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Mr Venice Beach 1963

Mr Venice Beach 1963 was held in Los Angeles, CA, USA. The Men's Open Bodybuilding title went to Bernie Ernst.

Year
1963
Date
Jan 1, 1963
Divisions
1
Competitors
2

Results by Division

Division Winner Runner-up
Men's Open Bodybuilding Bernie Ernst Dick Sweet
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Mr Venice Beach 1963

Bernie Ernst Champion

1963 Los Angeles, CA, USA Dec 31, 1962

Mr Venice Beach 1963 was held in Los Angeles, CA, USA. The Men's Open Bodybuilding title went to Bernie Ernst.

Medium confidence Historical/community source Updated August 8, 2026 Accurate?

Defending champion John Tristram, who won in 1962, did not return.

Mr Venice Beach 1963 contested 1 division across 2 athletes. Bernie Ernst took Men's Open Bodybuilding. No round scores were published for this event, so placings are shown without them.

Men's Open Bodybuilding

Place Athlete Country
1st Bernie Ernst First recorded win United States
2nd Dick Sweet United States

Official scores are unavailable.

Complete Results updated March 12, 2026 Source: MuscleMemory

This edition in context

Competitors
2
Divisions
1
Size rank
10 of 16

The biggest field since 1962.

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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.