Junior Mr America 1980
Junior Mr America 1980 was held in USA. The Men's Open Bodybuilding - Heavyweight title went to Stephen Sepaniak.
- Year
- 1980
- Location
- USA
- Federation
- AAU
- Divisions
- 4
- Competitors
- 19
Results by Division
Junior Mr America 1980 Results
Junior Mr America 1980 was held in USA. The Men's Open Bodybuilding - Heavyweight title went to Stephen Sepaniak.
Defending Medium champion Charles Glass, who won in 1979, did not return.
About this show
Full placings from the Junior Mr America 1980 in USA, where 4 divisions were judged across Men's Open Bodybuilding - Heavyweight, Men's Open Bodybuilding - Lightheavyweight, Men's Open Bodybuilding - Lightweight and Men's Open Bodybuilding - Middleweight. 19 athletes competed.
Top 3 Men's Open Bodybuilding - Heavyweight
Men's Open Bodybuilding - Heavyweight
| Place | Athlete | Country |
|---|---|---|
| 1st | Stephen Sepaniak First recorded win | United States |
| 2nd | Terry Brooks | United States |
| 3rd | Robert Coburn | United States |
| 4th | Mike Christian | United States |
| 5th | Caesar Juliani | United States |
| 6th | Doug Gaylor | United States |
| 7th | Ray Vanderbeek | United States |
Official scores are unavailable.
Men's Open Bodybuilding - Lightheavyweight
| Place | Athlete | Country |
|---|---|---|
| 1st | Ernie Santiago | United States |
| 2nd | Darrell Guilbeau | United States |
| 3rd | Danny Mattingly | United States |
| 4th | Mike Riedel | United States |
| 5th | Philip Gutierrez | United States |
Official scores are unavailable.
Men's Open Bodybuilding - Lightweight
Only the winner of this division was recorded by the source. The full placings are not in the database.
| Place | Athlete | Country |
|---|---|---|
| 1st | Roger Sandvold First recorded win | United States |
Official scores are unavailable.
Men's Open Bodybuilding - Middleweight
| Place | Athlete | Country |
|---|---|---|
| 1st | Robbie Gore First recorded win | United States |
| 2nd | Michael Grieco | United States |
| 3rd | Christopher Jiron | United States |
| 4th | Anthony Pandolfo | United States |
| 5th | Richard Clench | United States |
| 6th | Bill Galbreth | United States |
Official scores are unavailable.
Complete Results updated March 12, 2026 Source: MuscleMemory
This edition in context
- Competitors
- 19
- Divisions
- 4
- Size rank
- 21 of 51
The biggest field since 1979.
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
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