{"id":29172,"date":"2026-09-14T04:38:16","date_gmt":"2026-09-14T04:38:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/worldbodybuildingnews.com\/?p=29172"},"modified":"2026-09-14T04:38:16","modified_gmt":"2026-09-14T04:38:16","slug":"david-groce-bodybuilding-career-stats-results","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/worldbodybuildingnews.com\/?p=29172","title":{"rendered":"David Groce &#8211; Bodybuilding Career, Stats &#038; Results"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div id=\"\">&#13;<br \/>\n    &#13;<br \/>\n&#13;<br \/>\n        &#13;<br \/>\n    &#13;<\/p>\n<nav class=\"bb-section-nav\" aria-label=\"Jump to profile section\">&#13;<br \/>\n        <a class=\"bb-section-nav__link\" href=\"#bb-timeline-heading\">Timeline<\/a>                                        <a class=\"bb-section-nav__link\" href=\"#bb-career-stats-heading\">Record<\/a>&#13;<br \/>\n        <a class=\"bb-section-nav__link\" href=\"#bb-rivals-heading\">Rivals<\/a>        <a class=\"bb-section-nav__link\" href=\"#bb-results-heading\">Results<\/a>        <a class=\"bb-section-nav__link\" href=\"#bb-divisions-heading\">Divisions<\/a>        <a class=\"bb-section-nav__link\" href=\"#bb-related-heading\">Related<\/a>    <\/nav>\n<p>&#13;<br \/>\n&#13;<\/p>\n<div class=\"bb-data-trust-bar\" data-bb-type=\"athlete\" data-bb-slug=\"david-groce\" data-bb-id=\"10572\" data-bb-label=\"David Groce\">\n<p>&#13;<br \/>\n                <span class=\"bb-confidence bb-confidence--medium bb-data-trust-bar__badge\" tabindex=\"0\" title=\"Medium confidence - 7 recorded results, Historical\/community source\" aria-describedby=\"bb-conf-tip-5\">&#13;<br \/>\n                    <span class=\"bb-confidence__dot\"\/>&#13;<br \/>\n                    <span class=\"bb-confidence__label\">Medium confidence<\/span>&#13;<br \/>\n                    <span class=\"bb-confidence__tip\" id=\"bb-conf-tip-5\" role=\"tooltip\">7 recorded results, Historical\/community source<\/span>&#13;<br \/>\n                <\/span>&#13;<br \/>\n                                <span class=\"bb-data-trust-bar__sep\" aria-hidden=\"true\"\/>&#13;<br \/>\n                <span class=\"bb-data-trust-bar__date\">Updated September 7, 2026<\/span>&#13;<br \/>\n                                                <span class=\"bb-data-trust-bar__sep\" aria-hidden=\"true\"\/>&#13;<br \/>\n                <span class=\"bb-rating bb-data-trust-bar__rating\" role=\"group\" aria-label=\"Is this data accurate?\">&#13;<br \/>\n                    <span class=\"bb-rating__q\">Accurate?<\/span>&#13;<br \/>\n                    <button type=\"button\" class=\"bb-rating__btn bb-rating__btn--up\" data-bb-rate=\"1\" aria-pressed=\"false\" title=\"Mark as accurate\">&#13;<br \/>\n                        <span class=\"bb-rating__icon\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\u25b2<\/span>&#13;<br \/>\n                        <span class=\"bb-rating__count\" data-bb-up=\"\">0<\/span>&#13;<br \/>\n                        <span class=\"bb-sr-only\">accurate<\/span>&#13;<br \/>\n                    <\/button>&#13;<br \/>\n                    <button type=\"button\" class=\"bb-rating__btn bb-rating__btn--down\" data-bb-rate=\"-1\" aria-pressed=\"false\" title=\"Mark as inaccurate\">&#13;<br \/>\n                        <span class=\"bb-rating__icon\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\u25bc<\/span>&#13;<br \/>\n                        <span class=\"bb-rating__count\" data-bb-down=\"\">0<\/span>&#13;<br \/>\n                        <span class=\"bb-sr-only\">inaccurate<\/span>&#13;<br \/>\n                    <\/button>&#13;<br \/>\n                    <span class=\"bb-rating__msg\" data-bb-rate-msg=\"\" aria-live=\"polite\"\/>&#13;<br \/>\n                <\/span>&#13;<br \/>\n                                                <span class=\"bb-data-trust-bar__sep\" aria-hidden=\"true\"\/>&#13;<br \/>\n                <button type=\"button\" class=\"bb-data-trust-bar__report\" data-bb-report=\"\" aria-haspopup=\"dialog\">Report an issue<\/button>&#13;\n                                            <\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p>&#13;<br \/>\n        &#13;<\/p>\n<p class=\"bb-answer-block\">David Groce is a Men&#8217;s Open Bodybuilding competitor from the United States with a competitive record spanning 1989\u20132026.<\/p>\n<p>&#13;<\/p>\n<p class=\"bb-answer-block\">Across 7 recorded contest results, David Groce has 1 first-place finish (a 14.3% win rate).<\/p>\n<p>&#13;<\/p>\n<p class=\"bb-section-sub\">Win rate here is first-place finishes as a share of all 7 recorded contest results. It is published only where a career holds at least five, because below that a single placing moves the figure by twenty points or more.<\/p>\n<p>&#13;<br \/>\n            &#13;<\/p>\n<div class=\"bb-missing-band\">\n        <span class=\"bb-missing-band__kicker\">Missing from this profile<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"bb-missing-band__text\">No height, weight or birthdate on record.<\/p>\n<p><button type=\"button\" class=\"bb-athlete-bio-trigger\" data-bb-athlete-id=\"10572\" data-bb-athlete-name=\"David Groce\" data-bb-field=\"height_cm\" data-bb-label=\"height\" aria-label=\"Know this athlete's height? Help us verify it.\">Add height<\/button><button type=\"button\" class=\"bb-athlete-bio-trigger\" data-bb-athlete-id=\"10572\" data-bb-athlete-name=\"David Groce\" data-bb-field=\"weight_kg\" data-bb-label=\"weight\" aria-label=\"Know this athlete's weight? Help us verify it.\">Add weight<\/button><button type=\"button\" class=\"bb-athlete-bio-trigger\" data-bb-athlete-id=\"10572\" data-bb-athlete-name=\"David Groce\" data-bb-field=\"born\" data-bb-label=\"birthdate\" aria-label=\"Know this athlete's birthdate? Help us verify it.\">Add birthdate<\/button><\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p>&#13;<\/p>\n<div class=\"bb-athlete-bio-panel\" data-bb-athlete-bio-form=\"\" hidden=\"\">\n<p><h2>Submit a sourced bio stat<\/h2>\n<p><button type=\"button\" class=\"bb-athlete-bio-close\" data-bb-athlete-bio-close=\"\" aria-label=\"Close form\">x<\/button><\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p>&#13;<br \/>\n            &#13;<\/p>\n<div class=\"bb-sr-only\">\n<h2 id=\"bb-career-record-summary\" class=\"bb-ssr-summary__subhead\">Career Record<\/h2>\n<dl class=\"bb-ssr-summary__facts\">&#13;<\/p>\n<p><dt>Total Results<\/dt>\n<dd>7<\/dd>\n<\/p>\n<p>&#13;<\/p>\n<p><dt>Wins<\/dt>\n<dd>1<\/dd>\n<\/p>\n<p>&#13;<\/p>\n<p><dt>Win Rate<\/dt>\n<dd>14.3%<\/dd>\n<\/p>\n<p>&#13;<\/p>\n<p><dt>Career<\/dt>\n<dd>1989\u20132026<\/dd>\n<\/p>\n<p>&#13;<br \/>\n                                                    &#13;<br \/>\n                            &#13;<\/p>\n<p><dt>Verified<\/dt>\n<dd><time datetime=\"2026-08-04\">August 4, 2026<\/time><\/dd>\n<\/p>\n<p>&#13;<\/p>\n<p><dt>Sources<\/dt>\n<dd>4<\/dd>\n<\/p>\n<p>&#13;\n            <\/dl>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p>&#13;<br \/>\n&#13;<br \/>\n        &#13;<\/p>\n<section