5 career wins
Edouard Kawak
Edouard Kawak won the professional Mr Universe five times, in 1982, 1983, 1984, 1985 and 1993, and the World Championships professional title three times. He competed at three Mr. Olympias.
Known for
Five professional Universe titles is the record and four of them were consecutive. Alongside them he won the World Championships professional class in 1981, 1984 and 1990 and the European Championships professional title in 1982, 1984 and 1985.
The 1984 and 1985 seasons are the peak: Universe, European and World titles in 1984, then Universe and European again in 1985.
Early career
His record opens in 1980 with a World Championships medium-class win and runs to 1993. He was at the Mr. Olympia in 1986, 1987 and 1988, placing thirteenth and then eighth.
The last title, the 1993 professional Universe, came eight years after the run of four.
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 Edouard Kawak.
Mr. Olympia
All contests on record
Professional results
Every professional contest result on record for Edouard Kawak, 24 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 Edouard Kawak competed in, and shows a dash where that winner cannot be pinned to one person in the database.
| Year | Contest | Division | Place | Won by |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1999 | Olympia - Masters | Men's Open Bodybuilding | #13 | Vince Taylor |
| 1996 | Night of Champions | Men's Open Bodybuilding | #13 | Flex Wheeler |
| 1993 | Universe - Pro | Men's Open Bodybuilding | #1 | Winner |
| 1992 | Universe - Pro | Men's Open Bodybuilding | #2 | Peter Reid |
| 1989 | Universe - Pro | Men's Open Bodybuilding | #2 | Charles Clairmonte |
| 1988 | Grand Prix England | Men's Open Bodybuilding | #17 | Lee Labrada |
| 1988 | Grand Prix Germany | Men's Open Bodybuilding | #11 | Rich Gaspari |
| 1988 | Grand Prix Greece | Men's Open Bodybuilding | #10 | Lee Labrada |
| 1988 | Grand Prix Spain | Men's Open Bodybuilding | #14 | Rich Gaspari |
| 1988 | Mr. Olympia | Men's Open Bodybuilding | Unplaced | Lee Haney |
| 1988 | World Pro Championships | Men's Open Bodybuilding | #12 | Mike Christian |
| 1987 | Grand Prix France | Men's Open Bodybuilding | #8 | Rich Gaspari |
| 1987 | Grand Prix Germany | Men's Open Bodybuilding | #8 | Rich Gaspari |
| 1987 | Mr. Olympia | Men's Open Bodybuilding | #8 | Lee Haney |
| 1987 | Night of Champions | Men's Open Bodybuilding | Unplaced | Gary Strydom |
| 1987 | World Pro Championships | Men's Open Bodybuilding | #4 | Ron Love |
| 1986 | Los Angeles Pro Championships | Men's Open Bodybuilding | #8 | Rich Gaspari |
| 1986 | Mr. Olympia | Men's Open Bodybuilding | #13 | Lee Haney |
| 1986 | Night of Champions | Men's Open Bodybuilding | #8 | Lee Labrada |
| 1986 | World Pro Championships | Men's Open Bodybuilding | #8 | Rich Gaspari |
| 1985 | Universe - Pro | Men's Open Bodybuilding | #1 | Winner |
| 1984 | Universe - Pro | Men's Open Bodybuilding | #1 | Winner |
| 1983 | Universe - Pro | Men's Open Bodybuilding | #1 | Winner |
| 1982 | Universe - Pro | Men's Open Bodybuilding | #1 | Winner |
Showing 15 of 24 professional results.
Where these results come from. Each contest in the table was recorded from a named source, and for Edouard Kawak 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
- 1982
- Olympia Debut
- 1986
- Last Contest
- 1999
Edouard Kawak at the Olympia, year by year
| Year | Placement | Division |
|---|---|---|
| 1986 | 13 | Men's Open Bodybuilding |
| 1987 | 8 | Men's Open Bodybuilding |
Data updated
Amateur and other shows not counted above
13 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1995 | World Championships | Division not recorded (Professional) | #2 |
| 1991 | World Championships | Division not recorded (Professional) | #3 |
| 1990 | World Championships | Division not recorded (Professional) | #1 |
| 1989 | World Championships | Division not recorded (Professional) | #2 |
| 1985 | European Championships | Division not recorded (Professional) | #1 |
| 1985 | World Championships | Division not recorded (Professional) | #3 |
| 1984 | European Championships | Division not recorded (Professional) | #1 |
| 1984 | World Championships | Division not recorded (Professional) | #1 |
| 1983 | World Championships | Division not recorded (Professional) | #2 |
| 1982 | European Championships | Division not recorded (Professional) | #1 |
| 1982 | World Championships | Division not recorded (Professional) | #2 |
| 1981 | World Championships | Division not recorded (Professional) | #1 |
| 1980 | World Championships | Division not recorded (Medium) | #1 |
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Legacy
The professional Universe and the World Championships were the biggest contests outside the Olympia for most of the 1980s, and Kawak won them more often than almost anyone. Because neither is the Olympia, none of it registers in how the sport talks about that decade.
Most-met rivals
Compare any two athletes →In 10 meetings, Rich Gaspari finished ahead of Edouard Kawak 10 times to 0.
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.
Sources
Competition placings on this page come from our own contest database and cover 1980 to 1999.
His 1988 Mr. Olympia row carries no placement in our source data, so no finish is stated for that year.
Win rate here is first-place finishes as a share of all 24 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.
No height or weight on record.