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World-Universe 1963

World-Universe 1963 was held in USA. The Men's Open Bodybuilding title went to Abdul El Guindi.

Year
1963
Location
USA
Federation
FICH
Divisions
1
Competitors
3

Results by Division

Division Winner Runner-up
Men's Open Bodybuilding Abdul El Guindi H Jones
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World-Universe 1963 Results

Abdul El Guindi Champion

1963 USA

World-Universe 1963 was held in USA. The Men's Open Bodybuilding title went to Abdul El Guindi.

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

4-time winner Tommy Kono, who won in 1961, did not return.

About this show

Full placings from the World-Universe 1963 in USA, where 1 division was judged across Men's Open Bodybuilding. 3 athletes from 2 countries competed.

Top 3 Men's Open Bodybuilding

1st
Abdul El Guindi
Abdul El Guindi
Chile
2nd
H Jones
Chile
3rd
John Gourgott
United States

Men's Open Bodybuilding

Place Athlete Country
1st Abdul El Guindi First recorded win Chile
2nd H Jones Chile
3rd John Gourgott United States

Official scores are unavailable.

Complete Results updated March 12, 2026 Source: MuscleMemory

This edition in context

Competitors
3
Divisions
1
Size rank
21 of 21

The biggest field since 1961.

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
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.
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