The World Amateur Bodybuilding Championships is an annual event held in cities around the world. This event, formerly known as IFBB Mr. Universe, is a male 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.
| 2001 World Amateur Bodybuilding Championship | 2001 Yangon | |||
| 2005 World Amateur Bodybuilding Championship | 2005 Shanghai | |||
| 2007 World Amateur Bodybuilding Championship | 2007 Jeju | |||
| 2008 Manama | ||||
| 2009 Doha |
| 1983 Singapore | ||||
| 1986 Tokyo | ||||
| 1987 Madrid | ||||
| 1988 Brisbane | ||||
| 1989 Paris | ||||
| 1990 Kuala Lumpur | ||||
| 1991 Katowice | ||||
| 1992 Graz | ||||
| 1993 Seoul | ||||
| 1994 Shanghai | ||||
| 1995 Agana | ||||
| 1996 Amman | ||||
| 1997 Praha | ||||
| 1998 Izmir | ||||
| 1999 Bratislava | ||||
| 2000 Melaka | ||||
| 2001 Yangon | ||||
| 2002 Cairo | ||||
| 2003 Mumbai | ||||
| 2004 Moscow | ||||
| 2005 Shanghai | ||||
| 2006 Ostrava | ||||
| 2007 Jeju | ||||
| 2008 Manama | ||||
| 2009 Doha |
| 1979 Columbus | |||
| 1980 Cairo | |||
| 1981 Cairo | |||
| 1982 Brugge | |||
| 1983 Singapore | |||
| 1984 Las Vegas | |||
| 1985 Göteborg | |||
| 1986 Tokyo | |||
| 1987 Madrid |