Mr California 1950
Mr California 1950 was held in Los Angeles, CA, USA. The Men's Open Bodybuilding title went to John Farbotnik.
- Year
- 1950
- Date
- Jan 1, 1950
- Location
- Los Angeles, CA, USA
- Federation
- AAU
- Divisions
- 2
- Competitors
- 3
Results by Division
| Division | Winner | Runner-up |
|---|---|---|
| Men's Open Bodybuilding | John Farbotnik | – |
| Men's Open Bodybuilding | John Farbotnik | Victor Nicoletti |
Mr California 1950
Mr California 1950 was held in Los Angeles, CA, USA. The Men's Open Bodybuilding title went to John Farbotnik.
Defending Open champion Norman Marks, who won in 1949, did not return.
Mr California 1950 contested 2 divisions across 3 athletes. John Farbotnik took Men's Open Bodybuilding. 2 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
Only the winner of this division was recorded by the source. The full placings are not in the database.
| Place | Athlete | Country |
|---|---|---|
| 1st | John Farbotnik First recorded win | United States |
Official scores are unavailable.
Men's Open Bodybuilding
| Place | Athlete | Country |
|---|---|---|
| 1st | John Farbotnik | United States |
| 2nd | Victor Nicoletti | United States |
| 3rd | Alvin Lee | United States |
Official scores are unavailable.
Complete Results updated March 12, 2026 Source: MuscleMemory
This edition in context
- Competitors
- 3
- Divisions
- 2
- Size rank
- 37 of 40
The biggest field since 1949.
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.