Mr America 1950
Mr America 1950 was held in USA. The Men's Open Bodybuilding title went to Melvin Wells.
- Year
- 1950
- Date
- Jan 1, 1950
- Location
- USA
- Federation
- AAU
- Divisions
- 2
- Competitors
- 23
Results by Division
| Division | Winner | Runner-up |
|---|---|---|
| Men's Open Bodybuilding | Melvin Wells | – |
| Men's Open Bodybuilding | John Farbotnik | Melvin Wells |
Mr America 1950
Mr America 1950 was held in USA. The Men's Open Bodybuilding title went to Melvin Wells.
Defending Open champion Jack Delinger, who won in 1949, did not return.
Mr America 1950 contested 2 divisions across 23 athletes. Melvin Wells 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 | Melvin Wells Title defense, 2nd win here | United States |
Official scores are unavailable.
Men's Open Bodybuilding
| Place | Athlete | Country |
|---|---|---|
| 1st | John Farbotnik First recorded win | United States |
| 2nd | Melvin Wells | United States |
| 3rd | Roy Hilligenn | United States |
| 4th | Valerio Pasqua | United States |
| 5th | Edward Chrupcala | United States |
| 6th | Marvin Eder | United States |
| 7th | Vahe Kartalian | United States |
| 8th | Al Berman | United States |
| 9th | Jim Park | United States |
| 10th | Steve Klisanin | United States |
| 11th | René Leger (1) | - |
| 12th | Ed Karczewski | United States |
| 13th | Irvin Koszewski (Zabo) | United States |
| 14th | Jim Krznarich | United States |
| 15th | Kimon Voyages | United States |
| 16th | John Plaskow | United States |
| 17th | Harry Smith | United States |
| 18th | Edward Wiza | United States |
| 19th | Alan Brijunas | United States |
| 20th | Bill Cerdas | United States |
| 21st | Irving Bridgers | United States |
| 22nd | Harold Wiggins | United States |
| 23rd | Constantine Kosiras | United States |
Official scores are unavailable.
Complete Results updated July 12, 2026 Source: MuscleMemory
This edition in context
- Competitors
- 23
- Divisions
- 2
- Size rank
- 40 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, 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.