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Gene Wells is a Men's Open Bodybuilding competitor from the United States.

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3 career wins

Gene Wells

GenderMale
StatusRetired
Medium confidence 14 recorded results, Historical/community source Updated July 10, 2026 Accurate?

Gene Wells is a Men's Open Bodybuilding competitor from the United States with a competitive record spanning 1956–1967.

Across 14 recorded contest results, Gene Wells has 3 first-place finishes (a 21.4% win rate).

Win rate here is first-place finishes as a share of all 14 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
14
Wins
3
Win Rate
21.4%
Career
1956–1967
Country
United States
Verified
Sources
1

Every season on record

1956 to 1967 shown · 14 results on record
1956
1958
1959
1963
1964
1965
1966
1967
Olympia 1st place 2nd place 3rd place Other
Pro Debut
1956
First Win
1959
Last Contest
1967

All results

Every contest result on record for Gene Wells, 14 in all. Won by names the winner of the division Gene Wells competed in, and shows a dash where that winner cannot be pinned to one person in the database.

YearContestDivisionPlaceWon by
1967 Junior Mr America Men's Open Bodybuilding #11 Dennis Tinerino
1967 Mr USA Men's Open Bodybuilding #6 Jim Haislop
1966 Mr America Men's Open Bodybuilding #13 Bob Gajda
1966 Mr East Coast Men's Open Bodybuilding #1 Winner
1965 Mr Atlantic Coast Men's Open Bodybuilding #1 Winner
1965 Mr USA Other Divisions #4 Bob Gajda
1965 Mr USA Men's Open Bodybuilding #4 Bob Gajda
1964 Mr East Coast Men's Open Bodybuilding #2 Dennis Tinerino
1964 Mr USA Men's Open Bodybuilding #5 Mike Ferraro
1963 Mr America Men's Open Bodybuilding #11 Vern Weaver
1959 Mr America Men's Open Bodybuilding #22 Chuck Sipes
1959 Mr New Jersey Men's Open Bodybuilding #1 Winner
1958 Mr New Jersey Men's Open Bodybuilding #2 Sam Laratta
1956 Mr America Men's Open Bodybuilding #18 Ray Schaefer

Where these results come from. Each contest in the table was recorded from a named source, and for Gene Wells 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, Gene Wells finished ahead of Bill St John 6 times to 1.

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.