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Roger Walker was third at the 1979 Mr. Olympia and competed at six of them. He was Australian and won the Universe heavyweight class in 1976.
Known for
Six consecutive Mr. Olympia appearances from 1977 to 1982, with fourth in 1977, fifth in 1978 and third in 1979. Very few competitors from outside the United States were in that lineup at all in those years.
The amateur record is short and strong: Mr Australia in 1973, the Asian Amateur Championships tall class in 1975 and the Universe heavyweight class in 1976, with a runner-up finish at the Universe the year before.
Early career
His record opens in 1972 with third at the Mr Britain and closes in 1982. Seventeen contests in ten years.
Championship record
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 Roger Walker.
Mr. Olympia
6Appearances
0Titles
1Top 3
All contests on record
11Contests
0Wins
4Top 3
Professional results
Every professional contest result on record for Roger Walker, 11 in all. Won by names the winner of the division Roger Walker 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 | Mr. Olympia | Men's Open Bodybuilding | #16 | Chris Dickerson |
| 1981 | Mr. Olympia | Men's Open Bodybuilding | #10 | Franco Columbu |
| 1981 | Universe - Pro | Men's Open Bodybuilding | #2 | Dennis Tinerino |
| 1981 | World Pro Championships | Men's Open Bodybuilding | #2 | Dennis Tinerino |
| 1980 | Mr. Olympia | Men's Open Bodybuilding | #6 | Arnold Schwarzenegger |
| 1979 | Mr. Olympia | Men's Open Bodybuilding | #3 | Frank Zane |
| 1979 | Mr. Olympia | Men's Bodybuilding (Heavyweight) | #3 | Mike Mentzer |
| 1978 | Mr. Olympia | Men's Open Bodybuilding | #5 | Frank Zane |
| 1978 | Mr. Olympia | Men's Bodybuilding (Heavyweight) | #5 | Robby Robinson |
| 1977 | Mr. Olympia | Men's Open Bodybuilding | #4 | Frank Zane |
| 1977 | Mr. Olympia | Men's Bodybuilding (Heavyweight) | #4 | Robby Robinson |
Where these results come from. Each contest in the table was recorded from a named source, and for Roger Walker 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
Olympia
1st place
2nd place
3rd place
Other
- Pro Debut
- 1977
- Last Contest
- 1982
Roger Walker at the Olympia, year by year
| Year | Placement | Division |
|---|---|---|
| 1977 | 4 | Men's Open Bodybuilding |
| 1978 | 5 | Men's Open Bodybuilding |
| 1979 | 3 | Men's Open Bodybuilding |
| 1980 | 6 | Men's Open Bodybuilding |
| 1981 | 10 | Men's Open Bodybuilding |
| 1982 | 16 | Men's Open Bodybuilding |
Data updated
Amateur and other shows not counted above
6 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.
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| Year | Contest | Division | Place |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1976 | Universe | Men's Bodybuilding (Heavyweight) | #1 |
| 1975 | Asian Amateur Championships | Division not recorded (Tall) | #1 |
| 1975 | Universe | Division not recorded (Tall) | #2 |
| 1974 | Universe | Division not recorded (Tall) | #4 |
| 1973 | Mr Australia | Men's Open Bodybuilding | #1 |
| 1972 | Mr Britain | Men's Open Bodybuilding | #3 |
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Legacy
An Olympia bronze in 1979 puts Walker among the best in the world in the years just before the sport became an American story told about Americans. Australian bodybuilding of that period has essentially no written record.
Most-met rivals
Compare any two athletes →In 5 meetings, Frank Zane finished ahead of Roger Walker 5 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.
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Sources
Competition placings on this page come from our own contest database and cover 1972 to 1982.
Some contests appear twice in the table below because the same result was recorded under two division labels. They are single contests.
Win rate here is first-place finishes as a share of all 11 professional 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.