Wilfred Sylvester is a Men's Open Bodybuilding competitor from the United Kingdom.
6 career wins
Wilfred Sylvester
Wilfred Sylvester is a Men's Open Bodybuilding competitor from the United Kingdom with a competitive record spanning 1965–1988.
Across 13 recorded contest results, Wilfred Sylvester has 6 first-place finishes (a 46.2% win rate).
Win rate here is first-place finishes as a share of all 13 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, weight or birthdate on record.
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Career Record
- Total Results
- 13
- Wins
- 6
- Win Rate
- 46.2%
- Career
- 1965–1988
- Division
- Men's Open Bodybuilding
- Country
- United Kingdom
- Verified
- Sources
- 3
Every season on record
Peak Year 1967 (2 wins)
Measured against Wilfred Sylvester’s own seasons, not against the field.
- Pro Debut
- 1965
- First Win
- 1967
- Olympia Debut
- 1985
- Last Contest
- 1988
| Year | Placement | Division |
|---|---|---|
| 1985 | 13 | Men's Open Bodybuilding |
Data updated
Championship appearances
Counted from the same results table below: an appearance is one recorded placing at that series, a title is a first place, and Top 3 counts first, second and third together. The last row is every contest on record for Wilfred Sylvester, amateur shows included.
Olympia
All contests on record
All results
Every contest result on record for Wilfred Sylvester, 13 in all. Won by names the winner of the division Wilfred Sylvester competed in, and shows a dash where that winner cannot be pinned to one person in the database.
| Year | Contest | Division | Place | Won by |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1988 | World Amateur Championships | Other Divisions | #5 | Juan Marquez |
| 1986 | Night of Champions | Men's Open Bodybuilding | #13 | Lee Labrada |
| 1985 | Mr. Olympia | Men's Open Bodybuilding | #13 | Lee Haney |
| 1984 | World Amateur Championships | Other Divisions | #1 | Winner |
| 1981 | Pro World Cup | Men's Open Bodybuilding | #12 | Sergio Oliva |
| 1977 | World Championships | Other Divisions | #1 | Winner |
| 1975 | Universe | Other Divisions | #1 | Winner |
| 1968 | Mr Universe | Other Divisions | #1 | Winner |
| 1967 | Mr Britain | Men's Open Bodybuilding | #1 | Winner |
| 1967 | Mr Universe | Other Divisions | #1 | Winner |
| 1967 | Mr Universe | Other Divisions | #2 | John Citrone |
| 1966 | Mr Universe | Other Divisions | #2 | John Citrone |
| 1965 | Mr Universe | Other Divisions | #5 | Elmo Santiago |
Where these results come from. Each contest in the table was recorded from a named source, and for Wilfred Sylvester 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, Tony Pearson finished ahead of Wilfred Sylvester 3 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.

