{"id":30697,"date":"2026-10-03T04:00:50","date_gmt":"2026-10-03T04:00:50","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/worldbodybuildingnews.com\/?p=30697"},"modified":"2026-10-03T04:00:50","modified_gmt":"2026-10-03T04:00:50","slug":"roger-walker-bodybuilding-career-stats-results","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/worldbodybuildingnews.com\/?p=30697","title":{"rendered":"Roger Walker &#8211; Bodybuilding Career, Stats &#038; Results"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div id=\"\">\n<nav class=\"bb-section-nav\" aria-label=\"Jump to profile section\">\n        <a class=\"bb-section-nav__link\" href=\"#bb-timeline-heading\">Timeline<\/a>                <a class=\"bb-section-nav__link\" href=\"#bb-narrative-known_for\">Known for<\/a>                        <a class=\"bb-section-nav__link\" href=\"#bb-career-stats-heading\">Record<\/a><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<div class=\"bb-data-trust-bar\" data-bb-type=\"athlete\" data-bb-slug=\"roger-walker\" data-bb-id=\"3180\" data-bb-label=\"Roger Walker\">\n<p>&#13;<br \/>\n                <span class=\"bb-confidence bb-confidence--high bb-data-trust-bar__badge\" tabindex=\"0\" title=\"High confidence - 11 professional results, Well-verified source\" aria-describedby=\"bb-conf-tip-5\">&#13;<br \/>\n                    <span class=\"bb-confidence__dot\"\/>&#13;<br \/>\n                    <span class=\"bb-confidence__label\">High confidence<\/span>&#13;<br \/>\n                    <span class=\"bb-confidence__tip\" id=\"bb-conf-tip-5\" role=\"tooltip\">11 professional results, Well-verified 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 30, 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;<\/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=\"3180\" data-bb-athlete-name=\"Roger Walker\" 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=\"3180\" data-bb-athlete-name=\"Roger Walker\" 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=\"3180\" data-bb-athlete-name=\"Roger Walker\" 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<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<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\">\n<p><dt>Total Results<\/dt>\n<dd>11<\/dd>\n<\/p>\n<p><dt>Win Rate<\/dt>\n<dd>0%<\/dd>\n<\/p>\n<p><dt>Career<\/dt>\n<dd>1977\u20131982<\/dd>\n<\/p>\n<p><dt>Verified<\/dt>\n<dd><time datetime=\"2026-08-04\">August 4, 2026<\/time><\/dd>\n<\/p>\n<p><dt>Sources<\/dt>\n<dd>8<\/dd>\n<\/p>\n<\/dl><\/div>\n<section class=\"bb-profile-section bb-profile-narrative bb-profile-narrative--lede\">\n<div class=\"bb-profile-narrative__body\">\n<p>Roger Walker was third at the 1979 Mr. Olympia and competed at six of them. He was Australian and won the Universe heavyweight class in 1976.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/section>\n<p class=\"bb-section-sub\">Win rate here is first-place finishes as a share of all 11 professional 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<section class=\"bb-profile-section bb-profile-timeline-section\" aria-labelledby=\"bb-timeline-heading\">\n<p><h2 id=\"bb-timeline-heading\" class=\"bb-section-title\">Every professional season<\/h2>\n<p>                        <span class=\"bb-section-head__meta\">1977 to 1982 shown \u00b7 11 professional results<\/span>\n                    <\/p>\n<div class=\"bb-career-timeline\" role=\"figure\" aria-label=\"Career timeline for Roger Walker\">\n<div class=\"bb-career-timeline-track\">\n<div class=\"bb-career-timeline-year\">\n<p>\n                                                <button type=\"button\" class=\"bb-career-timeline-dot bb-career-timeline-dot--olympia\" aria-label=\"Mr. Olympia, #4, 1977, Men's Bodybuilding (Heavyweight)\" aria-describedby=\"bb-timeline-roger-walker-1977-0\"><br \/>\n                            <span class=\"bb-career-timeline-tooltip\" id=\"bb-timeline-roger-walker-1977-0\" role=\"tooltip\"><br \/>\n                                <span class=\"bb-career-timeline-tooltip-contest\">Mr. Olympia<\/span><br \/>\n                                <span class=\"bb-career-timeline-tooltip-detail\">Men&#8217;s Bodybuilding (Heavyweight) \u00b7 1977<\/span>                                <span class=\"bb-career-timeline-tooltip-placement bb-career-timeline-tooltip-placement--other\">#4<\/span><br \/>\n                            <\/span><br \/>\n                        <\/button><br \/>\n                                                <button type=\"button\" class=\"bb-career-timeline-dot bb-career-timeline-dot--olympia\" aria-label=\"Mr. Olympia, #4, 1977, Men's Open Bodybuilding\" aria-describedby=\"bb-timeline-roger-walker-1977-1\"><br \/>\n                            <span class=\"bb-career-timeline-tooltip\" id=\"bb-timeline-roger-walker-1977-1\" role=\"tooltip\"><br \/>\n                                <span class=\"bb-career-timeline-tooltip-contest\">Mr. Olympia<\/span><br \/>\n                                <span class=\"bb-career-timeline-tooltip-detail\">Men&#8217;s Open Bodybuilding \u00b7 1977<\/span>                                <span class=\"bb-career-timeline-tooltip-placement bb-career-timeline-tooltip-placement--other\">#4<\/span><br \/>\n                            <\/span><br \/>\n                        <\/button>\n                                            <\/p>\n<p>                                        <span class=\"bb-career-timeline-year-tick\" aria-hidden=\"true\"\/><br \/>\n                    <span class=\"bb-career-timeline-year-label\">1977<\/span>\n                <\/div>\n<div class=\"bb-career-timeline-year\">\n<p>\n                                                <button type=\"button\" class=\"bb-career-timeline-dot bb-career-timeline-dot--olympia\" aria-label=\"Mr. Olympia, #5, 1978, Men's Bodybuilding (Heavyweight)\" aria-describedby=\"bb-timeline-roger-walker-1978-0\"><br \/>\n                            <span class=\"bb-career-timeline-tooltip\" id=\"bb-timeline-roger-walker-1978-0\" role=\"tooltip\"><br \/>\n                                <span class=\"bb-career-timeline-tooltip-contest\">Mr. Olympia<\/span><br \/>\n                                <span class=\"bb-career-timeline-tooltip-detail\">Men&#8217;s Bodybuilding (Heavyweight) \u00b7 1978<\/span>                                <span class=\"bb-career-timeline-tooltip-placement bb-career-timeline-tooltip-placement--other\">#5<\/span><br \/>\n                            <\/span><br \/>\n                        <\/button><br \/>\n                                                <button type=\"button\" class=\"bb-career-timeline-dot bb-career-timeline-dot--olympia\" aria-label=\"Mr. Olympia, #5, 1978, Men's Open Bodybuilding\" aria-describedby=\"bb-timeline-roger-walker-1978-1\"><br \/>\n                            <span class=\"bb-career-timeline-tooltip\" id=\"bb-timeline-roger-walker-1978-1\" role=\"tooltip\"><br \/>\n                                <span class=\"bb-career-timeline-tooltip-contest\">Mr. Olympia<\/span><br \/>\n                                <span class=\"bb-career-timeline-tooltip-detail\">Men&#8217;s Open Bodybuilding \u00b7 1978<\/span>                                <span class=\"bb-career-timeline-tooltip-placement bb-career-timeline-tooltip-placement--other\">#5<\/span><br \/>\n                            <\/span><br \/>\n                        <\/button>\n                                            <\/p>\n<p>                                        <span class=\"bb-career-timeline-year-tick\" aria-hidden=\"true\"\/><br \/>\n                    <span class=\"bb-career-timeline-year-label\">1978<\/span>\n                <\/div>\n<div class=\"bb-career-timeline-year\">\n<p>\n                                                <button type=\"button\" class=\"bb-career-timeline-dot bb-career-timeline-dot--olympia\" aria-label=\"Mr. Olympia, 3rd Place, 1979, Men's Bodybuilding (Heavyweight)\" aria-describedby=\"bb-timeline-roger-walker-1979-0\"><br \/>\n                            <span class=\"bb-career-timeline-tooltip\" id=\"bb-timeline-roger-walker-1979-0\" role=\"tooltip\"><br \/>\n                                <span class=\"bb-career-timeline-tooltip-contest\">Mr. Olympia<\/span><br \/>\n                                <span class=\"bb-career-timeline-tooltip-detail\">Men&#8217;s Bodybuilding (Heavyweight) \u00b7 1979<\/span>                                <span class=\"bb-career-timeline-tooltip-placement bb-career-timeline-tooltip-placement--bronze\">3rd Place<\/span><br \/>\n                            <\/span><br \/>\n                        <\/button><br \/>\n                                                <button type=\"button\" class=\"bb-career-timeline-dot bb-career-timeline-dot--olympia\" aria-label=\"Mr. Olympia, 3rd Place, 1979, Men's Open Bodybuilding\" aria-describedby=\"bb-timeline-roger-walker-1979-1\"><br \/>\n                            <span class=\"bb-career-timeline-tooltip\" id=\"bb-timeline-roger-walker-1979-1\" role=\"tooltip\"><br \/>\n                                <span class=\"bb-career-timeline-tooltip-contest\">Mr. Olympia<\/span><br \/>\n                                <span class=\"bb-career-timeline-tooltip-detail\">Men&#8217;s Open Bodybuilding \u00b7 1979<\/span>                                <span class=\"bb-career-timeline-tooltip-placement bb-career-timeline-tooltip-placement--bronze\">3rd Place<\/span><br \/>\n                            <\/span><br \/>\n                        <\/button>\n                                            <\/p>\n<p>                                        <span class=\"bb-career-timeline-year-tick\" aria-hidden=\"true\"\/><br \/>\n                    <span class=\"bb-career-timeline-year-label\">1979<\/span>\n                <\/div>\n<div class=\"bb-career-timeline-year\">\n<p>\n                                                <button type=\"button\" class=\"bb-career-timeline-dot bb-career-timeline-dot--olympia\" aria-label=\"Mr. Olympia, #6, 1980, Men's Open Bodybuilding\" aria-describedby=\"bb-timeline-roger-walker-1980-0\"><br \/>\n                            <span class=\"bb-career-timeline-tooltip\" id=\"bb-timeline-roger-walker-1980-0\" role=\"tooltip\"><br \/>\n                                <span class=\"bb-career-timeline-tooltip-contest\">Mr. Olympia<\/span><br \/>\n                                <span class=\"bb-career-timeline-tooltip-detail\">Men&#8217;s Open Bodybuilding \u00b7 1980<\/span>                                <span class=\"bb-career-timeline-tooltip-placement bb-career-timeline-tooltip-placement--other\">#6<\/span><br \/>\n                            <\/span><br \/>\n                        <\/button>\n                                            <\/p>\n<p>                                        <span class=\"bb-career-timeline-year-tick\" aria-hidden=\"true\"\/><br \/>\n                    <span class=\"bb-career-timeline-year-label\">1980<\/span>\n                <\/div>\n<div class=\"bb-career-timeline-year\">\n<p>\n                                                <button type=\"button\" class=\"bb-career-timeline-dot bb-career-timeline-dot--olympia\" aria-label=\"Mr. Olympia, #10, 1981, Men's Open Bodybuilding\" aria-describedby=\"bb-timeline-roger-walker-1981-0\"><br \/>\n                            <span class=\"bb-career-timeline-tooltip\" id=\"bb-timeline-roger-walker-1981-0\" role=\"tooltip\"><br \/>\n                                <span class=\"bb-career-timeline-tooltip-contest\">Mr. Olympia<\/span><br \/>\n                                <span class=\"bb-career-timeline-tooltip-detail\">Men&#8217;s Open Bodybuilding \u00b7 1981<\/span>                                <span class=\"bb-career-timeline-tooltip-placement bb-career-timeline-tooltip-placement--other\">#10<\/span><br \/>\n                            <\/span><br \/>\n                        <\/button><br \/>\n                                                <button type=\"button\" class=\"bb-career-timeline-dot bb-career-timeline-dot--silver\" aria-label=\"Universe - Pro, 2nd Place, 1981, Men's Open Bodybuilding\" aria-describedby=\"bb-timeline-roger-walker-1981-1\"><br \/>\n                            <span class=\"bb-career-timeline-tooltip\" id=\"bb-timeline-roger-walker-1981-1\" role=\"tooltip\"><br \/>\n                                <span class=\"bb-career-timeline-tooltip-contest\">Universe &#8211; Pro<\/span><br \/>\n                                <span class=\"bb-career-timeline-tooltip-detail\">Men&#8217;s