Mr America 1997
Mr America 1997 was held in USA. The Men's Open Bodybuilding - Heavyweight title went to Bill Davey.
- Year
- 1997
- Date
- Jan 1, 1997
- Location
- USA
- Federation
- AAU
- Divisions
- 4
- Competitors
- 25
Results by Division
Mr America 1997
Mr America 1997 was held in USA. The Men's Open Bodybuilding - Heavyweight title went to Bill Davey.
Defending HeavyWeight champion Doug Rieser, who won in 1996, did not return.
Top 3 Men's Open Bodybuilding - Heavyweight
Mr America 1997 contested 4 divisions across 25 athletes. Bill Davey took Men's Open Bodybuilding - Heavyweight. 4 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 | Bill Davey | United States |
| 2nd | Martin Boonzayer | United States |
| 3rd | James Bivens | United States |
| 4th | Mariella Asbey | United States |
| 5th | Thomas Conboy | United States |
| 6th | Peter Huddleston | United States |
Official scores are unavailable.
Men's Open Bodybuilding - Lightheavyweight
| Place | Athlete | Country |
|---|---|---|
| 1st | Rick McMillan First recorded win | United States |
| 2nd | Gary Jackson | United States |
| 4th | Mitchell Weintroub | United States |
| 5th | Mark Apple | United States |
| participated | Constantino Malone | United States |
Official scores are unavailable.
Men's Open Bodybuilding - Lightweight
| Place | Athlete | Country |
|---|---|---|
| 1st | Robert Mesa First recorded win | United States |
| 2nd | Karl Herkert | United States |
| 3rd | Paul Redmer | United States |
| 5th | Waldemar Walker | United States |
| participated | Thomas Dowling | United States |
Official scores are unavailable.
Men's Open Bodybuilding - Middleweight
| Place | Athlete | Country |
|---|---|---|
| 1st | A K Leinbach | United States |
| 2nd | Marcus Nichols | United States |
| 3rd | David Darcangelo | United States |
| 4th | Ron Emery | United States |
| 5th | Jaime Rodriguez | United States |
| 6th | John Gaines | United States |
| 7th | Michael Zens | United States |
| 8th | James Egan | United States |
| 9th | Ken Carlos | United States |
Official scores are unavailable.
Complete Results updated July 12, 2026 Source: MuscleMemory
This edition in context
- Competitors
- 25
- Divisions
- 4
- Size rank
- 36 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.