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Mr World 1938

Mr World 1938 was held in USA. The Men's Open Bodybuilding title went to Emile Bonnet.

Year
1938
Location
USA
Divisions
1
Competitors
11

Results by Division

Division Winner Runner-up
Men's Open Bodybuilding Emile Bonnet Tino Crisa
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Mr World 1938 Results

Emile Bonnet Champion

1938 USA

Mr World 1938 was held in USA. The Men's Open Bodybuilding title went to Emile Bonnet.

Medium confidence Historical/community source Updated September 1, 2026 Accurate?

About this show

Full placings from the Mr World 1938 in USA, where 1 division was judged across Men's Open Bodybuilding. 11 athletes from 2 countries competed.

Top 3 Men's Open Bodybuilding

1st
Emile Bonnet
France
2nd
Tino Crisa
France
3rd
Jean Pitet
France

Men's Open Bodybuilding

Place Athlete Country
1st Emile Bonnet First recorded win France
2nd Tino Crisa France
3rd Jean Pitet France
4th Oscar Heidenstam Cyprus
5th Henri Evrot France
6th Roger Legrand France
7th Michel Pallares France
8th Pierre Cottier France
9th Marcel Perquier France
10th Benhaim France
11th Jacques Pascal France

Official scores are unavailable.

Complete Results updated March 12, 2026 Source: MuscleMemory

This edition in context

Competitors
11
Divisions
1
Size rank
11 of 20

Past winners of this event

Winner of the headline division for each edition of this event on record.
Year Winner Division
1976 Bertil Fox Open
1974 Ian Lawrence Open
1973 Roy Duval Open
1972 Ron Thompson Open
1971 Albert Beckles Open
1969 Tony Carroll Open
1948 Steve Reeves Open
1938 Emile Bonnet Open
What this page holds

The placings as recorded, and nothing past them

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