Mr America 1943
Mr America 1943 was held in USA. The Men's Open Bodybuilding title went to Dan Lurie.
- Year
- 1943
- Location
- USA
- Federation
- AAU
- Divisions
- 2
- Competitors
- 8
Results by Division
| Division | Winner | Runner-up |
|---|---|---|
| Men's Open Bodybuilding | Dan Lurie | – |
| Men's Open Bodybuilding | Jules Bacon | Dan Lurie |
Mr America 1943 Results
Mr America 1943 was held in USA. The Men's Open Bodybuilding title went to Dan Lurie.
Defending Open champion Frank Leight, who won in 1942, did not return.
About this show
The Mr America 1943 was held in USA. 2 divisions were judged, across Men's Open Bodybuilding. 8 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 | Dan Lurie Title defense, 2nd win here | United States |
Official scores are unavailable.
Men's Open Bodybuilding
| Place | Athlete | Country |
|---|---|---|
| 1st | Jules Bacon First recorded win | United States |
| 2nd | Dan Lurie | United States |
| 3rd | Taylor Flanikan | United States |
| 4th | Harry Benner | United States |
| 5th | Robert Elwood Holbrook | United States |
| 6th | Hilmer Dolan | United States |
| 7th | Stan Fried | United States |
| 8th | Orville Wertzbaugher | United States |
Official scores are unavailable.
Complete Results updated March 12, 2026 Source: MuscleMemory
This edition in context
- Competitors
- 8
- Divisions
- 2
- Size rank
- 58 of 62
The biggest field since 1941.
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.