class=\"bb-profile-section bb-profile-timeline-section\" aria-labelledby=\"bb-timeline-heading\">&#13;<\/p>\n<p>&#13;<\/p>\n<h2 id=\"bb-timeline-heading\" class=\"bb-section-title\">Every season on record<\/h2>\n<p>&#13;<br \/>\n                        <span class=\"bb-section-head__meta\">1989 to 2026 shown \u00b7 7 results on record<\/span>&#13;\n                    <\/p>\n<p>&#13;<\/p>\n<div class=\"bb-career-timeline\" role=\"figure\" aria-label=\"Career timeline for David Groce\">\n<div class=\"bb-career-timeline-track\">\n<div class=\"bb-career-timeline-year\">\n<p>&#13;<br \/>\n                                                <button type=\"button\" class=\"bb-career-timeline-dot bb-career-timeline-dot--gold\" aria-label=\"Collegiate Nationals, 1st Place, 1989, Men's Open Bodybuilding\" aria-describedby=\"bb-timeline-david-groce-1989-0\">&#13;<br \/>\n                            <span class=\"bb-career-timeline-tooltip\" id=\"bb-timeline-david-groce-1989-0\" role=\"tooltip\">&#13;<br \/>\n                                <span class=\"bb-career-timeline-tooltip-contest\">Collegiate Nationals<\/span>&#13;<br \/>\n                                <span class=\"bb-career-timeline-tooltip-detail\">Men&#8217;s Open Bodybuilding \u00b7 1989<\/span>                                <span class=\"bb-career-timeline-tooltip-placement bb-career-timeline-tooltip-placement--gold\">1st Place<\/span>&#13;<br \/>\n                            <\/span>&#13;<br \/>\n                        <\/button>&#13;\n                                            <\/p>\n<p>                                        <span class=\"bb-career-timeline-year-tick\" aria-hidden=\"true\"\/><br \/>\n                    <span class=\"bb-career-timeline-year-label\">1989<\/span>\n                <\/div>\n<div class=\"bb-career-timeline-year\">\n<p>&#13;<br \/>\n                                                <button type=\"button\" class=\"bb-career-timeline-dot bb-career-timeline-dot--other\" aria-label=\"USA Championships, #10, 1990, Men's Open Bodybuilding\" aria-describedby=\"bb-timeline-david-groce-1990-0\">&#13;<br \/>\n                            <span class=\"bb-career-timeline-tooltip\" id=\"bb-timeline-david-groce-1990-0\" role=\"tooltip\">&#13;<br \/>\n                                <span class=\"bb-career-timeline-tooltip-contest\">USA Championships<\/span>&#13;<br \/>\n                                <span class=\"bb-career-timeline-tooltip-detail\">Men&#8217;s Open Bodybuilding \u00b7 1990<\/span>                                <span class=\"bb-career-timeline-tooltip-placement bb-career-timeline-tooltip-placement--other\">#10<\/span>&#13;<br \/>\n                            <\/span>&#13;<br \/>\n                        <\/button>&#13;\n                                            <\/p>\n<p>                                        <span class=\"bb-career-timeline-year-tick\" aria-hidden=\"true\"\/><br \/>\n                    <span class=\"bb-career-timeline-year-label\">1990<\/span>\n                <\/div>\n<div class=\"bb-career-timeline-year\">\n<p>&#13;<br \/>\n                                                <button type=\"button\" class=\"bb-career-timeline-dot bb-career-timeline-dot--silver\" aria-label=\"Junior USA, 2nd Place, 2006, Men's Open Bodybuilding\" aria-describedby=\"bb-timeline-david-groce-2006-0\">&#13;<br \/>\n                            <span class=\"bb-career-timeline-tooltip\" id=\"bb-timeline-david-groce-2006-0\" role=\"tooltip\">&#13;<br \/>\n                                <span