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
- Location
- Los Angeles, CA, USA
- Divisions
- 1
- Competitors
- 2
Results by Division
| Division | Winner | Runner-up |
|---|---|---|
| Men's Open Bodybuilding | Bernie Ernst | Dick Sweet |
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.
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.
Past winners of this event
| Year | Winner | Division |
|---|---|---|
| 1980 | Kim Allyn | Open |
| 1976 | Andreas Cahling | Open |
| 1971 | Art Peacock | Open |
| 1970 | Art Peacock | Open |
| 1969 | Leon Brown | Open |
| 1968 | Steve Reno | Open |
| 1967 | Peter Caputo | Open |
| 1966 | Bill Howard | Open |
| 1963 | Bernie Ernst | Open |
| 1962 | John Tristram | Open |
| 1961 | Don Scott | Open |
| 1957 | Charles Collras | Open |
| 1956 | Doug Strohl | Open |
| 1955 | Harry Schwartz | 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.
- 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.

