World Amateur Championships 1979
World Amateur Championships 1979 was held in USA. The Men's Open Bodybuilding - Heavyweight title went to Jusup Wilkosz.
- Year
- 1979
- Date
- Nov 15, 1979
- Location
- USA
- Federation
- IFBB
- Divisions
- 4
- Competitors
- 100
Results by Division
World Amateur Championships 1979 Results
World Amateur Championships 1979 was held in USA. The Men's Open Bodybuilding - Heavyweight title went to Jusup Wilkosz.
Defending HeavyWeight champion Mike Mentzer, who won in 1978, did not return.
About this show
Men's Open Bodybuilding - Heavyweight, Men's Open Bodybuilding - Lightheavyweight, Men's Open Bodybuilding - Lightweight and Men's Open Bodybuilding - Middleweight were contested at the World Amateur Championships 1979 on November 15, 1979 in USA. 100 athletes from 41 countries competed.
Top 3 Men's Open Bodybuilding - Heavyweight
Men's Open Bodybuilding - Heavyweight
| Place | Athlete | Country |
|---|---|---|
| 1st | Jusup Wilkosz | Germany |
| 2nd | Ray Mentzer | United States |
| 3rd | Chen Choy Wint | Jamaica |
| 4th | Josef Vesely | Serbia |
| 5th | Hubert Metz | Germany |
| 5th | Darcy Beccles | Barbados |
| 7th | Karl Kainrath | Austria |
| 8th | Guy Pepin | France |
| 9th | Walter Bubenicek | Austria |
| 10th | Javier Talavera | United States |
| 11th | Jan Jonsson | Sweden |
| 12th | Marc Devooght | Belgium |
| 13th | Larry Ferris | Canada |
| 14th | Mahmoud Jizawi | Denmark |
| 15th | Carmi Smith | United States |
| 16th | Jon Doyle | Australia |
| 17th | Morris Caobso | South Africa |
| 18th | Steve Delve | United Kingdom |
Official scores are unavailable.
Men's Open Bodybuilding - Lightheavyweight
| Place | Athlete | Country |
|---|---|---|
| 1st | Samir Bannout | Lebanon |
| 2nd | Ron Teufel | United States |
| 3rd | Johnny Fuller | United Kingdom |
| 4th | Jacques Neuville | Spain |
| 5th | Ulf Bengtsson | Sweden |
| 6th | Mike Watson | Canada |
| 7th | Patrick Nicholls | Barbados |
| 8th | Rudolf Atkins | Trinidad and Tobago |
| 9th | Neil Dean | Bahamas |
| 10th | Erik Dokter | Netherlands |
| 11th | Gunther Kohaut | Austria |
| 12th | Erwin Note | Belgium |
| 13th | Peter Lindsay | Australia |
| 14th | Leon Van Der Westhuizen | South Africa |
| 15th | Edgar Dal-Ponte | Switzerland |
| 16th | Samuel Byan | - |
| 17th | Spiros Bournazos | Greece |
| 18th | Alfred Rieben | Switzerland |
| 19th | Imad Hakhani | Lebanon |
| 20th | Raymond Sansoucy | Canada |
| 21st | Rolf Lemp | Switzerland |
| 22nd | Enrique Villalobos | Mexico |
| 23rd | Vasilis Bouzianas | Greece |
| 23rd | Henri Hoeppner | Luxembourg |
| 25th | Roy Chavez | United Kingdom |
| 26th | Cliff Looby | Bermuda |
| 27th | Fernando Torres | Ecuador |
Official scores are unavailable.
Men's Open Bodybuilding - Lightweight
| Place | Athlete | Country |
|---|---|---|
| 1st | Renato Bertagna | Italy |
| 2nd | Heinz Sallmayer | Germany |
| 3rd | Moh Teck Hin | Singapore |
| 4th | Esmat Sadek | France |
| 5th | Bernard Sealy | United States |
| 6th | James Gaubert | United States |
| 7th | Bernd Haid | Germany |
| 8th | Ernesto Pinegro | Argentina |
| 9th | Jose Rabanal | France |
| 10th | Jean LeBlanc | Canada |
| 11th | Richard Cottrell | United Kingdom |
| 12th | James Daley | Guatemala |
| 13th | Sipho Ngobese | South Africa |
| 14th | Frans Borg | Malta |
| 15th | Luis Guzman | Puerto Rico |
| 16th | Derek Peets | United Kingdom |
| 17th | Fateh Habbouch | Syria |
| 18th | Cecil Lake | Netherlands Antilles |
| 18th | Robert Thomas | United States |
| 20th | Eino Akkila | Finland |
| 21st | Kozo Ito | Japan |
| 22nd | Noel Nunez | Belize |
| 23rd | Nicolas Kemp | Belgium |
| 24th | Cesar Nava | Venezuela |
| 25th | Jules Segal | Israel |
Official scores are unavailable.
Men's Open Bodybuilding - Middleweight
| Place | Athlete | Country |
|---|---|---|
| 1st | Roy Duval First World Amateur Championships title | United Kingdom |
| 2nd | Richard Baldwin | United States |
| 3rd | Anton Holic | Serbia |
| 4th | Robert Dantlinger | Serbia |
| 5th | Loftus Roach | Barbados |
| 6th | Jorma Raty | Finland |
| 7th | Saied Osman | Egypt |
| 8th | Pat Laop | United States |
| 9th | Ugo Romano | Italy |
| 10th | Gus Giannakopoulos | Greece |
| 11th | Jose Diaz (1) | United States |
| 12th | Ludo Bouduin | Belgium |
| 13th | Akira Taniguchi | Japan |
| 14th | Jorma Varhevaara | Norway |
| 15th | Mahmoud Ali | Egypt |
| 16th | Jean Texier | France |
| 17th | Bernhard Gross | Germany |
| 18th | Johnny Maldonado | United States |
| 19th | Michael Hekel | Switzerland |
| 20th | Davidson Daniel | Saint Lucia |
| 21st | Earl Saniford | Saint Lucia |
| 22nd | Rudie Liesdek | Netherlands |
| 23rd | Jonny Montiel | Venezuela |
| 24th | Noel Pinnock | Jamaica |
| 25th | Kevin Thompson | South Africa |
| 26th | Osamu Usui | Japan |
| 27th | Per Leth | Germany |
| 28th | Glen Schirmer | Australia |
| 29th | Paul Neiser | Luxembourg |
| 30th | Serge Pickel | Luxembourg |
Official scores are unavailable.
Complete Results updated March 12, 2026 Source: MuscleMemory
This edition in context
- Competitors
- 100
- Divisions
- 4
- Size rank
- 27 of 41
Past winners of this event
| Year | Winner | Division |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | Jenica Stan | Junior Physique |
| 2016 | Heidrun Ertsaas | Figure Junior |
| 2013 | Olga Beliakova | Bodybuilding |
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