class=\"bb-career-timeline-tooltip-contest\">Junior USA<\/span>&#13;<br \/>\n                                <span class=\"bb-career-timeline-tooltip-detail\">Men&#8217;s Open Bodybuilding \u00b7 2006<\/span>                                <span class=\"bb-career-timeline-tooltip-placement bb-career-timeline-tooltip-placement--silver\">2nd Place<\/span>&#13;<br \/>\n                            <\/span>&#13;<br \/>\n                        <\/button>&#13;\n                                            <\/p>\n<p>                                        <span class=\"bb-career-timeline-year-tick\" aria-hidden=\"true\"\/><br \/>\n                    <span class=\"bb-career-timeline-year-label\">2006<\/span>\n                <\/div>\n<div class=\"bb-career-timeline-year\">\n<p>&#13;<br \/>\n                                                <button type=\"button\" class=\"bb-career-timeline-dot bb-career-timeline-dot--other\" aria-label=\"USA Championships, #6, 2007, Men's Open Bodybuilding\" aria-describedby=\"bb-timeline-david-groce-2007-0\">&#13;<br \/>\n                            <span class=\"bb-career-timeline-tooltip\" id=\"bb-timeline-david-groce-2007-0\" role=\"tooltip\">&#13;<br \/>\n                                <span class=\"bb-career-timeline-tooltip-contest\">USA Championships<\/span>&#13;<br \/>\n                                <span class=\"bb-career-timeline-tooltip-detail\">Men&#8217;s Open Bodybuilding \u00b7 2007<\/span>                                <span class=\"bb-career-timeline-tooltip-placement bb-career-timeline-tooltip-placement--other\">#6<\/span>&#13;<br \/>\n                            <\/span>&#13;<br \/>\n                        <\/button>&#13;\n                                            <\/p>\n<p>                                        <span class=\"bb-career-timeline-year-tick\" aria-hidden=\"true\"\/><br \/>\n                    <span class=\"bb-career-timeline-year-label\">2007<\/span>\n                <\/div>\n<div class=\"bb-career-timeline-year\">\n<p>&#13;<br \/>\n                                                <button type=\"button\" class=\"bb-career-timeline-dot bb-career-timeline-dot--other\" aria-label=\"North American Championships, #8, 2008, Men's Open 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         <\/button>&#13;<br \/>\n                                                <button type=\"button\" class=\"bb-career-timeline-dot bb-career-timeline-dot--other\" aria-label=\"2026 Pro Masters World Championships, #4, 2026, Men's Classic Physique\" aria-describedby=\"bb-timeline-david-groce-2026-1\">&#13;<br \/>\n                            <span class=\"bb-career-timeline-tooltip\" id=\"bb-timeline-david-groce-2026-1\" role=\"tooltip\">&#13;<br \/>\n                                <span class=\"bb-career-timeline-tooltip-contest\">2026 Pro Masters World Championships<\/span>&#13;<br \/>\n                                <span class=\"bb-career-timeline-tooltip-detail\">Men&#8217;s Classic Physique \u00b7 2026<\/span>                                <span class=\"bb-career-timeline-tooltip-placement bb-career-timeline-tooltip-placement--other\">#4<\/span>&#13;<br \/>\n                            <\/span>&#13;<br \/>\n                        <\/button>&#13;\n                                            <\/p>\n<p>                                        <span class=\"bb-career-timeline-year-tick\" aria-hidden=\"true\"\/><br \/>\n                    <span class=\"bb-career-timeline-year-label\">2026<\/span>\n                <\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p>&#13;<br \/>\n                <span class=\"bb-career-timeline-legend-item\"><span class=\"bb-career-timeline-legend-dot bb-career-timeline-dot--olympia\" aria-hidden=\"true\"\/> Olympia<\/span>&#13;<br \/>\n                <span class=\"bb-career-timeline-legend-item\"><span class=\"bb-career-timeline-legend-dot bb-career-timeline-dot--gold\" aria-hidden=\"true\"\/> 1st place<\/span>&#13;<br \/>\n                <span class=\"bb-career-timeline-legend-item\"><span class=\"bb-career-timeline-legend-dot bb-career-timeline-dot--silver\" aria-hidden=\"true\"\/> 2nd place<\/span>&#13;<br \/>\n                <span class=\"bb-career-timeline-legend-item\"><span class=\"bb-career-timeline-legend-dot bb-career-timeline-dot--bronze\" aria-hidden=\"true\"\/> 3rd place<\/span>&#13;<br \/>\n                <span class=\"bb-career-timeline-legend-item\"><span class=\"bb-career-timeline-legend-dot bb-career-timeline-dot--other\" aria-hidden=\"true\"\/> Other<\/span>&#13;\n            <\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p>&#13;<\/p>\n<dl class=\"bb-career-milestones\" aria-label=\"Career milestones\">&#13;<\/p>\n<p>&#13;<\/p>\n<dt class=\"bb-career-milestone__label\">Pro Debut<\/dt>\n<p>&#13;<\/p>\n<dd class=\"bb-career-milestone__year\">1989<\/dd>\n<p>&#13;\n            <\/p>\n<p>&#13;<\/p>\n<p>&#13;<\/p>\n<dt class=\"bb-career-milestone__label\">Last Contest<\/dt>\n<p>&#13;<\/p>\n<dd class=\"bb-career-milestone__year\">2026<\/dd>\n<p>&#13;\n            <\/p>\n<p>&#13;\n                    <\/dl>\n<p>&#13;<br \/>\n            <\/section>\n<p>&#13;<br \/>\n    &#13;<br \/>\n    &#13;<br \/>\n    &#13;<br \/>\n        &#13;<br \/>\n        &#13;<br \/>\n    &#13;<br \/>\n        &#13;<br \/>\n    &#13;<br \/>\n    &#13;<br \/>\n&#13;<\/p>\n<section class=\"bb-profile-section bb-profile-section--results\" aria-labelledby=\"bb-results-heading\">&#13;<br \/>\n                <input type=\"radio\" name=\"bb-results-view\" id=\"bb-view-all\" class=\"bb-results-state\" checked=\"checked\"\/>&#13;<br \/>\n                <input type=\"radio\" name=\"bb-results-view\" id=\"bb-view-wins\" class=\"bb-results-state\"\/>&#13;<br \/>\n                <input type=\"radio\" name=\"bb-results-view\" id=\"bb-view-olympia\" class=\"bb-results-state\"\/>&#13;<br \/>\n                <input type=\"checkbox\" id=\"bb-results-expand\" class=\"bb-results-state\"\/>&#13;<\/p>\n<div class=\"bb-section-head\">\n<h2 id=\"bb-results-heading\" class=\"bb-section-title\">All results<\/h2>\n<p>&#13;<br \/>\n                                <label class=\"bb-results-filter__btn\" for=\"bb-view-all\">All results<\/label>&#13;<br \/>\n                                <label class=\"bb-results-filter__btn\" for=\"bb-view-wins\">Wins only<\/label>&#13;<br \/>\n                                <label class=\"bb-results-filter__btn\" for=\"bb-view-olympia\">Olympia<\/label>&#13;\n                            <\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p>&#13;<\/p>\n<p class=\"bb-section-sub\">Every contest result on record for David Groce, 7 in all. Won by names the winner of the division David Groce competed in, and shows a dash where that winner cannot be pinned to one person in the database.<\/p>\n<p>&#13;<br \/>\n        &#13;<\/p>\n<p class=\"bb-section-sub\">Where these results come from. Each contest in the table was recorded from a named source, and for David Groce those sources are MuscleMemory and IFBB Pro League. Open any contest above and that page names its own source and links to it where the source is still reachable. MuscleMemory is the exception: the archive we recorded those older shows from no longer answers at the addresses we hold, so it is credited by name and not offered as a link.