AAU Mr. Universe
Encyclopedia
The AAU Mr. Universe was a bodybuilding
contest organised by the American Amateur Athletic Union
(AAU). Of all the "Mr. Universe" contests, it was the only one officially sanctioned by the International Weightlifting Federation
(and sometimes referred to as the FIHC Mr. Universe). Anyone who competed in the NABBA Mr. Universe or IFBB Mr. Universe was not allowed in the AAU Mr. Universe as the AAU considered them professional events because they were not sanctioned by the FIHC.
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Bodybuilding
Bodybuilding is a form of body modification involving intensive muscle hypertrophy. An individual who engages in this activity is referred to as a bodybuilder. In competitive and professional bodybuilding, bodybuilders display their physiques to a panel of judges, who assign points based on their...
contest organised by the American Amateur Athletic Union
Amateur Athletic Union
The Amateur Athletic Union is one of the largest non-profit volunteer sports organizations in the United States. A multi-sport organization, the AAU is dedicated exclusively to the promotion and development of amateur sports and physical fitness programs.-History:The AAU was founded in 1888 to...
(AAU). Of all the "Mr. Universe" contests, it was the only one officially sanctioned by the International Weightlifting Federation
International Weightlifting Federation
The International Weightlifting Federation , headquartered in Budapest, is the international governing body for the sport of Olympic weightlifting.The IWF was founded in 1905, and has 187 member nations. The IWF president is Dr...
(and sometimes referred to as the FIHC Mr. Universe). Anyone who competed in the NABBA Mr. Universe or IFBB Mr. Universe was not allowed in the AAU Mr. Universe as the AAU considered them professional events because they were not sanctioned by the FIHC.
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Tall- Bill RichardsonBill Richardson (bodybuilder)- Personal :Bill Richardson is a UK bodybuilding champion. He has entered a number of bodybuilding competitions in his career, winning several of them, including the Mr...
- Bob Esprit
- Livingston Jeffers
- Bill Tierney
- Walter O'Malley
- Ashraf Mohamed
- Stefan Lehnberg
- Michael Williams
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- Eddie Miller
- Filippo MassaroniFilippo MassaroniFilippo Massaroni was an Italian bodybuilder. In his career he has won the championship title amateur NABBA, Mr Universe in 1981 .-Biography:...
- Lars Lunde
- Saied Osman
- Eduardo DeLaAsuncion
- Loris Mecche
- Arie Ludwig
- Darmarthen Sabathee
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- Graham Brogden
- Terry Phillips
- Francois Chung
- Takami Okuda
- Itsuo Nagamune
- Michael Piliotis
- Albert Vermtoole
- Kevin Poll
1981
Tall- John Brown
- Bob Esprit
- Christian Gomba
- Alwin Djaoen
- Livingston Jeffers
- M Loesler
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- Filippo MassaroniFilippo MassaroniFilippo Massaroni was an Italian bodybuilder. In his career he has won the championship title amateur NABBA, Mr Universe in 1981 .-Biography:...
- Ian Dowe
- Naokata Ishii
- Eddie Miller
- Masashi Enomoto
- Jules Jupiter
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- Terry Phillips
- Francois Chung
- Sean Bullman
- Yatoka Miyuhata
- Teruo Aso
- Christian Benathan