Mr America 1940
Mr America 1940 was held in USA. The Men's Open Bodybuilding title went to John Grimek.
- Year
- 1940
- Location
- USA
- Federation
- AAU
- Divisions
- 2
- Competitors
- 18
Results by Division
| Division | Winner | Runner-up |
|---|---|---|
| Men's Open Bodybuilding | John Grimek | – |
| Men's Open Bodybuilding | John Grimek | Frank Leight |
Mr America 1940 Results
Mr America 1940 was held in USA. The Men's Open Bodybuilding title went to John Grimek.
Defending Medium champion Herbert Marquart, who won in 1939, did not return.
About this show
The Mr America 1940 was held in USA. 2 divisions were judged, across Men's Open Bodybuilding. 18 athletes competed.
Men's Open Bodybuilding
Only the winner of this division was recorded by the source. The full placings are not in the database.
| Place | Athlete | Country |
|---|---|---|
| 1st | John Grimek | United States |
Official scores are unavailable.
Men's Open Bodybuilding
| Place | Athlete | Country |
|---|---|---|
| 1st | John Grimek | United States |
| 2nd | Frank Leight | United States |
| 3rd | Ludwig Schusterich | United States |
| 4th | Chick Deutch | United States |
| 5th | John Gallagher (1) | United States |
| 6th | George Lapausky | United States |
| participated | Tony Terlazzo | United States |
| participated | Joseph Thaler | United States |
| participated | Herman Weinsoff | United States |
| participated | Charles Whitlock | United States |
| participated | Terry Robinson | United States |
| participated | Melvin Kahn | United States |
| participated | Gene Jantzen | United States |
| participated | Carl Hempe | United States |
| participated | Jack Channing | United States |
| participated | Monroe Brown | United States |
| participated | Dave Asnis | United States |
| participated | Elmer Farnham | United States |
Official scores are unavailable.
Complete Results updated July 12, 2026 Source: MuscleMemory
This edition in context
- Competitors
- 18
- Divisions
- 2
- Size rank
- 49 of 62
Past winners of this event
| Year | Winner | Division |
|---|---|---|
| 1974 | Ron Thompson | Open |
| 1973 | Jim Morris | Open |
| 1972 | Steve Michalik | Open |
| 1970 | Chris Dickerson | Open |
| 1969 | Boyer Coe | Open |
| 1968 | Jim Haislop | Open |
| 1967 | Dennis Tinerino | Open |
| 1966 | Bob Gajda | Open |
| 1965 | Jerry Daniels | Open |
| 1964 | Val Vasilieff | Open |
| 1963 | Vern Weaver | Open |
| 1962 | Joe Abbenda | Open |
| 1961 | Ray Routledge | Open |
| 1960 | Lloyd Lerille | 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 and competitor count show only when the source supplied them. A field left out means nothing was sourced for it, never a zero.
- A date shows only where the source recorded the day of the show. Most historical listings give a year or a month and nothing finer, so those editions are dated by year alone rather than by a day we would have had to invent.
- 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.