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Universe - Pro 1954

Universe - Pro 1954 was held in USA. The Men's Open Bodybuilding - Short title went to James Saunders.

Year
1954
Date
Jan 1, 1954
Location
USA
Federation
NABBA
Divisions
2
Competitors
9

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Universe - Pro 1954

James Saunders Champion

1954 USA Dec 31, 1953

Universe - Pro 1954 was held in USA. The Men's Open Bodybuilding - Short title went to James Saunders.

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

Defending Short champion John Isaacs, who won in 1953, did not return.

Top 3 Men's Open Bodybuilding - Short

1st
James Saunders
James Saunders
United Kingdom
2nd
Stanley Howlett
United States
3rd
Henri Glorieux
Henri Glorieux
Belgium

Universe - Pro 1954 contested 2 divisions across 9 athletes, competitors from 3 countries. James Saunders 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) - Belgium (2) - United Kingdom (1)

Men's Open Bodybuilding - Short

Place Athlete Country
1st James Saunders First recorded win United Kingdom
2nd Stanley Howlett United States
3rd Henri Glorieux Belgium
4th John King (1) United States
5th Syd Baker United States

Official scores are unavailable.

Men's Open Bodybuilding - Tall

Place Athlete Country
1st Jim Park First Universe - Pro title United States
2nd Reuben Martin United States
3rd Pierre Luiten Belgium
4th George Sheridan United States

Official scores are unavailable.

Complete Results updated March 12, 2026 Source: MuscleMemory

This edition in context

Competitors
9
Divisions
2
Size rank
23 of 65

The biggest field since 1953.

Past winners of this event

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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.
  • 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.