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Mr Belgium 1979

Mr Belgium 1979 was held in Brussels, Belgium. The Men's Open Bodybuilding - Junior title went to Van Damme.

Year
1979
Divisions
5
Competitors
6

Results by Division

Division Winner Runner-up
Men's Open Bodybuilding - Junior Van Damme
Men's Open Bodybuilding - Medium Tschler
Men's Open Bodybuilding - Short Andre Boelens
Men's Open Bodybuilding - Tall Roger Casteele
Other Divisions - Masters Guillaume Tenret
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Mr Belgium 1979 Results

Van Damme Champion

1979 Brussels, Belgium

Mr Belgium 1979 was held in Brussels, Belgium. The Men's Open Bodybuilding - Junior title went to Van Damme.

Medium confidence Historical/community source Updated September 2, 2026 Accurate?

Defending Junior champion Biondolilo, who won in 1976, did not return.

About this show

The Mr Belgium 1979 was held in Brussels, Belgium. 5 divisions were judged, across Men's Open Bodybuilding - Junior, Men's Open Bodybuilding - Medium, Men's Open Bodybuilding - Short, Men's Open Bodybuilding - Tall and Other Divisions - Masters. 6 athletes competed.

Masters divisions 1

Men's Open Bodybuilding - Junior

Place Athlete Country
1st Van Damme First recorded win Belgium
3rd Hasam Hadj Belgium

Official scores are unavailable.

Men's Open Bodybuilding - Medium

Only the winner of this division was recorded by the source. The full placings are not in the database.

Place Athlete Country
1st Tschler First recorded win Belgium

Official scores are unavailable.

Men's Open Bodybuilding - Short

Only the winner of this division was recorded by the source. The full placings are not in the database.

Place Athlete Country
1st Andre Boelens First recorded win Belgium

Official scores are unavailable.

Men's Open Bodybuilding - Tall

Only the winner of this division was recorded by the source. The full placings are not in the database.

Place Athlete Country
1st Roger Casteele First recorded win Belgium

Official scores are unavailable.

Masters divisions

Age-graded classes, judged separately from the open divisions above.

Other Divisions - Masters Men

Only the winner of this division was recorded by the source. The full placings are not in the database.

Place Athlete Country
1st Guillaume Tenret First recorded win Belgium

Official scores are unavailable.

Complete Results updated March 12, 2026 Source: MuscleMemory

This edition in context

Competitors
6
Divisions
5
Size rank
26 of 28

The biggest field since 1975.

Past winners of this event

Winner of the headline division for each edition of this event on record.
Year Winner Division
1958 Louis Vanhove Open
1951 Julien Straet Open
1950 Georges Dardenne Open
1949 Jean Ladeuze Open
1948 Jean Ladeuze Open
1947 Jean Ladeuze Open
What this page holds

The placings as recorded, and nothing past them

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