Mr America 1979
Mr America 1979 was held in USA. The Men's Open Bodybuilding - Medium title went to Ray Mentzer.
- Year
- 1979
- Date
- Jan 1, 1979
- Location
- USA
- Federation
- AAU
- Divisions
- 3
- Competitors
- 49
Results by Division
Mr America 1979
Mr America 1979 was held in USA. The Men's Open Bodybuilding - Medium title went to Ray Mentzer.
Defending Medium champion Tony Pearson, who won in 1978, did not return.
Top 3 Men's Open Bodybuilding - Medium
Mr America 1979 contested 3 divisions across 49 athletes. Ray Mentzer took Men's Open Bodybuilding - Medium. 3 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 - Medium
| Place | Athlete | Country |
|---|---|---|
| 1st | Ray Mentzer First Mr America title | United States |
| 2nd | Greg DeFerro | United States |
| 3rd | Joe Means | United States |
| 4th | Les Galvin | United States |
| 5th | Mario Nieves | United States |
| 6th | Billy Arlen | United States |
| 7th | Stephen Sepaniak | United States |
| 8th | Richard Baldwin | United States |
| 9th | Robert Reis | United States |
| 10th | Jesse Gautreaux | United States |
| 11th | Gary Goss | United States |
| 12th | Ron Magnum | United States |
| 13th | Casey Schneider | United States |
| 14th | James Allen (1) | United States |
| 15th | Tom Alaimo | United States |
| 16th | Sam Sanchez | United States |
| 17th | Michael Farley | United States |
| 18th | Fred Shandor | United States |
| 19th | John Mazos | United States |
Official scores are unavailable.
Men's Open Bodybuilding - Short
| Place | Athlete | Country |
|---|---|---|
| 1st | Ron Teufel Title defense, 3rd win here | United States |
| 2nd | James Seitzer | United States |
| 3rd | Robert Jodkiewicz | United States |
| 4th | Ernie Santiago | United States |
| 5th | Anthony Pandolfo | United States |
| 6th | Don Peterson | United States |
| 7th | David Campbell | United States |
| 8th | James Gaubert | United States |
| 9th | James Underwood | United States |
| 10th | Lionel Gaubert | United States |
| 11th | Ken Passariello | United States |
| 12th | Wesley Brown | United States |
| 13th | Steve Gross | United States |
| 14th | John Ruehlman | United States |
Official scores are unavailable.
Men's Open Bodybuilding - Tall
| Place | Athlete | Country |
|---|---|---|
| 1st | Gary Leonard | United States |
| 2nd | Dave Rogers | United States |
| 3rd | Clint Beyerle | United States |
| 4th | John Kemper | United States |
| 5th | Rod Koontz | United States |
| 6th | John Brown | United States |
| 7th | Caesar Juliani | United States |
| 8th | Frank Calta | United States |
| 9th | Robert Jordan | United States |
| 10th | Gregory Comeaux | United States |
| 11th | Patrick Hayes | United States |
| 12th | Douglas Williams | United States |
| 13th | Paul Montminy | United States |
| 14th | Doug Nagy | United States |
| 15th | James Buckley | United States |
| 16th | Mark Brazen | United States |
Official scores are unavailable.
Complete Results updated March 12, 2026 Source: MuscleMemory
This edition in context
- Competitors
- 49
- Divisions
- 3
- Size rank
- 3 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.