Junior Mr USA 1972
Junior Mr USA 1972 was held in USA. The Men's Open Bodybuilding title went to Ken Covington.
- Year
- 1972
- Date
- Jan 1, 1972
- Location
- USA
- Federation
- AAU
- Divisions
- 2
- Competitors
- 18
Results by Division
| Division | Winner | Runner-up |
|---|---|---|
| Men's Open Bodybuilding | Ken Covington | Ron Thompson |
| Men's Open Bodybuilding | Ron Thompson | Ken Covington |
Junior Mr USA 1972
Junior Mr USA 1972 was held in USA. The Men's Open Bodybuilding title went to Ken Covington.
Defending Open champion Pete Grymkowski, who won in 1971, did not return.
Top 3 Men's Open Bodybuilding
Junior Mr USA 1972 contested 2 divisions across 18 athletes. Ken Covington took Men's Open Bodybuilding. 2 divisions crowned a champion; each is judged independently. No round scores were published for this event, so placings are shown without them.
Men's Open Bodybuilding
| Place | Athlete | Country |
|---|---|---|
| 1st | Ken Covington First Junior Mr USA title | United States |
| 2nd | Ron Thompson | United States |
| 3rd | David Brazil | United States |
Official scores are unavailable.
Men's Open Bodybuilding
| Place | Athlete | Country |
|---|---|---|
| 1st | Ron Thompson First recorded win | United States |
| 2nd | Ken Covington | United States |
| 3rd | Curtis Haywood | United States |
| 4th | Charles Loesch | United States |
| 5th | James Handley | United States |
| 6th | R Scott Pace | United States |
| 7th | Joseph Sasso | United States |
| 8th | George Clark | United States |
| 9th | Greg Silha | United States |
| 10th | Errol Coke | United States |
| 11th | Mario Nieves | United States |
| 12th | Chuck Rotter | United States |
| 13th | David Brazil | United States |
| 14th | Paul Brattigan | United States |
| 15th | Harold Bakkelund | United States |
| 16th | Robert Reis | United States |
| 17th | Davy Crockett | United States |
| 18th | George Rumas | United States |
Official scores are unavailable.
Complete Results updated March 12, 2026 Source: MuscleMemory
This edition in context
- Competitors
- 18
- Divisions
- 2
- Size rank
- 6 of 25
Past winners of this event
| Year | Winner | Division |
|---|---|---|
| 1975 | Floyd Odom | Open |
| 1974 | Dave Johns | Open |
| 1973 | Paul Hill | Open |
| 1972 | Ron Thompson | Open |
| 1971 | Pete Grymkowski | Open |
| 1970 | Carl Smith | Open |
| 1969 | Ken Waller | Open |
| 1967 | Jim Morris | Open |
| 1966 | Chris Dickerson | Open |
| 1965 | Dennis Tinerino | 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, 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.