Mr America 1961
Mr America 1961 was held in USA. The Men's Open Bodybuilding title went to Hugo Labra.
- Year
- 1961
- Location
- USA
- Federation
- AAU
- Divisions
- 2
- Competitors
- 26
Results by Division
| Division | Winner | Runner-up |
|---|---|---|
| Men's Open Bodybuilding | Hugo Labra | – |
| Men's Open Bodybuilding | Ray Routledge | Joe Abbenda |
Mr America 1961 Results
Mr America 1961 was held in USA. The Men's Open Bodybuilding title went to Hugo Labra.
Defending Open champion Lloyd Lerille, who won in 1960, did not return.
About this show
The Mr America 1961 was held in USA. 2 divisions were judged, across Men's Open Bodybuilding. 26 athletes 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 | Hugo Labra | United States |
Official scores are unavailable.
Men's Open Bodybuilding
| Place | Athlete | Country |
|---|---|---|
| 1st | Ray Routledge First Mr America title | United States |
| 2nd | Joe Abbenda | United States |
| 3rd | Franklin Jones | United States |
| 4th | Harold Poole | United States |
| 5th | Bill Golumbick | United States |
| 6th | William Stathes | United States |
| 7th | Elmo Santiago | United States |
| 8th | Gail Crick | United States |
| 9th | Hugo Labra | United States |
| 10th | Mike Ferraro | United States |
| 11th | John Gourgott | United States |
| 12th | Joe Lazzaro | United States |
| 13th | Alfred Souza | United States |
| 14th | John Homola | United States |
| 15th | William Rubinski | United States |
| 16th | Lewis Wolter | United States |
| 17th | Seymour Koenig | United States |
| 18th | Andy Hernandez | United States |
| 19th | Leroy Saba | United States |
| 20th | Walter Hunt | United States |
| 21st | Chester Yorton | United States |
| 22nd | Arthur Fickling | United States |
| 23rd | Reed Phippen | United States |
| 24th | Stanley Nobel | United States |
| 25th | Alfred Saladino | United States |
| 26th | Charles Pranke | United States |
Official scores are unavailable.
Complete Results updated March 12, 2026 Source: MuscleMemory
This edition in context
- Competitors
- 26
- Divisions
- 2
- Size rank
- 32 of 62
The biggest field since 1960.
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.