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Eric Pedersen is a Men's Open Bodybuilding competitor from the United States.

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2 career wins

Eric Pedersen

GenderMale
StatusRetired
Medium confidence 9 recorded results, Historical/community source Updated July 10, 2026 Accurate?

Eric Pedersen is a Men's Open Bodybuilding competitor from the United States with a competitive record spanning 1945–1956.

Across 9 recorded contest results, Eric Pedersen has 2 first-place finishes (a 22.2% win rate).

Win rate here is first-place finishes as a share of all 9 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.

Missing from this profile

No height, weight or birthdate on record.

Career Record

Total Results
9
Wins
2
Win Rate
22.2%
Career
1945–1956
Country
United States
Verified
Sources
2

Every season on record

1945 to 1956 shown · 9 results on record

Peak Year 1947 (2 wins)

Measured against Eric Pedersen’s own seasons, not against the field.

1945
1947
1948
1956
Olympia 1st place 2nd place 3rd place Other
Pro Debut
1945
First Win
1947
Last Contest
1956

All results

Every contest result on record for Eric Pedersen, 9 in all. Won by names the winner of the division Eric Pedersen competed in, and shows a dash where that winner cannot be pinned to one person in the database.

YearContestDivisionPlaceWon by
1956 Mr USA Men's Open Bodybuilding Unplaced Bill Pearl
1948 Mr USA Men's Open Bodybuilding #4 Clarence Ross
1947 Mr America Other Divisions #1 Winner
1947 Mr America Men's Open Bodybuilding #2 Steve Reeves
1947 Mr California Other Divisions #1 Winner
1947 Mr Pacific Coast Men's Open Bodybuilding #2 Steve Reeves
1947 Mr Universe Men's Open Bodybuilding #3 Steve Stanko
1945 Mr America Other Divisions #4 Clarence Ross
1945 Mr America Men's Open Bodybuilding Unplaced Clarence Ross

Where these results come from. Each contest in the table was recorded from a named source, and for Eric Pedersen 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.

In 3 meetings, Steve Reeves finished ahead of Eric Pedersen 3 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.