Junior Mr America 1981
Junior Mr America 1981 was held in USA. The Men's Open Bodybuilding - Heavyweight title went to Marty Vranicar.
- Year
- 1981
- Location
- USA
- Federation
- AAU
- Divisions
- 4
- Competitors
- 40
Results by Division
Junior Mr America 1981 Results
Junior Mr America 1981 was held in USA. The Men's Open Bodybuilding - Heavyweight title went to Marty Vranicar.
Defending HeavyWeight champion Stephen Sepaniak placed 5th.
About this show
Full placings from the Junior Mr America 1981 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. 40 athletes competed.
Top 3 Men's Open Bodybuilding - Heavyweight
Men's Open Bodybuilding - Heavyweight
| Place | Athlete | Country |
|---|---|---|
| 1st | Marty Vranicar First Junior Mr America title | United States |
| 2nd | John Kemper | United States |
| 3rd | Donald Ausmus | United States |
| 4th | John Ahl | United States |
| 5th | Phil Demski | United States |
| 6th | Craig Cole | United States |
| 7th | George Morrissey | United States |
| 8th | Jon Jordan | United States |
| 9th | Thomas Willert | United States |
| 10th | Richard Byrd | United States |
Official scores are unavailable.
Men's Open Bodybuilding - Lightheavyweight
| Place | Athlete | Country |
|---|---|---|
| 1st | Jesse Gautreaux First recorded win | United States |
| 2nd | Raymond Gingo | United States |
| 3rd | Chuck Williams | United States |
| 4th | Michael McKinley | United States |
| 5th | Stephen Sepaniak | United States |
| 6th | Brian Homka | United States |
| 7th | Michael Klinefelter | United States |
| 8th | James Allen (1) | United States |
| 9th | Dwane Rankin | United States |
| 10th | Mel Hart | United States |
Official scores are unavailable.
Men's Open Bodybuilding - Lightweight
| Place | Athlete | Country |
|---|---|---|
| 1st | Joe Distinti | United States |
| 2nd | Gene Lumumba | United States |
| 3rd | Dennis Orosz | United States |
| 4th | James Sacchetti | United States |
| 5th | Howard Roberts | United States |
| 6th | Joseph Dawson | United States |
| 7th | Claude Rigon | United States |
| 8th | Marvin Chappell | United States |
| 9th | William Brent | United States |
| 10th | Lou Mezzanotte | United States |
Official scores are unavailable.
Men's Open Bodybuilding - Middleweight
| Place | Athlete | Country |
|---|---|---|
| 1st | James Youngblood First recorded win | United States |
| 2nd | Tony Little | United States |
| 3rd | Leonard Sarrero | United States |
| 4th | Skip Robinson | United States |
| 5th | Joe Bucci | United States |
| 6th | Robert Pittman | United States |
| 7th | Michael Huber | United States |
| 8th | Rick Bowers | United States |
| 9th | Dave Wissehr | United States |
| 10th | Donald King | United States |
Official scores are unavailable.
Complete Results updated March 12, 2026 Source: MuscleMemory
This edition in context
- Competitors
- 40
- Divisions
- 4
- Size rank
- 1 of 51
The biggest edition on record, across 51 we hold.
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.