myself on being objective, and strive for a perspective of the truth that is based on the rules of logic, not emotion.          A long winded way to tell you that i believe i'm well qualified to offer such an opinion based on what i could see. In the past competitive years, the perception of what each round is supposed to mean has evolved. The original reason each round had a different criteria, was to eventually, over three or four rounds "ALL" factors of the physique could be balanced out, to achieve what at the time is considered the closest to the ideal. In my opinion no round is more misinterpreted than the first " symmetry" round". In the dictionary, symmetry is the imaginary drawing of a line down the middle of a shape to see if both sides are of equal size and shape. In bodybuilding, symmetry has added to that definition what we call balance, how harmonious does the shape [" flow",..as sculptors call it ]. It also considers proportions, and appeal of the actual shape of the muscle. I believe the first round of the masters "O" was based a little too much on initial impact [ e.g.; striking muscularity]          Don Youngblood was fantastic, he was really good. He was called out first [ i believe that "unless" the reigning champ looks off, it has been a traditional sign of respect to give him first call out, in the middle,.. the guy won it four times allready,...insignificant point? perhaps?] Vince on one side and John Hnydashack on the other.          Essentially the breakdown looked to me like this. Don was very hard and defined, he had plenty of size, he was dry, he looked great. He did have weak points symmetrically,... * no glute development * flat, though very defined hamstrings, reasonable upper abs, but lose skin in the lower ab, and back. From the side his upper back had a postural problem [ upper spine curvature], Don worked hard to not show this, but perhaps trying too hard gave the appearance of awkwardness. There was also the unfortunate fact that he wasn't able to pose well enough to show this incredible body off. I have e-mail Don, and congratulated him on his success. I MEAN NO DISRESPECT, I THOUGHT HE WAS FANTASTIC, AND WILLINGLY ADMITTED HIS SUPERIORITY OVER ME. [ although, as the accompioning photo backstage shows, i believe i deserved at least a comparison with him.]          Vince was not as hard as Don, he wasn't way off, but he was a little off. But the shape, symmetry, muscle bellies, taper, structural harmony, and ability to show his body in the best way possible, was better than all of us. If the criteria of round one was observed, in my mind Vince was ALL FIRSTS ! !. Don created a huge impact, the guy's side chest, [ especially torso], and most muscular are incredible, but isn't that round two?         Regarding Round Two: After we did our solo seven compulsories in numerical order [ an additional viewing that the I F B B has in it's judging system, presumably to make for more accurate callouts once the athletes gather in a numerical group on stage ]. The comparisons of round two were about to begin. It was basically a carbon copy of the symmetry round in so far as to the order of the comparisons. The focus was on Vince, Don, and John. In this round it would have been more difficult to separate Don Youngblood from Vine Taylor. They both had such different physiques, Don was hard, cut, dry, and pretty full in the upper body, he had good overall size, 241 lbs at 5 ' 10" , i believe. No athlete is weighed at any pro show, so it is not hard to be skeptical sometimes of claimed bodyweights. In my opinion Don looked that weight. He had fantastic delts, wide shoulder structure, great traps and arms, good chest. Very cut legs, maybe not proportionally as big as his upper body, but the advantage of small knee joints made his legs look good. Bad points? lower abs, no glutes, not as good a poser as his physique warrants, loose skin on lower back and lower abs. Good lats, and good back thickness. Some curvature of the upper spine [ but that was covered in round one ]. Vince has it all muscle wise, huge arms, small joints, every muscle is full and round. A very small waist, and big full lats make for an impressive taper. The thing about Vince this year was that he had really brought his thighs up, Bigger, and improved sweep [ outer and inner ]. Always able to show his body to it's best advantage due to posing skill that is as good as anyone in the pro ranks. Weak points, he wasn't hard, particularly next to Don. It is difficult to describe Vince's level of condition, he obviously wasn't fat, and he was separated, but he did have a softer slightly water retained look about him. Not wanting to be a coward here, i sure would