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contest organised by the

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(IFBB) and first held in 1959. The name was changed in 1976 to avoid confusion with the NABBA Mr. Universe.

Men

- 60 kg

- 65 kg

- 70 kg

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, BRA , {{flagathlete, Richard Riedl, SVK , - , 2009 Doha , {{flagathlete, Mohamed Osman, EGY , {{flagathlete, Vyacheslav Makogon, UKR , {{flagathlete, Kim Hyung-Chan, KOR

- 75 kg

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Totals

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References

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