Junior Mr USA 1981
Junior Mr USA 1981 was held in USA. The Men's Open Bodybuilding - Heavyweight title went to Robert Coburn.
- Year
- 1981
- Date
- Jan 1, 1981
- Location
- USA
- Federation
- AAU
- Divisions
- 8
- Competitors
- 29
Results by Division
| Division | Winner | Runner-up |
|---|---|---|
| Men's Open Bodybuilding - Heavyweight | Robert Coburn | Matt Snow |
| Men's Open Bodybuilding - Lightheavyweight | Rick Basacker | Henry Williams |
| Men's Open Bodybuilding - Lightweight | Mike Campbell | Paul Daniels |
| Men's Open Bodybuilding - Middleweight | Steven Reiter | Tommy Sims |
| Other Divisions - Masters Heavyweight | Tom Gaertner | Len Bosland |
| Other Divisions - Masters Lightheavyweight | Jay Hall | Mike Chater |
| Other Divisions - Masters Lightweight | James Joseph | Larry Austin |
| Other Divisions - Masters Middleweight | Art Peacock | Gary Smith |
Junior Mr USA 1981
Junior Mr USA 1981 was held in USA. The Men's Open Bodybuilding - Heavyweight title went to Robert Coburn.
Defending HeavyWeight champion Ron McBeath, who won in 1980, did not return.
Top 3 Men's Open Bodybuilding - Heavyweight
Junior Mr USA 1981 contested 8 divisions across 29 athletes, 4 open and 4 age-restricted Masters, competitors from 2 countries. Robert Coburn took Men's Open Bodybuilding - Heavyweight. 8 divisions crowned a champion; each is judged independently. No round scores were published for this event, so placings are shown without them.
Masters divisions 4
Men's Open Bodybuilding - Heavyweight
| Place | Athlete | Country |
|---|---|---|
| 1st | Robert Coburn First recorded win | United States |
| 2nd | Matt Snow | United States |
| 3rd | Neal Spruce | United States |
Official scores are unavailable.
Men's Open Bodybuilding - Lightheavyweight
| Place | Athlete | Country |
|---|---|---|
| 1st | Rick Basacker First recorded win | United States |
| 2nd | Henry Williams | United States |
| 3rd | Robert Saad | United States |
| 4th | Steve Bohnstedt | United States |
| 5th | Aaron Baker | United States |
Official scores are unavailable.
Men's Open Bodybuilding - Lightweight
| Place | Athlete | Country |
|---|---|---|
| 1st | Mike Campbell First recorded win | United States |
| 2nd | Paul Daniels | United States |
Official scores are unavailable.
Men's Open Bodybuilding - Middleweight
| Place | Athlete | Country |
|---|---|---|
| 1st | Steven Reiter First recorded win | United States |
| 2nd | Tommy Sims | United States |
| 3rd | Darrell Hower | United States |
| 3rd | Steve McCarl | United States |
| 4th | Richard Clench | United States |
Official scores are unavailable.
Masters divisions
Age-graded classes, judged separately from the open divisions above.
Other Divisions - Masters Heavyweight Men
| Place | Athlete | Country |
|---|---|---|
| 1st | Tom Gaertner First recorded win | United States |
| 2nd | Len Bosland | United States |
Official scores are unavailable.
Other Divisions - Masters Lightheavyweight Men
| Place | Athlete | Country |
|---|---|---|
| 1st | Jay Hall First recorded win | United States |
| 2nd | Mike Chater | Canada |
| 3rd | Craig Wichersham | United States |
| 4th | Stuart Marks | United States |
| 5th | Emil Playcan | United States |
Official scores are unavailable.
Other Divisions - Masters Lightweight Men
| Place | Athlete | Country |
|---|---|---|
| 1st | James Joseph First Junior Mr USA title | United States |
| 2nd | Larry Austin | United States |
Official scores are unavailable.
Other Divisions - Masters Middleweight Men
| Place | Athlete | Country |
|---|---|---|
| 1st | Art Peacock First Junior Mr USA title | United States |
| 2nd | Gary Smith | United States |
| 3rd | Bob Riley | United States |
| 4th | Carl Gilbertson | United States |
| 5th | Alfred Souza | United States |
Official scores are unavailable.
Complete Results updated March 12, 2026 Source: MuscleMemory
This edition in context
- Competitors
- 29
- Divisions
- 8
- Size rank
- 2 of 25
The biggest field since 1980.
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.