Open Bodybuilding \u00b7 1981<\/span>                                <span class=\"bb-career-timeline-tooltip-placement bb-career-timeline-tooltip-placement--silver\">2nd Place<\/span><br \/>\n                            <\/span><br \/>\n                        <\/button><br \/>\n                                                <button type=\"button\" class=\"bb-career-timeline-dot bb-career-timeline-dot--silver\" aria-label=\"World Pro Championships, 2nd Place, 1981, Men's Open Bodybuilding\" aria-describedby=\"bb-timeline-roger-walker-1981-2\"><br \/>\n                            <span class=\"bb-career-timeline-tooltip\" id=\"bb-timeline-roger-walker-1981-2\" role=\"tooltip\"><br \/>\n                                <span class=\"bb-career-timeline-tooltip-contest\">World Pro Championships<\/span><br \/>\n                                <span class=\"bb-career-timeline-tooltip-detail\">Men&#8217;s Open Bodybuilding \u00b7 1981<\/span>                                <span class=\"bb-career-timeline-tooltip-placement bb-career-timeline-tooltip-placement--silver\">2nd Place<\/span><br \/>\n                            <\/span><br \/>\n                        <\/button>\n                                            <\/p>\n<p>                                        <span class=\"bb-career-timeline-year-tick\" aria-hidden=\"true\"\/><br \/>\n                    <span class=\"bb-career-timeline-year-label\">1981<\/span>\n                <\/div>\n<div class=\"bb-career-timeline-year\">\n<p>\n                                                <button type=\"button\" class=\"bb-career-timeline-dot bb-career-timeline-dot--olympia\" aria-label=\"Mr. Olympia, #16, 1982, Men's Open Bodybuilding\" aria-describedby=\"bb-timeline-roger-walker-1982-0\"><br \/>\n                            <span class=\"bb-career-timeline-tooltip\" id=\"bb-timeline-roger-walker-1982-0\" role=\"tooltip\"><br \/>\n                                <span class=\"bb-career-timeline-tooltip-contest\">Mr. Olympia<\/span><br \/>\n                                <span class=\"bb-career-timeline-tooltip-detail\">Men&#8217;s Open Bodybuilding \u00b7 1982<\/span>                                <span class=\"bb-career-timeline-tooltip-placement bb-career-timeline-tooltip-placement--other\">#16<\/span><br \/>\n                            <\/span><br \/>\n                        <\/button>\n                                            <\/p>\n<p>                                        <span class=\"bb-career-timeline-year-tick\" aria-hidden=\"true\"\/><br \/>\n                    <span class=\"bb-career-timeline-year-label\">1982<\/span>\n                <\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p>\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><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><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><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><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>\n            <\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<dl class=\"bb-career-milestones\" aria-label=\"Career milestones\">\n<p><dt class=\"bb-career-milestone__label\">Pro Debut<\/dt>\n<dd class=\"bb-career-milestone__year\">1977<\/dd>\n<\/p>\n<p><dt class=\"bb-career-milestone__label\">Last Contest<\/dt>\n<dd class=\"bb-career-milestone__year\">1982<\/dd>\n<\/p>\n<\/dl>\n<\/section>\n<figure class=\"bb-chart bb-chart--career-arc\" id=\"bb-career-arc-roger-walker\" data-bb-dataviz=\"career-arc\" data-api-base=\"https:\/\/fitnessvolt.com\/wp-json\/bodybuilding\/v1\/\" data-slug=\"roger-walker\"><figcaption class=\"bb-chart__caption\">\n            Roger Walker at the Mr. Olympia: no title, first appearance 1977. Source: Fitness Volt Bodybuilding Database.