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Masters Mr America 1980

Masters Mr America 1980 was held in USA. The Men's Open Bodybuilding - Heavyweight title went to Norris Aldridge.

Year
1980
Location
USA
Federation
AAU
Divisions
4
Competitors
20

Results by Division

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Masters Mr America 1980 Results

Norris Aldridge Champion

1980 USA

Masters Mr America 1980 was held in USA. The Men's Open Bodybuilding - Heavyweight title went to Norris Aldridge.

Medium confidence Historical/community source Updated September 1, 2026 Accurate?

Defending Medium champion O J Smith, who won in 1979, did not return.

About this show

Men's Open Bodybuilding - Heavyweight, Men's Open Bodybuilding - Lightheavyweight, Men's Open Bodybuilding - Lightweight and Men's Open Bodybuilding - Middleweight were contested at the Masters Mr America 1980 in USA. 20 athletes competed.

Top 3 Men's Open Bodybuilding - Heavyweight

1st
Norris Aldridge
United States
2nd
Bud Andrews
United States
3rd
Walt Tyndall
United States

Men's Open Bodybuilding - Heavyweight

Men's Open Bodybuilding - Lightheavyweight

Place Athlete Country
1st Paul Love First Masters Mr America title United States
2nd Alex McNeil United States
3rd Nance Maitland United States
4th Don Len United States
5th Paul Yazolino United States

Official scores are unavailable.

Men's Open Bodybuilding - Lightweight

Place Athlete Country
1st Joe Hubbard First recorded win United States
2nd Robert Everett United States
3rd Joe Lazzaro United States
4th Robert Spicher United States
5th Roger Servin United States

Official scores are unavailable.

Men's Open Bodybuilding - Middleweight

Place Athlete Country
1st Don Knipp First recorded win United States
2nd Clarence Bass United States
3rd Philip Pasquale United States
4th Bob Riley United States
5th Lloyd Lerille United States

Official scores are unavailable.

Complete Results updated March 12, 2026 Source: MuscleMemory

This edition in context

Competitors
20
Divisions
4
Size rank
11 of 25

The biggest field since 1977.

Past winners of this event

Winner of the headline division for each edition of this event on record.
Year Winner Division
1997 James Nelson Open
1974 Seymour Koenig Open
1967 Frank Szymanski Open
1966 Harry Johnson Open
What this page holds

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