# Bodybuilding at the 1981 World Games

Medal events in both men's (4) and women's (2) bodybuilding were included in World Games I. They were held on July 30–31, 1981, at the San Jose Center for the Performing Arts in San Jose, California. The 1981 Games were the first World Games, an international quadrennial multi-sport event, and were held in California's Santa Clara Valley. In the bodybuilding competition, the preliminary rounds featured two-on-two competition. Point scoring was based on mandatory posing (front, back and side poses) and optional posing determined by the athlete. 26 of the countries at these Games participated in bodybuilding, making it one of the most represented sports.

## Medalists

| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
| Men ||||
| Heavyweight | John Kemper (USA) | Wayne Robbins (CAN) | Achmed Ibrahim (EGY) |
| Light-heavyweight | Jacques Neuville (FRA) | Jesse Gautreaux (USA) | Keijo Reiman (FIN) |
| Middleweight | James Youngblood (USA) | Billy Knight (AUS) | Erwin Note (BEL) |
| Lightweight | Renato Bertagna (ITA) | Esmat Sadek (EGY) | Joseph Disinti (USA) |
| Women ||||
| Middleweight | Kike Elomaa (FIN) | Gail Schroeter (USA) | Deborah Diana (USA) |
| Lightweight | Pam Brooks (USA) | Josee Baumgartner (FRA) | Christine Reed (USA) |

## Results

Sources:
| Rank | Athlete | Nation |
| | Renato Bertagna | Italy |
| | Esmat Sadek | Egypt |
| | Joseph Disinti | United States |
| 4 | Harry Derglin | Switzerland |
| 5 | Ralph Lopez | Puerto Rico |
| 6 | Guillermo Franco | Guatemala |
| 7 | Katsumi Ishimura | Japan |
| 8 | Luis Guzman | Puerto Rico |
| Rank | Athlete | Nation |
| | James Youngblood | United States |
| | Billy Knight | Australia |
| | Erwin Note | Belgium |
| 4 | Ray Beaulieu | Canada |
| 5 | Lucien Gunther | Netherlands |
| 6 | Michel Dermaux | Belgium |
| 7 (tie) | Paijo Bin Jemadi | Malaysia |
| 7 (tie) | Teh Ah Fook | Malaysia |
| 9 | Vicente Segovia | Spain |
| 10 | Michael Hekel | Switzerland |
| 11 | Moloy Roy | India |
| Rank | Athlete | Nation |
| | Jacques Neuville | France |
| | Jesse Gautreaux | United States |
| | Keijo Reiman | Finland |
| 4 | Ulf Bengtsson | Sweden |
| 5 | Osamu Usui | Japan |
| 6 | Cesar Lopez | Mexico |
| 7 | L.K. Adhikary | India |
| 8 | ... | ... |
| Rank | Athlete | Nation |
| | John Kemper | United States |
| | Wayne Robbins | Canada |
| | Achmed Ibrahim | Egypt |
| 4 | Manfred Grossler | Austria |
| 5 | Rolando Pintoy | Philippines |
| 6 | ... | ... |
| Rank | Athlete | Nation |
| | Pam Brooks | United States |
| | Josee Baumgartner | France |
| | Christine Reed | United States |
| 4 | Debbie Trenholm | United States |
| 5 | Jacqueline Roos | Netherlands |
| 6 | Kathy Basacker | United States |
| 7 | Josiane Jamar | Belgium |
| 8 | Stella Martinez | United States |
| 9 | Dagmar Zuso | Switzerland |
| 9 (?) | Susan Roberts | United States |
| 11 | Sue Tonks | England |
| 12 | Carla York | United States |
| 13 | Terri Miladinovich | United States |
| 14 | Milda Graham | Canada |
| 15 | Kathleen Cosentino | United States |
| 16 | Kathy Tuite | United States |
| 17 | Michelle Tennier | Canada |
| 18 | Wendy Daniels | Canada |
| 19 | Claudine Turin | Switzerland |
| 20 | Terri Buhne | Australia |
| Rank | Athlete | Nation |
| | Kike Elomaa | Finland |
| | Gail Schroeter | United States |
| | Deborah Diana | United States |
| 4 | Carla Dunlap | United States |
| 5 | Kay Baxter-Wick | United States |
| 6 | Shelley Gruwell | United States |
| 7 | Linda McCrerey | United States |
| 8 | Joanne Cameron | United States |
| 9 | Vera Cools | Belgium |
| 10 | Carole Bennett | Australia |
| 11 | Lynne Bergmame | Canada |
| 12 | Marlene Fuhrer | Switzerland |
| 13 | Leia Kawaii | United States |
| 14 | Monika Chevalley | Switzerland |
Other competitors expected prior to Games – United States: Madeline Almeida, Susan Bressler, Gary Leonard, Ernie Santiago, Richard Baldin, John Burkholder; Singapore: Moh Teck Hin