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Mr International 1980

Mr International 1980 was held in USA. The Men's Open Bodybuilding - Heavyweight title went to Billy Arlen.

Year
1980
Location
USA
Federation
IFBB
Divisions
4
Competitors
12

Results by Division

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Mr International 1980 Results

Billy Arlen Champion

1980 USA

Mr International 1980 was held in USA. The Men's Open Bodybuilding - Heavyweight title went to Billy Arlen.

Medium confidence Historical/community source Updated September 3, 2026 Accurate?

Defending HeavyWeight champion Greg DeFerro, who won in 1979, did not return.

About this show

The Mr International 1980 was held in USA. 4 divisions were judged, across Men's Open Bodybuilding - Heavyweight, Men's Open Bodybuilding - Lightheavyweight, Men's Open Bodybuilding - Lightweight and Men's Open Bodybuilding - Middleweight. 12 athletes from 4 countries competed.

Top 3 Men's Open Bodybuilding - Heavyweight

1st
Billy Arlen
United States
2nd
Scott Wilson
Scott Wilson
United States
3rd
Wilhelm Houdk
United States

Men's Open Bodybuilding - Heavyweight

Place Athlete Country
1st Billy Arlen United States
2nd Scott Wilson United States
3rd Wilhelm Houdk United States

Official scores are unavailable.

Men's Open Bodybuilding - Lightheavyweight

Place Athlete Country
1st Andreas Cahling Sweden
2nd Ron Teufel United States
3rd Ulf Bengtsson Sweden

Official scores are unavailable.

Men's Open Bodybuilding - Lightweight

Place Athlete Country
1st Renato Bertagna Italy
2nd Jean LeBlanc Canada
3rd Tevfik Ulusoglu United States

Official scores are unavailable.

Men's Open Bodybuilding - Middleweight

Place Athlete Country
1st Len Archambault United States
2nd Henry Caulker Canada
3rd Pat Laop United States

Official scores are unavailable.

Complete Results updated March 12, 2026 Source: MuscleMemory

This edition in context

Competitors
12
Divisions
4
Size rank
10 of 17

The biggest field since 1979.

What this page holds

The placings as recorded, and nothing past them

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