List of Mr Universe Winners by Year [Mr Universe F.A.Q]

Mr Universe is not only amongst the biggest platform available for bodybuilders to showcase their art. But it was also the first of its kind global bodybuilding contest at its time. The event takes place annually and hosts a variety of competition in various divisions. The most renowned of all is the Mr Universe (Pro) title awarded to the winner of Men’s Open category in the professional segment of the show. The Universe Championships came into existence in the year 1948. It was established by NABBA (National Amateur Body-Builders’ Association). NABBA is still the organiser of Universe Championships. Since its inception in the year 1948, there have been various Mr Universe winners over the years. However, professional Mr Universe was not the first-ever title held. In fact, Mr Universe (Pro) became a title in the year 1952. Before that 3 Mr Universe (Amateur) titles were awarded. The event didn’t take place in the year 1949, hence the 3 titles only. Mr Universe in the golden era days was an active platform for the bodybuilders which later became Mr Olympia. A number of great Mr Olympia winners during the ’60s to the ’80s were first Mr Universe. Let’s find out who these were bodybuilders were from the below Mr Universe winners list. Because there are two forms in which Mr Universe takes place- Pro and Amateur, we will be mentioning the winners of Mr Universe from both the segments in our list.

Mr Universe List of Winners

Year	Mr Universe (Pro)	Mr Universe (Amateur)
1948		John Grimek
1950		Steve Reeves
1951		Reg Park
1952	Juan Fererro	Manohar Aich
1953	Arnold Dyson	Bill Pearl
1954	Jim Park	Enrico Thomas
1955	Leo Robert	Mickey Hargitay
1956	Jack Delinger	Ray Schaeffer
1957	Arthur Robin	John Lees
1958	Reg Park	Earl Clark
1959	Bruce Randall	Len Sell
1960	Paul Wynter	Henry Downs
1961	Bill Pearl	Ray Routledge
1962	Len Sell	Joe Abbenda
1963	Joe Abbenda	Tom Sansome
1964	Earl Maynard	John Hewlett
1965	Reg Park	Elmo Santiago
1966	Paul Wynter	Chester Yorton
1967	Bill Pearl	Arnold Schwarzenegger
1968	Arnold Schwarzenegger	Dennis Tinerino
1969	Arnold Schwarzenegger	Boyer Coe
1970	Arnold Schwarzenegger	Frank Zane
1971	Bill Pearl	Ken Waller
1972	Frank Zane	Elias Petsas
1973	Boyer Coe	Chris Dickerson
1974	Chris Dickerson	Roy Duval
1975	Boyer Coe	Ian Lawrence
1976	Serge Nubret	Shigeru Sugita
1977	Tony Emmot	Bertil Fox
1978	Carlos Rodriguez	Dave Johns
1979	Bertil Fox	Ahmet Enünlü
1980	Tony Pearson	Bill Richardson
1981	Robby Robinson	John Brown
1982	Edward Kawak	John Brown
1983	Edward Kawak	Jeff King
1984	Edward Kawak	Brian Buchanan
1985	Edward Kawak	Tim Belknap
1986	Lance Dreher	Charles Clairmonte
1987	Olev Annus	Basil Francis
1988	Charles Clairmonte	Victor Terra
1989	Charles Clairmonte	Matt Dufresne
1990	Charles Clairmonte	Peter Reid
1991	Victor Terra	Reiner Gorbracht
1992	Peter Reid	Mustafa Mohammad
1993	Edward Kawak	Dennis Francis
1994	John Terilli	Nick van Beeck
1995	Brian Buchanan	Grant Clemesha
1996	Shaun Davis	Federico Focherini
1997	Eddy Ellwood	Grant Thomas
1998	Eddy Ellwood	Gary Lister
1999	Eddy Ellwood	Franco Malè
2000	Eddy Ellwood	Sergei Ogorodnikov
2001	Eddy Ellwood	Steffen Müller
2002	Gary Lister	Costantino Galeazzo
2003	Gary Lister	Hassan Al Saka
2004	Hassan Al Saka	Steve Sinton
2005	Sergei Ogorodnikov	Charles Mario
2006	Steve Sinton	Tomáš Bureš
2007	Orazio Salvatori	Orazio Salvatori
2008	Alessandro Savi	Lionel Beyeke
2009	Mahadev Deka	Martin Kasal
2010	Charles Mario	Miha Zupan
2011	Sangram Chougule	Paulo Lima Santos
2012	Sangram Chougule	Andy Polhill
2013		Lee Priest
2014	Dave Titterton	Barny Du Plessis
2015	Tony Mount	Paul Stewart
2016	Tony Mount	Fabian Mayr
2017	Shaun Joseph-Tavernier	Lee Seung Chul
2018	Lee Seung Chul	Loughlin Gannon
2019	Josh Maley	Jack Brooker

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Bodybuilders Who Held Both Mr Olympia & Mr Universe Titles

Mr Olympia & Mr Universe are both important titles in bodybuilding. Mr Olympia winners are considered to be one of the finest. Imagine, a Mr Olympia who has not only won just that but also another celebrated title- Mr Universe. Well, it used to be a thing in the golden days. Today, it is rare a Mr Olympia competitor even stands on Mr Universe stage or the opposite. But there was an era where it did happen. It didn’t just happen but bodybuilders won both the titles in the same years for a streak as well. Let’s find out who are these Mr Universe winners who went on to win the Olympia title as well.

Arnold Schwarzenegger:

Arnold Schwarzenegger won the Mr Universe (Pro) title three times consecutively in the year 1968, 1969 and 1970 & Mr Universe (Amateur) once in the year 1967. On the other hand, he won the Mr Olympia title 7 times in the years 1970, 1971, 1072, 1973, 1974, 1975 and 1980.

Frank Zane:

Frank Zane won the Mr Universe (Pro) title in the year 1972 and the Mr Universe (Amateur) in the year 1970. On the other hand, he won the Mr Olympia title 3 times consecutively in the years 1977, 1978 and 1979.

Chris Dickerson:

Chris Dickerson won the Mr Universe (Pro) title in the year 1974 and the Mr Universe (Amateur) in the year 1973. On the other hand, he won the Mr Olympia title once in the year 1982.

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Highest Number of Mr Universe Titles

The record number of Mr Universe (Pro) is 5 wins by Eddy Ellwood from the year 1997 to 2001. For the amateur segment, the record number of Mr Universe (Amateur) wins is 2 wins by John Brown from 1981 to 1982. If we were to combine both pro and amateur as 1 and count for who has the highest wins including both. Then the top spot still remains with Eddy Ellwood with 5 wins. The next best is 4 wins by Arnold Schwarzenegger, Bill Pearl and Charles Clairmonte.

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Who is the current Mr Universe?

The current NABBA Mr Universe as of 2019 is Josh Maley from United Kingdoms.