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World Pro Championships 1980

World Pro Championships 1980 was held in USA. The Men's Open Bodybuilding title went to Jusup Wilkosz.

Year
1980
Location
USA
Federation
IFBB
Divisions
1
Competitors
11

Results by Division

Division Winner Runner-up
Men's Open Bodybuilding Jusup Wilkosz Tom Platz
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World Pro Championships 1980 Results

Jusup Wilkosz Champion

1980 USA

World Pro Championships 1980 was held in USA. The Men's Open Bodybuilding title went to Jusup Wilkosz.

Medium confidence Historical/community source Updated September 1, 2026 Accurate?

Defending Open champion Roy Callendar, who won in 1979, did not return.

About this show

Full placings from the World Pro Championships 1980 in USA, where 1 division was judged across Men's Open Bodybuilding. 11 athletes from 4 countries competed.

Top 3 Men's Open Bodybuilding

1st
Jusup Wilkosz
Jusup Wilkosz
Germany
2nd
Tom Platz
Tom Platz
United States
3rd
Bob Birdsong
Bob Birdsong
United States

Men's Open Bodybuilding

Place Athlete Country
1st Jusup Wilkosz First World Pro Championships title Germany
2nd Tom Platz United States
3rd Bob Birdsong United States
4th Albert Beckles Barbados
5th Mohamed Makkawy United States
6th Greg DeFerro United States
participated Ed Corney United States
participated Steve Davis United States
participated Roy Duval United Kingdom
participated Mike Katz United States
participated Carlos Rodriguez United States

Official scores are unavailable.

Complete Results updated July 30, 2026 Source: MuscleMemory

This edition in context

Competitors
11
Divisions
1
Size rank
12 of 14

Past winners of this event

Winner of the headline division for each edition of this event on record.
Year Winner Division
2000 Ronnie Coleman Open
1985 Mary Roberts Open
1980 Jusup Wilkosz Open
1975 Bob Birdsong Open
What this page holds

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.

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