Universe 1962
Universe 1962 was held in USA. The Men's Open Bodybuilding title went to Kingsley Poitier.
- Year
- 1962
- Location
- USA
- Federation
- IFBB
- Divisions
- 4
- Competitors
- 10
Results by Division
| Division | Winner | Runner-up |
|---|---|---|
| Men's Open Bodybuilding | Kingsley Poitier | – |
| Men's Open Bodybuilding - Medium | George Eiferman | Burnell Williams |
| Men's Open Bodybuilding - Short | Freddy Ortiz | Gerald Boily |
| Men's Open Bodybuilding - Tall | Jean-Charles St Mars | Gene Shuey |
Universe 1962 Results
Universe 1962 was held in USA. The Men's Open Bodybuilding title went to Kingsley Poitier.
Defending Medium champion Tony Bartoli, who won in 1960, did not return.
About this show
Full placings from the Universe 1962 in USA, where 4 divisions were judged across Men's Open Bodybuilding, Men's Open Bodybuilding - Medium, Men's Open Bodybuilding - Short and Men's Open Bodybuilding - Tall. 10 athletes from 3 countries competed.
Men's Open Bodybuilding
Only the winner of this division was recorded by the source. The full placings are not in the database.
| Place | Athlete | Country |
|---|---|---|
| 1st | Kingsley Poitier First recorded win | United States |
Official scores are unavailable.
Men's Open Bodybuilding - Medium
| Place | Athlete | Country |
|---|---|---|
| 1st | George Eiferman First Universe title | United States |
| 2nd | Burnell Williams | United States |
| 3rd | Sydney Roberson | United Kingdom |
Official scores are unavailable.
Men's Open Bodybuilding - Short
| Place | Athlete | Country |
|---|---|---|
| 1st | Freddy Ortiz First recorded win | United States |
| 2nd | Gerald Boily | United States |
| 3rd | Jimmy Ferri | United States |
Official scores are unavailable.
Men's Open Bodybuilding - Tall
| Place | Athlete | Country |
|---|---|---|
| 1st | Jean-Charles St Mars First Universe title | Canada |
| 2nd | Gene Shuey | United States |
| 3rd | Charles Harve | Canada |
Official scores are unavailable.
Complete Results updated March 12, 2026 Source: MuscleMemory
This edition in context
- Competitors
- 10
- Divisions
- 4
- Size rank
- 41 of 55
Past winners of this event
| Year | Winner | Division |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | Samantha Feenburg | Physique |
| 2016 | Cemile Tarim | Bodybuilding |
| 2015 | Franca Cal | Bodybuilding |
| 2014 | Enza Cordio | Bodybuilding |
| 2000 | Olga Tikhonova | Bodybuilding |
| 1999 | Taylor Young | Bodybuilding |
| 1998 | Julia Abel | Open |
| 1989 | Tatjana Scholl | Bodybuilding |
| 1988 | Lisa Campbell | Bodybuilding |
| 1987 | Connie McCloskey | Bodybuilding |
| 1986 | Monika Steiner | Bodybuilding |
| 1979 | Karen Griffiths | Open |
| 1978 | Sandra Kong | Open |
| 1968 | Frank Zane | 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 and competitor count show only when the source supplied them. A field left out means nothing was sourced for it, never a zero.
- A date shows only where the source recorded the day of the show. Most historical listings give a year or a month and nothing finer, so those editions are dated by year alone rather than by a day we would have had to invent.
- 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.