Mr America 1977
Mr America 1977 was held in USA. The Men's Open Bodybuilding title went to Dave Johns.
- Year
- 1977
- Date
- Jan 1, 1977
- Location
- USA
- Federation
- IFBB
- Divisions
- 7
- Competitors
- 46
Results by Division
Mr America 1977
Mr America 1977 was held in USA. The Men's Open Bodybuilding title went to Dave Johns.
Defending Medium champion Mike Mentzer, who won in 1976, did not return.
Top 3 Men's Open Bodybuilding
Mr America 1977 contested 7 divisions across 46 athletes, competitors from 2 countries. Dave Johns took Men's Open Bodybuilding. 7 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 | Dave Johns Title defense, 2nd win here | United States |
| 2nd | Ron Teufel | United States |
| 3rd | Clint Beyerle | United States |
Official scores are unavailable.
Men's Open Bodybuilding - Heavyweight
| Place | Athlete | Country |
|---|---|---|
| 1st | Pete Grymkowski 2nd win here | United States |
| 2nd | Ray Mentzer | United States |
| 3rd | Dave Dupree | United States |
| 4th | Steve Davis | United States |
Official scores are unavailable.
Men's Open Bodybuilding - Lightweight
| Place | Athlete | Country |
|---|---|---|
| 1st | Danny Padilla Title defense, 2nd win here | United States |
| 2nd | Eddie Giuliani | United States |
| 3rd | David Mastorakis | United States |
Official scores are unavailable.
Men's Open Bodybuilding - Medium
| Place | Athlete | Country |
|---|---|---|
| 1st | Dave Johns | United States |
| 2nd | C F Smith | United States |
| 3rd | Douglas Beaver | United States |
| 4th | Lawrence Gordon | United States |
| 5th | Patrick Ruelle | United States |
| 6th | Charles Amato | United States |
| 7th | Dominick Coroniti | United States |
| 8th | Robert Reis | United States |
| 9th | Lance Dreher | United States |
| 10th | Nathan LeBlanc | United States |
| 11th | Vic Seipke | United States |
| 12th | Alan Katoa | United States |
| 13th | Alex McNeil | United States |
| 14th | William Chapoton | United States |
| 15th | Tom James | United States |
| 16th | Benny Crawford | United States |
| 17th | Sam Sanchez | United States |
| 18th | James Pittman | United States |
Official scores are unavailable.
Men's Open Bodybuilding - Middleweight
| Place | Athlete | Country |
|---|---|---|
| 1st | Roger Callard First Mr America title | United States |
| 2nd | Jorge Navarrete | United States |
| 3rd | Charles Thomas | United States |
| 4th | Len Archambault | United States |
Official scores are unavailable.
Men's Open Bodybuilding - Short
| Place | Athlete | Country |
|---|---|---|
| 1st | Ron Teufel First Mr America title | United States |
| 2nd | Tom Platz | United States |
| 3rd | Don Peterson | United States |
| 4th | Andreas Cahling | Sweden |
| 5th | Ron Neff | United States |
| 6th | Robert Jodkiewicz | United States |
| 7th | Bill Register | United States |
| 8th | Bob May | United States |
| 9th | Lawrence Gordon | United States |
| 10th | Dominick DiBetta | United States |
| 11th | Donald Dawson | United States |
Official scores are unavailable.
Men's Open Bodybuilding - Tall
| Place | Athlete | Country |
|---|---|---|
| 1st | Manuel Perry | United States |
| 2nd | Clint Beyerle | United States |
| 3rd | Pete Grymkowski | United States |
| 4th | Dave Rogers | United States |
| 5th | Dave Dupree | United States |
| 6th | Saladin Ibn El Amin | United States |
| 7th | Floyd Odom | United States |
| 8th | Dennis Holmes | United States |
| 9th | Louie Perotta | United States |
Official scores are unavailable.
Complete Results updated March 12, 2026 Source: MuscleMemory
This edition in context
- Competitors
- 46
- Divisions
- 7
- Size rank
- 7 of 62
The biggest field since 1975.
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.