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Ray Schaefer is a Men's Open Bodybuilding competitor from the United States.

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5 career wins

Ray Schaefer

GenderMale
StatusRetired
Medium confidence 9 recorded results, Historical/community source Updated July 10, 2026 Accurate?

Ray Schaefer is a Men's Open Bodybuilding competitor from the United States with a competitive record spanning 1955–1957.

Across 9 recorded contest results, Ray Schaefer has 5 first-place finishes (a 55.6% win rate).

Win rate here is first-place finishes as a share of all 9 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
9
Wins
5
Win Rate
55.6%
Career
1955–1957
Country
United States
Verified
Sources
2

Every season on record

1955 to 1957 shown · 9 results on record

Peak Year 1956 (3 wins)

Measured against Ray Schaefer’s own seasons, not against the field.

1955
1956
1957
Olympia 1st place 2nd place 3rd place Other
Pro Debut
1955
Peak Year
1956
Last Contest
1957

All results

Every contest result on record for Ray Schaefer, 9 in all. Won by names the winner of the division Ray Schaefer competed in, and shows a dash where that winner cannot be pinned to one person in the database.

YearContestDivisionPlaceWon by
1957 Mr USA Other Divisions #1 Winner
1957 Mr USA Men's Open Bodybuilding #7 Dick DuBois
1956 Junior Mr America Men's Open Bodybuilding #1 Winner
1956 Mr America Other Divisions #2 Art Harris
1956 Mr America Men's Open Bodybuilding #1 Winner
1956 Mr Universe Other Divisions #1 Winner
1956 Universe Men's Open Bodybuilding #2 Steve Klisanin
1955 Mr America Men's Open Bodybuilding #2 Steve Klisanin
1955 Mr America Other Divisions #1 Winner

Where these results come from. Each contest in the table was recorded from a named source, and for Ray Schaefer 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 4 meetings, Ray Schaefer finished ahead of Gene Bohaty 4 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.

Ron Lacy
3 ahead 0 behind

3 head-to-head meetings