Grand Prix Sweden 1989
Grand Prix Sweden 1989 was held in Stockholm, Sweden. The Men's Open Bodybuilding title went to Gary Strydom.
- Year
- 1989
- Date
- Jan 1, 1989
- Location
- Stockholm, Sweden
- Federation
- IFBB
- Divisions
- 1
- Competitors
- 18
Results by Division
| Division | Winner | Runner-up |
|---|---|---|
| Men's Open Bodybuilding | Gary Strydom | Mike Christian |
Grand Prix Sweden 1989
Grand Prix Sweden 1989 was held in Stockholm, Sweden. The Men's Open Bodybuilding title went to Gary Strydom.
2-time winner Mohamed Makkawy, who won in 1983, did not return.
Top 3 Men's Open Bodybuilding
Grand Prix Sweden 1989 contested 1 division across 18 athletes, competitors from 11 countries. Gary Strydom took Men's Open Bodybuilding. No round scores were published for this event, so placings are shown without them.
Men's Open Bodybuilding
| Place | Athlete | Country |
|---|---|---|
| 1st | Gary Strydom First Grand Prix Sweden title | South Africa |
| 2nd | Mike Christian | United States |
| 3rd | Samir Bannout | Lebanon |
| 4th | Bob Paris | United States |
| 5th | Mohammed Benaziza | Algeria |
| 6th | Thierry Pastel | Netherlands |
| 7th | Francis Benfatto | France |
| 8th | Ron Love | Netherlands |
| 9th | Albert Beckles | Barbados |
| 10th | Alfred Krautgartner | - |
| 11th | Tony Pearson | United States |
| 11th | John Terilli | Australia |
| 13th | Josef Grolmus | France |
| 14th | Jacques Neuville | Spain |
| 15th | Arnold Buurman | Netherlands |
| 16th | Mats Kardell | Sweden |
| 17th | Ronald Matz | - |
| 18th | Salvador Ruiz | Greece |
Official scores are unavailable.
Complete Results updated March 12, 2026 Source: MuscleMemory
This edition in context
- Competitors
- 18
- Divisions
- 1
- Size rank
- 1 of 3
The biggest edition on record, across 3 we hold.
Past winners of this event
| Year | Winner | Division |
|---|---|---|
| 1989 | Gary Strydom | Open |
| 1983 | Mohamed Makkawy | Open |
| 1982 | Mohamed Makkawy | Open |
The placings as recorded, and nothing past them
This page lists the divisions and finishing order held for this contest, with the source named on it wherever one was recorded. It reports what was published. It does not re-judge the show, and it does not reconcile disagreements between sources.
- Score and bodyweight columns appear only for divisions where those figures exist in the data. A division without them was recorded as placings only, not as a show that gave no scores.
- Where the record has two athletes sharing a place, both are listed. A tie is never broken to produce a single winner.
- Venue, federation, date and competitor count show only when the source supplied them. A field left out means nothing was sourced for it, never a zero.
- A contest with no results has either not taken place yet or has no placements published. Check the status line above the results to tell which.