Mr Universe 1978
Mr Universe 1978 was held in USA. The Men's Open Bodybuilding - Medium title went to Dave Johns.
- Year
- 1978
- Date
- Oct 15, 1978
- Location
- USA
- Federation
- NABBA
- Divisions
- 3
- Competitors
- 18
Results by Division
Mr Universe 1978
Mr Universe 1978 was held in USA. The Men's Open Bodybuilding - Medium title went to Dave Johns.
Defending Medium champion Bertil Fox, who won in 1977, did not return.
Top 3 Men's Open Bodybuilding - Medium
Mr Universe 1978 contested 3 divisions across 18 athletes, competitors from 8 countries. Dave Johns 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 | Dave Johns First Mr Universe title | United States |
| 2nd | Casey Viator | United States |
| 3rd | Eddie McDonough | United Kingdom |
| 4th | Steve Walters | United States |
| 5th | Ruggero Mantelli | Italy |
| 6th | Sedar Kebacilar | United States |
Official scores are unavailable.
Men's Open Bodybuilding - Short
| Place | Athlete | Country |
|---|---|---|
| 1st | Salvador Ruiz | Greece |
| 2nd | Wesley Immundi | United Kingdom |
| 3rd | Anibal Lopez | United States |
| 4th | Johnny Fuller | United Kingdom |
| 5th | Takami Okuda | Japan |
| 6th | Ereyetis Kurtural | Turkey |
Official scores are unavailable.
Men's Open Bodybuilding - Tall
| Place | Athlete | Country |
|---|---|---|
| 1st | Bill Richardson | United Kingdom |
| 2nd | Tyrone Youngs | United States |
| 3rd | Chen Choy Wint | Jamaica |
| 4th | John Wood | United Kingdom |
| 5th | Franz Bach | Germany |
| 6th | Hubert Metz | Germany |
Official scores are unavailable.
Complete Results updated March 12, 2026 Source: MuscleMemory
This edition in context
- Competitors
- 18
- Divisions
- 3
- Size rank
- 53 of 72
The biggest field since 1971.
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.