Jorma Raty
Jorma Raty was a Men's Open Bodybuilding competitor from Finland with a competitive record spanning 1981–1982.
About
Jorma Räty was a Finnish weightlifter who became a bodybuilder in the early 1960s. He became known as "the best back in the world". In Manila 1980, Jorma won the IFBB Mr. Universe title in the "under 80 kg" class. As of 2007, Jorma Räty is the only Nordic male bodybuilder to have won the IFBB Mr. Universe title. His country-fellow, Finnish-Estonian bodybuilder, Olev Annus, won the NABBA Mr. Universe -title in 1987.
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 Jorma Raty.
Mr. Olympia
All contests on record
Professional results
Every professional contest result on record for Jorma Raty, 4 in all. Won by names the winner of the division Jorma Raty competed in, and shows a dash where that winner cannot be pinned to one person in the database.
| Year | Contest | Division | Place | Won by |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1982 | Grand Prix Sweden | Men's Open Bodybuilding | #10 | Mohamed Makkawy |
| 1981 | Grand Prix Belgium | Men's Open Bodybuilding | #9 | Boyer Coe |
| 1981 | Grand Prix Wales | Men's Open Bodybuilding | #9 | Boyer Coe |
| 1981 | Mr. Olympia | Men's Open Bodybuilding | #17 | Franco Columbu |
Where these results come from. Each contest in the table was recorded from a named source, and for Jorma Raty 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
- 1981
- Last Contest
- 1982
Amateur and other shows not counted above
14 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1980 | World Amateur Championships | Men's Bodybuilding (Middleweight) | #1 |
| 1979 | World Amateur Championships | Men's Bodybuilding (Middleweight) | #6 |
| 1978 | Mr Finland | Men's Bodybuilding (Lightweight) | #1 |
| 1978 | World Amateur Championships | Men's Bodybuilding (Lightweight) | #5 |
| 1977 | European Amateur Championships | Men's Bodybuilding (Lightweight) | #2 |
| 1977 | Mr Finland | Men's Bodybuilding (Lightweight) | #1 |
| 1977 | Mr International | Men's Bodybuilding (Lightweight) | #2 |
| 1977 | Universe | Men's Bodybuilding (Lightweight) | #7 |
| 1976 | Mr Finland | Men's Open Bodybuilding | #1 |
| 1976 | Universe | Men's Bodybuilding (Middleweight) | #8 |
| 1975 | Mr Finland | Men's Open Bodybuilding | #1 |
| 1975 | Universe | Division not recorded (Short) | #9 |
| 1974 | Mr Finland | Men's Open Bodybuilding | #1 |
| 1974 | Mr Scandinavia | Men's Open Bodybuilding | #2 |
More Men's Open Bodybuilding athletes Athletes from Finland
Most-met rivals
Compare any two athletes →In 4 meetings, Johnny Fuller finished ahead of Jorma Raty 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.
No win rate is shown. With 4 recorded contest results on file, a single placing would move the figure by twenty points or more, so the percentage would describe how much of this career the database holds rather than anything about the athlete. The counts above are neither rounded nor capped.
No height or weight on record.

