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America's Finest Physique 1938

America's Finest Physique 1938 was held in USA. The Men's Open Bodybuilding - Medium title went to Bill Hillgardner.

Year
1938
Date
Jan 1, 1938
Location
USA
Divisions
3
Competitors
9

Results by Division

Division Winner Runner-up
Men's Open Bodybuilding - Medium Bill Hillgardner Michael Lapausky
Men's Open Bodybuilding - Short Jack Channing Ed Zebrowski
Men's Open Bodybuilding - Tall John Bousa Milton Furman
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America's Finest Physique 1938

Bill Hillgardner Champion

1938 USA Dec 31, 1937

America's Finest Physique 1938 was held in USA. The Men's Open Bodybuilding - Medium title went to Bill Hillgardner.

Medium confidence Historical/community source Updated August 13, 2026 Accurate?

Top 3 Men's Open Bodybuilding - Medium

1st
Bill Hillgardner
United States
2nd
Michael Lapausky
United States
3rd
Joseph Peters
United States

America's Finest Physique 1938 contested 3 divisions across 9 athletes. Bill Hillgardner took Men's Open Bodybuilding - Medium. 3 divisions crowned a champion; each is judged independently. No round scores were published for this event, so placings are shown without them.

Men's Open Bodybuilding - Medium

Place Athlete Country
1st Bill Hillgardner First recorded win United States
2nd Michael Lapausky United States
3rd Joseph Peters United States

Official scores are unavailable.

Men's Open Bodybuilding - Short

Place Athlete Country
1st Jack Channing First recorded win United States
2nd Ed Zebrowski United States
3rd Joe Kurpiel United States

Official scores are unavailable.

Men's Open Bodybuilding - Tall

Place Athlete Country
1st John Bousa First recorded win United States
2nd Milton Furman United States
3rd Matty Van Newall United States

Official scores are unavailable.

Complete Results updated March 12, 2026 Source: MuscleMemory

This edition in context

Competitors
9
Divisions
3
Size rank
2 of 2

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What this page holds

The placings as recorded, and nothing past them

This page lists the divisions and finishing order held for this contest, with the source named on it wherever one was recorded. It reports what was published. It does not re-judge the show, and it does not reconcile disagreements between sources.

  • Score and bodyweight columns appear only for divisions where those figures exist in the data. A division without them was recorded as placings only, not as a show that gave no scores.
  • Where the record has two athletes sharing a place, both are listed. A tie is never broken to produce a single winner.
  • Venue, federation, date and competitor count show only when the source supplied them. A field left out means nothing was sourced for it, never a zero.
  • A contest with no results has either not taken place yet or has no placements published. Check the status line above the results to tell which.