Universe 1973
Universe 1973 was held in USA. The Men's Open Bodybuilding - Medium title went to Albert Beckles.
- Year
- 1973
- Date
- Nov 15, 1973
- Location
- USA
- Federation
- IFBB
- Divisions
- 3
- Competitors
- 18
Results by Division
Universe 1973
Universe 1973 was held in USA. The Men's Open Bodybuilding - Medium title went to Albert Beckles.
Defending Medium champion Ed Corney, who won in 1972, did not return.
Top 3 Men's Open Bodybuilding - Medium
Universe 1973 contested 3 divisions across 18 athletes, competitors from 8 countries. Albert Beckles 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 | Albert Beckles 2nd win here | Barbados |
| 2nd | Ahmet Enünlü | Turkey |
| 3rd | Mederic Annette | France |
| 4th | Harold Bonsfield | - |
| 5th | Serge Jacobs | Belgium |
| 6th | Janko Rudman | Sweden |
Official scores are unavailable.
Men's Open Bodybuilding - Short
| Place | Athlete | Country |
|---|---|---|
| 1st | Giuseppe Deiana 2nd win here | Netherlands |
| 2nd | Hubert Plumanns | Belgium |
| 3rd | Fredy Beranger | France |
| 4th | Renato Bertagna | Italy |
| 5th | Johnny Maldonado | United States |
| 6th | Jose Diaz (1) | United States |
Official scores are unavailable.
Men's Open Bodybuilding - Tall
| Place | Athlete | Country |
|---|---|---|
| 1st | Lou Ferrigno | United States |
| 2nd | Ken Waller | United States |
| 3rd | Mike Katz | United States |
| 4th | Francois Labrador | United States |
| 5th | Mehmet Gokcen | United States |
| 6th | Ben Herder | Netherlands |
Official scores are unavailable.
Complete Results updated March 12, 2026 Source: MuscleMemory
This edition in context
- Competitors
- 18
- Divisions
- 3
- Size rank
- 39 of 55
The biggest field since 1972.
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.