have liked to see them from the front, with lots of comparisons. The judges made Don a pretty clear winner, i'm not sure i would agree with that. We are always told, consider the whole body. Almost every muscle in Vinces body, was superior in size and shape to anyone on stage The exception was Don's delts. Don was not as well put together, but as hard as a rock, and as dry as a stone. This one really did come down to preference, except for one observation. As i looked at the group [ admittedly from the side, but i spent a lot of time back stage with them as well], i do have to say that Vince does seem to be a step above the rest of us even at less than absolute peak condition. If asked for an opinion, i probably have gone with Vince. The three of them, John with the threesome, were compared often, occasionally Robby Would be Put in, and i thought he was a lot closer to John, and deserved more comparisons with him. John was often factored in with Vince And Don, the judges must have viewed him as a possible for second or maybe even first as well. John did look very good, the legendary abs were there, big arms, and very good conditioning. His legs were very separated and cut, but not big or much sweep. His back was fairly wide when he posed it, and also in good condition, but looked lacking in thickness. Hamstrings were very cut but not much sweep, calves were good, chest was really underdeveloped. John had obviously done his homework, but this is twelve years later, and the criteria is a little different. Not an unfair placing, but one or two down, would not have been inconceivable. What do i say about Robby, he just keeps on going, he looked good. I Felt it was very close between Robby and John. It seemed to me that the competition in round two was held in two stages. The comparisons for top four, and then the contest from fifth down. At no time did any of the top four ever compare with anyone from fifth down. The callouts to find fifth, sixth etc. were many and varied, with quite a contrasting difference to almost the same athletes as last year. It was good to see lee Apperson get noticed, and move up. I felt in round two, and in the final tally that Airvis Visockis may have been overlooked. I thought he looked better than the eleventh he finally placed. I had hoped for a few comparisons with the top Four, but i guess it is always hard to judge yourself objectively. I'm not saying that my placement was right or wrong, just that it didn't seem a clear enough cut off point for no overlap comparisons to occur. There were mixed feelings about the prejudging, and we all wanted to believe that round three would be a chance to show the judges we deserved a notch up. It has just occurred to me that during round one and two, i have given what i perceive to be an objective opinion/observation of both the event's strong and weak points. As well as that of the contestants. I've said nothing about the opinion of my own physique, deeming it improper to do so, but after rereading what i wrote, i'd better let the guys know i'm painfully aware of my own shortcomings as well. So i want to show i can take it as well as dish it out. Let me first say i have the utmost respect for my peers, my comments were observations, from my perspective [ i could be right or wrong on any point] Felt that my physique was better overall than last years. Last year 231 lbs at 5' 10", this year 240 lbs. On the positive legs were improved in hardness, size, separation. The most improved were my hamstrings, in both side sweep and cuts. I've managed to harden up my glutes, and they have gotten smaller [ which they needed]. My calves did not change at all, in fact they looked worse because the legs had. I might point out that my legs still don't have the hadness or separation like a Don youngblood, they had improved, that does not necessarily mean they were good. Back was wider + thicker, traps were up, but i don't feel it was as thin skinned as last year, Chest had not changed, Delts were bigger, but not as fibrous as last year, abs were not as good as last year, and waist was marginally bigger [ this may or may not have been offset by back growth] The price for extra muscle via heavier compound movements was a slightly bigger waist. Arms were bigger, and about the same definition as last year. Forearms had improved. I felt that posing in the first round was better, but the other rounds about the same. Overall, i felt i presented a better package than last year, even though i admit not everything was better. I know one thing for certain, that is if i want to be in the final five next year i'd better find a way to make significant improvement if guys like Don creep out of the woodwork.

