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Pro Mr World 1978

Pro Mr World 1978 was held in USA. The Men's Open Bodybuilding title went to Anibal Lopez.

Year
1978
Date
Jan 1, 1978
Location
USA
Federation
WBBG
Divisions
1
Competitors
3

Results by Division

Division Winner Runner-up
Men's Open Bodybuilding Anibal Lopez Pat Neve
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Pro Mr World 1978

Anibal Lopez Champion

1978 USA Dec 31, 1977

Pro Mr World 1978 was held in USA. The Men's Open Bodybuilding title went to Anibal Lopez.

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

Defending champion Serge Nubret, who won in 1977, did not return.

Top 3 Men's Open Bodybuilding

1st
Anibal Lopez
Anibal Lopez
United States
2nd
Pat Neve
Pat Neve
United States
3rd
Steve Reed
Steve Reed
United States

Pro Mr World 1978 contested 1 division across 3 athletes. Anibal Lopez 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 Anibal Lopez First Pro Mr World title United States
2nd Pat Neve United States
3rd Steve Reed United States

Official scores are unavailable.

Complete Results updated March 12, 2026 Source: MuscleMemory

This edition in context

Competitors
3
Divisions
1
Size rank
7 of 10

The biggest field since 1977.

Past winners of this event

Winner of the headline division for each edition of this event on record.
Year Winner Division
1980 Anibal Lopez Open
1979 Tony Pearson Open
1978 Anibal Lopez Open
1977 Serge Nubret Open
1976 Tony Emmott Open
1975 Boyer Coe Open
1974 Boyer Coe Open
1973 Boyer Coe Open
1972 Boyer Coe Open
1971 Boyer Coe Open

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What this page holds

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.