Junior Mr America 1982
Junior Mr America 1982 was held in USA. The Men's Open Bodybuilding - Medium title went to Abe Cuesta.
- Year
- 1982
- Location
- USA
- Federation
- AAU
- Divisions
- 4
- Competitors
- 39
Results by Division
Junior Mr America 1982 Results
Junior Mr America 1982 was held in USA. The Men's Open Bodybuilding - Medium title went to Abe Cuesta.
Defending HeavyWeight champion Marty Vranicar, who won in 1981, did not return.
About this show
Full placings from the Junior Mr America 1982 in USA, where 4 divisions were judged across Men's Open Bodybuilding - Medium, Men's Open Bodybuilding - Medium Tall, Men's Open Bodybuilding - Short and Men's Open Bodybuilding - Tall. 39 athletes competed.
Top 3 Men's Open Bodybuilding - Medium
Men's Open Bodybuilding - Medium
| Place | Athlete | Country |
|---|---|---|
| 1st | Abe Cuesta First recorded win | United States |
| 2nd | Lavern Schmell | United States |
| 3rd | Steve Trusty | United States |
| 4th | Donald Smith | United States |
| 5th | Wayne Hammond | United States |
| 6th | Sam Sanchez | United States |
| 7th | Larry Robinson | United States |
| 8th | Guy Siegel | United States |
| 9th | Gregg Golden | United States |
| 10th | David Spring | United States |
| 11th | Steve Cawley | United States |
| 12th | Hugh Huggins | United States |
Official scores are unavailable.
Men's Open Bodybuilding - Medium Tall
| Place | Athlete | Country |
|---|---|---|
| 1st | Michael Antorino | United States |
| 2nd | David Jones | United States |
| 3rd | Michael Goza | United States |
| 4th | Ron Hensley | United States |
| 5th | Tim Smalley | United States |
| 6th | Vaughn Jipner | United States |
| 7th | Michael Carlton | United States |
Official scores are unavailable.
Men's Open Bodybuilding - Short
| Place | Athlete | Country |
|---|---|---|
| 1st | Larry Bernstein First recorded win | United States |
| 2nd | Donald King | United States |
| 3rd | Gene Lumumba | United States |
| 4th | Joseph Fustor | United States |
| 5th | Howard Madison | United States |
| 6th | Eddie Hargrove | United States |
| 7th | Pete Ireland | United States |
| 8th | Eddie Brown | United States |
| 9th | Bob Mason | United States |
| 10th | Daniel Wiegand | United States |
| 11th | Frank Mortillaro | United States |
| 12th | David Wilson Jr | United States |
| 13th | Robert Greenwald | United States |
| 14th | Robert DePalma | United States |
| 15th | James Williams | United States |
Official scores are unavailable.
Men's Open Bodybuilding - Tall
| Place | Athlete | Country |
|---|---|---|
| 1st | Craig Cole | United States |
| 2nd | Peter Vranicar | United States |
| 3rd | James Threadgill | United States |
| 4th | Thomas Willert | United States |
| 5th | Arthur Herbert | United States |
Official scores are unavailable.
Complete Results updated March 12, 2026 Source: MuscleMemory
This edition in context
- Competitors
- 39
- Divisions
- 4
- Size rank
- 2 of 51
The biggest field since 1981.
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.
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