USA vs the World 1978
USA vs the World 1978 was held in USA. The Men's Open Bodybuilding - Heavyweight title went to Mike Mentzer.
- Year
- 1978
- Date
- Jan 1, 1978
- Location
- USA
- Federation
- IFBB
- Divisions
- 3
- Competitors
- 12
Results by Division
USA vs the World 1978
USA vs the World 1978 was held in USA. The Men's Open Bodybuilding - Heavyweight title went to Mike Mentzer.
Top 3 Men's Open Bodybuilding - Heavyweight
USA vs the World 1978 contested 3 divisions across 12 athletes, competitors from 5 countries. Mike Mentzer took Men's Open Bodybuilding - Heavyweight. 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 - Heavyweight
| Place | Athlete | Country |
|---|---|---|
| 1st | Mike Mentzer First USA vs the World title | United States |
| 2nd | Ray Mentzer | United States |
| 3rd | Alois Pek | Serbia |
| 4th | Paul Grant | United Kingdom |
Official scores are unavailable.
Men's Open Bodybuilding - Lightweight
| Place | Athlete | Country |
|---|---|---|
| 1st | Danny Padilla First USA vs the World title | United States |
| 2nd | Renato Bertagna | Italy |
| 3rd | Carlos Rodriguez | United States |
| 4th | Mohamed Makkawy | United States |
Official scores are unavailable.
Men's Open Bodybuilding - Middleweight
| Place | Athlete | Country |
|---|---|---|
| 1st | Ron Teufel First USA vs the World title | United States |
| 2nd | Peter Stach | Serbia |
| 3rd | Bronston Austin | United States |
| 4th | Darcy Beccles | Barbados |
Official scores are unavailable.
Complete Results updated March 12, 2026 Source: MuscleMemory
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.