Mr Universe 1988
Mr Universe 1988 was held in USA. The Men's Open Bodybuilding - Junior title went to Ian Harrison.
- Year
- 1988
- Location
- USA
- Federation
- NABBA
- Divisions
- 4
- Competitors
- 48
Results by Division
Mr Universe 1988 Results
Mr Universe 1988 was held in USA. The Men's Open Bodybuilding - Junior title went to Ian Harrison.
Defending Junior champion Steve Avery, who won in 1987, did not return.
About this show
Full placings from the Mr Universe 1988 in USA, where 4 divisions were judged across Men's Open Bodybuilding - Junior, Men's Open Bodybuilding - Medium, Men's Open Bodybuilding - Short and Men's Open Bodybuilding - Tall. 48 athletes from 4 countries competed.
Top 3 Men's Open Bodybuilding - Junior
Men's Open Bodybuilding - Junior
| Place | Athlete | Country |
|---|---|---|
| 1st | Ian Harrison First recorded win | United Kingdom |
| 2nd | Leonard St Cyr | United Kingdom |
| 3rd | Enrico Salviot | United States |
| 4th | Shannon Monroe | United States |
| 5th | Mario Santarelli | United States |
| 6th | Graeme McLean | United Kingdom |
Official scores are unavailable.
Men's Open Bodybuilding - Medium
| Place | Athlete | Country |
|---|---|---|
| 1st | Casey Kucharyk First Mr Universe title | United States |
| 2nd | Stefano Ciaraldi | United States |
| 3rd | Simon Lancaster | United Kingdom |
| 4th | Claudio Mostacci | United States |
| 5th | Tony Francis | United Kingdom |
| 6th | Werner Schneider | United States |
| 7th | Graeme Corner | United Kingdom |
| 8th | Kevin McNamara | United States |
| participated | Roy Martin | United States |
| participated | Josef Adler | United States |
| participated | Darryl Anderson | United Kingdom |
| participated | Enzo Giuffre | Australia |
| participated | Eddy Van Laere | United States |
| participated | J P Valmier | United States |
| participated | Brendan Surgeonor | United Kingdom |
Official scores are unavailable.
Men's Open Bodybuilding - Short
| Place | Athlete | Country |
|---|---|---|
| 1st | Victor Terra First Mr Universe title | United States |
| 2nd | Sammy Ioannidis | Australia |
| 3rd | Robert Wall | United Kingdom |
| 4th | Gunter Osweiler | United States |
| 5th | Terry Fisher | United Kingdom |
| 6th | Terry Phillips | United Kingdom |
| 7th | Adrian Stones | United Kingdom |
| 8th | Max Pangerl | United States |
| 9th | Leonard Pacino | United States |
| participated | Bruce Leong | United States |
| participated | Kevin Duggan | United Kingdom |
| participated | John Danckaert | United States |
| participated | Ralph Piers | United States |
Official scores are unavailable.
Men's Open Bodybuilding - Tall
| Place | Athlete | Country |
|---|---|---|
| 1st | Linkie Wilson | United Kingdom |
| 2nd | Gary Lewer | Australia |
| 3rd | Owen Neil | United Kingdom |
| 4th | Eddie Ellwood | United Kingdom |
| 5th | Jefferson King | United Kingdom |
| 6th | Peter Moen | United States |
| 7th | Shaun Davis | United Kingdom |
| 8th | Markus Müller | United States |
| participated | Charles Lotter | United States |
| participated | Jan Van Roy | Belgium |
| participated | Lionel Kearns | United States |
| participated | Erwin Bran | United States |
| participated | Jackson Njue | United States |
| participated | Allen Yates | United Kingdom |
Official scores are unavailable.
Complete Results updated July 12, 2026 Source: MuscleMemory
This edition in context
- Competitors
- 48
- Divisions
- 4
- Size rank
- 20 of 72
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.
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