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Iron Man 1974

Iron Man 1974 was held in USA. The Men's Open Bodybuilding title went to Dennis Holmes.

Year
1974
Location
USA
Divisions
1
Competitors
6

Results by Division

Division Winner Runner-up
Men's Open Bodybuilding Dennis Holmes Cornelius McCormick
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Iron Man 1974 Results

Dennis Holmes Champion

1974 USA

Iron Man 1974 was held in USA. The Men's Open Bodybuilding title went to Dennis Holmes.

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

Defending champion Charles Francillette, who won in 1973, did not return.

About this show

Full placings from the Iron Man 1974 in USA, where 1 division was judged across Men's Open Bodybuilding. 6 athletes competed.

Top 3 Men's Open Bodybuilding

1st
Dennis Holmes
United States
2nd
Cornelius McCormick
United States
3rd
Robert Woodal
United States

Men's Open Bodybuilding

Place Athlete Country
1st Dennis Holmes First recorded win United States
2nd Cornelius McCormick United States
3rd Robert Woodal United States
4th Alan Kirshner United States
5th Dan Waters United States
6th Wayne Shaffer United States

Official scores are unavailable.

Complete Results updated March 12, 2026 Source: MuscleMemory

This edition in context

Competitors
6
Divisions
1
Size rank
6 of 23

The biggest field since 1964.

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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