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Universe - Pro 1953

Universe - Pro 1953 was held in USA. The Men's Open Bodybuilding - Short title went to John Isaacs.

Year
1953
Date
Jan 1, 1953
Location
USA
Federation
NABBA
Divisions
2
Competitors
11

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Universe - Pro 1953

John Isaacs Champion

1953 USA Dec 31, 1952

Universe - Pro 1953 was held in USA. The Men's Open Bodybuilding - Short title went to John Isaacs.

Medium confidence Historical/community source Updated August 13, 2026 Accurate?

Defending Medium champion Juan Ferrero, who won in 1952, did not return.

Top 3 Men's Open Bodybuilding - Short

1st
John Isaacs
John Isaacs
United States
2nd
Jules Bacon
Jules Bacon
United States
3rd
James Saunders
James Saunders
United Kingdom

Universe - Pro 1953 contested 2 divisions across 11 athletes, competitors from 3 countries. John Isaacs took Men's Open Bodybuilding - Short. 2 divisions crowned a champion; each is judged independently. No round scores were published for this event, so placings are shown without them.

Best represented United States (6) - United Kingdom (3) - Belgium (2)

Men's Open Bodybuilding - Short

Place Athlete Country
1st John Isaacs First recorded win United States
2nd Jules Bacon United States
3rd James Saunders United Kingdom
4th Spencer Churchill United States
5th Henri Glorieux Belgium
6th Jack King (1) United States
6th Dennis Winn United Kingdom

Official scores are unavailable.

Men's Open Bodybuilding - Tall

Place Athlete Country
1st Arnold Dyson First recorded win United Kingdom
2nd Reuben Martin United States
3rd Roger Novaro Belgium
4th Alex Gregorios United States

Official scores are unavailable.

Complete Results updated March 12, 2026 Source: MuscleMemory

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Competitors
11
Divisions
2
Size rank
11 of 65

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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.
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