Junior Mr USA 1996
Junior Mr USA 1996 was held in USA. The Men's Open Bodybuilding - Short title went to Alex Niera.
- Year
- 1996
- Date
- Jan 1, 1996
- Location
- USA
- Federation
- AAU
- Divisions
- 3
- Competitors
- 10
Results by Division
| Division | Winner | Runner-up |
|---|---|---|
| Men's Open Bodybuilding - Short | Alex Niera | Mark Gurule |
| Men's Open Bodybuilding - Tall | Gary Bobolsky | Chris Morman |
| Other Divisions - Masters | Rick Viramontes | Fred Yale |
Junior Mr USA 1996
Junior Mr USA 1996 was held in USA. The Men's Open Bodybuilding - Short title went to Alex Niera.
Defending Short champion Joe Marksteiner, who won in 1995, did not return.
Top 3 Men's Open Bodybuilding - Short
Junior Mr USA 1996 contested 3 divisions across 10 athletes, 2 open and 1 age-restricted Masters. Alex Niera took Men's Open Bodybuilding - Short. 3 divisions crowned a champion; each is judged independently. No round scores were published for this event, so placings are shown without them.
Masters divisions 1
Men's Open Bodybuilding - Short
| Place | Athlete | Country |
|---|---|---|
| 1st | Alex Niera First recorded win | United States |
| 2nd | Mark Gurule | United States |
| 3rd | David Freedlander | United States |
Official scores are unavailable.
Men's Open Bodybuilding - Tall
| Place | Athlete | Country |
|---|---|---|
| 1st | Gary Bobolsky First recorded win | United States |
| 2nd | Chris Morman | United States |
| 3rd | Terrece Harris | United States |
Official scores are unavailable.
Masters divisions
Age-graded classes, judged separately from the open divisions above.
Other Divisions - Masters Men
| Place | Athlete | Country |
|---|---|---|
| 1st | Rick Viramontes | United States |
| 2nd | Fred Yale | United States |
| 3rd | Hank Diaz | United States |
| participated | Michael Blake | United States |
Official scores are unavailable.
Complete Results updated July 12, 2026 Source: MuscleMemory
This edition in context
- Competitors
- 10
- Divisions
- 3
- Size rank
- 19 of 25
The biggest field since 1990.
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.