Mr. Universe Competition by FIHC (historical)
From 1950 to 1968, the International
Weightlifting Federation considered itself as the world governing organization for Bodybuilding too (At that time the name was therefore
FIHC - Fédération Internationale Haltérophile et Culturiste). The event should be held in conjunction with the World weightlifting championships. It is not to be confused with identical named events
organized by other organizations. In particular, it was only reserved for amateurs. In 1950 and 1954, the official designation was Concours du Plus Bel Athlète du Monde (World's Most Beautiful Athlete Contest).
Regulations:
1950 and 1954 three parts: (1) Presentation one by one, front, back, side. Muscle control or other pose strictly forbidden, any athlete disobeying this order will be eliminated from the contest. Award of points from 0 to 20 --- (2) Free posing with a maximum total
duration of 1 minute. Minimum duration of each pose 10 seconds. Award of points from 0 to 10 --- (3) group presentation all together with free posing. Award of points from 0 to 10.
1955 three parts: (1) and (2) as in 1954 --- (3) Floor agility exercises or weightlifting exercises. In the latter case they had, for the three Olympic movements, to achieve a total representing 3 times the weight of their body. Award of points from 0 to 10.
Since 1957, the contest consisted of the parts (1) and (2) only. In each section were points awarded from 0 to 20.
| 1. | 1950, Oct 15 | Paris FRA |
| 1951 | not held | |
| 1952, Oct 25 | Philadelphia USA | |
| 1953 | not held | |
| 2. | 1954, Oct 16 | Roubaix FRA |
| 3. | 1955, Oct 17 | München FRG |
| 1956 | not held | |
| 4. | 1957, Nov 13 | Tehran IRI |
| 1958 | not held | |
| 5. | 1959, Oct 04 | Warszawa POL |
| 1960 | not held | |
| 6. | 1961, Sep 25 | Wien AUT |
| 1962 | not held | |
| 7. | 1963, Sep 21 | London GBR |
| 8. | 1964, May 31 | Paris FRA |
| 9. | 1965, Nov 03 | Tehran IRI |
| 10. | 1966, Oct 22 - 23 | Berlin GDR |
| 1967 - 1968 | not held |
1952: Since again no organizer was found, the FIHC accepted the proposal of their Physical Culture Committee member Robert Hoffman to hold the competition in conjunction with the AAU (their chairman was Hoffman) contest „Mr. World‟ (three classes: up to 5 feet 5 inches, over 5 feet 9 inches, in-between; furthermore, overall winner, and most muscular man award - all under regulations of AAU). Later the FIHC did not mention it as an ingredient part of the official competitions.
Overall
| Mr. Universe | Runners-up | Third place | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1950 | FARBOTNIK John USA | MARELLO Mario FRA | KLEJNIAK Charles BEL MARCHAL Roger FRA |
| 1952 | PARK Jim USA | HILLIGENN Roy USA | DELINGER Jack USA |
| 1954 | no overall classification | ||
| 1955 | KONO Tom Tamio USA | ROBIN Arthur FRA | DALY Keevil CAN |
| 1957 | KONO Tom Tamio USA | SIROON Hamasab IRI | MOUSA Haji IRI |
| 1959 | MIERCZUK Guy FRA | EL GINDI Abd El Hamid EGY | KONO Tom Tamio USA |
| 1961 | KONO Tom Tamio USA | MARCH Bill USA | MIERCZUK Guy FRA |
| 1963 | EL GINDI Abd El Hamid EGY | JONES Henry RSA | GOURGOTT John USA |
| 1964 | EL GINDI Abd El Hamid EGY | WARD Rudy GBR | WAYNE Rick GBR |
| 1965 | MARCH Bill USA | WHITEHEAD Craig USA | HADDAD Zouheir SYR |
| 1966 | GAJDA Bob USA | EL GINDI Abd El Hamid EGY | YAZBEK Kassem SYR |
Small (< 1,68 m)
| Mr. Universe | Runners-up | Third place | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1954 | KONO Tom Tamio USA | TUN Maung BIR | WRIGHT Wally GBR |
| 1955 - 1961 no body height classes | |||
| 1963 | JONES Henry RSA | WARD Rudy GBR | SUN Tee Phua MAS |
| 1964 | WARD Rudy GBR | JONES Henry RSA | BOUZAN Kinsel SYR |
| 1965 | PICARD Rodrique CAN | AYOUB Ahmed LIB | YAZBEK Kassem SYR |
| 1966 | YAZBEK Kassem SYR | PICARD Rodrique CAN | HAMDY Mohamed EGY |
Tall (> 1,68 m)
| Mr. Universe | Runners-up | Third place | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1954 | BOULOS Tony EGY | EL DINE Kamal Negm EGY | TRENTINELLA Alain FRA |
| 1955 - 1961 no body height classes | |||
| 1963 | EL GINDI Abd El Hamid EGY | GOURGOTT John USA | VASSEAUX Roger FRA |
| 1964 | EL GINDI Abd El Hamid EGY | WAYNE Rick GBR | VASILIEFF Val USA |
| 1965 | MARCH Bill USA | WHITEHEAD Craig USA | HADDAD Zouheir SYR |
| 1966 | GAJDA Bob USA | EL GINDI Abd El Hamid EGY | ZWAIR A IRQ |
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Last modified: 06.04.2023