Mr America 1956
Mr America 1956 was held in USA. The Men's Open Bodybuilding title went to Art Harris.
- Year
- 1956
- Date
- Jan 1, 1956
- Location
- USA
- Federation
- AAU
- Divisions
- 2
- Competitors
- 23
Results by Division
| Division | Winner | Runner-up |
|---|---|---|
| Men's Open Bodybuilding | Art Harris | Ray Schaefer |
| Men's Open Bodybuilding | Ray Schaefer | Ron Lacy |
Mr America 1956
Mr America 1956 was held in USA. The Men's Open Bodybuilding title went to Art Harris.
Defending Open champion Steve Klisanin, who won in 1955, did not return.
Top 3 Men's Open Bodybuilding
Mr America 1956 contested 2 divisions across 23 athletes. Art Harris 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
| Place | Athlete | Country |
|---|---|---|
| 1st | Art Harris First Mr America title | United States |
| 2nd | Ray Schaefer | United States |
| 3rd | Robert Hinds | United States |
Official scores are unavailable.
Men's Open Bodybuilding
| Place | Athlete | Country |
|---|---|---|
| 1st | Ray Schaefer Title defense, 2nd win here | United States |
| 2nd | Ron Lacy | United States |
| 3rd | Gene Bohaty | United States |
| 4th | Art Harris | United States |
| 5th | Vic Seipke | United States |
| 6th | Dean Higuchi | United States |
| 6th | Harry Johnson (3) | United States |
| 8th | Robert Hinds | United States |
| 9th | Tim Sweeney (1) | United States |
| 10th | Joe Lazzaro | United States |
| 11th | Pete Ganios | United States |
| 12th | George Jones (1) | United States |
| 13th | Bruce Randall | United States |
| 14th | John Leahy | United States |
| 15th | Lou Degni | United States |
| 16th | Edward Chrupcala | United States |
| 17th | Joe Mauri | United States |
| 18th | Gene Wells | United States |
| 19th | R Berenguer | United States |
| 20th | Tom Sansone | United States |
| 21st | Constantine Kosiras | United States |
| 22nd | Frederick Coe | United States |
| 23rd | Len Bosland | United States |
Official scores are unavailable.
Complete Results updated June 30, 2026 Source: MuscleMemory
This edition in context
- Competitors
- 23
- Divisions
- 2
- Size rank
- 41 of 62
The biggest field since 1954.
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.