Qualify for the Mr. Olympia

QUALIFICATIONS

1. The top 6 finalists from the previous year's Mr. Olympia.

2. The top 5 finalists from the same year's Arnold Schwarzenegger Classic and Night
of the Champions.

3. The top 3 finalists from any Grand Prix or other professional bodybuilding
competition held subsequent to the previous year's Mr. Olympia.

4. The overall winner from the same year's Masters Olympia.

5. Any former Mr. Olympia winner has a lifetime eligibility.

6. The Organizer may, with the approval of the Pro Committee, extend one "special invitation" to an athlete who has not qualified in accordance with the above criteria.

Eddie Ellwood

One of the biggest bodybuilders on the planet, Eddie Ellwood’s 6’1" 276-pound physique has been the dominant force in NABBA bodybuilding. He retired while still at the top of his game to handle his profitable security company but has plenty of game left for the Megalympia stage.

* Fifth-place 1986 NABBA Mr. Britain tall class

* Second-place 1987 NABBA Mr. Britain tall class

* Class winner 1988 NABBA Mr. Britain tall class

* Fourth-place 1988 NABBA Mr. Universe tall class

* Overall winner 1989 NABBA Mr. Britain

* Third-place 1989 IFBB British Championships

* Fourth-place 1996 NABBA Pro Universe

* Winner 1997-2001 NABBA Pro Universe



Thickness, mass and conditioning are all tools mastered by IFBB middleweight champ Brian Chamberlain. His physique has no weak bodyparts with wide, cappy delts, a powerful Yatesian back and full calves.

* Second-place 1998 NPC Junior Nationals middleweight

* Third-place 1999 NPC Nationals middleweight

* Fourth-place 2000 NPC Nationals middleweight

* Fourth-place 2001 NPC Nationals light-heavyweight

* Overall winner 2004 North American championships

* Second-place 2005 Olympia Wildcard Showdown



Considered unbeatable in his prime, Kalman Szkalak (pronounced skull-ack) was placing in the Olympia after just a couple of years in the sport. The Budapest-born American with his huge Arnold-like pecs and massive upper body ran into a dispute with IFBB officials and drifted into premature obscurity.

* Winner 1976 AAU Mr. California

* Overall winner 1976 AAU Mr. America

* Overall winner 1977 IFBB Mr. USA

* Class winner 1977 IFBB Mr. Universe heavyweight

* Third-place 1978 IFBB Mr. Olympia heavyweight

* Second-place 1980 WABBA Pro World Cup

* Second-place 1982 NABBA Pro Mr. Universe

Death of 5 times Mr. Universe Edward Kawak

This confirmation just in from his home in France from my good friend Olivier Ripert. Edouardo known as Ed Kawak died of a heart attack last Saturday in Beijing, China. He was 47 years old. He was an absolute champion, unbeatable at NABBA winning the Universe on 5 occasions. He and Eddy Ellwood hold the record with 5 Universe titles each. Ed also competed as an IFBB pro with some success.

GREAT EDWARD

1980

World Championships - WABBA, Overall Winner
World Championships - WABBA, Medium, 1st

1981

World Championships - WABBA, Professional, 1st

1982

European Championships - WABBA, Professional, 1st
Universe - Pro - NABBA, Winner
World Championships - WABBA, Professional, 2nd

1983

Universe - Pro - NABBA, Winner
World Championships - WABBA, Professional, 2nd

1984

European Championships - NABBA, Professional, 1st
Universe - Pro - NABBA, Winner
World Championships - WABBA, Professional, 1st

1985

European Championships - NABBA, Professional, 1st
Universe - Pro - NABBA, Winner
World Championships - WABBA, Professional, 3rd

1986

Los Angeles Pro Championships - IFBB, 8th
Night of Champions - IFBB, 8th
Olympia - IFBB, 13th
World Pro Championships - IFBB, 8th

1987

Grand Prix France - IFBB, 8th
Grand Prix Germany - IFBB, 8th
Night of Champions - IFBB, Did not place
Olympia - IFBB, 8th
World Pro Championships - IFBB, 4th

1988

Grand Prix England - IFBB, 17th
Grand Prix Germany - IFBB, 11th
Grand Prix Greece - IFBB, 10th
Grand Prix Spain - IFBB, 14th
Olympia - IFBB, 16th
World Pro Championships - IFBB, 12th

1989

Universe - Pro - NABBA, 2nd
World Championships - WABBA, Professional, 2nd

1990

World Championships - WABBA, Professional, 1st

1991

World Championships - NABBA, Professional, 3rd

1992

Universe - Pro - NABBA, 2nd

1993

Universe - Pro - NABBA, Winner

1995

World Championships - WABBA, Professional, 2nd

1996

Night of Champions - IFBB, 13th

1999

Olympia - Masters - IFBB, 13th

Universe Championships

The Universe Championships are an annual bodybuilding event organised by the National Amateur Bodybuilders Association (NABBA). It has a number of competitions: NABBA Mr. Universe (amateur and professional), Miss Physique, and Miss Figure.

First held in 1948, the contest was initially only for amateur male bodybuilders - but a separate contest for professionals was added in 1952. The NABBA defines amateur as someone who has "never entered and accepted prize money in an advertised professional event". Miss Physique, a women's contest was added in 1966 and Miss Figure was introduced in 1986.

