Year | Award | Location | Other notes |
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1965 | Junior Mr. Europe | Germany | |
1966 | Best Built Man of Europe | Germany | |
1966 | Mr. Europe | Germany | |
1966 | International Powerlifting Championship | Germany | |
1966 | NABBA Mr. Universe amateur | London | 2nd to Chet Yorton |
1967 | NABBA Mr. Universe amateur | London | |
1968 | NABBA Mr. Universe professional | London | |
1968 | German Powerlifting Championship | Germany | |
1968 | IFBB Mr. International | Mexico | |
1968 | IFBB Mr. Universe | Florida | 2nd to Frank Zane |
1969 | IFBB Mr. Universe | New York | |
1969 | NABBA Mr. Universe professional | London | |
1969 | Mr. Olympia | New York | 2nd to Sergio Oliva |
1970 | NABBA Mr. Universe professional | London | defeated his idol Reg Park |
1970 | Mr. World | Columbus, Ohio | defeated Sergio Oliva for the first time |
1970 | Mr. Olympia | New York | |
1971 | Mr. Olympia | Paris | |
1972 | Mr. Olympia | Essen, Germany | |
1973 | Mr. Olympia | New York | |
1974 | Mr. Olympia | New York | |
1975 | Mr. Olympia | Pretoria, South Africa | subject of the documentary Pumping Iron |
1980 | Mr. Olympia | Sydney, Australia |