2000 Masters Olympia Results July 15, 2000 at Roanoke, Virginia

Place	Name	Country
1	Vince Taylor	USA
2	Flavio Baccianini	Italy
3	Robby Robinson	USA
4	Hans Hopstaken	USA
5	Jim Quinn
6	Nicolae Giurgi	Romania
7	Aivars Visockis	Latvia
8	Scott Wilson
9	Emeric Delczeg	Romania
10	Danny Padilla
11	Lee Apperson	USA
12	Renato Somengi	Sweden
13	Guido Conrad
14	Stan Frydrych	USA
15	Katsumi Ishimura	Japan
16	Honore Cirante	Canary Islands
Over 40 Winner
1	Vince Taylor	USA
Over 50 Winner
1	Robby Robinson	USA
Over 60 Winner
1	Katsumi Ishimura	Japan
Overall Winner
1	Vince Taylor	USA

1999 Masters Olympia Results July 17, 1999 at Roanoke, Virginia In 1998, there was no Master's Olympia. This year, it was held at the same time as the Jan Tana Pro and Amatuer Contests, and it was back to a single group, instead of age groups.

Place	Name	Country
1	Vince Taylor	USA
2	Flavio Baccianini	Italy
3	Sonny Schmidt	Australia
4	J.J. Marsh	USA
5	Yohnnie Shambourger	USA
6	Robby Robinson	USA
7	Quincy Roberts	USA
8	James Roberts	Sweden
9	Lee Apperson	USA
10	Scott Wilson
11	Johani Hokkanen
12	Emeric Delczeg	Romania
13	Edouardo Kawak
14	Katsumi Ishimura	Japan
15	Stan Frydrych	USA
16	Steve Davis	USA
17	Jocelyn Cadieux
18	Honore Cirante	Canary Islands

1997 Masters Olympia Results September 20, 1997 at Long Beach, California The fourth annual Master's Olympia was a little different than last years. This year, there were three age groups competing, 40+, 50+ and 60+. The top three of each age group than posed against each other for the overall title.

Age Group	Place	Name	Country
Overall		Vince Taylor	USA
Over 40	1	Vince Taylor	USA
	2	Sonny Schmidt	Australia
	3	James Roberts	Sweden
	4	Quincy Roberts	USA
	5	Yohnnie Shambourger	USA
	6	Daniel Coussieu	France
	7	Emeric Delczeg	Romania
	8	Ali Malla	Lebanon
	9	Steve Davis	USA
	10	Nicholas Fotulu	New Caladonia
Over 50	1	Robby Robinson	USA
	2	Katsumi Ishimura	Japan
Over 60	1	Honore Cirante	Canary Islands
	2	Ed Corney	USA

1996 Masters Olympia Results September 20, 1996 at Chicago, Illinois The third annual Master's Olympia was no surprise as Vince Taylor, who had to choose between this event or the Mr. Olympia, won the competition with no problems. What was surprising was how great Sonny Schmidt looked. This event was a fun one, as we watched excellent posedown from the older bodybuilders, like Ed Corney. The winners of the Masters were:

Place	Name	Country
1	Vince Taylor	USA
2	Sonny Schmidt	Australia
3	Yohnnie Shambourger	USA
4	Robby Robinson	USA
5	Quincy Roberts	USA
6	Samir Bannout	USA
7	James Roberts	Sweden
8	Emeric Delczeg	Romania
9	Katsumi Ishimura	Japan
10	Jim Morris	USA
11	Ed Corney	USA
12	Rod Koontz	USA

Place	Name	Country
1	Sonny Schmidt	Australia
2	Robby Robinson	USA
3	Patrick Nichols	Barbados
4	Charles Glass	USA
5	Dan Coussuix	France
6	James Roberts	Sweden
7	Olev Annus	Finland
8	Katsumi Ishimura	Japan
9	C. Pimental	Portugal
10	Boyer Coe	USA
11	Ed Corney	USA
12	Rod Koontz	USA

Place	Name
1	Robby Robinson
2	Lou Ferrigno
3	Boyer Coe
4	Chris Dickerson
5	Olev Annus
6	Bernard Sealy
7	Danny Padilla
8	Bill Grant
9	Huburt Metz
10	Ed Corney
11	Scott Wilson
12	Herman Hoffend