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1988 NABBA Professional Mr. Universe: Prejudging & Show
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The winner of this prestigious title in 1988 was the magnificent CHARLES CLAIRMONTE from UK. For the second year in a row the Professional Universe was staged as a completely separate event along with an international amateur contest called The 1988 Super Body Power Classic, GMV-084DVD.
In this Pro Universe DVD see the complete Prejudging with all of the hard fought comparisons. Then the posing by every competitor at the evening finals through to the posedown and awards. Charles is pictured below.
Other competitors who pushed Charles all the way included the very strong USA team of Jerry Scalesse, Jeff King, Marlon Darton and Rufus Howard.
Strong British opposition came from Basil Francis (1987 NABBA Amateur Mr Universe) and Eugene Laviscount. Charles Clairmonte won 4 NABBA Universe titles in his early career and then went on to have a stellar IFBB Pro career winning four IFBB Grand Prix in 1993. See his contest history at the bottom of this page.
Running time: 60 mins 
COMPLETE 1988 NABBA PRO UNIVERSE RESULTS
1. CHARLES CLAIRMONTE UK (See top photos and bottom right)
2. JERRY SCALESSE USA
3. BASIL FRANCIS UK
4. MARLON DARTON USA (Pictured second right)
5. EUGENE LAVISCOUNT UK
6. JEFF KING USA (Pictured in 2 photos right)
7. RUFUS HOWARD UK
8. IAN LAWRENCE UK
9. DIETMAR STOITZNER Austria
10. WALTER O'MALLEY UK
Please click here for the 1988 NABBA Amateur Mr Universe: Men - The Show DVD, GMV-089DVD. It was held on a separate date to the Pro event.
Please click here for the COMPLETE 1988 AMATEUR UNIVERSE RESULTS.
To see Charles Clairmonte in his first DVD for GMV, please click here for GMV-046DVD.
To see Charles in his workout and posing DVD, please click here for GMV-180DVD.
To see Charles as he wins the 1993 English Grand Prix against an Olympia field, please click here for GMV-171DVD.
To see Charles win his first NABBA Universe title in 1986, please click here for GMV-054DVD.
To see Charles win the 1989 NABBA Pro Universe, please click here for GMV-099DVD.
To see Charles place highly in the 1993 Mr Olympia, please click here for A-0764DVD.
To see the COMPLETE LIST OF NABBA UNIVERSE DVDs, please click here.
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CHARLES CLAIRMONTE’S COMPLETE CONTEST HISTORY
1985
Mr Britain - NABBA, 2nd
European Championships - NABBA, Tall Class, 1st
European Championships - NABBA, Overall Winner
Mr Universe - NABBA, Tall Class, 2nd
World Championships - NABBA, Tall Class, 2nd
1986
Mr Universe - NABBA, Tall Class, 1st
Mr Universe - NABBA, Overall Amateur Winner
World Championships - NABBA, Tall Class, 3rd
1988
Mr Universe - Pro - NABBA, Winner
1989
Universe - Pro - NABBA, Winner
1990
Universe - Pro - NABBA, Winner
World Championships - NABBA, Professional, 1st
1992
Grand Prix England - IFBB, 17th
Grand Prix Germany - IFBB, 15th
Grand Prix Holland - IFBB, 8th 
1993
Grand Prix England - IFBB, Winner
Grand Prix Finland - IFBB, Winner
Grand Prix France (2) - IFBB, Winner
Grand Prix Germany (2) - IFBB, 4th
Grand Prix Spain - IFBB, Winner
Night of Champions - IFBB, 4th
Mr Olympia - IFBB, 7th
1994
Grand Prix England - IFBB, 3rd
Grand Prix France (2) - IFBB, 3rd
Grand Prix Italy - IFBB, 3rd
Mr Olympia - IFBB, 8th
1995
Arnold Classic - IFBB, 3rd
Grand Prix England - IFBB, 3rd
Grand Prix France - IFBB, 2nd
Grand Prix Germany - IFBB, 6th
Grand Prix Russia - IFBB, 4th
Grand Prix Spain - IFBB, 6th
Grand Prix Ukraine - IFBB, 5th
Mr Olympia - IFBB, 10th
San Jose Pro Invitational - IFBB, 2nd
1996
Grand Prix Czech Republic - IFBB, 6th
Grand Prix England - IFBB, 10th
Grand Prix Germany - IFBB, 11th 
Grand Prix Russia - IFBB, 7th
Grand Prix Spain - IFBB, 6th
Grand Prix Spain - IFBB, 10th
Grand Prix Switzerland - IFBB, 7th
Mr Olympia - IFBB, 9th
1997
Grand Prix England - IFBB, 10th
Mr Olympia - IFBB, 12th
NTSC DVD, Open Region.
