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World-Universe 1950

World-Universe 1950 was held in USA. The Men's Open Bodybuilding title went to John Farbotnik.

Year
1950
Date
Jan 1, 1950
Location
USA
Federation
FICH
Divisions
1
Competitors
4

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World-Universe 1950

John Farbotnik Champion

1950 USA Dec 31, 1949

World-Universe 1950 was held in USA. The Men's Open Bodybuilding title went to John Farbotnik.

Medium confidence Historical/community source Updated August 13, 2026 Accurate?

Top 3 Men's Open Bodybuilding

1st
John Farbotnik
John Farbotnik
United States
2nd
Mario Marello
France
3rd
Charles Kleijniak
Belgium

World-Universe 1950 contested 1 division across 4 athletes, competitors from 4 countries. John Farbotnik took Men's Open Bodybuilding. No round scores were published for this event, so placings are shown without them.

Best represented United States (1) - France (1) - Belgium (1)

Men's Open Bodybuilding

Place Athlete Country
1st John Farbotnik First recorded win United States
2nd Mario Marello France
3rd Charles Kleijniak Belgium
participated Mahmoud Namdjou Chile

Official scores are unavailable.

Complete Results updated July 12, 2026 Source: MuscleMemory

This edition in context

Competitors
4
Divisions
1
Size rank
19 of 21

Past winners of this event

Winner of the headline division for each edition of this event on record.
Year Winner Division
2012 Yolanda Swart Bodybuilding
2011 Daniela Portoghese Figure
2010 Lina Rega Open
2009 Lungi Plummer Bodybuilding
2008 Helen Stack Bodybuilding
2007 Vivian Hylkema Bodybuilding
2006 Brigita Brezovac Bodybuilding
1963 Abdul El Guindi Open
1961 Tommy Kono Open
1959 Guy Mierczuk Open
1957 Tommy Kono Open
1955 Tommy Kono Open
1950 John Farbotnik Open

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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.

  • 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.