Mr Europe 1953
Mr Europe 1953 was held in Europe. The Men's Open Bodybuilding title went to James Mathe.
- Year
- 1953
- Date
- Jan 1, 1953
- Location
- Europe
- Divisions
- 1
- Competitors
- 16
Results by Division
| Division | Winner | Runner-up |
|---|---|---|
| Men's Open Bodybuilding | James Mathe | Oscar Heidenstam |
Mr Europe 1953
Mr Europe 1953 was held in Europe. The Men's Open Bodybuilding title went to James Mathe.
Defending champion Sylestre Lindberg, who won in 1948, did not return.
Top 3 Men's Open Bodybuilding
Mr Europe 1953 contested 1 division across 16 athletes, competitors from 4 countries. James Mathe took Men's Open Bodybuilding. No round scores were published for this event, so placings are shown without them.
Men's Open Bodybuilding
| Place | Athlete | Country |
|---|---|---|
| 1st | James Mathe | France |
| 2nd | Oscar Heidenstam | Cyprus |
| 3rd | André Picavet | France |
| 4th | John Lee | United Kingdom |
| 4th | Pierre Luiten | Belgium |
| 6th | Maurice Arnaud | France |
| 7th | Jean Long | France |
| 8th | Gerard Zappa | Belgium |
| 8th | Henri Moolenaar | France |
| 10th | André Corot | France |
| 11th | Eric Eastham | United Kingdom |
| 11th | Gaston Sagaert | Belgium |
| 13th | Henri Desmedt | - |
| 14th | Constantin Taskos | - |
| 15th | Christian Jaureguy | France |
| 16th | Georges Barbic | - |
Official scores are unavailable.
Complete Results updated June 30, 2026 Source: MuscleMemory
This edition in context
- Competitors
- 16
- Divisions
- 1
- Size rank
- 13 of 22
Past winners of this event
| Year | Winner | Division |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | Guy Mierczuk | Open |
| 1958 | Roger Schaeffer | Open |
| 1955 | James Mathe | Open |
| 1953 | James Mathe | Open |
| 1948 | Sylestre Lindberg | Open |
| 1939 | Oscar Heidenstam | Open |
| 1937 | Jacques Pasquet | 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.