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Iron Man 1963

Iron Man 1963 was held in USA. The Men's Open Bodybuilding title went to Harold Love.

Year
1963
Location
USA
Divisions
1
Competitors
3

Results by Division

Division Winner Runner-up
Men's Open Bodybuilding Harold Love Barney Sherman
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Iron Man 1963 Results

Harold Love Champion

1963 USA

Iron Man 1963 was held in USA. The Men's Open Bodybuilding title went to Harold Love.

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

Defending champion Ralph McCoy, who won in 1962, did not return.

About this show

Full placings from the Iron Man 1963 in USA, where 1 division was judged across Men's Open Bodybuilding. 3 athletes competed.

Top 3 Men's Open Bodybuilding

1st
Harold Love
United States
2nd
Barney Sherman
United States
3rd
Bernie Ernst
United States

Men's Open Bodybuilding

Place Athlete Country
1st Harold Love First recorded win United States
2nd Barney Sherman United States
3rd Bernie Ernst United States

Official scores are unavailable.

Complete Results updated March 12, 2026 Source: MuscleMemory

This edition in context

Competitors
3
Divisions
1
Size rank
13 of 23

Past winners of this event

Winner of the headline division for each edition of this event on record.
Year Winner Division
1979 Glenn Maur Open
1977 Dave Mujaked Open
1976 Charles Glass Open
1975 Paul Love Open
1974 Dennis Holmes Open
1973 Charles Francillette Open
1971 Russ Cotterman Open
1970 Ed Corney Open
1969 Michael Dayton Open
1968 Bob Kemper Open
1967 Joseph Townsell Open
1965 Eugene Dickerson Open
1964 Leon Burks Open
1963 Harold Love Open
What this page holds

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.

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