A separate competition called IFBB Mr. Universe was organized by the IFBB. This changed its name to the World Amateur Bodybuilding Championships in 1976.

Mr. Universe is a bodybuilding contest. The athletes are judged on their symmetry, proportions and the size and clarity of each muscle group. Most of the judging occurs during the day, this is called the pre-judging. Before the distractions of the evening show, the finals.

Winners

Year Mr. Universe (Amateur)
1948 - John Grimek
1949 - No contest
1950 - Steve Reeves
1951 - Reg Park
1952 - Mohammed Nasr
1953 - Bill Pearl
1954 - Enrico Thomas
1955 - Mickey Hargitay
1956 - Ray Schaeffer
1957 - John Lees
1958 - Earl Clark
1959 - Len Sell
1960 - Henry Downs
1961 - Ray Routledge
1962 - Joe Abbenda
1963 - Tom Sansome
1964 - John Hewlett
1965 - Elmo Santiago
1966 - Chester Yorton
1967 - Cody Twombley
1968 - Dennis Tinerino
1969 - Boyer Coe
1970 - Frank Zane
1971 - Ken Waller
1972 - Elias Petsas
1973 - Chris Dickerson
1974 - Roy Duval
1975 - Ian Lawrence
1976 - Shigeru Sugita
1977 - Bertil Fox
1978 - Dave Johns
1979 - Ahmet Enünlü
1980 - Bill Richardson
1981 - John Brown
1982 - John Brown
1983 - Jeff King
1984 - Brian Buchanan
1985 - Tim Belknap
1986 - Marcel Brugmans
1987 - Basil Francis
1988 - Victor Terra
1989 - Matt Dufresne
1990 - Peter Reid
1991 - Reiner Gorbracht
1992 - Mustafa Mohammad
1993 - Dennis Francis
1994 - Nick van Beeck
1995 - Grant Clemesha
1996 - Frederico Focherini
1997 - Grant Thomas
1998 - Gary Lister
1999 - Franco Male
2000 - Sergei Ogorodnikov
2001 - Steffen Müller
2002 - Costantino Caleazzo
2003 - Aric Hoeschen
2004 - Steve Sinton
2005 - Charles Mario
2006 - Tomáš Bureš
2007 - Salvatori Orazio
2008 - Lionel Beyeke
2009 - Quinn Morin

Year Mr. Universe (Pro)

1952 - Juan Ferrero
1953 - Jim Davis
1954 - Jim Park
1955 - Leo Robert
1956 - Jack Dellinger
1957 - Arthur Robin
1958 - Reg Park
1959 - Bruce Randall
1960 - Paul Wynter
1961 - Bill Pearl
1962 - Len Sell
1963 - Joe Abbenda
1964 - Earl Maynard
1965 - Reg Park
1966 - Paul Wynter
1967 - Bill Pearl
1968 - Arnold Schwarzenegger
1969 - Arnold Schwarzenegger
1970 - Arnold Schwarzenegger
1971 - Bill Pearl
1972 - Frank Zane
1973 - Boyer Coe
1974 - Chris Dickerson
1975 - Boyer Coe
1976 - Serge Nubret
1977 - Tony Emmot
1978 - Bertil Fox
1979 - Bertil Fox
1980 - Tony Pearson
1981 - Robby Robinson
1982 - Edward Kawak
1983 - Edward Kawak
1984 - Edward Kawak
1985 - Edward Kawak
1986 - Lance Dreher
1987 - Olaf Annus
1988 - Charles Clairmonte
1990 - Charles Clairmonte
1991 - Dino Cajo
1992 - Dino Cajo
1993 - Dino Cajo
1994 - Edward Kawak
1995 - John Terilli
1996 - Brian Buchanan
1997 - Shaun Davis
1998 - Eddy Ellwood
1999 - Eddy Ellwood
2000 - Eddy Ellwood
2001 - Eddy Ellwood
2002 - Eddy Ellwood
2003 - Gary Lister
2004 - Gary Lister
2005 - Hassan Al Saka
2006 - Sergey Ogorodnikov
2007 - Steve Sinton
2008 - Graham Park
2009 - Alessandro Savi

Bodybuilding Championships

The World Amateur Bodybuilding Championships (formerly IFBB Mr. Universe) is a male bodybuilding contest organised by the International Federation of BodyBuilding & Fitness (IFBB) and first held in 1959. The name was changed in 1976 to avoid confusion with the NABBA Mr. Universe.



Winners


Classes

From 1959-1969 there was just one category of competition - open. In 1970 the competition was split into three height classes: Short (under 5'5"), Medium (under 5'8"), and Tall (5'8") with an overall winner also decided. In 1976 they were abandoned in favour of weight classes. These have changed over the years but as of 2005 they are (weight in brackets is the maximum for this category):

* Flyweight (60 kg, 132 lb)
* Bantamweight (65 kg, 143 lb)
* Lightweight (70 kg, 154 lb)
* Welterweight (75 kg, 165 lb)
* Light-Middleweight (80 kg, 176 lb)
* Middleweight (85 kg, 187 lb)
* Light-Heavyweight (90 kg, 198 lb)
* Heavyweight (over 90 kg, 198 lb)

An overall winner award was not awarded between 1976 and 1995. In 2006, overall winner awards were awarded in both the bodybuilding and classic bodybuilding disciplines.