World Championships 1983
World Championships 1983 was held in USA. The Men's Open Bodybuilding - Medium title went to Pierro Venturato.
- Year
- 1983
- Date
- Nov 15, 1983
- Location
- USA
- Federation
- WABBA
- Divisions
- 4
- Competitors
- 23
Results by Division
World Championships 1983 Results
World Championships 1983 was held in USA. The Men's Open Bodybuilding - Medium title went to Pierro Venturato.
Defending Medium champion Pierro Venturato held the title.
Top 3 Men's Open Bodybuilding - Medium
World Championships 1983 contested 4 divisions across 23 athletes, competitors from 6 countries. Pierro Venturato took Men's Open Bodybuilding - Medium. 4 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 | Pierro Venturato Title defense, 2nd win here | United States |
| 2nd | Eugene Laviscount | United Kingdom |
| 3rd | Vince Brown | United Kingdom |
| 4th | Pierre Cremier | France |
| 5th | Jules Jupiter | France |
| 6th | Robert Reis | United States |
Official scores are unavailable.
Men's Open Bodybuilding - Pro
| Place | Athlete | Country |
|---|---|---|
| 1st | Serge Nubret First World Championships title | Guadeloupe |
| 2nd | Edouard Kawak | United States |
| 3rd | John Brown | United States |
| 4th | Bill Richardson | United Kingdom |
| 5th | Ian Lawrence | United Kingdom |
Official scores are unavailable.
Men's Open Bodybuilding - Short
| Place | Athlete | Country |
|---|---|---|
| 1st | Flavio Baccianini First recorded win | United States |
| 2nd | Larry Bernstein | United States |
| 3rd | Mike Sable | United States |
| 4th | Rafael Montlouis | France |
| 5th | Jean-Pierre Lasnier | France |
| 6th | Joel Destin | France |
Official scores are unavailable.
Men's Open Bodybuilding - Tall
| Place | Athlete | Country |
|---|---|---|
| 1st | Jeff Primm First recorded win | United States |
| 2nd | Franz Bach | Germany |
| 3rd | Patrick Nicholls | Barbados |
| 4th | Karl Hauer | United States |
| 5th | Christian Gomba | United States |
| 6th | Craig Howard | United Kingdom |
Official scores are unavailable.
Complete Results updated March 12, 2026 Source: MuscleMemory
This edition in context
- Competitors
- 23
- Divisions
- 4
- Size rank
- 38 of 43
The biggest field since 1981.
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.