<br \/>\n        <\/figcaption><div class=\"bb-chart__fallback\">\n<table class=\"bb-chart__table\">\n<thead>\n<tr>\n<th scope=\"col\">Year<\/th>\n<th scope=\"col\">Placement<\/th>\n<th scope=\"col\">Division<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<\/thead>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<th scope=\"row\">1977<\/th>\n<td>4<\/td>\n<td>Men&#8217;s Open Bodybuilding<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<th scope=\"row\">1978<\/th>\n<td>5<\/td>\n<td>Men&#8217;s Open Bodybuilding<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<th scope=\"row\">1979<\/th>\n<td>3<\/td>\n<td>Men&#8217;s Open Bodybuilding<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<th scope=\"row\">1980<\/th>\n<td>6<\/td>\n<td>Men&#8217;s Open Bodybuilding<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<th scope=\"row\">1981<\/th>\n<td>10<\/td>\n<td>Men&#8217;s Open Bodybuilding<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<th scope=\"row\">1982<\/th>\n<td>16<\/td>\n<td>Men&#8217;s Open Bodybuilding<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table><\/div>\n<p class=\"bb-data-freshness\">Data updated <time datetime=\"2026-09-30\">September 30, 2026<\/time><\/p>\n<\/figure>\n<section class=\"bb-profile-section bb-profile-narrative bb-profile-narrative--known_for\" aria-labelledby=\"bb-narrative-known_for\">\n<h2 id=\"bb-narrative-known_for\" class=\"bb-section-title\">Known for<\/h2>\n<div class=\"bb-profile-narrative__body\">\n<p>Six consecutive Mr. Olympia appearances from 1977 to 1982, with fourth in 1977, fifth in 1978 and third in 1979. Very few competitors from outside the United States were in that lineup at all in those years.<\/p>\n<p>The amateur record is short and strong: Mr Australia in 1973, the Asian Amateur Championships tall class in 1975 and the Universe heavyweight class in 1976, with a runner-up finish at the Universe the year before.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/section>\n<section class=\"bb-profile-section bb-profile-narrative bb-profile-narrative--background\" aria-labelledby=\"bb-narrative-background\">\n<h2 id=\"bb-narrative-background\" class=\"bb-section-title\">Early career<\/h2>\n<div class=\"bb-profile-narrative__body\">\n<p>His record opens in 1972 with third at the Mr Britain and closes in 1982. Seventeen contests in ten years.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/section>\n<section class=\"bb-stats-box\" aria-labelledby=\"bb-career-stats-heading\">\n<p>\n            <span class=\"bb-stats-box-kicker\">Championship record<\/span><\/p>\n<h2 id=\"bb-career-stats-heading\" class=\"bb-stats-box-title\">Championship appearances<\/h2>\n<\/p>\n<p class=\"bb-section-sub\">Counted from the same results table below: an appearance is one contest entered (in the years the Olympia also judged weight classes, one appearance can carry two placings), an Olympia title is the overall win in that division, and Top 3 counts first, second and third together. The last row is every professional contest on record for Roger Walker.<\/p>\n<div class=\"bb-record-row\">\n<h3 class=\"bb-record-row__series\">Mr. Olympia<\/h3>\n<div class=\"bb-record-row__stats\">\n<p><span class=\"bb-record-stat__num\">6<\/span><span class=\"bb-record-stat__label\">Appearances<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span class=\"bb-record-stat__num bb-record-stat__num--title\">0<\/span><span class=\"bb-record-stat__label\">Titles<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span class=\"bb-record-stat__num\">1<\/span><span class=\"bb-record-stat__label\">Top 3<\/span><\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/section>\n<section class=\"bb-profile-section bb-profile-section--results\" aria-labelledby=\"bb-results-heading\">\n                <input type=\"radio\" name=\"bb-results-view\" id=\"bb-view-all\" class=\"bb-results-state\" checked=\"checked\"\/><br \/>\n                <input type=\"radio\" name=\"bb-results-view\" id=\"bb-view-olympia\" class=\"bb-results-state\"\/><br \/>\n                <input type=\"checkbox\" id=\"bb-results-expand\" class=\"bb-results-state\" tabindex=\"-1\" aria-hidden=\"true\"\/><\/p>\n<div class=\"bb-section-head\">\n<h2 id=\"bb-results-heading\" class=\"bb-section-title\">Professional results<\/h2>\n<p>\n                                <label class=\"bb-results-filter__btn\" for=\"bb-view-all\">All results<\/label><br \/>\n                                <label class=\"bb-results-filter__btn\" for=\"bb-view-olympia\">Olympia<\/label>\n                            <\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p class=\"bb-section-sub\">Every professional contest result on record for Roger Walker, 11 in all. Won by names the winner of the division Roger Walker competed in, and shows a dash where that winner cannot be pinned to one person in the database.