Mr America 1949
Mr America 1949 was held in USA. The Men's Open Bodybuilding title went to Melvin Wells.
- Year
- 1949
- Location
- USA
- Federation
- IFBB
- Divisions
- 3
- Competitors
- 20
Results by Division
| Division | Winners | Runner-up |
|---|---|---|
| Men's Open Bodybuilding | Melvin Wells | – |
| Men's Open Bodybuilding | Jack Delinger , Alan Stephan | Joffre L'Heureux |
| Men's Open Bodybuilding - Junior | John Icino | Marvin Eder |
Mr America 1949 Results
Mr America 1949 was held in USA. The Men's Open Bodybuilding title went to Melvin Wells.
Defending Open champion George Eiferman, who won in 1948, did not return.
About this show
The Mr America 1949 was held in USA. 3 divisions were judged, across Men's Open Bodybuilding and Men's Open Bodybuilding - Junior. 20 athletes from 2 countries 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 | Melvin Wells First recorded win | United States |
Official scores are unavailable.
Multiple class winners. This division was recorded without its weight classes, so several athletes share first place - each won a different class. These placements are not a single ranking and no overall champion can be identified from them.
Men's Open Bodybuilding
Our source records 2 athletes in first place for this division, which cannot all be right. The placings below are shown exactly as recorded, and this division is being checked against the official scorecard.
| Place | Athlete | Country |
|---|---|---|
| 1st | Jack Delinger | United States |
| 1st | Alan Stephan | United States |
| 2nd | Joffre L'Heureux | United States |
| 2nd | Melvin Wells | United States |
| 3rd | Leo Robert | Canada |
| 3rd | Bill Melby | United States |
| 4th | Harry Smith | United States |
| 4th | Fraysher Ferguson | United States |
| 5th | Fred Massaro | United States |
| 5th | Valerio Pasqua | United States |
| 6th | Kimon Voyages | United States |
| 6th | Stan Stanczyk | United States |
| 6th | Jim Krznarich | United States |
| 9th | Everett Sinderoff | United States |
| 10th | Joe Shaw | United States |
Official scores are unavailable.
Men's Open Bodybuilding - Junior
| Place | Athlete | Country |
|---|---|---|
| 1st | John Icino First recorded win | United States |
| 2nd | Marvin Eder | United States |
| 3rd | Felix Geraditis | United States |
| 4th | Ralph Salzillo | United States |
| 5th | Frank Cuva | United States |
Official scores are unavailable.
Complete Results updated March 12, 2026 Source: MuscleMemory
This edition in context
- Competitors
- 20
- Divisions
- 3
- Size rank
- 45 of 62
The biggest field since 1947.
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.