Universe 1974
Universe 1974 was held in USA. The Men's Open Bodybuilding - Medium title went to Ahmet Enünlü.
- Year
- 1974
- Date
- Nov 15, 1974
- Location
- USA
- Federation
- IFBB
- Divisions
- 3
- Competitors
- 53
Results by Division
Universe 1974
Universe 1974 was held in USA. The Men's Open Bodybuilding - Medium title went to Ahmet Enünlü.
2-time winner Albert Beckles, who won in 1973, did not return.
Top 3 Men's Open Bodybuilding - Medium
Universe 1974 contested 3 divisions across 53 athletes, competitors from 17 countries. Ahmet Enünlü 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 | Ahmet Enünlü 2nd win here | Turkey |
| 2nd | Bob Birdsong | United States |
| 3rd | Leon Cesarion | France |
| 4th | Janko Rudman | Sweden |
| 5th | Serge Jacobs | Belgium |
| 6th | D Bailey | United States |
| 7th | Samir Bannout | Lebanon |
| 7th | Mehdi Khaneghani | Iran |
| 7th | Renato Somenzi | Italy |
| 10th | B Ruiz | United States |
| 11th | B Jones | United States |
| 12th | Kevin McNamara | United States |
| 13th | Slavko Mutic | United States |
| 14th | Thil Paul | United States |
| 15th | Henri Hoeppner | Luxembourg |
| 16th | Veli Miettinen | Finland |
| 16th | P Caludet | United States |
| 18th | N Kawash | United States |
| 19th | H Siroon | Chile |
Official scores are unavailable.
Men's Open Bodybuilding - Short
| Place | Athlete | Country |
|---|---|---|
| 1st | Pierre Vandensteen First Universe title | Belgium |
| 2nd | Mohamed Makkawy | United States |
| 3rd | Renato Bertagna | Italy |
| 4th | Hubert Plumanns | Belgium |
| 5th | Sohrab Sarabi | Iran |
| 6th | Risto Koivunen | Finland |
| 7th | A Parnak | United States |
| 8th | M Aly | United States |
| 9th | P Conrado | United States |
| 10th | Tewfik Saad | - |
| 11th | Jacques Chenier | France |
| 12th | Frans Borg | Malta |
| 13th | A Mahlane | United States |
Official scores are unavailable.
Men's Open Bodybuilding - Tall
| Place | Athlete | Country |
|---|---|---|
| 1st | Lou Ferrigno Title defense, 2nd win here | United States |
| 2nd | Ken Waller | United States |
| 3rd | Paul Grant | United Kingdom |
| 4th | Roger Walker | Australia |
| 5th | Mehmet Gokcen | United States |
| 6th | Uwe Prink | United States |
| 7th | Chris Keyser | United States |
| 8th | Serge Lerus | United States |
| 8th | G Esaied | United States |
| 8th | Baldo Lois | United States |
| 11th | Alex Carmeli | United States |
| 12th | Faris Jahjah | Lebanon |
| 13th | F Lawrence | United States |
| 14th | Hans Baus | United States |
| 15th | Alwin Djaoen | Netherlands |
| 15th | M H Gizawi | United States |
| 17th | Rolando Pintoy | Philippines |
| 18th | Edgar Dal-Ponte | Switzerland |
| 19th | Heikki Salonen | Finland |
| 20th | J A Mayo | United States |
| 21st | F Tonner | United States |
Official scores are unavailable.
Complete Results updated July 29, 2026 Source: MuscleMemory
This edition in context
- Competitors
- 53
- Divisions
- 3
- Size rank
- 23 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.