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World Pro Championships 1989

World Pro Championships 1989 was held in USA. The Men's Open Bodybuilding title went to Robby Robinson.

Year
1989
Location
USA
Federation
IFBB
Divisions
2
Competitors
39

Results by Division

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World Pro Championships 1989 Results

Robby Robinson Champion

1989 USA

World Pro Championships 1989 was held in USA. The Men's Open Bodybuilding title went to Robby Robinson.

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

Defending Open champion Mike Christian, who won in 1988, did not return.

About this show

Full placings from the World Pro Championships 1989 in USA, where 2 divisions were judged across Men's Open Bodybuilding and Women's Bodybuilding. 39 athletes from 11 countries competed.

Top 3 Men's Open Bodybuilding

1st
Robby Robinson
Robby Robinson
United States
2nd
Gary Strydom
Gary Strydom
South Africa
3rd
Bob Paris
United States

Men's Open Bodybuilding

Place Athlete Country
1st Robby Robinson First World Pro Championships title United States
2nd Gary Strydom South Africa
3rd Bob Paris United States
4th Albert Beckles Barbados
5th Bertil Fox United Kingdom
6th Ron Love Netherlands
7th Frank Richard Ukraine
8th Sonny Schmidt Netherlands
9th John Brown United States
10th Ian Riley United States
11th Dan Smith (2) -

Official scores are unavailable.

Women's Bodybuilding

Complete Results updated July 30, 2026 Source: MuscleMemory

This edition in context

Competitors
39
Divisions
2
Size rank
2 of 14

The biggest field since 1988.

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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