<\/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 Roger Walker 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<\/section>\n<section class=\"bb-profile-section bb-profile-section--unlisted\" aria-labelledby=\"bb-unlisted-heading\">\n<p><h2 id=\"bb-unlisted-heading\" class=\"bb-section-title\">Amateur and other shows not counted above<\/h2>\n<\/p>\n<p class=\"bb-section-sub\">6 results from amateur shows and other contests this archive does not class as professional. Every total on this page covers the professional career only, so these are listed here but never counted, and they have no contest page.<\/p>\n<details class=\"bb-divisions-other\">\n<summary class=\"bb-divisions-other__toggle\"><span class=\"bb-divisions-other__label\">Show the list<\/span><svg class=\"bb-icon bb-divisions-other__chevron\" width=\"16\" height=\"16\" viewbox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\" stroke=\"currentColor\" stroke-width=\"2\" stroke-linecap=\"round\" stroke-linejoin=\"round\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><path d=\"m6 9 6 6 6-6\"\/><\/svg><\/summary>\n<\/details>\n<\/section>\n<p class=\"bb-ssr-summary__links\">\n                    <a href=\"https:\/\/fitnessvolt.com\/bodybuilding\/divisions\/mens-open\/\">More Men&#8217;s Open Bodybuilding athletes<\/a><br \/>\n                            <a href=\"https:\/\/fitnessvolt.com\/bodybuilding\/countries\/au\/\">Athletes from Australia<\/a><br \/>\n                                <a href=\"https:\/\/fitnessvolt.com\/bodybuilding\/peak-window\/roger-walker\/\">Roger Walker peak window<\/a>\n                    <\/p>\n<aside class=\"bb-profile-section bb-profile-section--divisions\" aria-labelledby=\"bb-divisions-heading\">\n<h2 id=\"bb-divisions-heading\" class=\"bb-section-title\">Results by division<\/h2>\n<p class=\"bb-section-sub\">Which divisions Roger Walker actually competed in, as a share of 11 professional results. An athlete who moved between divisions appears on more than one bar, which is the point of the breakdown. Weight-class placings (Heavyweight, Lightweight) sit on the bar of the division they were judged in.<\/p>\n<\/aside>\n<section class=\"bb-profile-section bb-profile-narrative bb-profile-narrative--legacy\" aria-labelledby=\"bb-narrative-legacy\">\n<h2 id=\"bb-narrative-legacy\" class=\"bb-section-title\">Legacy<\/h2>\n<div class=\"bb-profile-narrative__body\">\n<p>An Olympia bronze in 1979 puts Walker among the best in the world in the years just before the sport became an American story told about Americans. Australian bodybuilding of that period has essentially no written record.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/section>\n<section class=\"bb-profile-section bb-profile-narrative bb-profile-narrative--sources\" aria-labelledby=\"bb-narrative-sources\">\n<h2 id=\"bb-narrative-sources\" class=\"bb-section-title\">Sources<\/h2>\n<div class=\"bb-profile-narrative__body\">\n<p>Competition placings on this page come from our own contest database and cover 1972 to 1982.<\/p>\n<p>Some contests appear twice in the table below because the same result was recorded under two division labels. They are single contests.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/section>\n<section class=\"bb-profile-section bb-rivals-section\" aria-labelledby=\"bb-rivals-heading\">\n<p class=\"bb-answer-block\">In 5 meetings, Frank Zane finished ahead of Roger Walker 5 times to 0.<\/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<\/section>\n<section class=\"bb-profile-section bb-related-section\" aria-labelledby=\"bb-related-heading\">\n<p class=\"bb-section-sub\">Competitors in the same division type whose careers overlapped Roger Walker\u2019s, ordered by how close their debut year, Olympia titles and Olympia appearances are. 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