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Mr America 1963

Mr America 1963 was held in USA. The Men's Open Bodybuilding title went to Harold Poole.

Year
1963
Location
USA
Federation
IFBB
Divisions
5
Competitors
47

Results by Division

All Contests

Mr America 1963 Results

Harold Poole Champion

1963 USA

Mr America 1963 was held in USA. The Men's Open Bodybuilding title went to Harold Poole.

Medium confidence Historical/community source Updated September 3, 2026 Accurate?

Defending Open champion Joe Abbenda, who won in 1962, did not return.

About this show

The Mr America 1963 was held in USA. 5 divisions were judged, across Men's Open Bodybuilding, Men's Open Bodybuilding - Medium, Men's Open Bodybuilding - Short and Men's Open Bodybuilding - Tall. 47 athletes competed.

Men's Open Bodybuilding

Place Athlete Country
1st Harold Poole Title defense, 2nd win here United States
2nd Bill Seno United States

Official scores are unavailable.

Men's Open Bodybuilding

Men's Open Bodybuilding - Medium

Place Athlete Country
1st Hugo Labra 2nd win here United States
2nd Dominick Juliano United States
3rd Ernie Phillips United States

Official scores are unavailable.

Men's Open Bodybuilding - Short

Place Athlete Country
1st Freddy Ortiz United States
2nd Carlos Rodriguez United States
3rd Leo Pereira United States

Official scores are unavailable.

Men's Open Bodybuilding - Tall

Place Athlete Country
1st Reg Lewis First Mr America title United States
2nd Art Harris United States
3rd Larry Powers United States

Official scores are unavailable.

Complete Results updated March 12, 2026 Source: MuscleMemory

This edition in context

Competitors
47
Divisions
5
Size rank
6 of 62

Past winners of this event

What this page holds

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.

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