Junior Mr USA 1978
Junior Mr USA 1978 was held in USA. The Men's Open Bodybuilding - Medium title went to Tony Pearson.
- Year
- 1978
- Date
- Jan 1, 1978
- Location
- USA
- Federation
- AAU
- Divisions
- 3
- Competitors
- 21
Results by Division
Junior Mr USA 1978
Junior Mr USA 1978 was held in USA. The Men's Open Bodybuilding - Medium title went to Tony Pearson.
Defending Short champion Greg Silha, who won in 1977, did not return.
Top 3 Men's Open Bodybuilding - Medium
Junior Mr USA 1978 contested 3 divisions across 21 athletes, competitors from 2 countries. Tony Pearson took Men's Open Bodybuilding - Medium. 3 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 - Medium
| Place | Athlete | Country |
|---|---|---|
| 1st | Tony Pearson First Junior Mr USA title | United States |
| 2nd | Mario Nieves | United States |
| 3rd | Charles Glass | United States |
| 4th | Pat Stewart | United States |
| 5th | Michael Caldwell | United States |
| 6th | Mike Armstrong | United States |
| 7th | Michael Johnson (1) | Canada |
Official scores are unavailable.
Men's Open Bodybuilding - Short
| Place | Athlete | Country |
|---|---|---|
| 1st | David Campbell First recorded win | United States |
| 2nd | Robert Jodkiewicz | United States |
| 3rd | Dean LePennington | United States |
| 4th | John Manoogian | United States |
| 5th | Mike Torres | United States |
Official scores are unavailable.
Men's Open Bodybuilding - Tall
| Place | Athlete | Country |
|---|---|---|
| 1st | Gary Leonard First recorded win | United States |
| 2nd | Oscar Chung | United States |
| 3rd | John Brown | United States |
| 4th | Benny Crawford | United States |
| 5th | Ron Bourque | United States |
| 6th | Nathan LeBlanc | United States |
| 7th | Robert Rogers | United States |
| 8th | Bill Tartis | United States |
| 9th | Larmar Gable | United States |
Official scores are unavailable.
Complete Results updated March 12, 2026 Source: MuscleMemory
This edition in context
- Competitors
- 21
- Divisions
- 3
- Size rank
- 4 of 25
The biggest field since 1975.
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.