Len Sell is a Men's Physique competitor from the United Kingdom.
5 career wins
Len Sell
Len Sell is a Men's Physique competitor from the United Kingdom with a competitive record spanning 1956–1962.
Across 11 recorded contest results, Len Sell has 5 first-place finishes (a 45.5% win rate).
Win rate here is first-place finishes as a share of all 11 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.
No height or weight on record.
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Len Sell, a bodybuilder from the United Kingdom, was born on February 3, 1935.
Career Record
- Total Results
- 11
- Wins
- 5
- Win Rate
- 45.5%
- Career
- 1956–1962
- Division
- Men's Physique
- Country
- United Kingdom
- Verified
- Sources
- 3
Every season on record
Peak Year 1958 (2 wins)
Measured against Len Sell’s own seasons, not against the field.
- Pro Debut
- 1956
- First Win
- 1958
- Last Contest
- 1962
About
Leonard F. Sell is an English professional bodybuilder who was prominent in the late 1950s and early 1960s. He won two Mr. Universe titles – amateur in 1959, and professional in 1962. Sell was born in Kent on 3 February 1935. He later opened his own gym in Harlow, Essex.
All results
Every contest result on record for Len Sell, 11 in all. Won by names the winner of the division Len Sell competed in, and shows a dash where that winner cannot be pinned to one person in the database.
| Year | Contest | Division | Place | Won by |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1962 | Universe - Pro | Other Divisions | #1 | Winner |
| 1961 | Universe - Pro | Other Divisions | #1 | Winner |
| 1960 | Universe - Pro | Other Divisions | #2 | Paul Wynter |
| 1959 | Mr Universe | Other Divisions | #1 | Winner |
| 1958 | Mr Britain | Men's Open Bodybuilding | #1 | Winner |
| 1958 | Mr Universe | Other Divisions | #1 | Winner |
| 1957 | Mr Britain | Men's Open Bodybuilding | #2 | Henry Downs |
| 1957 | Mr Europe | Men's Physique | #8 | Pierre Vandervondelen |
| 1957 | Mr Universe | Other Divisions | #2 | Paul An |
| 1956 | Mr Europe | Men's Physique | #6 | James Mathe |
| 1956 | Mr Universe | Other Divisions | #4 | Gerald Roach |
Where these results come from. Each contest in the table was recorded from a named source, and for Len Sell 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.
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Most-met rivals
Compare any two athletes →In 3 meetings, Len Sell finished ahead of Ron Thomas 2 times to 1.
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.

