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Mr Europe 1968

Mr Europe 1968 was held in Europe. The Men's Open Bodybuilding - Medium title went to Janko Rudman.

Year
1968
Location
Europe
Divisions
3
Competitors
23

Results by Division

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Mr Europe 1968 Results

Janko Rudman Champion

1968 Europe

Mr Europe 1968 was held in Europe. The Men's Open Bodybuilding - Medium title went to Janko Rudman.

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

Defending Medium champion Leopold Merc, who won in 1965, did not return.

About this show

Men's Open Bodybuilding - Medium, Men's Open Bodybuilding - Short and Men's Open Bodybuilding - Tall were contested at the Mr Europe 1968 in Europe. 23 athletes from 7 countries competed.

Top 3 Men's Open Bodybuilding - Medium

1st
Janko Rudman
Sweden
2nd
Jose Delgado
Belgium
3rd
Wolfgang Randelshofer
Wolfgang Randelshofer
Germany

Men's Open Bodybuilding - Medium

Place Athlete Country
1st Janko Rudman First recorded win Sweden
2nd Jose Delgado Belgium
3rd Wolfgang Randelshofer Germany
4th Alain Babel France
5th P Ziemens -
6th Charles Daemen Belgium
7th Frank Hollfelder -
8th Roger Francois France
9th Frans Padberg Netherlands

Official scores are unavailable.

Men's Open Bodybuilding - Short

Place Athlete Country
1st Eino Akkila First recorded win Finland
2nd Giuseppe Deiana Netherlands
3rd Friedrich Weimer Germany
4th Nicolas Kemp Belgium
5th Hubert Plumanns Belgium
6th Werner Hugo -
7th Ab DelSaid -
8th Ludwig Ingebretsen United States

Official scores are unavailable.

Men's Open Bodybuilding - Tall

Place Athlete Country
1st Karl Bloemer First recorded win Germany
2nd A H Blokziel Netherlands
3rd Serge Renaut Belgium
4th Helmut Wirtz -
5th R Goljanin -
6th Bruno Stickroth -

Official scores are unavailable.

Complete Results updated March 12, 2026 Source: MuscleMemory

This edition in context

Competitors
23
Divisions
3
Size rank
9 of 22

The biggest field since 1956.

Past winners of this event

Winner of the headline division for each edition of this event on record.
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
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