Mr America 1996
Mr America 1996 was held in USA. The Men's Open Bodybuilding - Heavyweight title went to Doug Rieser.
- Year
- 1996
- Date
- Jan 1, 1996
- Location
- USA
- Federation
- AAU
- Divisions
- 4
- Competitors
- 24
Results by Division
Mr America 1996
Mr America 1996 was held in USA. The Men's Open Bodybuilding - Heavyweight title went to Doug Rieser.
2-time winner Lee Apperson, who won in 1995, did not return.
Top 3 Men's Open Bodybuilding - Heavyweight
Mr America 1996 contested 4 divisions across 24 athletes. Doug Rieser took Men's Open Bodybuilding - Heavyweight. 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 - Heavyweight
| Place | Athlete | Country |
|---|---|---|
| 1st | Doug Rieser | United States |
| 2nd | Mike Giletto | United States |
| 3rd | Russell Parker | United States |
Official scores are unavailable.
Men's Open Bodybuilding - Lightheavyweight
| Place | Athlete | Country |
|---|---|---|
| 1st | Jaime Rodriguez First recorded win | United States |
| 2nd | Jimmy David | United States |
| 3rd | James Nelson | United States |
| 4th | Gary Jackson | United States |
| 5th | Charles Moss | United States |
| 6th | Redgie Smallwood | United States |
| 7th | Robert Buonincontro | United States |
| 8th | John Lancaster | United States |
| participated | Dean Miller | United States |
Official scores are unavailable.
Men's Open Bodybuilding - Lightweight
| Place | Athlete | Country |
|---|---|---|
| 1st | John Gaines First recorded win | United States |
| 2nd | Karl Herkert | United States |
Official scores are unavailable.
Men's Open Bodybuilding - Middleweight
| Place | Athlete | Country |
|---|---|---|
| 4th | John Puskarich | United States |
| 5th | Gary Bobolsky | United States |
| 6th | Mike Brooke | United States |
| 7th | Will McOrmond | United States |
| 8th | David McBride Jr | United States |
| 9th | Baraka Nur | United States |
| 10th | Craig Dunbar | United States |
| participated | Rommy Abdallah | United States |
| participated | Charles Durr | United States |
| participated | Zuhir Gazawneh | United States |
Official scores are unavailable.
Complete Results updated July 12, 2026 Source: MuscleMemory
This edition in context
- Competitors
- 24
- Divisions
- 4
- Size rank
- 39 of 62
The biggest field since 1995.
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.