{"id":29310,"date":"2026-09-16T13:30:21","date_gmt":"2026-09-16T13:30:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/worldbodybuildingnews.com\/?p=29310"},"modified":"2026-09-16T13:30:21","modified_gmt":"2026-09-16T13:30:21","slug":"ernie-coates-bodybuilding-career-stats-results","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/worldbodybuildingnews.com\/?p=29310","title":{"rendered":"Ernie Coates &#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-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=\"ernie-coates\" data-bb-id=\"988\" data-bb-label=\"Ernie Coates\">\n<p>&#13;<br \/>\n                <span class=\"bb-confidence bb-confidence--medium bb-data-trust-bar__badge\" tabindex=\"0\" title=\"Medium confidence - 6 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\">6 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\">Ernie Coates is a Men&#8217;s Open Bodybuilding competitor from the United Kingdom with a competitive record spanning 1955\u20131973.<\/p>\n<p>&#13;<\/p>\n<p class=\"bb-answer-block\">Across 6 recorded contest results, Ernie Coates has no recorded first-place finishes.<\/p>\n<p>&#13;<\/p>\n<p class=\"bb-section-sub\">Win rate here is first-place finishes as a share of all 6 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=\"988\" data-bb-athlete-name=\"Ernie Coates\" 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=\"988\" data-bb-athlete-name=\"Ernie Coates\" 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=\"988\" data-bb-athlete-name=\"Ernie Coates\" 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>6<\/dd>\n<\/p>\n<p>&#13;<\/p>\n<p><dt>Win Rate<\/dt>\n<dd>0%<\/dd>\n<\/p>\n<p>&#13;<\/p>\n<p><dt>Career<\/dt>\n<dd>1955\u20131973<\/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>1<\/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\">1955 to 1973 shown \u00b7 6 results on record<\/span>&#13;\n                    <\/p>\n<p>&#13;<\/p>\n<div class=\"bb-career-timeline\" role=\"figure\" aria-label=\"Career timeline for Ernie Coates\">\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--other\" aria-label=\"Mr Britain, #5, 1955, Other Divisions\" aria-describedby=\"bb-timeline-ernie-coates-1955-0\">&#13;<br \/>\n                            <span class=\"bb-career-timeline-tooltip\" id=\"bb-timeline-ernie-coates-1955-0\" role=\"tooltip\">&#13;<br \/>\n                                <span class=\"bb-career-timeline-tooltip-contest\">Mr Britain<\/span>&#13;<br \/>\n                                <span class=\"bb-career-timeline-tooltip-detail\">Other Divisions \u00b7 1955<\/span>                                <span class=\"bb-career-timeline-tooltip-placement bb-career-timeline-tooltip-placement--other\">#5<\/span>&#13;<br \/>\n                            <\/span>&#13;<br \/>\n                        <\/button>&#13;<br \/>\n                                                <button type=\"button\" class=\"bb-career-timeline-dot bb-career-timeline-dot--other\" aria-label=\"Mr Universe, #6, 1955, Other Divisions\" aria-describedby=\"bb-timeline-ernie-coates-1955-1\">&#13;<br \/>\n                            <span class=\"bb-career-timeline-tooltip\" id=\"bb-timeline-ernie-coates-1955-1\" role=\"tooltip\">&#13;<br \/>\n                                <span class=\"bb-career-timeline-tooltip-contest\">Mr Universe<\/span>&#13;<br \/>\n                                <span class=\"bb-career-timeline-tooltip-detail\">Other Divisions \u00b7 1955<\/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\">1955<\/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=\"Mr Britain, #5, 1957, Men's Open Bodybuilding\" aria-describedby=\"bb-timeline-ernie-coates-1957-0\">&#13;<br \/>\n                            <span class=\"bb-career-timeline-tooltip\" id=\"bb-timeline-ernie-coates-1957-0\" role=\"tooltip\">&#13;<br \/>\n                                <span class=\"bb-career-timeline-tooltip-contest\">Mr Britain<\/span>&#13;<br \/>\n                                <span class=\"bb-career-timeline-tooltip-detail\">Men&#8217;s Open Bodybuilding \u00b7 1957<\/span>                                <span class=\"bb-career-timeline-tooltip-placement bb-career-timeline-tooltip-placement--other\">#5<\/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\">1957<\/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--bronze\" aria-label=\"Universe - Pro, 3rd Place, 1958, Other Divisions\" aria-describedby=\"bb-timeline-ernie-coates-1958-0\">&#13;<br \/>\n                            <span class=\"bb-career-timeline-tooltip\" id=\"bb-timeline-ernie-coates-1958-0\" role=\"tooltip\">&#13;<br \/>\n                                <span class=\"bb-career-timeline-tooltip-contest\">Universe &#8211; Pro<\/span>&#13;<br \/>\n                                <span class=\"bb-career-timeline-tooltip-detail\">Other Divisions \u00b7 1958<\/span>                                <span class=\"bb-career-timeline-tooltip-placement bb-career-timeline-tooltip-placement--bronze\">3rd 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\">1958<\/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--bronze\" aria-label=\"Universe - Pro, 3rd Place, 1959, Other Divisions\" aria-describedby=\"bb-timeline-ernie-coates-1959-0\">&#13;<br \/>\n                            <span class=\"bb-career-timeline-tooltip\" id=\"bb-timeline-ernie-coates-1959-0\" role=\"tooltip\">&#13;<br \/>\n                                <span class=\"bb-career-timeline-tooltip-contest\">Universe &#8211; Pro<\/span>&#13;<br \/>\n                                <span class=\"bb-career-timeline-tooltip-detail\">Other Divisions \u00b7 1959<\/span>                                <span class=\"bb-career-timeline-tooltip-placement bb-career-timeline-tooltip-placement--bronze\">3rd 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\">1959<\/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=\"Mr Britain, 2nd Place, 1973, Other Divisions\" aria-describedby=\"bb-timeline-ernie-coates-1973-0\">&#13;<br \/>\n                            <span class=\"bb-career-timeline-tooltip\" id=\"bb-timeline-ernie-coates-1973-0\" role=\"tooltip\">&#13;<br \/>\n                                <span class=\"bb-career-timeline-tooltip-contest\">Mr Britain<\/span>&#13;<br \/>\n                                <span class=\"bb-career-timeline-tooltip-detail\">Other Divisions \u00b7 1973<\/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\">1973<\/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\">1955<\/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\">1973<\/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 Ernie Coates, 6 in all. Won by names the winner of the division Ernie Coates 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 Ernie Coates that source is MuscleMemory. Open any contest above and that page names its own source and links to it where the source is still reachable. That archive no longer answers at the addresses we hold, so it is credited by name here 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\/gb\/\">Athletes from United Kingdom<\/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 Ernie Coates actually competed in, as a share of 6 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;<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 Ernie Coates\u2019s, ordered by how close their debut year, Olympia titles and Olympia appearances are. 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