World Amateur Championships 1978
World Amateur Championships 1978 was held in USA. The Men's Open Bodybuilding - Heavyweight title went to Mike Mentzer.
- Year
- 1978
- Date
- Nov 15, 1978
- Location
- USA
- Federation
- IFBB
- Divisions
- 3
- Competitors
- 74
Results by Division
World Amateur Championships 1978 Results
World Amateur Championships 1978 was held in USA. The Men's Open Bodybuilding - Heavyweight title went to Mike Mentzer.
About this show
Men's Open Bodybuilding - Heavyweight, Men's Open Bodybuilding - Lightweight and Men's Open Bodybuilding - Middleweight were contested at the World Amateur Championships 1978 on November 15, 1978 in USA. 74 athletes from 34 countries competed.
Top 3 Men's Open Bodybuilding - Heavyweight
Men's Open Bodybuilding - Heavyweight
| Place | Athlete | Country |
|---|---|---|
| 1st | Mike Mentzer First World Amateur Championships title | United States |
| 2nd | Jusup Wilkosz | Germany |
| 3rd | Reid Schindle | Canada |
| 4th | Chen Choy Wint | Jamaica |
| 5th | Steve Walters | United States |
| 6th | Ulf Bengtsson | Sweden |
| 7th | Karl Kainrath | Austria |
| 8th | Marc Devooght | Belgium |
| 9th | Ken Bradshaw | Trinidad and Tobago |
| 10th | Christer Eriksson | Sweden |
| 11th | Juhani Nyholm | Finland |
| 12th | Mohamed Mawla | Lebanon |
| 13th | Johannis Kostoglakis | Greece |
| 14th | Jussi Kantola | Finland |
Official scores are unavailable.
Men's Open Bodybuilding - Lightweight
| Place | Athlete | Country |
|---|---|---|
| 1st | Carlos Rodriguez First World Amateur Championships title | United States |
| 2nd | Renato Bertagna | Italy |
| 3rd | Robert Dantlinger | Serbia |
| 4th | Bernard Sealy | United States |
| 5th | Jorma Raty | Finland |
| 6th | Moh Teck Hin | Singapore |
| 7th | Rogelio Montenegro | United States |
| 8th | Jean LeBlanc | Canada |
| 9th | Adolf Ziegner | Austria |
| 10th | Reinhard Heyd | Germany |
| 11th | Ugo Romano | Italy |
| 12th | Jose Rabanal | France |
| 13th | Ludo Bouduin | Belgium |
| 14th | Rudie Liesdek | Netherlands |
| 15th | Akira Taniguchi | Japan |
| 16th | Benedito Gonçalves | Brazil |
| 17th | Asencion Gonzales | Mexico |
| 18th | Romeo Speccia | Switzerland |
| 19th | Antonio Aprea | United Kingdom |
| 20th | Yukitoshi Ono | Japan |
| 21st | Ledgardo Lacson | Philippines |
| 22nd | Victor Mazuera | Colombia |
| 23rd | Roman Guzman | Colombia |
| 24th | Edgar Rodriguez | Colombia |
| 24th | Rene Faivre | Switzerland |
| 24th | Tony Ashmore | Ireland |
| 27th | Mufta Ibrahim | Libya |
| 28th | Pilander Aragón | El Salvador |
Official scores are unavailable.
Men's Open Bodybuilding - Middleweight
| Place | Athlete | Country |
|---|---|---|
| 1st | Tom Platz | United States |
| 2nd | Peter Stach | Serbia |
| 3rd | Darcy Beccles | Barbados |
| 4th | Roy Chavez | United Kingdom |
| 5th | Mike Watson | Canada |
| 5th | Andreas Cahling | Sweden |
| 5th | Walter Bubenicek | Austria |
| 8th | Jacques Neuville | Spain |
| 8th | Johnny Fuller | United Kingdom |
| 10th | Erwin Note | Belgium |
| 10th | Filippo Alfani | Italy |
| 12th | Loftus Roach | Barbados |
| 13th | Santos Ramos | Mexico |
| 14th | Mederic Annette | France |
| 15th | Karl Bloemer | Germany |
| 16th | Frederick Smith | Jamaica |
| 17th | Emilio DeRocha | Brazil |
| 18th | Frederick Bittar | Brazil |
| 19th | Erik Dokter | Netherlands |
| 19th | Jorma Varhevaara | Norway |
| 21st | Alfred Rieben | Switzerland |
| 22nd | Joseph Perez | New Zealand |
| 23rd | Gustavo Cuba | Venezuela |
| 24th | Osamu Usui | Japan |
| 25th | Rolando Pintoy | Philippines |
| 26th | Omar N'Gomb | SN |
| 26th | Henri Hoeppner | Luxembourg |
| 28th | Hussein El Tardi | Libya |
| 28th | Arthur Elden | United States |
| 30th | Gustv Giovagnoli | Luxembourg |
| 31st | Nouri Deliah | Libya |
| 32nd | Shalom Fillo | Israel |
Official scores are unavailable.
Complete Results updated June 30, 2026 Source: MuscleMemory
This edition in context
- Competitors
- 74
- Divisions
- 3
- Size rank
- 32 of 41
Past winners of this event
| Year | Winner | Division |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | Jenica Stan | Junior Physique |
| 2016 | Heidrun Ertsaas | Figure Junior |
| 2013 | Olga Beliakova | Bodybuilding |
The placings as recorded, and nothing past them
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