Junior Mr America 1976
Junior Mr America 1976 was held in USA. The Men's Open Bodybuilding title went to Douglas Beaver.
- Year
- 1976
- Location
- USA
- Federation
- IFBB
- Divisions
- 5
- Competitors
- 30
Results by Division
| Division | Winner | Runner-up |
|---|---|---|
| Men's Open Bodybuilding | Douglas Beaver | – |
| Men's Open Bodybuilding | Dave Johns | Joe Means |
| Men's Open Bodybuilding - Medium | Joseph Ugolik | Charles Thomas |
| Men's Open Bodybuilding - Short | Ernesto Jiminez | William Mitchell (1) |
| Men's Open Bodybuilding - Tall | Ray Mentzer | Maurice Ogaro |
Junior Mr America 1976 Results
Junior Mr America 1976 was held in USA. The Men's Open Bodybuilding title went to Douglas Beaver.
3-time winner Willie Johnson, who won in 1975, did not return.
About this show
Full placings from the Junior Mr America 1976 in USA, where 5 divisions were judged across Men's Open Bodybuilding, Men's Open Bodybuilding - Medium, Men's Open Bodybuilding - Short and Men's Open Bodybuilding - Tall. 30 athletes competed.
Men's Open Bodybuilding
Only the winner of this division was recorded by the source. The full placings are not in the database.
| Place | Athlete | Country |
|---|---|---|
| 1st | Douglas Beaver First recorded win | United States |
Official scores are unavailable.
Men's Open Bodybuilding
| Place | Athlete | Country |
|---|---|---|
| 1st | Dave Johns First Junior Mr America title | United States |
| 2nd | Joe Means | United States |
| 3rd | Sammie Willis | United States |
| 4th | Douglas Beaver | United States |
| 5th | Michael Dayton | United States |
| 6th | James Allen (1) | United States |
| 7th | Sam Sanchez | United States |
| 8th | John Girolamo | United States |
| 9th | Jack DeBoer | United States |
| 10th | Anthony Pandolfo | United States |
| 11th | Ron Barrett | United States |
| 12th | John Boos | United States |
| 13th | Nelson Martin | United States |
| 14th | Doug Nagy | United States |
| 15th | Martin Caldwell | United States |
Official scores are unavailable.
Men's Open Bodybuilding - Medium
| Place | Athlete | Country |
|---|---|---|
| 1st | Joseph Ugolik | United States |
| 2nd | Charles Thomas | United States |
| 3rd | Al Kohler | United States |
| 4th | Dean Tait | United States |
| 5th | Arthur DeCiutiis | United States |
Official scores are unavailable.
Men's Open Bodybuilding - Short
| Place | Athlete | Country |
|---|---|---|
| 1st | Ernesto Jiminez | United States |
| 2nd | William Mitchell (1) | United States |
| 3rd | Normand Vigneault | United States |
| 4th | Chris Fakuzawa | United States |
| 5th | Glenn McMahan | United States |
Official scores are unavailable.
Men's Open Bodybuilding - Tall
| Place | Athlete | Country |
|---|---|---|
| 1st | Ray Mentzer First recorded win | United States |
| 2nd | Maurice Ogaro | United States |
| 3rd | Stan Blinder | United States |
| 4th | Jerry Augustine | United States |
| 5th | Calvin Strong | United States |
Official scores are unavailable.
Complete Results updated March 12, 2026 Source: MuscleMemory
This edition in context
- Competitors
- 30
- Divisions
- 5
- Size rank
- 6 of 51
The biggest field since 1967.
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 | 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 and competitor count show only when the source supplied them. A field left out means nothing was sourced for it, never a zero.
- A date shows only where the source recorded the day of the show. Most historical listings give a year or a month and nothing finer, so those editions are dated by year alone rather than by a day we would have had to invent.
- 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.