Universe 1972
Universe 1972 was held in USA. The Men's Open Bodybuilding - Medium title went to Ed Corney.
- Year
- 1972
- Date
- Nov 15, 1972
- Location
- USA
- Federation
- IFBB
- Divisions
- 3
- Competitors
- 40
Results by Division
Universe 1972
Universe 1972 was held in USA. The Men's Open Bodybuilding - Medium title went to Ed Corney.
Defending Medium champion Albert Beckles, who won in 1971, did not return.
Top 3 Men's Open Bodybuilding - Medium
Universe 1972 contested 3 divisions across 40 athletes, competitors from 13 countries. Ed Corney took Men's Open Bodybuilding - Medium. 3 divisions crowned a champion; each is judged independently. No round scores were published for this event, so placings are shown without them.
Men's Open Bodybuilding - Medium
| Place | Athlete | Country |
|---|---|---|
| 1st | Ed Corney First Universe title | United States |
| 2nd | Janko Rudman | Sweden |
| 3rd | Mederic Annette | France |
| 4th | Abbas Al Hindawi | Iraq |
| 5th | Serge Jacobs | Belgium |
| 6th | Faris Jahjah | Lebanon |
| 7th | Khalid Birkadar | Lebanon |
| 8th | Preecha Sowana | Thailand |
| 9th | Carlos Cardenas | United States |
| 10th | Koth Tat Khoon | United States |
| 11th | Ruggero Tampellini | - |
| 12th | Mitsumasa Kawakami | Japan |
| 13th | Hashim Salim | Singapore |
| 14th | Thil Paul | United States |
| 15th | Jean Claudet-Matthey | United States |
| 16th | Saafquat Ali-Javed | United States |
| 17th | Georgio Soprani | United States |
| 18th | Malay Roy | India |
Official scores are unavailable.
Men's Open Bodybuilding - Short
| Place | Athlete | Country |
|---|---|---|
| 1st | Kenichi Suemitsu | Japan |
| 2nd | Pierre Vandensteen | Belgium |
| 3rd | Mohamed Makkawy | United States |
| 4th | Hubert Plumanns | Belgium |
| 5th | Talib Al Doori | Iraq |
| 6th | Bras Antonio DaSilva | United States |
| 7th | Abdul Aleem | Pakistan |
| 8th | Johnny Cox | Malaysia |
| 9th | Padmanava Dass | United States |
Official scores are unavailable.
Men's Open Bodybuilding - Tall
| Place | Athlete | Country |
|---|---|---|
| 1st | Mike Katz First Universe title | United States |
| 2nd | Baldo Lois | United States |
| 3rd | Ali Al Gayyar | Iraq |
| 4th | Nadhir Kaaki | Lebanon |
| 5th | Keijo Reiman | Finland |
| 6th | Winstone Roberts | United States |
| 7th | Solomon Esmanto | Malaysia |
| 8th | Slavko Mutic | United States |
| 9th | Ismal Ibrahim | United States |
| 10th | Aziz Ullah | Pakistan |
| 11th | Jak Cousaris | United States |
| 12th | Paulo Alfonso | United States |
| 13th | Asad Karlawi | United States |
Official scores are unavailable.
Complete Results updated March 26, 2026 Source: MuscleMemory
This edition in context
- Competitors
- 40
- Divisions
- 3
- Size rank
- 30 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, 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.