Junior Mr America 1947
Junior Mr America 1947 was held in USA. The Men's Open Bodybuilding title went to Edward J Simons.
- Year
- 1947
- Date
- Jan 1, 1947
- Location
- USA
- Federation
- AAU
- Divisions
- 1
- Competitors
- 11
Results by Division
| Division | Winner | Runner-up |
|---|---|---|
| Men's Open Bodybuilding | Edward J Simons | Gene Jantzen |
Junior Mr America 1947
Junior Mr America 1947 was held in USA. The Men's Open Bodybuilding title went to Edward J Simons.
Defending champion Everett Sinderoff, who won in 1946, did not return.
Top 3 Men's Open Bodybuilding
Junior Mr America 1947 contested 1 division across 11 athletes. Edward J Simons 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 | Edward J Simons First recorded win | United States |
| 2nd | Gene Jantzen | United States |
| 3rd | Bill Melby | United States |
| 4th | Lynwood Gilliland | United States |
| 5th | T J O'Hare | United States |
| 6th | Johnny Dees | United States |
| 7th | Robert Strange | United States |
| 8th | W W Wood | United States |
| 9th | J A Entz | United States |
| 10th | Bernard Faucher | United States |
| 11th | Louis Riecke | United States |
Official scores are unavailable.
Complete Results updated March 12, 2026 Source: MuscleMemory
This edition in context
- Competitors
- 11
- Divisions
- 1
- Size rank
- 32 of 51
Past winners of this event
| Year | Winner | Division |
|---|---|---|
| 1976 | Dave Johns | Open |
| 1975 | Willie Johnson | Open |
| 1974 | Ron Thompson | Open |
| 1973 | Paul Hill | Open |
| 1972 | Pete Grymkowski | Open |
| 1971 | Casey Viator | Open |
| 1970 | Chris Dickerson | Open |
| 1969 | Boyer Coe | Open |
| 1968 | Jim Haislop | Open |
| 1967 | Dennis Tinerino | Open |
| 1966 | Sergio Oliva | Open |
| 1965 | Jerry Daniels | Open |
| 1964 | John DeCola | Open |
| 1963 | Randy Watson (1) | 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.