The AAU Mr. Universe was a bodybuilding

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.

1980

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1. Bill Richardson
   Bill 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...
   
   
2. Bob Esprit
3. Livingston Jeffers
4. Bill Tierney
5. Walter O'Malley
6. Ashraf Mohamed
7. Stefan Lehnberg
8. Michael Williams

Medium

1. Eddie Miller
2. Filippo Massaroni
   Filippo Massaroni
   Filippo Massaroni was an Italian bodybuilder. In his career he has won the championship title amateur NABBA, Mr Universe in 1981 .-Biography:...
   
   
3. Lars Lunde
4. Saied Osman
5. Eduardo DeLaAsuncion
6. Loris Mecche
7. Arie Ludwig
8. Darmarthen Sabathee

Short

1. Graham Brogden
2. Terry Phillips
3. Francois Chung
4. Takami Okuda
5. Itsuo Nagamune
6. Michael Piliotis
7. Albert Vermtoole
8. Kevin Poll

1981

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1. John Brown
2. Bob Esprit
3. Christian Gomba
4. Alwin Djaoen
5. Livingston Jeffers
6. M Loesler

Medium

1. Filippo Massaroni
   Filippo Massaroni
   Filippo Massaroni was an Italian bodybuilder. In his career he has won the championship title amateur NABBA, Mr Universe in 1981 .-Biography:...
   
   
2. Ian Dowe
3. Naokata Ishii
4. Eddie Miller
5. Masashi Enomoto
6. Jules Jupiter

Short

1. Terry Phillips
2. Francois Chung
3. Sean Bullman
4. Yatoka Miyuhata
5. Teruo Aso
6. Christian Benathan