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Junior Mr America 1948

Junior Mr America 1948 was held in USA. The Men's Open Bodybuilding title went to Harry Smith.

Year
1948
Date
Jan 1, 1948
Location
USA
Federation
AAU
Divisions
1
Competitors
3

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Junior Mr America 1948

Harry Smith Champion

1948 USA Dec 31, 1947

Junior Mr America 1948 was held in USA. The Men's Open Bodybuilding title went to Harry Smith.

Medium confidence Historical/community source Updated August 8, 2026 Accurate?

Defending champion Edward J Simons, who won in 1947, did not return.

Top 3 Men's Open Bodybuilding

1st
Harry Smith
Harry Smith
United States
2nd
John Farbotnik
John Farbotnik
United States
3rd
Fraysher Ferguson
United States

Junior Mr America 1948 contested 1 division across 3 athletes. Harry Smith 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 Harry Smith First recorded win United States
2nd John Farbotnik United States
3rd Fraysher Ferguson United States

Official scores are unavailable.

Complete Results updated March 12, 2026 Source: MuscleMemory

This edition in context

Competitors
3
Divisions
1
Size rank
49 of 51

The biggest field since 1947.

Past winners of this event

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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.