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World-Universe 1990

World-Universe 1990 was held in USA. The Men's Open Bodybuilding - Heavyweight title went to Gianluca Daniele.

Year
1990
Location
USA
Federation
WPF
Divisions
7
Competitors
7

Results by Division

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World-Universe 1990 Results

Gianluca Daniele Champion

1990 USA

World-Universe 1990 was held in USA. The Men's Open Bodybuilding - Heavyweight title went to Gianluca Daniele.

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

Defending HeavyWeight champion Phil Lewis, who won in 1989, did not return.

About this show

Full placings from the World-Universe 1990 in USA, where 7 divisions were judged across Men's Open Bodybuilding - Heavyweight, Men's Open Bodybuilding - Junior, Men's Open Bodybuilding - Lightheavyweight, Men's Open Bodybuilding - Lightweight, Men's Open Bodybuilding - Middleweight, Men's Open Bodybuilding - Superheavyweight and Other Divisions - Masters. 7 athletes from 2 countries competed.

Masters divisions 1

Men's Open Bodybuilding - Heavyweight

Only the winner of this division was recorded by the source. The full placings are not in the database.

Place Athlete Country
1st Gianluca Daniele First recorded win Italy

Official scores are unavailable.

Men's Open Bodybuilding - Junior

Only the winner of this division was recorded by the source. The full placings are not in the database.

Place Athlete Country
1st Montgomery Swane First recorded win South Africa

Official scores are unavailable.

Men's Open Bodybuilding - Lightheavyweight

Only the winner of this division was recorded by the source. The full placings are not in the database.

Place Athlete Country
1st Paolo Miniero First recorded win Italy

Official scores are unavailable.

Men's Open Bodybuilding - Lightweight

Only the winner of this division was recorded by the source. The full placings are not in the database.

Place Athlete Country
1st Njara Headman First recorded win South Africa

Official scores are unavailable.

Men's Open Bodybuilding - Middleweight

Only the winner of this division was recorded by the source. The full placings are not in the database.

Place Athlete Country
1st Marino Maietta First recorded win Italy

Official scores are unavailable.

Men's Open Bodybuilding - Superheavyweight

Only the winner of this division was recorded by the source. The full placings are not in the database.

Place Athlete Country
1st Domenico Cirillo First recorded win Italy

Official scores are unavailable.

Masters divisions

Age-graded classes, judged separately from the open divisions above.

Other Divisions - Masters Men

Only the winner of this division was recorded by the source. The full placings are not in the database.

Place Athlete Country
1st Leon Van Der Westhuizen First recorded win South Africa

Official scores are unavailable.

Complete Results updated March 12, 2026 Source: MuscleMemory

This edition in context

Competitors
7
Divisions
7
Size rank
14 of 21

The biggest field since 1966.

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.

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