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Ed Corney
Ed Corney was a Men's Open Bodybuilding competitor from the United States with a competitive record spanning 1974–1998.
About
Edward Charles Corney (November 9, 1933 – January 1, 2019) was an American professional bodybuilder. He won many prizes in his 30s, including Mr. Universe in 1972, and was featured in the 1977 bodybuilding docudrama Pumping Iron. Known for his excellent posing routines, he continued competitive bodybuilding into his 60s, winning the 60+ division of the Masters Olympia twice. Corney was inducted in the International Federation of Bodybuilding Hall of Fame in 2004.
Championship appearances
Counted from the same results table below: an appearance is one contest entered (in the years the Olympia also judged weight classes, one appearance can carry two placings), an Olympia title is the overall win in that division, and Top 3 counts first, second and third together. The last row is every professional contest on record for Ed Corney.
Mr. Olympia
Arnold Classic
All contests on record
Professional results
Every professional contest result on record for Ed Corney, 35 in all. The table opens on the first 15 and expands in place from there. Nothing sits on a separate page. Won by names the winner of the division Ed Corney competed in, and shows a dash where that winner cannot be pinned to one person in the database.
| Year | Contest | Division | Place | Won by |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1998 | Arnold Classic | Division not recorded (Masters) | #10 | Vince Taylor |
| 1997 | Olympia - Masters | Division not recorded (Masters 60+) | #2 | Honore Cironte |
| 1996 | Olympia - Masters | Men's Open Bodybuilding | #11 | Vince Taylor |
| 1995 | Olympia - Masters | Men's Open Bodybuilding | #11 | Sonny Schmidt |
| 1995 | Olympia - Masters | Division not recorded (Masters 60+) | #1 | Winner |
| 1994 | Olympia - Masters | Men's Open Bodybuilding | #10 | Robby Robinson |
| 1994 | Olympia - Masters | Division not recorded (Masters 60+) | #1 | Winner |
| 1983 | Mr. Olympia | Men's Open Bodybuilding | #14 | Samir Bannout |
| 1981 | Mr. Olympia | Men's Open Bodybuilding | #13 | Franco Columbu |
| 1980 | Grand Prix Miami | Men's Open Bodybuilding | #6 | Chris Dickerson |
| 1980 | Grand Prix Pennsylvania | Men's Open Bodybuilding | #6 | Casey Viator |
| 1980 | Mr. Olympia | Men's Open Bodybuilding | #11 | Arnold Schwarzenegger |
| 1980 | Night of Champions | Men's Open Bodybuilding | #4 | Chris Dickerson |
| 1980 | Pittsburgh Pro Invitational | Men's Open Bodybuilding | #6 | Casey Viator |
| 1980 | Universe - Pro | Men's Open Bodybuilding | Unplaced | Tony Pearson |
| 1980 | World Pro Championships | Men's Open Bodybuilding | Unplaced | Jusup Wilkosz |
| 1979 | Canada Pro Cup | Men's Open Bodybuilding | Unplaced | Chris Dickerson |
| 1979 | Florida Pro Invitational | Men's Open Bodybuilding | #7 | Mike Mentzer |
| 1979 | Grand Prix Pennsylvania | Men's Open Bodybuilding | Unplaced | – |
| 1979 | Mr. Olympia | Men's Bodybuilding (Lightweight) | #9 | – |
| 1979 | Night of Champions | Men's Open Bodybuilding | #8 | Robby Robinson |
| 1979 | Pittsburgh Pro Invitational | Men's Open Bodybuilding | #8 | Robby Robinson |
| 1979 | Universe - Pro | Men's Open Bodybuilding | #5 | Roy Callendar |
| 1979 | World Pro Championships | Men's Open Bodybuilding | #5 | Roy Callendar |
| 1978 | Mr. Olympia | Men's Open Bodybuilding | #7 | Frank Zane |
| 1978 | Mr. Olympia | Men's Bodybuilding (Lightweight) | #4 | – |
| 1978 | Night of Champions | Men's Open Bodybuilding | #4 | Robby Robinson |
| 1977 | Mr. Olympia | Men's Open Bodybuilding | #3 | Frank Zane |
| 1977 | Mr. Olympia | Men's Bodybuilding (Lightweight) | #2 | – |
| 1976 | Mr. Olympia | Men's Open Bodybuilding | #3 | Franco Columbu |
| 1975 | Mr. Olympia | Men's Bodybuilding (Lightweight) | #2 | Franco Columbu |
| 1975 | Mr. Olympia | Men's Open Bodybuilding | #5 | Arnold Schwarzenegger |
| 1975 | Universe - Pro | Men's Open Bodybuilding | #2 | Boyer Coe |
| 1975 | World Pro Championships | Men's Bodybuilding (Lightweight) | #2 | – |
| 1974 | Mr. Olympia | Men's Open Bodybuilding | #4 | Arnold Schwarzenegger |
Showing 15 of 35 professional results.
