Mr World 1970
Mr World 1970 was held in USA. The Men's Open Bodybuilding - Medium title went to Rick Wayne.
- Year
- 1970
- Location
- USA
- Federation
- IFBB
- Divisions
- 5
- Competitors
- 19
Results by Division
Mr World 1970 Results
Mr World 1970 was held in USA. The Men's Open Bodybuilding - Medium title went to Rick Wayne.
Defending Open champion Tony Carroll, who won in 1969, did not return.
About this show
Full placings from the Mr World 1970 in USA, where 5 divisions were judged across Men's Open Bodybuilding - Medium, Men's Open Bodybuilding - Pro Short, Men's Open Bodybuilding - Pro Tall, Men's Open Bodybuilding - Short and Men's Open Bodybuilding - Tall. 19 athletes from 6 countries competed.
Top 3 Men's Open Bodybuilding - Medium
Men's Open Bodybuilding - Medium
| Place | Athlete | Country |
|---|---|---|
| 1st | Rick Wayne 2nd win here | Saint Lucia |
| 2nd | Roy Callendar | Canada |
| 3rd | Steve Burnett | United States |
Official scores are unavailable.
Men's Open Bodybuilding - Pro Short
| Place | Athlete | Country |
|---|---|---|
| 1st | Franco Columbu First Mr World title | Italy |
| 2nd | Boyer Coe | United States |
| 3rd | Ladislav Szalay | United States |
Official scores are unavailable.
Men's Open Bodybuilding - Pro Tall
| Place | Athlete | Country |
|---|---|---|
| 1st | Arnold Schwarzenegger First Mr World title | Austria |
| 2nd | Sergio Oliva | Cuba |
| 3rd | Dave Draper | United States |
Official scores are unavailable.
Multiple class winners. This division was recorded without its weight classes, so several athletes share first place - each won a different class. These placements are not a single ranking and no overall champion can be identified from them.
Men's Open Bodybuilding - Short
Our source records 2 athletes in first place for this division, which cannot all be right. The placings below are shown exactly as recorded, and this division is being checked against the official scorecard.
| Place | Athlete | Country |
|---|---|---|
| 1st | Curtis Haywood | United States |
| 1st | Franco Columbu | Italy |
| 2nd | Johnny Maldonado | United States |
| 2nd | Anibal Lopez | United States |
| 3rd | Elliot Gilchrist | United States |
| 3rd | James Handley | United States |
Official scores are unavailable.
Multiple class winners. This division was recorded without its weight classes, so several athletes share first place - each won a different class. These placements are not a single ranking and no overall champion can be identified from them.
Men's Open Bodybuilding - Tall
Our source records 2 athletes in first place for this division, which cannot all be right. The placings below are shown exactly as recorded, and this division is being checked against the official scorecard.
| Place | Athlete | Country |
|---|---|---|
| 1st | Ken Waller | United States |
| 1st | Dave Draper | United States |
| 2nd | Vic Downs | Canada |
| 2nd | Gene Massey | United States |
| 3rd | Kent Kuehn | United States |
| 3rd | Franklyn Greene | United States |
Official scores are unavailable.
Complete Results updated March 12, 2026 Source: MuscleMemory
This edition in context
- Competitors
- 19
- Divisions
- 5
- Size rank
- 6 of 20
The biggest field since 1969.
Past winners of this event
| 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 |
The placings as recorded, and nothing past them
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