<\/p>\n<p>&#13;<br \/>\n            <\/section>\n<p>&#13;<br \/>\n    &#13;<\/p>\n<p class=\"bb-ssr-summary__links\">&#13;<br \/>\n                    <a href=\"https:\/\/fitnessvolt.com\/bodybuilding\/divisions\/mens-open\/\">More Men&#8217;s Open Bodybuilding athletes<\/a>&#13;<br \/>\n                            <a href=\"https:\/\/fitnessvolt.com\/bodybuilding\/countries\/us\/\">Athletes from United States<\/a>&#13;\n                                    <\/p>\n<p>&#13;<br \/>\n    &#13;<\/p>\n<aside class=\"bb-profile-section bb-profile-section--divisions\" aria-labelledby=\"bb-divisions-heading\">&#13;<\/p>\n<h2 id=\"bb-divisions-heading\" class=\"bb-section-title\">Results by division<\/h2>\n<p>&#13;<\/p>\n<p class=\"bb-section-sub\">Which divisions David Groce actually competed in, as a share of 7 recorded results. An athlete who moved between divisions appears on more than one bar, which is the point of the breakdown.<\/p>\n<p>&#13;<br \/>\n        &#13;<br \/>\n    <\/aside>\n<p>&#13;<br \/>\n    &#13;<br \/>\n    &#13;<\/p>\n<section class=\"bb-profile-section bb-rivals-section\" aria-labelledby=\"bb-rivals-heading\">&#13;<br \/>\n        &#13;<\/p>\n<p class=\"bb-answer-block\">Only 2 head-to-head meetings on record so far, with Todd Scott ahead 2 to 0 &#8211; too thin to call a rivalry yet.<\/p>\n<p>&#13;<\/p>\n<p class=\"bb-section-sub\">Opponents are ranked by how often they shared a stage and how big the stage was, not by reputation. A meeting is one contest where both competed in the same division and both were placed.<\/p>\n<p>&#13;<br \/>\n        &#13;<br \/>\n    <\/section>\n<p>&#13;<br \/>\n    &#13;<\/p>\n<section class=\"bb-profile-section bb-related-section\" aria-labelledby=\"bb-related-heading\">&#13;<br \/>\n        &#13;<\/p>\n<p class=\"bb-section-sub\">Competitors in the same division type whose careers overlapped David Groce\u2019s, ordered by how close their debut year, Olympia titles and Olympia appearances are. It is a list of comparable careers, not a judgement about who was better.<\/p>\n<p>&#13;<br \/>\n        &#13;<br \/>\n    <\/section>\n<p>&#13;\n    <\/p><\/div>\n<p><br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/fitnessvolt.com\/bodybuilding\/athletes\/david-groce\/\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>&#13; &#13; &#13; &#13; &#13; &#13; Timeline Record&#13; Rivals Results Divisions Related &#13; &#13; &#13; &#13; &#13; Medium confidence&#13; 7 recorded results, Historical\/community source&#13; &#13; &#13; Updated September 7, 2026&#13; &#13; &#13; Accurate?&#13; &#13; \u25b2&#13; 0&#13; accurate&#13; &#13; &#13; \u25bc&#13; 0&#13; inaccurate&#13; &#13; &#13; &#13; &#13; Report an issue&#13; &#13; &#13; David Groce is a [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1463,"featured_media":29173,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"tdm_status":"","tdm_grid_status":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[215],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-29172","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-mens-open-bodybuilding"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v28.5 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>David Groce - Bodybuilding Career, Stats &amp; 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