Bill Melby is a Men's Open Bodybuilding competitor from the United States.
2 career wins
Bill Melby
Bill Melby is a Men's Open Bodybuilding competitor from the United States with a competitive record spanning 1946–1949.
Across 7 recorded contest results, Bill Melby has 2 first-place finishes (a 28.6% win rate).
Win rate here is first-place finishes as a share of all 7 recorded contest results. It is published only where a career holds at least five, because below that a single placing moves the figure by twenty points or more.
No height, weight or birthdate on record.
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Career Record
- Total Results
- 7
- Wins
- 2
- Win Rate
- 28.6%
- Career
- 1946–1949
- Division
- Men's Open Bodybuilding
- Country
- United States
- Verified
- Sources
- 1
Every season on record
Peak Year 1948 (2 wins)
Measured against Bill Melby’s own seasons, not against the field.
- Pro Debut
- 1946
- First Win
- 1948
- Last Contest
- 1949
All results
Every contest result on record for Bill Melby, 7 in all. Won by names the winner of the division Bill Melby competed in, and shows a dash where that winner cannot be pinned to one person in the database.
| Year | Contest | Division | Place | Won by |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1949 | Mr America | Men's Open Bodybuilding | #3 | Alan Stephan |
| 1948 | Mr America | Men's Open Bodybuilding | #4 | George Eiferman |
| 1948 | Mr Pacific Coast | Other Divisions | #1 | Winner |
| 1948 | Mr Pacific Coast | Men's Open Bodybuilding | #1 | Winner |
| 1948 | Mr Western America | Men's Open Bodybuilding | #3 | Jack Delinger |
| 1947 | Junior Mr America | Men's Open Bodybuilding | #3 | Edward J Simons |
| 1946 | Mr California | Other Divisions | #4 | Kenneth Graham |
Where these results come from. Each contest in the table was recorded from a named source, and for Bill Melby that source is MuscleMemory. Open any contest above and that page names its own source and links to it where the source is still reachable. That archive no longer answers at the addresses we hold, so it is credited by name here and not offered as a link.
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Most-met rivals
Compare any two athletes →In 4 meetings, Jack Delinger finished ahead of Bill Melby 3 times to 1.
Opponents are ranked by how often they shared a stage and how big the stage was, not by reputation. A meeting is one contest where both competed in the same division and both were placed.

