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World Pro Championships 1984

World Pro Championships 1984 was held in USA. The Men's Open Bodybuilding title went to Albert Beckles.

Year
1984
Location
USA
Federation
IFBB
Divisions
2
Competitors
31

Results by Division

All Contests

World Pro Championships 1984 Results

Albert Beckles Champion

1984 USA

World Pro Championships 1984 was held in USA. The Men's Open Bodybuilding title went to Albert Beckles.

Medium confidence Historical/community source Updated September 2, 2026 Accurate?

Defending Open champion Mohamed Makkawy, who won in 1983, did not return.

About this show

Full placings from the World Pro Championships 1984 in USA, where 2 divisions were judged across Men's Open Bodybuilding and Women's Bodybuilding. 31 athletes from 9 countries competed.

Top 3 Men's Open Bodybuilding

1st
Albert Beckles
Albert Beckles
Barbados
2nd
Greg DeFerro
Greg DeFerro
United States
3rd
Bill Grant
Bill Grant
United States

Men's Open Bodybuilding

Women's Bodybuilding

Place Athlete Country
1st Lori Bowen (2) United States
2nd Carla Dunlap United States
3rd Mary Roberts (2) United States
4th Tina Plakinger United States
5th Carla Temple Canada
6th Marjo Selin Finland
7th Erika Mes Netherlands
8th Dinah Anderson United States
9th Jose Baumgartner (2) United States
10th Lydia Cheng (2) United States
11th Jacqueline Roos (2) United States
12th Holly Buss Canada
13th Lynn Pirie (2) United States
14th Kay Baxter United States
15th Susan Roberts United States
16th Gladys Portugues (2) United States
17th Kris Alexander United States
18th Chris Dawkins United States

Official scores are unavailable.

Complete Results updated June 11, 2026 Source: MuscleMemory

This edition in context

Competitors
31
Divisions
2
Size rank
7 of 14

The biggest field since 1982.

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

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