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1973 IFBB MR. UNIVERSE & 1975 IFBB MR. EUROPEÂ (Also known as the 1975 IFBB EUROPEAN CHAMPIONSHIPS)
Several years ago my old friend Lou Ferrigno contacted me to see if I had film (video) of him competing in the 1973 IFBB Mr. Universe held in Geneva, Switzerland. Indeed I do! This classic film now forms the major part of this historic contest DVD, V-156DVD.
Lou won this event taking his class and then the Overall title beating such ’70s stars as Mike Katz, Ken Waller, Al Beckles and Giuseppe Deiana. I feel that this was possibly the best Lou ever looked in amateur competition. He truly dominated and took the overall Mr. Universe title that day in grand style.
The DVD consists of 33 minutes of Prejudging followed by 60 minutes of the evening Finals, pose down and awards. A total of 93 historic minutes from the 1973 IFBB Mr Universe.
I took the colour photo of PETER STACH on the rear cover, above, at the time I shot this film footage. See extra description below.
1973 IFBB Mr Universe – Results
Overall Winner: Lou Ferrigno
Tall Class
1Â Â Lou Ferrigno USA
2Â Â Ken Waller USA
3Â Â Mike Katz USA
4Â Â Francois Labrador FRANCE
5Â Â Mehmet Gokcen TURKEY
6Â Â Ben Herder HOLLAND
 Medium Class
1Â Â Albert Beckles ENGLAND
2  Ahmet Enünlü TURKEY
3Â Â Mederic Annette FRANCE
4Â Â Harold Bonsfield MALTA
5Â Â Serge Jacobs BELGIUM
6Â Â Janko Rudman SWEDEN
Short Class
1Â Â Giuseppe Deiana HOLLAND
2Â Â Hubert Plumanns BELGIUM
3Â Â Fredy Beranger FRANCE
4Â Â Renato Bertagna ITALY
5Â Â John Maldonado PUERTO RICO
6Â Â Jose Diaz PUERTO RICO
PART 2
The last 10 minutes of the DVD consists of highlights from the 1975 IFBB Mr. Europe contest held in Amsterdam, Holland on 6th September, 1975.
Peter Stach from the former Czechoslovakia was the standout physique in this event. He absolutely dominated the whole contest with his superb, ripped and symmetrical physique and classic posing.
My special thanks to Wilfried Dubbels who drove me to this contest from Germany and assisted me in the production of all of my filming and photos that day. See Wilfried in his own DVD which is GMV-586DVD.
1975 IFBB Mr Europe – Results
Tall Class
1Â Â Ben Herder HOLLAND
2Â Â Uwe Prink WEST GERMANY
3Â Â Serge Lerus FRANCE
4Â Â Klaus Aschober GERMANY
5Â Â Roy Chavez ENGLAND
Klaus Aschober Photo Gallery
Roy Chavez Photo Gallery
Medium Class
1Â Â Peter Stach CZECHOSLOVAKIA – OVERALL WINNER
2Â Â Mederic Annette FRANCE
3Â Â Janko Rudman SWEDEN
4Â Â Serge Jacobs BELGIUM
5Â Â Friedrich Weimer GERMANY
Short Class
1Â Â Nicolas Kemp BELGIUM
2Â Â Fredy Beranger FRANCE
3Â Â Renato Bertagna ITALY
4Â Â Frantz Lolia FRANCE
5Â Â Jeffrey Alexander WALES, UK