Mr Universe 1981
Mr Universe 1981 was held in USA. The Men's Open Bodybuilding - Medium title went to Filippo Massaroni.
- Year
- 1981
- Date
- Oct 15, 1981
- Location
- USA
- Federation
- NABBA
- Divisions
- 3
- Competitors
- 18
Results by Division
Mr Universe 1981
Mr Universe 1981 was held in USA. The Men's Open Bodybuilding - Medium title went to Filippo Massaroni.
Defending Medium champion Eddie Miller placed 4th.
Top 3 Men's Open Bodybuilding - Medium
Mr Universe 1981 contested 3 divisions across 18 athletes, competitors from 7 countries. Filippo Massaroni 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 | Filippo Massaroni First recorded win | Italy |
| 2nd | Ian Dowe | United Kingdom |
| 3rd | Naokata Ishii | Japan |
| 4th | Eddie Miller | United Kingdom |
| 5th | Masashi Enomoto | Japan |
| 6th | Jules Jupiter | France |
Official scores are unavailable.
Men's Open Bodybuilding - Short
| Place | Athlete | Country |
|---|---|---|
| 1st | Terry Phillips 2nd win here | United Kingdom |
| 2nd | Francois Chung | United Kingdom |
| 3rd | Sean Bullman | United States |
| 4th | Yatoka Miyuhata | United States |
| 5th | Teruo Aso | Japan |
| 6th | Christian Benathan | France |
Official scores are unavailable.
Men's Open Bodybuilding - Tall
| Place | Athlete | Country |
|---|---|---|
| 1st | John Brown First Mr Universe title | United States |
| 2nd | Bob Esprit | Netherlands |
| 3rd | Christian Gomba | United States |
| 4th | Alwin Djaoen | Netherlands |
| 5th | Livingston Jeffers | Canada |
| 6th | M Loesler | United States |
Official scores are unavailable.
Complete Results updated March 12, 2026 Source: MuscleMemory
This edition in context
- Competitors
- 18
- Divisions
- 3
- Size rank
- 47 of 72
The biggest field since 1980.
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.