Mr America 1947
Mr America 1947 was held in USA. The Men's Open Bodybuilding title went to Eric Pedersen.
- Year
- 1947
- Date
- Jan 1, 1947
- Location
- USA
- Federation
- AAU
- Divisions
- 2
- Competitors
- 36
Results by Division
| Division | Winner | Runner-up |
|---|---|---|
| Men's Open Bodybuilding | Eric Pedersen | – |
| Men's Open Bodybuilding | Steve Reeves | Eric Pedersen |
Mr America 1947
Mr America 1947 was held in USA. The Men's Open Bodybuilding title went to Eric Pedersen.
Defending Open champion Alan Stephan, who won in 1946, did not return.
Mr America 1947 contested 2 divisions across 36 athletes, competitors from 2 countries. Eric Pedersen took Men's Open Bodybuilding. 2 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
Only the winner of this division was recorded by the source. The full placings are not in the database.
| Place | Athlete | Country |
|---|---|---|
| 1st | Eric Pedersen First recorded win | United States |
Official scores are unavailable.
Men's Open Bodybuilding
Official scores are unavailable.
Complete Results updated March 12, 2026 Source: MuscleMemory
This edition in context
- Competitors
- 36
- Divisions
- 2
- Size rank
- 24 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, 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.