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James Saunders is a Men's Open Bodybuilding competitor from the United Kingdom.

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2 career wins

James Saunders

GenderMale
Born1932
StatusRetired
High confidence 8 recorded results, Official/primary source Updated August 14, 2026 Accurate?

James Saunders is a Men's Open Bodybuilding competitor from the United Kingdom with a competitive record spanning 1952–1966.

Across 8 recorded contest results, James Saunders has 2 first-place finishes (a 25% win rate).

Win rate here is first-place finishes as a share of all 8 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 or weight on record.

James Saunders, a bodybuilder from the United Kingdom, was born on January 4, 1932.

Career Record

Total Results
8
Wins
2
Win Rate
25%
Career
1952–1966
Verified
Sources
11

Every season on record

1952 to 1966 shown · 8 results on record
1952
1953
1954
1955
1956
1957
1966
Olympia 1st place 2nd place 3rd place Other
Pro Debut
1952
First Win
1954
Last Contest
1966

All results

Every contest result on record for James Saunders, 8 in all. Won by names the winner of the division James Saunders competed in, and shows a dash where that winner cannot be pinned to one person in the database.

YearContestDivisionPlaceWon by
1966 Mr Britain Other Divisions #1 Winner
1957 Universe - Pro Other Divisions #2 Arthur Robin
1956 Universe - Pro Other Divisions #3 Jack Delinger
1955 Universe - Pro Other Divisions #2 Leo Robert
1954 Universe - Pro Other Divisions #1 Winner
1953 Universe - Pro Other Divisions #3 John Isaacs
1952 Mr Britain Men's Open Bodybuilding #2 Mervyn Cotter
1952 Mr Universe Other Divisions #2 Mervyn Cotter

Where these results come from. Each contest in the table was recorded from a named source, and for James Saunders 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 4 meetings, James Saunders finished ahead of Henri Glorieux 4 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.