Collegiate Mr America 1972
Collegiate Mr America 1972 was held in USA. The Men's Open Bodybuilding title went to Ellington Darden.
- Year
- 1972
- Date
- Jan 1, 1972
- Location
- USA
- Federation
- AAU
- Divisions
- 1
- Competitors
- 6
Results by Division
| Division | Winner | Runner-up |
|---|---|---|
| Men's Open Bodybuilding | Ellington Darden | John Henderson |
Collegiate Mr America 1972
Collegiate Mr America 1972 was held in USA. The Men's Open Bodybuilding title went to Ellington Darden.
Defending champion Carl Smith, who won in 1970, did not return.
Top 3 Men's Open Bodybuilding
Collegiate Mr America 1972 contested 1 division across 6 athletes. Ellington Darden took Men's Open Bodybuilding. No round scores were published for this event, so placings are shown without them.
Men's Open Bodybuilding
| Place | Athlete | Country |
|---|---|---|
| 1st | Ellington Darden | United States |
| 2nd | John Henderson | United States |
| 3rd | Wayne Powell | United States |
| 4th | Felix Poppiti | United States |
| 5th | Richard Baldwin | United States |
| 6th | Kenny Guess | United States |
Official scores are unavailable.
Complete Results updated March 26, 2026 Source: MuscleMemory
This edition in context
- Competitors
- 6
- Divisions
- 1
- Size rank
- 6 of 14
Past winners of this event
| Year | Winner | Division |
|---|---|---|
| 1980 | Eric Sternlicht | Open |
| 1977 | Mike Torchia | Open |
| 1976 | Lance Dreher | Open |
| 1974 | Bob Gallucci | Open |
| 1973 | Ken Holbert | Open |
| 1972 | Ellington Darden | Open |
| 1970 | Carl Smith | Open |
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.

