Mr America 1965
Mr America 1965 was held in USA. The Men's Open Bodybuilding co-winners were Sergio Oliva and Chester Yorton.
- Year
- 1965
- Location
- USA
- Federation
- IFBB
- Divisions
- 5
- Competitors
- 37
Results by Division
Mr America 1965 Results
Mr America 1965 was held in USA. The Men's Open Bodybuilding title went to Chester Yorton.
Defending Open champion Val Vasilieff, who won in 1964, did not return.
About this show
The Mr America 1965 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. 37 athletes from 2 countries competed.
Top 3 Men's Open Bodybuilding
Multiple class winners. This division was recorded without its weight classes, so several athletes share first place - each won a different class. These placements are not a single ranking and no overall champion can be identified from them.
Men's Open Bodybuilding
Our source records 2 athletes in first place for this division, which cannot all be right. The placings below are shown exactly as recorded, and this division is being checked against the official scorecard.
| Place | Athlete | Country |
|---|---|---|
| 1st | Chester Yorton | United States |
| 1st | Sergio Oliva | Cuba |
| 2nd | Bob Gajda | United States |
| 3rd | Mike Ferraro | United States |
Official scores are unavailable.
Men's Open Bodybuilding
| Place | Athlete | Country |
|---|---|---|
| 1st | Jerry Daniels | United States |
| 2nd | Bob Gajda | United States |
| 2nd | Mike Ferraro | United States |
| 3rd | Randy Watson (1) | United States |
| 4th | Sergio Oliva | Cuba |
| 5th | Charles Estes | United States |
| 6th | John Gourgott | United States |
| 7th | Von LaMon | United States |
| 8th | Craig Whitehead | United States |
| 9th | Dennis Tinerino | United States |
| 11th | Ralph Kroger | United States |
| 12th | Nick Spano | United States |
| 13th | Will Whitaker | United States |
| 14th | John Kanter | United States |
| 15th | William Parker | United States |
| 16th | Bill McArdle | United States |
| 17th | Bob Oliver | United States |
| 18th | Paul Wachholz | United States |
| 19th | Leroy Saba | United States |
| 20th | John Corvello | United States |
| 21st | Ken McCord | United States |
| 22nd | Charles Amato | United States |
| 23rd | Eugene Dickerson | United States |
| 24th | John Homola | United States |
| 25th | John Balik | United States |
| 26th | Millard Williamson | United States |
| 27th | Andrew Burpee | United States |
| 28th | Joseph Townsell | United States |
| 29th | Roger Millette | United States |
Official scores are unavailable.
Men's Open Bodybuilding - Medium
| Place | Athlete | Country |
|---|---|---|
| 1st | Nick Perrotti First Mr America title | United States |
| 2nd | Mike Ferraro | United States |
| 3rd | Irvin Koszewski (Zabo) | United States |
Official scores are unavailable.
Men's Open Bodybuilding - Short
| Place | Athlete | Country |
|---|---|---|
| 1st | Joe Nista First recorded win | United States |
| 2nd | Johnny Maldonado | United States |
| 3rd | Bernard Booth | United States |
Official scores are unavailable.
Men's Open Bodybuilding - Tall
| Place | Athlete | Country |
|---|---|---|
| 1st | Dave Draper | United States |
| 2nd | Chester Yorton | United States |
| 3rd | David Sheppard (1) | United States |
Official scores are unavailable.
Complete Results updated June 30, 2026 Source: MuscleMemory
This edition in context
- Competitors
- 37
- Divisions
- 5
- Size rank
- 20 of 62
The biggest field since 1964.
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.