World Amateur Bodybuilding Championships
The World Amateur Bodybuilding Championships (formerly IFBB Mr. Universe) is a 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
Men
Bodybuilding
Classes
From 1959-1969 there was just one category of competition - open. In 1970 the competition was split into three height classes: Short (under and including 5'5"), Medium (under and including 5'8"), and Tall (over 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):
- Bantam weight - Up to & Incl. 65 kg (143 lbs)
- Light weight - Up to & Incl. 70 kg (154 lbs)
- Welter weight - Up to & Incl. 75 kg (165 lbs)
- Light-Middle weight - Up to & Incl. 80 kg (176 lbs)
- Middle weight - Up to & Incl. 85 kg (187 lbs)
- Light-Heavy - weight Up to & Incl. 90 kg (198 lbs)
- Heavy weight - Up to & Incl. 100 kg (220 lbs)
- Super-Heavy weight - Over 100 kg (220+ lbs)
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.
Women
Bodybuilding
| Year | Overall | HeavyWeight | MiddleWeight | LightWeight | Junior | Junior - HeavyWeight | Junior - LightWeight | Masters | Overall Team Trophy | Team Posing Trophy | Most Improved Athlete | Bodybuilding | Venue |
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| 1983 |  Inger Zetterquist |
 Erika Mes |
London, England, UK | ||||||||||
| 1984 |  Clare Furr |
Ellen Van Maris |
Brisbane, Australia | ||||||||||
| 1985 |  Dominique Darde |
Juliette Bergmann |
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| 1986 | Cathy Palyo |
 Gundi Froder |
Renate Holland |
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| 1987 | Janice Graser |
Renee Casella |
Charla Sedacca |
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| 1988 | Laura Creavalle |
Veronica Dahlin |
Janet Tech |
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| 1989 | Lenie Tops |
 Lynn Lemieux |
Ina Lopulesa |
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| 1990 | Yvonne Rosell |
Jutta Tippelt |
 Zuzanna Korinkova |
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| 1991 |  Gabriella Szikszay |
Diana Gimmler |
Sally Gomez |
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| 1992 | Yolanda Hughes-Heying |
Skye Ryland |
Eva Sukupova |
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| 1993 | Sabine Froschauer |
Frederique Auchart |
Veronique Gady |
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| 1994 |  Natalja Murnikoviene |
Karin Petz |
Christine Noel |
Borlange, Sweden | |||||||||
| 1995 | Beatrix Gluck |
 Marjo Krishi |
Beatrix Gluck |
 Jolo Sinclair |
Germany |
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Marjo Krishi |
Brugge, Belgium | |||||
| 1996 |  Zdenka Tvrda |
 Inna Uit |
 Irina Petrenko |
United States |
Rimini, Italy | ||||||||
| 1997 | Valentina Chepiga |
 Beate Drabing |
Valentina Chapiga |
Peggy Schoolcraft |
Sportshall Pasienky, Bratislava, Slovakia | ||||||||
| 1998 |  Susana Alonso |
Susana Alonso |
 Tülay Caner-Ozbek |
 Irina Muntean |
Centro de Tecnificacion de Alicante, Alicante, Spain | ||||||||
| 1999 |  Ewa Krynska |
Ewa Krynska |
Susanne Niederhauser |
 Brigitte Schori |
Sydney Superdome, Sydney, Australia | ||||||||
| 2000 | Conny Junker |
Conny Junker |
 Jana Purdjakova |
Natalia Proskouriakova |
Poland |
Warsaw, Poland | |||||||
| 2001 | Barbora Mrazkova |
Olga Kolot |
Barbora Mrazkova |
Olena Alloyarova |
 Ekaterina Soursiakova |
Michaela Kohutova |
Cornelia Junker |
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| 2002 | Zdenka Razymova |
Irina Nicoleta Muntean |
Natalia Proskouriakova |
Michaela Kohutova |
Christine Brings |
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| 2003 | Monica Muresan |
Jana Purdjakova |
 Lori Helene Hayden |
Michaela Kohutova |
Pilar Alcaide |
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| 2004 | Colette Nelson |
Jana Purdjakova |
Svetlana Lomachevskaya |
Florina Cernat |
Erika Taksony |
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| 2005 | Svetlana Lomachevskaya |
Agnieszka Ryk |
Jana Purdjakova |
Svetlana Lomachevskaya |
Florina Cernat |
Alina Cepurniene |
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| 2006 |  Claudia Partenza |
Elena Shportun |
Alina Cepurniene |
Claudia Partenza |
Florina Cernat |
Claudia Partenza |
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| 2007 | Elena Shportun |
Elena Shportun |
Jana Purdjakova |
Erika Andresson |
 Joanne Stewart |
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| 2008 | Alina Popa |
Alina Popa |
Jana Purdjakova |
Syuzanna Balakina |
Violette Schwarz |
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| 2009 | Simone Linay |
Irina Nicoleta Muntean |
Liliana Pall |
Violett Schwartz |
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| 2010 | Jana Purdjakova |
Jana Stockelova |
Jana Purdjakova |
Melissa Geimer |
Violette Schwarz |
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| 2011 | Jana Purdjakova |
Nina Loebardt |
Jana Purdjakova |
Liliana Pall |
Elena Stasiukyniene |
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| 2012 |  Rene Campbell |
Rene Campbell |
Jana Purdjakova |
 Sana Muslic |
Marina Nikotina |
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| 2013 | Beatrice Mihaela Serban |
Natalia Vtyurina |
Olga Beliakova |
Medal winners
List of World Amateur Bodybuilding Championships medalists