Mr California 1946
Mr California 1946 was held in Los Angeles, CA, USA. The Men's Open Bodybuilding - Medium title went to Leo Stern.
- Year
- 1946
- Date
- Jan 1, 1946
- Location
- Los Angeles, CA, USA
- Federation
- AAU
- Divisions
- 3
- Competitors
- 31
Results by Division
Mr California 1946
Mr California 1946 was held in Los Angeles, CA, USA. The Men's Open Bodybuilding - Medium title went to Leo Stern.
Defending champion Harold Zinkin, who won in 1941, did not return.
Top 3 Men's Open Bodybuilding - Medium
Mr California 1946 contested 3 divisions across 31 athletes. Leo Stern 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 | Leo Stern First recorded win | United States |
| 2nd | Jack Delinger | United States |
| 3rd | Elias Rodriguez | United States |
| 4th | Harry Smith | United States |
| 5th | Hilmer Dolan | United States |
| 6th | Taylor Flanikan | United States |
| 7th | Bob Laurent | United States |
| 8th | Max Croft | United States |
| 9th | Manuel Villegas | United States |
| 10th | Steve Herbenar | United States |
| 11th | Sam Griffiths | United States |
| 12th | Howard Corrington | United States |
| 13th | Stanley Freed | United States |
| 14th | Louis Karporoff | United States |
Official scores are unavailable.
Men's Open Bodybuilding - Short
| Place | Athlete | Country |
|---|---|---|
| 1st | Bill Gross First recorded win | United States |
| 2nd | Yas Kuzuhara | United States |
| 3rd | Jimmy Payne | United States |
| 4th | Hughie Lyons | United States |
| 5th | Lawrance Weeks | United States |
| 6th | Angelo Caminiti | United States |
Official scores are unavailable.
Men's Open Bodybuilding - Tall
| Place | Athlete | Country |
|---|---|---|
| 1st | Kenneth Graham First recorded win | United States |
| 2nd | Bill Trumbo | United States |
| 3rd | Rex Ravelle | United States |
| 4th | Bill Melby | United States |
| 5th | Harland Young | United States |
| 6th | Perry Combs | United States |
| 7th | George Armstrong (1) | United States |
| 8th | John Balem | United States |
| 9th | Don Doughty | United States |
| 10th | Frank Mareira | United States |
| 11th | George Jordan | United States |
Official scores are unavailable.
Complete Results updated March 12, 2026 Source: MuscleMemory
This edition in context
- Competitors
- 31
- Divisions
- 3
- Size rank
- 2 of 40
Past winners of this event
| Year | Winner | Division |
|---|---|---|
| 1977 | Dave Johns | Open |
| 1976 | Kalman Szkalak | Open |
| 1975 | Dale Adrian | Open |
| 1974 | Scott Wilson | Open |
| 1973 | Mike Besikof | Open |
| 1972 | Tyrone Youngs | Open |
| 1971 | Ed Corney | Open |
| 1969 | Paul Love | Open |
| 1968 | Charles Collras | Open |
| 1967 | Chris Dickerson | Open |
| 1966 | Ralph Kroger | Open |
| 1963 | Don Howorth | Open |
| 1962 | George Sheffield | Open |
| 1960 | Larry Scott | 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.