1978 Mr Universe - NABBA
| Overall Winner Dave Johns | |
Tall | |
| 1 | Bill Richardson (United Kingdom) |
| 2 | Tyrone Youngs (United States) |
| 3 | Chen Wint (Jamaica) |
| 4 | John Wood (United Kingdom) |
| 5 | Franz Bach (Germany) |
| 6 | Hubert Metz (Germany) |
Medium | |
| 1 | Dave Johns (United States) |
| 2 | Casey Viator (United States) |
| 3 | Eddie McDonough (United Kingdom) |
| 4 | Steve Walters (Jamaica) |
| 5 | Ruggero Mantelli (Italy) |
| 6 | Sedar Kebacilar (Turkey) |
Short | |
| 1 | Salvador Ruiz (Spain) |
| 2 | Wesley Immundi (United Kingdom) |
| 3 | Anibal Lopez (United States) |
| 4 | Johnny Fuller (England) |
| 5 | Takami Okuda 奥田孝美 (Japan) |
| 6 | Ereyetis Kurtural (Turkey) |