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Ernest Martinson is a bodybuilder from the United Kingdom.

4 career wins

Ernest Martinson

GenderMale
StatusRetired
Medium confidence 7 recorded results, Historical/community source Updated July 10, 2026 Accurate?

Ernest Martinson is a bodybuilder from the United Kingdom with a competitive record spanning 1952–1962.

Across 7 recorded contest results, Ernest Martinson has 4 first-place finishes (a 57.1% 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.

Missing from this profile

No height, weight or birthdate on record.

Career Record

Total Results
7
Wins
4
Win Rate
57.1%
Career
1952–1962
Division
Other Divisions
Verified
Sources
2

Every season on record

1952 to 1962 shown · 7 results on record
1952
1954
1955
1958
1960
1961
1962
Olympia 1st place 2nd place 3rd place Other
Pro Debut
1952
First Win
1954
Last Contest
1962

All results

Every contest result on record for Ernest Martinson, 7 in all. Won by names the winner of the division Ernest Martinson competed in, and shows a dash where that winner cannot be pinned to one person in the database.

YearContestDivisionPlaceWon by
1962 Mr Britain Other Divisions #2 Jack Gacon
1961 Mr Britain Other Divisions #1 Winner
1960 Mr Britain Other Divisions #1 Winner
1958 Mr Britain Other Divisions #1 Winner
1955 Mr Britain Other Divisions #4 Bill Parkinson
1954 Mr Britain Other Divisions #1 Winner
1952 Mr Universe Other Divisions #5 Mervyn Cotter

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

Only 2 head-to-head meetings on record so far, with Ernest Martinson ahead 2 to 0 - too thin to call a rivalry yet.

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.