Mr Britain 1947
Mr Britain 1947 was held in United Kingdom. The Men's Open Bodybuilding title went to Jim Elliott.
- Year
- 1947
- Location
- United Kingdom
- Federation
- HSL
- Divisions
- 3
- Competitors
- 6
Results by Division
| Division | Winner | Runner-up |
|---|---|---|
| Men's Open Bodybuilding | Jim Elliott | Bill Purser |
| Men's Open Bodybuilding - Junior | Anthony Chandler | – |
| Other Divisions - Masters | Ernest Allen | – |
Mr Britain 1947 Results
Mr Britain 1947 was held in United Kingdom. The Men's Open Bodybuilding title went to Jim Elliott.
Defending Open champion Charles Curzon, who won in 1946, did not return.
About this show
The Mr Britain 1947 was held in United Kingdom. 3 divisions were judged, across Men's Open Bodybuilding, Men's Open Bodybuilding - Junior and Other Divisions - Masters. 6 athletes competed.
Top 3 Men's Open Bodybuilding
Masters divisions 1
Men's Open Bodybuilding
| Place | Athlete | Country |
|---|---|---|
| 1st | Jim Elliott First recorded win | United Kingdom |
| 2nd | Bill Purser | United Kingdom |
| 3rd | Charles Jarrett | United Kingdom |
| 3rd | Eric Patmore | United Kingdom |
Official scores are unavailable.
Men's Open Bodybuilding - Junior
Only the winner of this division was recorded by the source. The full placings are not in the database.
| Place | Athlete | Country |
|---|---|---|
| 1st | Anthony Chandler First recorded win | United Kingdom |
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 | Ernest Allen First recorded win | United Kingdom |
Official scores are unavailable.
Complete Results updated March 12, 2026 Source: MuscleMemory
This edition in context
- Competitors
- 6
- Divisions
- 3
- Size rank
- 64 of 67
The biggest field since 1946.
Past winners of this event
| Year | Winner | Division |
|---|---|---|
| 1985 | Linkie Wilson | Open |
| 1984 | Eugene Laviscount | Open |
| 1983 | Brian Buchanan | Open |
| 1982 | Ian Dowe | Open |
| 1981 | Eddie Miller | Open |
| 1980 | Graham Brogden | Open |
| 1979 | Terry Phillips | Open |
| 1977 | Eddie McDonough | Open |
| 1976 | Bertil Fox | Open |
| 1975 | Ian Lawrence | Open |
| 1974 | Eddie McDonough | Open |
| 1973 | Roy Duval | Open |
| 1972 | Paul Grant | Open |
| 1971 | Albert Beckles | 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 and competitor count show only when the source supplied them. A field left out means nothing was sourced for it, never a zero.
- A date shows only where the source recorded the day of the show. Most historical listings give a year or a month and nothing finer, so those editions are dated by year alone rather than by a day we would have had to invent.
- 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.