Mr. Universe
The World Amateur Bodybuilding Championships (formerly IFBB Mr. Universe)
by FullSpike Research Team
Mr. Universe History
- Year Founded: 1959
- Founder: Joe Weider
- Event Holder: IFBB
- First Mr Universe Winner: Eddie Sylvestre
Quick Facts
Mr Universe was founded by Joe Weider, who also founded IFBB Mr Olympia.
1970 - Height Categories were implemented (Short, Medium, Tall Class) and Overall Winner
- Short Class: 5'5"
- Medium Class: 5'8"
- Tall Class: over 5'8"
Mr Universe Records
- Most Mr Olympa Wins: Lee Haney - 8 Wins (1984 - 1991)
- Most Mr Olympa Wins: Ronnie Coleman - 8 Wins (1998 - 2005)
Mr Universe Winners List (1959 - Present)
- YEAR
- 1959
- 1965
- 1961
- 1962
- 1963
- 1964
- 1965
- 1966
- 1967
- 1968
- 1969
- 1970
- 1971
- 1972
- 1973
- 1974
- 1975
- 1976
- 1977
- 1978
- 1979
- 1980
- 1981
- 1982
- 1983
- 1984
- 1985
- 1986
- 1987
- 1988
- 1989
- 1990
- 1991
- 1992
- 1993
- 1994
- 1995
- 1996
- 1997
- 1998
- 1999
- 2000
- 2001
- 2002
- 2003
- 2004
- 2005
- 2006
- 2007
- 2008
- 2009
- 2010
- 2011
- WINNER
- Eddie Sylvestre
- Chuck Sipes
- No Contest (Policy Changes)
- George Eiferman
- Harold Poole
- Larry Scott
- Earl Maynard
- Dave Draper
- Sergio Oliva
- Frank Zane
- Arnold Schwarzenegger
- Franco Columbu
- Albert Beckles
- Ed Corney
- Lou Ferrigno
- Lou Ferrigno
- Ken Waller
- Roger Walker
- Kalman Szkalak
- Mike Mentzer
- David Souza
- Harry Sack
- N/A
- Dale Ruplinger
- Bob Paris
- Kevin Shields
- David Souza
- Ralf Möller
- Ralf Möller
- Premchand Dogra
- David Souza
- Tommy Rodrigues
- Tommy Rodrigues
- David Souza
- David Souza
- David Souza
- Agathoklis Agathokleous
- Jeno Kiss
- Ahmed Haidar
- Hamdallah Atkutlug
- Jaroslav Horvath
- Serguei Dimitriev
- Thomas Scheu
- Jose Carlos Santos
- El Shahat Mabrouk
- Olegas Zhuras
- Dennis Wolf
- Ali Tabrizi
- Robert Piotrkowicz
- Ali Tabrizi
- Ali Tabrizi
- N/A
- N/A
- LOCATION
- Montreal, Canada
- Montreal, Canada
- No Contest
- New York, USA
- New York, USA
- New York, USA
- New York, USA
- New York, USA
- Montreal, Canada
- Miami, USA
- New York, USA
- Belgrade, Yugoslavia
- Paris, France
- Baghdad, Iraq
- Geneva, Switzerland
- Verona, Italy
- Pretoria, South Africa
- Montreal, Canada
- Nîmes, France
- Acapulco, Mexico
- Columbus, USA
- Manila, Philippines
- Cairo, Egypt
- Brugge, Belgium
- Singapore
- Las Vegas, USA
- Gothenburg, Sweden
- Tokyo, Japan
- Madrid, Spain
- Brisbane, Australia
- Paris, France
- Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
- Katowice, Poland
- Graz, Austria
- Seoul, South Korea
- Shanghai, China
- Guam, Bolivia
- Amman, Jordan
- Prague, Czech Republic
- Izmir, Turkey
- Bratislava, Slovakia
- Malacca, Malaysia
- Yangon, Myanmar
- Cairo, Egypt
- Mumbai, India
- Moscow, Russia
- Shanghai, China
- Ostrava, Czech Republic
- Jeju City, South Korea
- Manama, Bahrain
- Doha, Qatar
- N/A
- N/A
Mr. Universe Weight Classes
All Weight Classes
- Bantam weight Up to & Including 65Kg (143 lbs)
- Light weight Up to & Including 70Kg (154 lbs)
- Welter weight Up to & Including 75Kg (165 lbs)
- Light-Middle weight Up to & Including 80Kg (176 lbs)
- Middle weight Up to & Including 85Kg (187 lbs)
- Light-Heavy weight Up to & Including 90Kg (198 lbs)
- Heavy weight Up to & Including 100Kg (220 lbs)
- Super-Heavy weight Over 100Kg (220 lbs)
Most Mr. Universe Wins
- Ronnie Coleman (8 Wins)
- Lee Haney (8 Wins)
- Arnold Schwarzenegger (7 Wins)
Dorian Yates (6 Wins)- Jay Cutler (4 Wins)
- Frank Zane (3 Wins)
Franco Columbu (2 Wins)- Larry Scott (2 Wins)
- Chris Dickerson (1 Win)
- Dexter Jackson (1 Win)
Samir Bannout (1 Win)
Sergio Oliva (1 Win)
Mr. Universe Wins by Country
- United States (27 Wins)
- Austria (7 Wins)
- United Kingdom (6 Wins)
- Italy (2 Wins)
- Cuba (1 Win)
- Lebanon (1 Win)
