Universe 1968
Universe 1968 was held in USA. The Men's Open Bodybuilding title went to Frank Zane.
- Year
- 1968
- Date
- Nov 15, 1968
- Location
- USA
- Federation
- IFBB
- Divisions
- 1
- Competitors
- 8
Results by Division
| Division | Winner | Runner-up |
|---|---|---|
| Men's Open Bodybuilding | Frank Zane | Arnold Schwarzenegger |
Universe 1968
Universe 1968 was held in USA. The Men's Open Bodybuilding title went to Frank Zane.
Defending Most Muscular champion Vic Downs placed 7th.
Top 3 Men's Open Bodybuilding
Universe 1968 contested 1 division across 8 athletes, competitors from 4 countries. Frank Zane 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 | Frank Zane 2nd win here | United States |
| 2nd | Arnold Schwarzenegger | Austria |
| 3rd | Johnny Maldonado | United States |
| 4th | Don Peters | United States |
| 5th | Pierre Vandensteen | Belgium |
| 6th | Roy Callendar | Canada |
| 7th | Vic Downs | Canada |
| 8th | Christopher Forde | Canada |
Official scores are unavailable.
Complete Results updated March 12, 2026 Source: MuscleMemory
This edition in context
- Competitors
- 8
- Divisions
- 1
- Size rank
- 50 of 55
The biggest field since 1965.
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, 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.