Mr Britain 1952
Mr Britain 1952 was held in United Kingdom. The Men's Open Bodybuilding title went to Mervyn Cotter.
- Year
- 1952
- Date
- Oct 15, 1952
- Location
- United Kingdom
- Federation
- HSL
- Divisions
- 3
- Competitors
- 13
Results by Division
| Division | Winner | Runner-up |
|---|---|---|
| Men's Open Bodybuilding | Mervyn Cotter | James Saunders |
| Men's Open Bodybuilding - Junior | Malcom Stringer | Malcom Summers |
| Other Divisions - Masters | Oscar Heidenstam | – |
Mr Britain 1952
Mr Britain 1952 was held in United Kingdom. The Men's Open Bodybuilding title went to Mervyn Cotter.
Defending Open champion Dennis Stallard, who won in 1951, did not return.
Top 3 Men's Open Bodybuilding
Mr Britain 1952 contested 3 divisions across 13 athletes, 2 open and 1 age-restricted Masters, competitors from 2 countries. Mervyn Cotter took Men's Open Bodybuilding. 3 divisions crowned a champion; each is judged independently. No round scores were published for this event, so placings are shown without them.
Masters divisions 1
Men's Open Bodybuilding
| Place | Athlete | Country |
|---|---|---|
| 1st | Mervyn Cotter First recorded win | United Kingdom |
| 2nd | James Saunders | United Kingdom |
| 3rd | Eric Eastham | United Kingdom |
| 4th | George Baines | United Kingdom |
| 5th | Wag Bennett | United Kingdom |
| 6th | Dennis Winn | United Kingdom |
Official scores are unavailable.
Men's Open Bodybuilding - Junior
| Place | Athlete | Country |
|---|---|---|
| 1st | Malcom Stringer First recorded win | United Kingdom |
| 2nd | Malcom Summers | United Kingdom |
| 3rd | Alan Robinson | United Kingdom |
| 4th | Alan Conway | United Kingdom |
| 5th | Bill Nobel | United Kingdom |
| 6th | Daniel Murray | 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 | Oscar Heidenstam | Cyprus |
Official scores are unavailable.
Complete Results updated March 12, 2026 Source: MuscleMemory
This edition in context
- Competitors
- 13
- Divisions
- 3
- Size rank
- 50 of 67
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, 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.