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Sammy Nelson is a bodybuilder from the United Kingdom.

2 career wins

Sammy Nelson

GenderMale
StatusRetired
Medium confidence 9 recorded results, Historical/community source Updated July 10, 2026 Accurate?

Sammy Nelson is a bodybuilder from the United Kingdom with a competitive record spanning 1980–1988.

Across 9 recorded contest results, Sammy Nelson has 2 first-place finishes (a 22.2% win rate).

Win rate here is first-place finishes as a share of all 9 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
9
Wins
2
Win Rate
22.2%
Career
1980–1988
Division
Other Divisions
Verified
Sources
1

Every season on record

1980 to 1988 shown · 9 results on record
1980
1981
1982
1983
1984
1985
1986
1987
1988
Olympia 1st place 2nd place 3rd place Other
Pro Debut
1980
First Win
1985
Last Contest
1988

All results

Every contest result on record for Sammy Nelson, 9 in all. Won by names the winner of the division Sammy Nelson competed in, and shows a dash where that winner cannot be pinned to one person in the database.

YearContestDivisionPlaceWon by
1988 Mr Britain Other Divisions #6 Jim Connor
1987 Mr Britain Other Divisions #3 Trevor Mulvany
1986 Mr Britain Other Divisions #1 Winner
1985 Mr Britain Other Divisions #1 Winner
1984 Mr Britain Other Divisions #5 John Pegler
1983 Mr Britain Other Divisions #2 John Pegler
1982 Mr Britain Other Divisions #4 John Pegler
1981 Mr Britain Other Divisions #4 Tony Sullivan
1980 Mr Britain Other Divisions #7 Bill Hemsworth

Where these results come from. Each contest in the table was recorded from a named source, and for Sammy Nelson 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 7 meetings, John Pegler finished ahead of Sammy Nelson 5 times to 2.

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.