Where these results come from. Each contest in the table was recorded from a named source, and for Ed Corney 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.
Every professional season
- Pro Debut
- 1974
- First Win
- 1994
- Last Contest
- 1998
Ed Corney at the Olympia, year by year
| Year | Placement | Division |
|---|---|---|
| 1974 | 4 | Men's Open Bodybuilding |
| 1975 | 5 | Men's Open Bodybuilding |
| 1976 | 3 | Men's Open Bodybuilding |
| 1977 | 3 | Men's Open Bodybuilding |
| 1978 | 7 | Men's Open Bodybuilding |
| 1979 | 9 | Men's Open Bodybuilding (lightweight class) |
| 1980 | 11 | Men's Open Bodybuilding |
| 1981 | 13 | Men's Open Bodybuilding |
| 1983 | 14 | Men's Open Bodybuilding |
Data updated
How Ed Corney measures up
Fat-free mass index turns the height and weight on this profile into one number for how much muscle a frame carries, so a shorter competitor is not flattered by a bodyweight comparison. The normalised figure adjusts it again to a standard height, which is the version worth ranking. Both assume the 6% body fat a competitor steps on stage at, because that is the only condition the recorded weight was taken in.
The closest Olympia champion on that measure is Breon Ansley, at 28.6, the same figure.
What this rank is not. This database holds a height and a weight for just 463 athletes, and they are overwhelmingly the ones somebody bothered to measure: 74 of them hold an Olympia title. Almost every competitor on record carries no measurement at all. The pool also mixes every division and era together, from the lightweight women's classes to the open heavyweights, so it ranks size and nothing else. It says where Ed Corney sits among the athletes we hold measurements for, not among competitors.
Amateur and other shows not counted above
20 results from amateur shows and other contests this archive does not class as professional. Every total on this page covers the professional career only, so these are listed here but never counted, and they have no contest page.
Show the list
| Year | Contest | Division | Place |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1989 | Superbowl of Bodybuilding | Men's Open Bodybuilding | #4 |
| 1974 | Mr International | Division not recorded (Short) | #1 |
| 1974 | Mr World | Division not recorded (Short) | #1 |
| 1973 | Mr World | Division not recorded (Medium) | #1 |
| 1972 | Mr America | Division not recorded (Short) | #1 |
| 1972 | Mr International | Division not recorded (Short) | #1 |
| 1972 | Universe | Division not recorded (Medium) | #1 |
| 1971 | Mr America | Men's Open Bodybuilding | #1 |
| 1971 | Mr America | Division not recorded (Short) | #1 |
| 1971 | Mr California | Men's Open Bodybuilding | #1 |
| 1971 | Mr California | Division not recorded (Most Muscular) | #1 |
| 1971 | Mr USA | Division not recorded (Short) | #1 |
| 1971 | Universe | Division not recorded (Medium) | #3 |
| 1970 | Iron Man | Men's Open Bodybuilding | #1 |
| 1970 | Mr America | Men's Open Bodybuilding | #11 |
| 1970 | Mr California | Men's Open Bodybuilding | Unplaced |
| 1970 | Mr California | Division not recorded (Most Muscular) | #2 |
| 1969 | Mr Western America | Men's Open Bodybuilding | #1 |
| 1968 | Mr California | Men's Open Bodybuilding | #5 |
| 1968 | Mr Northern California | Men's Open Bodybuilding | #1 |
More Men's Open Bodybuilding athletes Athletes from United States Ed Corney peak window Ed Corney division journey
Most-met rivals
Compare any two athletes →In 6 meetings, Frank Zane finished ahead of Ed Corney 5 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.
Win rate here is first-place finishes as a share of all 35 professional 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.
Latest Coverage
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