Mr America 1953
Mr America 1953 was held in USA. The Men's Open Bodybuilding title went to George Paine.
- Year
- 1953
- Date
- Jan 1, 1953
- Location
- USA
- Federation
- AAU
- Divisions
- 2
- Competitors
- 26
Results by Division
| Division | Winner | Runner-up |
|---|---|---|
| Men's Open Bodybuilding | George Paine | – |
| Men's Open Bodybuilding | Bill Pearl | Dick DuBois |
Mr America 1953
Mr America 1953 was held in USA. The Men's Open Bodybuilding title went to George Paine.
Defending champion Jim Park, who won in 1952, did not return.
Mr America 1953 contested 2 divisions across 26 athletes. George Paine 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 | George Paine First Mr America title | United States |
Official scores are unavailable.
Men's Open Bodybuilding
| Place | Athlete | Country |
|---|---|---|
| 1st | Bill Pearl First recorded win | United States |
| 2nd | Dick DuBois | United States |
| 3rd | Irvin Koszewski (Zabo) | United States |
| 4th | George Paine | United States |
| 4th | Steve Klisanin | United States |
| 6th | Tony Silipini | United States |
| 7th | Timmy Leong | United States |
| 8th | Tim Sweeney (1) | United States |
| 9th | Dominick Juliano | United States |
| 10th | Malcolm Brenner | United States |
| 11th | Vic Seipke | United States |
| 12th | Mickey Hargitay | United States |
| 13th | Gene Bohaty | United States |
| 14th | Harry Johnson (3) | United States |
| 15th | Dick Garza | United States |
| 16th | Robert Ballard | United States |
| 17th | Ed Koeppe | United States |
| 18th | George Jones (1) | United States |
| 19th | John Henderson | United States |
| 20th | John Lyons | United States |
| 20th | Paul Smith (2) | United States |
| 22nd | Jack Reardon | United States |
| 23rd | Felix Zabensky | United States |
| 23rd | Earl Clark | United States |
| 25th | Jim Patrick | United States |
| 26th | Don Miller (1) | United States |
Official scores are unavailable.
Complete Results updated June 30, 2026 Source: MuscleMemory
This edition in context
- Competitors
- 26
- Divisions
- 2
- Size rank
- 34 of 62
The biggest field since 1952.
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.