Mr Universe 1968
Mr Universe 1968 was held in USA. The Men's Open Bodybuilding title went to Franco Columbu.
- Year
- 1968
- Location
- USA
- Federation
- NABBA
- Divisions
- 4
- Competitors
- 18
Results by Division
Mr Universe 1968 Results
Mr Universe 1968 was held in USA. The Men's Open Bodybuilding title went to Franco Columbu.
Defending Medium champion Albert Beckles, who won in 1967, did not return.
About this show
Full placings from the Mr Universe 1968 in USA, where 4 divisions were judged across Men's Open Bodybuilding, Men's Open Bodybuilding - Medium, Men's Open Bodybuilding - Short and Men's Open Bodybuilding - Tall. 18 athletes from 9 countries competed.
Men's Open Bodybuilding
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 recorded win | Italy |
Official scores are unavailable.
Men's Open Bodybuilding - Medium
| Place | Athlete | Country |
|---|---|---|
| 1st | Roy Perrott First recorded win | United Kingdom |
| 2nd | Arthur Fairhurst | United Kingdom |
| 3rd | Janko Rudman | Sweden |
| 4th | Harald Gobetz | United States |
| 5th | Raymond Everlet | France |
| 6th | A H Blokziel | Netherlands |
Official scores are unavailable.
Men's Open Bodybuilding - Short
| Place | Athlete | Country |
|---|---|---|
| 1st | Wilfred Sylvester Title defense, 2nd win here | United Kingdom |
| 2nd | Franco Columbu | Italy |
| 3rd | Adolf Ziegner | Austria |
| 4th | Harry McFarlane | United Kingdom |
| 5th | Jacques Chenier | France |
| 6th | Brian House | United Kingdom |
Official scores are unavailable.
Men's Open Bodybuilding - Tall
| Place | Athlete | Country |
|---|---|---|
| 1st | Dennis Tinerino First Mr Universe title | United States |
| 2nd | Jim Haislop | United States |
| 3rd | Frank Richard | Ukraine |
| 4th | Vic Downs | Canada |
| 5th | Brian Eastman | United Kingdom |
| 6th | Chris Keyser | United States |
Official scores are unavailable.
Complete Results updated March 12, 2026 Source: MuscleMemory
This edition in context
- Competitors
- 18
- Divisions
- 4
- Size rank
- 52 of 72
The biggest field since 1958.
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 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.