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John Benefield is a Men's Open Bodybuilding competitor from the United States.

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John Benefield

GenderMale
StatusRetired
Medium confidence 6 recorded results, Historical/community source Updated July 10, 2026 Accurate?

John Benefield is a Men's Open Bodybuilding competitor from the United States with a competitive record spanning 1961–1968.

Across 6 recorded contest results, John Benefield has no recorded first-place finishes.

Win rate here is first-place finishes as a share of all 6 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
6
Win Rate
0%
Career
1961–1968
Country
United States
Verified
Sources
2

Every season on record

1961 to 1968 shown · 6 results on record
1961
1962
1963
1964
1965
1968
Olympia 1st place 2nd place 3rd place Other
Pro Debut
1961
Last Contest
1968

All results

Every contest result on record for John Benefield, 6 in all. Won by names the winner of the division John Benefield competed in, and shows a dash where that winner cannot be pinned to one person in the database.

YearContestDivisionPlaceWon by
1968 Pro Mr America Men's Open Bodybuilding #7 Harold Poole
1965 Mr East Coast Other Divisions #2 Johnny Maldonado
1964 North American Championships Other Divisions #4
1963 Mr East Coast Other Divisions #3 John Bianculli
1962 Mr America Other Divisions #2 John Tristram
1961 Mr New England Men's Open Bodybuilding #2 Joseph LaPorta

Where these results come from. Each contest in the table was recorded from a named source, and for John Benefield 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 3 meetings, Johnny Maldonado finished ahead of John Benefield 3 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.