Mr. Australia

NABBA/WFF Australia
Sport	Bodybuilding, Figure, Physique.
Abbreviation	NABBA/WFF
Founded	1947
Location	Australia
President	Graeme Lancefield

The Mr. Australia contest, now known as the Australian Championships, is a bodybuilding contest for men and women organised by NABBA/WFF Australia. It also incorporates fitness, figure, bikini and sports model competitions.[1][2] Since 2007 the Australian Championships has included both NABBA bodybuilding classes for men and women and athletic bodybuilding classes under the World Fitness Federation (WFF). The contest is governed by NABBA/WFF Australia.

Since 2017, the Australian Championships have been held in Melbourne, Victoria.[3]

The Australian Championships is the Australian National Qualifier for the National Amateur Body-Builders' Association Universe contest, held each year in England since 1950. It is also the qualifier for the World Fitness Federation World Championships, held in a different location each year.

History

Beginning in 1947, the Mr. Australia contest was staged haphazardly by various individual promoters. It did not become a regular annual event until 1958. The early contests were not officially associated with any bodybuilding organisation however promoters in each state or territory were mindful not to promote more than one Mr Australia nationally and so shared the contest between them.

The United Body-Builders of Australia (UBBA) was formed in 1982 and Billy Knight became its first Mr. Australia winner. The UBBA continued promoting the Mr. Australia title until 1987. Gary Lewer was the final UBBA Mr. Australia. Having been affiliated with NABBA International the UBBA became NABBA Australia in 1988 and has remained affiliated ever since.

Since 2007 NABBA Australia has also promoted athletic bodybuilding events through the WFF and in most cases the organisation is now referred to as NABBA/WFF Australia.

Winners

This is a list of Overall Amateur Mr Australia champions:

AMATEUR MR AUSTRALIA
Year	Overall Winner	State or Territory
1947	Bob Human	South Australia
1951	Gordon Nutter	Victoria
1953	Edward Eric Merta	Victoria[4]
1954	John Penman	New South Wales
1955	Les Griffiths	New South Wales
1956	Charlie Sherhan	New South Wales
1958	Joseph Cassar	Victoria
1959	Tom Lardner	South Australia
1960	Victor Vella	New South Wales
1961	Victor Vella	New South Wales
1962	Victor Vella	New South Wales
1963	Les Griffiths	New South Wales
1964	Chim Leong	Victoria
1965	Les Spendlove	New South Wales
1966	Carlo Zumbo	New South Wales
1967	Victor Vella	New South Wales
1968	Carlo Zumbo	New South Wales
1969	Carlo Zumbo	New South Wales
1970	Carlo Zumbo	New South Wales
1971	Peter McCarthy	Victoria
1972	Frank Colombera	Western Australia
1973	Roger Walker	New South Wales
1974	Ted Matoush	New South Wales
1975	Roger Walker	New South Wales
1976	Billy Robertson	Western Australia
1977	Ivan Djirlic	New South Wales
1978	Graeme Lancefield	Victoria
1979	Peter Lindsay	Victoria
1980	Richard Jonker	Queensland
1981	Billy Knight	New South Wales
1982	Billy Knight	New South Wales
1983	Clem Ziegler	Tasmania
1984	Richard Hargreaves	New South Wales
1985	Gary Lewer	Victoria
1986	Sammy Ioannidis	Victoria
1987	Gary Lewer	Victoria
1988	Gary Lewer	Victoria
1989	Gary Lewer	Victoria
1990	Bruce Leong	Northern Territory
1991	Gary Tchernakoff	Western Australia
1992	Kevin O'Grady	New South Wales
1993	Grant Clemesha	Western Australia
1994	Grant Clemesha	Western Australia
1995	Grant Clemesha	Western Australia
1996	Colin Murphie	New South Wales
1997	Grant Mayo	New South Wales
1998	Charles Duca	New South Wales
1999	Tony Loiacono	Western Australia
2000	Nick Jones	South Australia
2001	Lee Newman	Queensland
2002	Nick Jones	South Australia
2003	Mark McEntyre	New South Wales
2004	Scott Burgess	Queensland
2005	Adam Fennell	South Australia
2006	Charles Duca	New South Wales
2007	Darren Smith	Tasmania
2008	Justin Wessels	New South Wales
2009	Justin Wessels	New South Wales
2010	Justin Wessels	New South Wales
2011	Abraham Elzaibak	Victoria
2012	Frank Giampino	Victoria
2013	Matt Smedley	South Australia
2014	Michael Dittmann	Victoria
2015	David Cutler	Queensland
2016	Milton DeFreitas	Western Australia
2017	Justin Wessels	New South Wales
2018	Paul Jayilian	Victoria
2019	Al Pope	Victoria


PROFESSIONAL MR AUSTRALIA
Year	Professional Winner	State or Territory
2017	Barry Lawler	New South Wales
2018	Barry Lawler	New South Wales
2019	Shaun Mason	New South Wales

Committee

Within Australia, competitions are governed in each separate state or territory by a state association, all affiliated to the national governing organisation.

Jurisdiction	President
Australia	Graeme Lancefield
New South Wales	Paul Gallanos
Northern Territory	Oskar Sarkans
Queensland	Oskar Sarkans
South Australia	Rob Strangis
Tasmania	Daniel Lancefield
Victoria	Daniel Lancefield
Western Australia	Peta Baker

References

External links

www.nabbawff.com.au

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[1] ttp://www.nabba.com.au/titles.html

[2] ttp://www.nabba.com.au/competition/titles

[3] ttp://www.gmv.com.au/default.asp?pageid=contestResults&template=content&sid=656

[4] ttp://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article23259669?searchTerm=merta&searchLimits=