Complex sentence: He competed in the following three competitions from 1978 to 1980, finishing 2nd only to Bruce Wilhelm in 1978, and winning the competition in 1979, beating a young Bill Kazmaier.
Split into simpler sentences: He competed in the following three competitions from 1978 to 1980. The following year Reinhoudt won the competition in 1979, beating a young Bill Kazmaier.