Mr Universe 1997
Mr Universe 1997 was held in USA. The Men's Open Bodybuilding - Medium title went to Grant Thomas.
- Year
- 1997
- Date
- Oct 15, 1997
- Location
- USA
- Federation
- NABBA
- Divisions
- 5
- Competitors
- 81
Results by Division
| Division | Winner | Runner-up |
|---|---|---|
| Men's Open Bodybuilding - Medium | Grant Thomas | Carlo Sic |
| Men's Open Bodybuilding - Medium Tall | Dirk Karrengarn | Simon Cohen |
| Men's Open Bodybuilding - Short | Frank Vassil | Oliver Ripert |
| Men's Open Bodybuilding - Tall | Gary Lister | Sergei Ogorodnikov |
| Other Divisions - Masters | John Citrone | Bernd Prause |
Mr Universe 1997
Mr Universe 1997 was held in USA. The Men's Open Bodybuilding - Medium title went to Grant Thomas.
Defending Medium champion Billy Jones, who won in 1996, did not return.
Top 3 Men's Open Bodybuilding - Medium
Mr Universe 1997 contested 5 divisions across 81 athletes, 4 open and 1 age-restricted Masters, competitors from 8 countries. Grant Thomas took Men's Open Bodybuilding - Medium. 5 divisions crowned a champion; each is judged independently. No round scores were published for this event, so placings are shown without them.
Masters divisions 1
Men's Open Bodybuilding - Medium
| Place | Athlete | Country |
|---|---|---|
| 1st | Grant Thomas First recorded win | United Kingdom |
| 2nd | Carlo Sic | United States |
| 3rd | Steve Creighton | United Kingdom |
| 4th | Graham Black | United Kingdom |
| 5th | Pascal Delhoume | United States |
| 6th | Ramsford Smith | United Kingdom |
| 7th | Derek Saunders | United Kingdom |
| 8th | Jamie Manuel | United Kingdom |
| 9th | Gary Vandenberg | Australia |
| 10th | Paul House | United Kingdom |
| 11th | Rui Mu | Australia |
| participated | Antonio Jose Neto Sousa | United States |
| participated | Kenneth Clarke | United Kingdom |
| participated | Sergei Diorodnov | United States |
| participated | Clinton Fleischack | United States |
| participated | Fabien Gil | United States |
| participated | Peco Kotevski | United States |
| participated | Greg Leighton | United States |
| participated | Stephen Lloyd | United Kingdom |
| participated | Alex Stukanov | United States |
Official scores are unavailable.
Men's Open Bodybuilding - Medium Tall
| Place | Athlete | Country |
|---|---|---|
| 1st | Dirk Karrengarn | United States |
| 2nd | Simon Cohen | United Kingdom |
| 3rd | Eric Tilman | Netherlands |
| 4th | Paolo Tamarri | United States |
| 5th | Thomas Balingen | Netherlands |
| 6th | Justin Wessels | United States |
| 7th | René Meier | United States |
| 8th | John Verstegen | Netherlands |
| 9th | Eugene Buys | Netherlands |
| 10th | Tony Modral | United States |
| participated | Dominic Schieda | United States |
| participated | Wayne Hainton | United States |
| participated | Patrick Coppens | Netherlands |
| participated | Buddy Dreimann | United States |
| participated | Vincent Wedderburn | United Kingdom |
| participated | Steve Tylee | United Kingdom |
| participated | Wayne Tancock | United Kingdom |
| participated | Kostas Spiropoulos | United States |
| participated | Pierre Perrier | United States |
| participated | Theunis Olckers | United States |
| participated | Javier Martinez Izquierdo | United States |
| participated | Graham Madderson | United States |
| participated | Nove Hadzistajanov | United States |
| participated | Tony Zerafa | United States |
Official scores are unavailable.
Men's Open Bodybuilding - Short
| Place | Athlete | Country |
|---|---|---|
| 1st | Frank Vassil First Mr Universe title | United States |
| 2nd | Oliver Ripert | France |
| 3rd | Roy Menig | Netherlands |
| 4th | Nick Jones | Australia |
| 5th | Massimo Travan | United States |
| 6th | Ian Lloyd | United States |
| 7th | Sammy Ayochok | Philippines |
| 8th | Steve Wright | United Kingdom |
Official scores are unavailable.
Men's Open Bodybuilding - Tall
| Place | Athlete | Country |
|---|---|---|
| 1st | Gary Lister | United Kingdom |
| 2nd | Sergei Ogorodnikov | Russia |
| 3rd | Dayo Audi | United Kingdom |
| 4th | Kin Mitchell | Netherlands |
| 5th | Chris Sneddon | United States |
| 6th | Gary Guinn | United States |
| 7th | Lee Apperson | United States |
| 8th | Randy Vogelzang | Netherlands |
| participated | Eric Schembri | United States |
| participated | Pierre Van Der Westhuizen | United States |
| participated | Gerhard Pretorius | United States |
| participated | Wim Jooren | Netherlands |
| participated | Trevor Crouch | Netherlands |
Official scores are unavailable.
Masters divisions
Age-graded classes, judged separately from the open divisions above.
Other Divisions - Masters Men
| Place | Athlete | Country |
|---|---|---|
| 1st | John Citrone 5th win here | United Kingdom |
| 2nd | Bernd Prause | United States |
| 3rd | Kym Johncock | Australia |
| 4th | Jean Francois Lacroix | United States |
| 5th | Don Mahoney | United States |
| 6th | Aivars Visockis | United States |
| 7th | Patrick Collard | United Kingdom |
| 8th | Graham Lakey | United Kingdom |
| 9th | Earl Madoera | Netherlands |
| 10th | Jan Brink | United States |
| participated | Zvi Soika | United States |
| participated | Willi Bendel | United States |
| participated | John Brooks | United States |
| participated | Henry Caulker | Canada |
| participated | Wim Jooren | Netherlands |
| participated | Vidmantas Malakauskas | United States |
| participated | Massimo Scafoletti | United States |
Official scores are unavailable.
Complete Results updated July 12, 2026 Source: MuscleMemory
This edition in context
- Competitors
- 81
- Divisions
- 5
- Size rank
- 12 of 72
The biggest field since 1996.
Past winners of this event
| Year | Winner | Division |
|---|---|---|
| 1948 | John Grimek | Open |
| 1947 | Steve Stanko | Open |
The placings as recorded, and nothing past them
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