Masters Mr America 1978
Masters Mr America 1978 was held in USA. The Men's Open Bodybuilding - Medium title went to Cliff Ford.
- Year
- 1978
- Date
- Jan 1, 1978
- Location
- USA
- Federation
- AAU
- Divisions
- 3
- Competitors
- 18
Results by Division
| Division | Winner | Runner-up |
|---|---|---|
| Men's Open Bodybuilding - Medium | Cliff Ford | Gerald Englebert |
| Men's Open Bodybuilding - Short | Clarence Bass | Giorlando Castronovo |
| Men's Open Bodybuilding - Tall | Earl Maynard | Don Peters |
Masters Mr America 1978
Masters Mr America 1978 was held in USA. The Men's Open Bodybuilding - Medium title went to Cliff Ford.
Defending Medium champion Kent Kuehn, who won in 1977, did not return.
Top 3 Men's Open Bodybuilding - Medium
Masters Mr America 1978 contested 3 divisions across 18 athletes. Cliff Ford 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 | Cliff Ford | United States |
| 2nd | Gerald Englebert | United States |
| 3rd | Bob Riley | United States |
| 4th | Karl Marshall | United States |
| 5th | Robert Spicher | United States |
| 6th | Fred Brown | United States |
Official scores are unavailable.
Men's Open Bodybuilding - Short
| Place | Athlete | Country |
|---|---|---|
| 1st | Clarence Bass First recorded win | United States |
| 2nd | Giorlando Castronovo | United States |
| 3rd | James Joseph | United States |
| 4th | Ron Esquera | United States |
| 5th | Francis Sequerra | United States |
| 6th | Donald Woods | United States |
Official scores are unavailable.
Men's Open Bodybuilding - Tall
| Place | Athlete | Country |
|---|---|---|
| 1st | Earl Maynard Title defense, 2nd win here | United States |
| 2nd | Don Peters | United States |
| 3rd | Ray Routledge | United States |
| 4th | Gilbert Hansen | United States |
| 5th | Russ Elwell | United States |
| 6th | Fred Schutz | United States |
Official scores are unavailable.
Complete Results updated March 12, 2026 Source: MuscleMemory
This edition in context
- Competitors
- 18
- Divisions
- 3
- Size rank
- 16 of 25
The biggest field since 1977.
Past winners of this event
| Year | Winner | Division |
|---|---|---|
| 1997 | James Nelson | Open |
| 1974 | Seymour Koenig | Open |
| 1967 | Frank Szymanski | Open |
| 1966 | Harry Johnson (3) | 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.