Mr America 1966
Mr America 1966 was held in USA. The Men's Open Bodybuilding co-winners were Rock Stonewall (Jesse) and Sergio Oliva.
- Year
- 1966
- Location
- USA
- Federation
- IFBB
- Divisions
- 6
- Competitors
- 40
Results by Division
Mr America 1966 Results
Mr America 1966 was held in USA. The Men's Open Bodybuilding title went to Sergio Oliva.
Defending Open champion Jerry Daniels, who won in 1965, did not return.
About this show
The Mr America 1966 was held in USA. 6 divisions were judged, across Men's Open Bodybuilding, Men's Open Bodybuilding - Medium, Men's Open Bodybuilding - Short, Men's Open Bodybuilding - Tall and Women's Bodybuilding. 40 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 | Sergio Oliva | Cuba |
| 1st | Rock Stonewall (Jesse) | United States |
| 2nd | Bob Gajda | United States |
| 3rd | Dennis Tinerino | United States |
| 4th | Will Whitaker | United States |
| 5th | Ralph Kroger | United States |
Official scores are unavailable.
Men's Open Bodybuilding
| Place | Athlete | Country |
|---|---|---|
| 1st | Bob Gajda | United States |
| 2nd | Sergio Oliva | Cuba |
| 3rd | Ralph Kroger | United States |
| 4th | Randy Watson (1) | United States |
| 5th | Jim Haislop | United States |
| 6th | Dennis Tinerino | United States |
| 7th | Will Whitaker | United States |
| 8th | Charles Estes | United States |
| 9th | Tom Helms | United States |
| 10th | Bill St John | United States |
| 11th | Eugene Dickerson | United States |
| 12th | Eugene Kuczinski | United States |
| 13th | Gene Wells | United States |
| 14th | Nick Spano | United States |
| 15th | William Parker | United States |
| 16th | Steve Johnson (2) | United States |
| 17th | Charles Fautz | United States |
| 18th | Tom Hutson | United States |
| 19th | Jim Dorn | United States |
| 20th | Kent Kuehn | United States |
| 21st | Jerry Doettrel | United States |
| 22nd | Jose Lopez (1) | United States |
| 23rd | Steve Sakoulos | United States |
| 24th | Ken Covington | United States |
| 26th | Robert McNeill | United States |
| 27th | John Kaczynski | United States |
| 28th | James Kowalski | United States |
| 29th | Flaubert Peltier | United States |
| 30th | Ray Melendez | United States |
| 31st | George Papp | United States |
Official scores are unavailable.
Men's Open Bodybuilding - Medium
| Place | Athlete | Country |
|---|---|---|
| 1st | Frank Zane | United States |
| 2nd | Tommy Aybar | United States |
| 3rd | William Beach | United States |
Official scores are unavailable.
Men's Open Bodybuilding - Short
| Place | Athlete | Country |
|---|---|---|
| 1st | Rock Stonewall (Jesse) First Mr America title | United States |
| 2nd | Hank Zarco | United States |
| 3rd | Eddie Giuliani | United States |
Official scores are unavailable.
Men's Open Bodybuilding - Tall
| Place | Athlete | Country |
|---|---|---|
| 1st | Chester Yorton Title defense, 2nd win here | United States |
| 2nd | Don Howorth | United States |
| 3rd | David Sheppard (1) | United States |
Official scores are unavailable.
Women's Bodybuilding
Only the winner of this division was recorded by the source. The full placings are not in the database.
| Place | Athlete | Country |
|---|---|---|
| 25th | Dan Howard | United States |
Official scores are unavailable.
Complete Results updated June 30, 2026 Source: MuscleMemory
This edition in context
- Competitors
- 40
- Divisions
- 6
- Size rank
- 16 of 62
The biggest field since 1963.
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.