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Europe Mr Apollo 1963

Europe Mr Apollo 1963 was held in Europe. The Men's Open Bodybuilding - Junior title went to Guillaume Verschuren.

Year
1963
Location
Europe
Divisions
4
Competitors
20

Results by Division

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Europe Mr Apollo 1963 Results

1963 Europe

Europe Mr Apollo 1963 was held in Europe. The Men's Open Bodybuilding - Junior title went to Guillaume Verschuren.

Medium confidence Historical/community source Updated September 1, 2026 Accurate?

Defending Junior champion Gerard Neguin, who won in 1961, did not return.

About this show

The Europe Mr Apollo 1963 was held in Europe. 4 divisions were judged, across Men's Open Bodybuilding - Junior, Men's Open Bodybuilding - Medium, 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
Guillaume Verschuren
Belgium
2nd
Jacques Chencinski
France
3rd
Christian Ferrand
France

Men's Open Bodybuilding - Junior

Place Athlete Country
1st Guillaume Verschuren Belgium
2nd Jacques Chencinski France
3rd Christian Ferrand France
4th Guy Seve France
5th Lambert France
6th Willy Rownan France

Official scores are unavailable.

Men's Open Bodybuilding - Medium

Place Athlete Country
1st Claude Maupuy First recorded win France
2nd Bud Lanter France
2nd Christian Dancale France
2nd Philippe Alfani France
5th Vu Dang France

Official scores are unavailable.

Men's Open Bodybuilding - Short

Place Athlete Country
1st Vincent Gilles First recorded win United States
2nd Nicolas Kemp Belgium
2nd Campagne France
2nd Yvon Bon France
5th Muschoot France

Official scores are unavailable.

Multiple class winners. This division was recorded without its weight classes, so several athletes share first place - each won a different class. These placements are not a single ranking and no overall champion can be identified from them.

Men's Open Bodybuilding - Tall

Our source records 2 athletes in first place for this division, which cannot all be right. The placings below are shown exactly as recorded, and this division is being checked against the official scorecard.

Place Athlete Country
1st Gerard D'Hondt France
1st Nicolas Kleber United States
3rd Vitard France
4th Serge Kancel France

Official scores are unavailable.

Complete Results updated March 12, 2026 Source: MuscleMemory

This edition in context

Competitors
20
Divisions
4
Size rank
3 of 5

The biggest field since 1960.

What this page holds

The placings as recorded, and nothing past them

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