Mr International 1973
Mr International 1973 was held in USA. The Men's Open Bodybuilding - Medium title went to Bob Birdsong.
- Year
- 1973
- Location
- USA
- Federation
- IFBB
- Divisions
- 4
- Competitors
- 11
Results by Division
Mr International 1973 Results
Mr International 1973 was held in USA. The Men's Open Bodybuilding - Medium title went to Bob Birdsong.
Defending Medium champion Javier Medina, who won in 1972, did not return.
About this show
The Mr International 1973 was held in USA. 4 divisions were judged, across Men's Open Bodybuilding - Medium, Men's Open Bodybuilding - Pro, Men's Open Bodybuilding - Short and Men's Open Bodybuilding - Tall. 11 athletes from 4 countries competed.
Top 3 Men's Open Bodybuilding - Medium
Men's Open Bodybuilding - Medium
| Place | Athlete | Country |
|---|---|---|
| 1st | Bob Birdsong First recorded win | United States |
| 2nd | Bill Grant | United States |
| 3rd | Kent Kuehn | United States |
| participated | Sergio Oliva | Cuba |
Official scores are unavailable.
Men's Open Bodybuilding - Pro
Only the winner of this division was recorded by the source. The full placings are not in the database.
| Place | Athlete | Country |
|---|---|---|
| 1st | Franco Columbu First Mr International title | Italy |
Official scores are unavailable.
Men's Open Bodybuilding - Short
| Place | Athlete | Country |
|---|---|---|
| 1st | Pierre Vandensteen First Mr International title | Belgium |
| 2nd | Johnny Maldonado | United States |
| 3rd | Carlos Rodriguez | United States |
Official scores are unavailable.
Men's Open Bodybuilding - Tall
| Place | Athlete | Country |
|---|---|---|
| 1st | Dave Dupree First recorded win | United States |
| 2nd | Bill Howard | United States |
| 3rd | Charles Fautz | United States |
Official scores are unavailable.
Complete Results updated July 30, 2026 Source: MuscleMemory
This edition in context
- Competitors
- 11
- Divisions
- 4
- Size rank
- 11 of 17
The biggest field since 1968.
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.