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Mr Universe 1982

Mr Universe 1982 was held in USA. The Men's Open Bodybuilding - Medium title went to John Terilli.

Year
1982
Location
USA
Federation
NABBA
Divisions
3
Competitors
18

Results by Division

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Mr Universe 1982 Results

John Terilli Champion

1982 USA

Mr Universe 1982 was held in USA. The Men's Open Bodybuilding - Medium title went to John Terilli.

Medium confidence Historical/community source Updated September 2, 2026 Accurate?

Defending Medium champion Filippo Massaroni, who won in 1981, did not return.

About this show

Full placings from the Mr Universe 1982 in USA, where 3 divisions were judged across Men's Open Bodybuilding - Medium, Men's Open Bodybuilding - Short and Men's Open Bodybuilding - Tall. 18 athletes from 8 countries competed.

Top 3 Men's Open Bodybuilding - Medium

1st
John Terilli
John Terilli
Australia
2nd
Ian Dowe
Ian Dowe
United Kingdom
3rd
Vince Brown
Vince Brown
United Kingdom

Men's Open Bodybuilding - Medium

Men's Open Bodybuilding - Short

Men's Open Bodybuilding - Tall

Place Athlete Country
1st John Brown Title defense, 2nd win here United States
2nd Rufus Howard United States
3rd Bob Esprit Netherlands
4th Phil Rohde United States
5th Patrick Nicholls Barbados
6th Livingston Jeffers Canada

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 1980.

Past winners of this event

Winner of the headline division for each edition of this event on record.
Year Winner Division
1948 John Grimek Open
1947 Steve Stanko Open
What this page holds

The placings as recorded, and nothing past them

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