Mr World 1974
Mr World 1974 was held in USA. The Men's Open Bodybuilding title went to Walter O'Malley.
- Year
- 1974
- Location
- USA
- Federation
- IFBB
- Divisions
- 5
- Competitors
- 38
Results by Division
Mr World 1974 Results
Mr World 1974 was held in USA. The Men's Open Bodybuilding title went to Walter O'Malley.
Defending Open champion Roy Duval, who won in 1973, did not return.
About this show
Full placings from the Mr World 1974 in USA, where 5 divisions were judged across Men's Open Bodybuilding, Men's Open Bodybuilding - Medium, Men's Open Bodybuilding - Short and Men's Open Bodybuilding - Tall. 38 athletes from 3 countries competed.
Top 3 Men's Open Bodybuilding
Men's Open Bodybuilding
| Place | Athlete | Country |
|---|---|---|
| 1st | Walter O'Malley First recorded win | United Kingdom |
| 2nd | Ian Lawrence | United Kingdom |
| 3rd | Willie Johnson | United States |
| 4th | Sammie Willis | United States |
| 5th | Chen Choy Wint | Jamaica |
Official scores are unavailable.
Men's Open Bodybuilding
| Place | Athlete | Country |
|---|---|---|
| 1st | Ian Lawrence First recorded win | United Kingdom |
| 2nd | Walter O'Malley | United Kingdom |
| 3rd | Willie Johnson | United States |
| 4th | Chen Choy Wint | Jamaica |
| 5th | Sammie Willis | 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 - Medium
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 | Eddie McDonough | United Kingdom |
| 1st | Franklyn Greene | United States |
| 2nd | Lawrence Samuel | United States |
| 2nd | Skip Robinson | United States |
| 3rd | Steve Burnett | United States |
| 3rd | Ken DiAngelo | United States |
| participated | George Clark | United States |
| participated | Jim Davis | United States |
| participated | Greg Long | United States |
| participated | Charles Buser | United States |
| participated | C F Smith | United States |
| participated | Harold Bakkelund | United States |
| participated | Paul Santos | 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 | Ian Lawrence | United Kingdom |
| 1st | Ed Corney | United States |
| 2nd | Johnny Maldonado | United States |
| 2nd | Sammie Willis | United States |
| 3rd | Paul Price | United States |
| 3rd | Elliot Gilchrist | United States |
| 4th | Fumio Seki | United States |
| participated | Danny Padilla | United States |
| participated | George Rumas | United States |
| participated | Greg Silha | United States |
| participated | Bob May | United States |
| participated | John Boos | United States |
| participated | Don Blue | United States |
| participated | Steve Borodinsky | 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 | Bill Grant | United States |
| 1st | Walter O'Malley | United Kingdom |
| 2nd | Willie Johnson | United States |
| 2nd | Errol Kattaroo | United States |
| 3rd | Chen Choy Wint | Jamaica |
| 3rd | Louis Sa | United States |
| participated | Michael Dayton | United States |
| participated | Charles Loesch | United States |
| participated | Douglas Thomalla | United States |
| participated | Sam Sanchez | United States |
| participated | Michael Richards | United States |
Official scores are unavailable.
Complete Results updated July 12, 2026 Source: MuscleMemory
This edition in context
- Competitors
- 38
- Divisions
- 5
- Size rank
- 1 of 20
The biggest edition on record, across 20 we hold.
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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