Mr Universe 1952
Mr Universe 1952 was held in USA. The Men's Open Bodybuilding - Medium title went to Mervyn Cotter.
- Year
- 1952
- Date
- Oct 15, 1952
- Location
- USA
- Federation
- NABBA
- Divisions
- 3
- Competitors
- 18
Results by Division
| Division | Winner | Runner-up |
|---|---|---|
| Men's Open Bodybuilding - Medium | Mervyn Cotter | James Saunders |
| Men's Open Bodybuilding - Short | Mark Lewis | Dennis Winn |
| Men's Open Bodybuilding - Tall | Mohamed Nasr | John Lee |
Mr Universe 1952
Mr Universe 1952 was held in USA. The Men's Open Bodybuilding - Medium title went to Mervyn Cotter.
2-time winner Juan Ferrero, who won in 1951, did not return.
Top 3 Men's Open Bodybuilding - Medium
Mr Universe 1952 contested 3 divisions across 18 athletes, competitors from 5 countries. Mervyn Cotter took Men's Open Bodybuilding - Medium. 3 divisions crowned a champion; each is judged independently. No round scores were published for this event, so placings are shown without them.
Men's Open Bodybuilding - Medium
| Place | Athlete | Country |
|---|---|---|
| 1st | Mervyn Cotter First recorded win | United Kingdom |
| 2nd | James Saunders | United Kingdom |
| 3rd | Tony Weller | United States |
| 4th | João Baptista | United States |
| 5th | Ernest Martinson | United Kingdom |
| 6th | Eric Eastham | United Kingdom |
Official scores are unavailable.
Men's Open Bodybuilding - Short
| Place | Athlete | Country |
|---|---|---|
| 1st | Mark Lewis First recorded win | United States |
| 2nd | Dennis Winn | United Kingdom |
| 3rd | Mydrin Palmer | United Kingdom |
| 4th | Gerard Zappa | Belgium |
| 5th | Ronald Eland | United States |
| 6th | Than Tun | Myanmar |
Official scores are unavailable.
Men's Open Bodybuilding - Tall
| Place | Athlete | Country |
|---|---|---|
| 1st | Mohamed Nasr First recorded win | Egypt |
| 2nd | John Lee | United Kingdom |
| 3rd | Dennis Stallard | United Kingdom |
| 4th | Ted White | United Kingdom |
| 5th | Henry Downs | United Kingdom |
| 6th | Norman Elias | United States |
Official scores are unavailable.
Complete Results updated March 26, 2026 Source: MuscleMemory
This edition in context
- Competitors
- 18
- Divisions
- 3
- Size rank
- 51 of 72
The biggest field since 1951.
Past winners of this event
| Year | Winner | Division |
|---|---|---|
| 1948 | John Grimek | Open |
| 1947 | Steve Stanko | 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.