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Gary Leonard is a Men's Open Bodybuilding competitor from the United States.

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4 career wins

Gary Leonard

GenderMale
StatusRetired
Medium confidence 19 recorded results, Historical/community source Updated August 14, 2026 Accurate?

Gary Leonard is a Men's Open Bodybuilding competitor from the United States with a competitive record spanning 1978–1989.

Across 19 recorded contest results, Gary Leonard has 4 first-place finishes (a 21.1% win rate).

Win rate here is first-place finishes as a share of all 19 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.

Missing from this profile

No height, weight or birthdate on record.

Career Record

Total Results
19
Wins
4
Win Rate
21.1%
Career
1978–1989
Country
United States
Verified
Sources
2

Every season on record

1978 to 1989 shown · 19 results on record

Peak Year 1978 (2 wins)

Measured against Gary Leonard’s own seasons, not against the field.

1978
1979
1980
1983
1985
1986
1988
1989
Olympia 1st place 2nd place 3rd place Other
Pro Debut
1978
Olympia Debut
1986
Last Contest
1989
Gary Leonard Olympia Career: 0 title(s). First appeared at the Olympia in 1986 and placed 15. Source: Fitness Volt Bodybuilding Database.
Year Placement Division
1986 15 Men's Open Bodybuilding

Data updated

Championship record

Championship appearances

Counted from the same results table below: an appearance is one recorded placing at that series, a title is a first place, and Top 3 counts first, second and third together. The last row is every contest on record for Gary Leonard, amateur shows included.

Mr. Olympia

1Appearances
0Titles
0Top 3

Arnold Classic

1Appearances
0Titles
0Top 3

All contests on record

19Contests
4Wins
8Top 3

All results

Every contest result on record for Gary Leonard, 19 in all. The table opens on the first 15 and expands in place from there. Nothing sits on a separate page. Won by names the winner of the division Gary Leonard competed in, and shows a dash where that winner cannot be pinned to one person in the database.

YearContestDivisionPlaceWon by
1989 Arnold Classic Men's Open Bodybuilding #14 Rich Gaspari
1988 Grand Prix US Pro Men's Open Bodybuilding #7 Mike Christian
1988 Niagara Falls Pro Invitational Men's Open Bodybuilding #10 Robby Robinson
1988 World Pro Championships Men's Open Bodybuilding #9 Mike Christian
1986 Los Angeles Pro Championships Men's Open Bodybuilding #8 Rich Gaspari
1986 Mr. Olympia Men's Open Bodybuilding #15 Lee Haney
1986 Night of Champions Men's Open Bodybuilding #14 Lee Labrada
1986 World Pro Championships Men's Open Bodybuilding #7 Rich Gaspari
1985 Night of Champions Men's Open Bodybuilding #12 Albert Beckles
1983 World Pro Championships Men's Open Bodybuilding #12 Mohamed Makkawy
1980 Mr America Men's Open Bodybuilding #1 Winner
1980 Mr California Other Divisions #3 Rory Leidelmeyer
1980 World Amateur Championships Men's Open Bodybuilding #6 Hubert Metz
1979 Junior Mr America Other Divisions #2 John Brown
1979 Mr America Other Divisions #1 Winner
1979 Mr California Other Divisions #2 Larry Jackson
1978 Junior Mr America Other Divisions #1 Winner
1978 Junior Mr USA Other Divisions #1 Winner
1978 Mr America Other Divisions #3 Manuel Perry

Showing 15 of 19 recorded results. Showing all 19 recorded results.

Where these results come from. Each contest in the table was recorded from a named source, and for Gary Leonard 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.

In 7 meetings, Robby Robinson finished ahead of Gary Leonard 7 times to 0.

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.