Mr Universe 1983
Mr Universe 1983 was held in USA. The Men's Open Bodybuilding - Medium title went to Vince Brown.
- Year
- 1983
- Date
- Oct 15, 1983
- Location
- USA
- Federation
- NABBA
- Divisions
- 3
- Competitors
- 21
Results by Division
Mr Universe 1983
Mr Universe 1983 was held in USA. The Men's Open Bodybuilding - Medium title went to Vince Brown.
Defending Medium champion John Terilli, who won in 1982, did not return.
Top 3 Men's Open Bodybuilding - Medium
Mr Universe 1983 contested 3 divisions across 21 athletes, competitors from 8 countries. Vince Brown 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 | Vince Brown First recorded win | United Kingdom |
| 2nd | Eugene Laviscount | United Kingdom |
| 3rd | Robert Reis | United States |
| 4th | Peter Andreas | Netherlands |
| 5th | Eduardo DeLaAsuncion | United States |
| 6th | Graham Pearce | United States |
| 7th | Guy Verlinden | Belgium |
Official scores are unavailable.
Men's Open Bodybuilding - Short
| Place | Athlete | Country |
|---|---|---|
| 1st | Terry Phillips Title defense, 4th win here | United Kingdom |
| 2nd | Mike Sable | United States |
| 3rd | Larry Bernstein | United States |
| 4th | Billy Knight | United States |
| 5th | Adolf Ziegner | Austria |
| 6th | Tony Sullivan | United Kingdom |
| 7th | Eric Pieters | Belgium |
Official scores are unavailable.
Men's Open Bodybuilding - Tall
| Place | Athlete | Country |
|---|---|---|
| 1st | Jeff King First Mr Universe title | United States |
| 2nd | John Brown | United States |
| 3rd | Marty Vranicar | United States |
| 4th | Gary Lewer | Australia |
| 5th | Franz Bach | Germany |
| 6th | Patrick Nicholls | Barbados |
| 7th | Jackson Njue | United States |
Official scores are unavailable.
Complete Results updated March 12, 2026 Source: MuscleMemory
This edition in context
- Competitors
- 21
- Divisions
- 3
- Size rank
- 41 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.