Mr Universe 2006
Mr Universe 2006 was held in USA. The Men's Open Bodybuilding - Junior title went to Vitaly Gerasimov.
- Year
- 2006
- Date
- Oct 15, 2006
- Location
- USA
- Federation
- NABBA
- Divisions
- 7
- Competitors
- 42
Results by Division
| Division | Winner | Runner-up |
|---|---|---|
| Men's Open Bodybuilding - Junior | Vitaly Gerasimov | Damien Cloete |
| Men's Open Bodybuilding - Medium | Neset Icli | Alexandre Nataf |
| Men's Open Bodybuilding - Medium Tall | Tomas Bures (Tomáš Bureš) | Alistair Smyth |
| Men's Open Bodybuilding - Short | Paul Sutton | Marilândio Ponchet |
| Men's Open Bodybuilding - Tall | Alexej Netesanov | Julio Cesar Balestrin |
| Other Divisions - Masters 40+ | Jan DeWeerd | Dayo Audi |
| Other Divisions - Masters 50+ | Bernie Cooper | Andrzej Brzezinski |
Mr Universe 2006
Mr Universe 2006 was held in USA. The Men's Open Bodybuilding - Junior title went to Vitaly Gerasimov.
Defending Junior champion Marvin Nagelbloem, who won in 2005, did not return.
Top 3 Men's Open Bodybuilding - Junior
Mr Universe 2006 contested 7 divisions across 42 athletes, 5 open and 2 age-restricted Masters, competitors from 8 countries. Vitaly Gerasimov took Men's Open Bodybuilding - Junior. 7 divisions crowned a champion; each is judged independently. No round scores were published for this event, so placings are shown without them.
Masters divisions 2
Men's Open Bodybuilding - Junior
| Place | Athlete | Country |
|---|---|---|
| 1st | Vitaly Gerasimov | United States |
| 2nd | Damien Cloete | United States |
| 3rd | Giovanni Azpeitia | Canada |
| 4th | Nathan De Asha | France |
| 5th | Graison Horn | United States |
| 6th | Lucky Hatzipantelis | Australia |
Official scores are unavailable.
Men's Open Bodybuilding - Medium
| Place | Athlete | Country |
|---|---|---|
| 1st | Neset Icli | United States |
| 2nd | Alexandre Nataf | France |
| 3rd | Phil Carlon | United States |
| 4th | Fernando Noronha Almeida | United States |
| 5th | Charles Duca | Australia |
| 6th | Fabio Augusto Dos Santos | United States |
Official scores are unavailable.
Men's Open Bodybuilding - Medium Tall
| Place | Athlete | Country |
|---|---|---|
| 1st | Tomas Bures (Tomáš Bureš) | Canada |
| 2nd | Alistair Smyth | United Kingdom |
| 3rd | Babak Moaeri | United States |
| 4th | Bruno Matias | France |
| 5th | Samuel Vieira | United States |
| 6th | Darren Smith | United Kingdom |
Official scores are unavailable.
Men's Open Bodybuilding - Short
| Place | Athlete | Country |
|---|---|---|
| 1st | Paul Sutton First Mr Universe title | United Kingdom |
| 2nd | Marilândio Ponchet | United States |
| 3rd | Leo Flores | Mexico |
| 4th | Jerry Koolhoven | United States |
| 5th | Darryl Aldis | United Kingdom |
| 6th | Paul Lans | Netherlands |
Official scores are unavailable.
Men's Open Bodybuilding - Tall
| Place | Athlete | Country |
|---|---|---|
| 1st | Alexej Netesanov | United States |
| 2nd | Julio Cesar Balestrin | United States |
| 3rd | Gino Barrios | United States |
| 4th | Neven Corak | United States |
| 5th | Radek Lonc | Czech Republic |
| 6th | Elias Triantafillou | United States |
Official scores are unavailable.
Masters divisions
Age-graded classes, judged separately from the open divisions above.
Other Divisions - Masters 40+ Men
| Place | Athlete | Country |
|---|---|---|
| 1st | Jan DeWeerd | Netherlands |
| 2nd | Dayo Audi | United Kingdom |
| 3rd | Hugh Ross | United States |
| 4th | Grant King | Australia |
| 5th | Aivars Visockis | United States |
| 6th | David Steele | United Kingdom |
Official scores are unavailable.
Other Divisions - Masters 50+ Men
| Place | Athlete | Country |
|---|---|---|
| 1st | Bernie Cooper First Mr Universe title | United Kingdom |
| 2nd | Andrzej Brzezinski | United States |
| 3rd | Tony Rizzo | Australia |
| 4th | Graham Park | United Kingdom |
| 5th | Earl Maduro | United States |
| 6th | Mauri Heikkinen | United States |
Official scores are unavailable.
Complete Results updated March 12, 2026 Source: MuscleMemory
This edition in context
- Competitors
- 42
- Divisions
- 7
- Size rank
- 30 of 72
The biggest field since 2004.
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.
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