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Europe Mr Apollo 1961

Europe Mr Apollo 1961 was held in Europe. The Men's Open Bodybuilding - Junior title went to Gerard Neguin.

Year
1961
Location
Europe
Divisions
3
Competitors
20

Results by Division

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Europe Mr Apollo 1961 Results

Gerard Neguin Champion

1961 Europe

Europe Mr Apollo 1961 was held in Europe. The Men's Open Bodybuilding - Junior title went to Gerard Neguin.

Medium confidence Historical/community source Updated September 3, 2026 Accurate?

Defending Junior champion Frank Hollfelder, who won in 1960, did not return.

About this show

The Europe Mr Apollo 1961 was held in Europe. 3 divisions were judged, across Men's Open Bodybuilding - Junior, Men's Open Bodybuilding - Short and Men's Open Bodybuilding - Tall. 20 athletes from 3 countries competed.

Top 3 Men's Open Bodybuilding - Junior

1st
Gerard Neguin
France
2nd
Pilas
3rd
Babin

Men's Open Bodybuilding - Junior

Place Athlete Country
1st Gerard Neguin First recorded win France
2nd Pilas -
3rd Babin -
4th Peronne -
5th Wolfgang Randelshofer Germany
6th Andre Velly France
7th Bob Felix France

Official scores are unavailable.

Men's Open Bodybuilding - Short

Place Athlete Country
1st Bernard Naceri France
2nd Nicolas Kemp Belgium
3rd Jo Chailly France
4th Corominas -
5th E Quillet France
6th Andre Velly France
7th P Renzini -

Official scores are unavailable.

Men's Open Bodybuilding - Tall

Place Athlete Country
1st Rodolphe Ferrero First recorded win France
2nd Johnny Roelandt Belgium
3rd Reinhard Smolana Germany
4th Francis Do -
5th Felicien Peler France
6th Aime Mas France
7th Roger Francois France

Official scores are unavailable.

Complete Results updated March 12, 2026 Source: MuscleMemory

This edition in context

Competitors
20
Divisions
3
Size rank
2 of 5

The biggest field since 1960.

What this page holds

The placings as recorded, and nothing past them

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