Mr Universe 1999
Mr Universe 1999 was held in USA. The Men's Open Bodybuilding - Medium title went to Franco Male.
- Year
- 1999
- Date
- Oct 15, 1999
- Location
- USA
- Federation
- NABBA
- Divisions
- 5
- Competitors
- 62
Results by Division
| Division | Winner | Runner-up |
|---|---|---|
| Men's Open Bodybuilding - Medium | Franco Male | Ronny Rockel |
| Men's Open Bodybuilding - Medium Tall | Simon Cohen | René Meier |
| Men's Open Bodybuilding - Short | Andrew Haynes | Antonio Mirante |
| Men's Open Bodybuilding - Tall | Giovani Thompson | Kin Mitchell |
| Other Divisions - Masters | Peter Andreas | John Lee |
Mr Universe 1999
Mr Universe 1999 was held in USA. The Men's Open Bodybuilding - Medium title went to Franco Male.
Defending Medium champion Steve Creighton, who won in 1998, did not return.
Top 3 Men's Open Bodybuilding - Medium
Mr Universe 1999 contested 5 divisions across 62 athletes, 4 open and 1 age-restricted Masters, competitors from 7 countries. Franco Male 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 | Franco Male First recorded win | United States |
| 2nd | Ronny Rockel | Germany |
| 3rd | Michael Sheridan | United Kingdom |
| 4th | Ramsford Smith | United Kingdom |
| 5th | Charles Duca | Australia |
| 6th | Fabien Gil | United States |
| 7th | Harold Pennie | United Kingdom |
| 8th | Pascal Delhoume | United States |
| participated | Desmond Rowe | United Kingdom |
| participated | Stephen Barnes | United Kingdom |
| participated | Edward Darko | United States |
| participated | Rudy Huygaerts | United States |
| participated | Pierre Mifsud | United States |
| participated | Ray Polfliet | Netherlands |
Official scores are unavailable.
Men's Open Bodybuilding - Medium Tall
| Place | Athlete | Country |
|---|---|---|
| 1st | Simon Cohen Title defense, 2nd win here | United Kingdom |
| 2nd | René Meier | United States |
| 3rd | Helge Seliger | Germany |
| 4th | Billy Leahy | United States |
| 5th | Eric Tilman | Netherlands |
| 6th | Eugene Buys | Netherlands |
| 7th | John Buchanan | United States |
| 8th | Eugene Van Der Westhuizen | United States |
| participated | Boris Chamraev | United States |
| participated | Buddy Dreimann | United States |
| participated | Alan Micallef | United States |
| participated | Stephen Ward | United Kingdom |
| participated | Dominic Schieda | United States |
Official scores are unavailable.
Men's Open Bodybuilding - Short
| Place | Athlete | Country |
|---|---|---|
| 1st | Andrew Haynes Title defense, 2nd win here | United States |
| 2nd | Antonio Mirante | United States |
| 3rd | Joaquiu Rosa | United States |
| 4th | Nick Jones | Australia |
| 5th | Oliver Ripert | France |
| 6th | Alison Maria | Netherlands |
| participated | Marlon Mijnals | Netherlands |
| participated | Michael Jurgen | United States |
Official scores are unavailable.
Men's Open Bodybuilding - Tall
| Place | Athlete | Country |
|---|---|---|
| 1st | Giovani Thompson First recorded win | United Kingdom |
| 2nd | Kin Mitchell | Netherlands |
| 3rd | Sergei Ogorodnikov | Russia |
| 4th | Bernd Fullner | United States |
| 5th | Mike Campbell | United States |
| 6th | Patrick Warner | United Kingdom |
| 7th | Chris Wall | United Kingdom |
| 8th | Gary Guinn | United States |
| participated | Johan Groenewald | United States |
| participated | Carl Rung | United Kingdom |
| participated | Vince Vasiliou | United Kingdom |
| participated | Zoran Vejic | United States |
| participated | Rudolf Frey | United States |
Official scores are unavailable.
Masters divisions
Age-graded classes, judged separately from the open divisions above.
Other Divisions - Masters Men
| Place | Athlete | Country |
|---|---|---|
| 1st | Peter Andreas First recorded win | Netherlands |
| 2nd | John Lee | United Kingdom |
| 3rd | Jack Wadsworth | United States |
| 4th | Werner Schneider | United States |
| 5th | Don Mahoney | United States |
| 6th | Patrick Collard | United Kingdom |
| 7th | Graham Lakey | United Kingdom |
| 8th | Tony Rizzo | Australia |
| participated | Boy Bax | United States |
| participated | Ronny DeWinter | United States |
| participated | David Griffin | United States |
| participated | Viacheslav Liakin | United States |
| participated | Kevin Poll | United Kingdom |
| participated | Joseph Sasso | United States |
Official scores are unavailable.
Complete Results updated July 12, 2026 Source: MuscleMemory
This edition in context
- Competitors
- 62
- Divisions
- 5
- Size rank
- 17 of 72
The biggest field since 1997.
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.
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