Universe - Pro 1978
Universe - Pro 1978 was held in USA. The Men's Open Bodybuilding title went to Bertil Fox.
- Year
- 1978
- Location
- USA
- Federation
- NABBA
- Divisions
- 1
- Competitors
- 6
Results by Division
| Division | Winner | Runner-up |
|---|---|---|
| Men's Open Bodybuilding | Bertil Fox | Serge Nubret |
Universe - Pro 1978 Results
Universe - Pro 1978 was held in USA. The Men's Open Bodybuilding title went to Bertil Fox.
2-time winner Tony Emmott, who won in 1977, did not return.
About this show
Full placings from the Universe - Pro 1978 in USA, where 1 division was judged across Men's Open Bodybuilding. 6 athletes from 4 countries competed.
Top 3 Men's Open Bodybuilding
Men's Open Bodybuilding
| Place | Athlete | Country |
|---|---|---|
| 1st | Bertil Fox First Universe - Pro title | United Kingdom |
| 2nd | Serge Nubret | Guadeloupe |
| 3rd | Roy Duval | United Kingdom |
| 4th | Helmut Riedmeier | Germany |
| 5th | Harcourt Skinner | United States |
| 6th | Dave Williams | United States |
Official scores are unavailable.
Complete Results updated March 12, 2026 Source: MuscleMemory
This edition in context
- Competitors
- 6
- Divisions
- 1
- Size rank
- 49 of 65
The biggest field since 1976.
Past winners of this event
| Year | Winner | Division |
|---|---|---|
| 2019 | Josh Maley | Open |
| 2018 | Lee Seung Chul | Open |
| 2017 | Shaun Joseph-Tavernier | Open |
| 2016 | Tony Mount | Open |
| 2014 | David Titterton | Open |
| 2010 | Charles Mario | Open |
| 2009 | Alexej Netesanov | Professional |
| 2008 | Alessandro Savi | Open |
| 2007 | Orazio Salvatori | Open |
| 2006 | Steve Sinton | Open |
| 2005 | Sergei Ogorodnikov | Open |
| 2004 | Hassan Alsaka | Open |
| 2003 | Gary Lister | Open |
| 2002 | Gary Lister | 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 and competitor count show only when the source supplied them. A field left out means nothing was sourced for it, never a zero.
- A date shows only where the source recorded the day of the show. Most historical listings give a year or a month and nothing finer, so those editions are dated by year alone rather than by a day we would have had to invent.
- 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.

