World Championships 1979
World Championships 1979 was held in USA. The Men's Open Bodybuilding - Medium title went to Tony Pearson.
- Year
- 1979
- Date
- Nov 15, 1979
- Location
- USA
- Federation
- WABBA
- Divisions
- 3
- Competitors
- 18
Results by Division
World Championships 1979
World Championships 1979 was held in USA. The Men's Open Bodybuilding - Medium title went to Tony Pearson.
Defending Open champion Bridget Pasquill, who won in 1978, did not return.
Top 3 Men's Open Bodybuilding - Medium
World Championships 1979 contested 3 divisions across 18 athletes, competitors from 6 countries. Tony Pearson took Men's Open Bodybuilding - Medium. 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 - Medium
| Place | Athlete | Country |
|---|---|---|
| 1st | Tony Pearson First World Championships title | United States |
| 2nd | Filippo Massaroni | Italy |
| 3rd | Eddie McDonough | United Kingdom |
| 4th | Robert Hendrickx | Belgium |
| 5th | Peter Jung | United States |
| 6th | Fernando Fiorita | Italy |
Official scores are unavailable.
Men's Open Bodybuilding - Short
| Place | Athlete | Country |
|---|---|---|
| 1st | Steve Shabani | United States |
| 2nd | Gerard Buinoud | France |
| 3rd | Terry Phillips | United Kingdom |
| 4th | Graham Brogden | United Kingdom |
| 5th | Guy Ignace | France |
| 6th | Frantz Lolia | France |
Official scores are unavailable.
Men's Open Bodybuilding - Tall
| Place | Athlete | Country |
|---|---|---|
| 1st | Coco Etienne | France |
| 2nd | Bill Richardson | United Kingdom |
| 3rd | Bill Tierney | United Kingdom |
| 4th | Gabin Lambert | France |
| 5th | Alwin Djaoen | Netherlands |
| 6th | Walter O'Malley | United Kingdom |
Official scores are unavailable.
Complete Results updated March 12, 2026 Source: MuscleMemory
This edition in context
- Competitors
- 18
- Divisions
- 3
- Size rank
- 42 of 43
The biggest field since 1978.
Past winners of this event
| Year | Winner | Division |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | Danni Teresa | Bodybuilding |
| 1991 | Rosana Marrone | Figure |
| 1988 | Beate Plank | Figure |
| 1986 | Marie Mahabir | Open |
| 1984 | Thierry Pastel | Open |
| 1978 | Bridget Pasquill | 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, 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.