Mr California 1959
Mr California 1959 was held in Los Angeles, CA, USA. The Men's Open Bodybuilding title went to Hossein Shokouh.
- Year
- 1959
- Date
- Jan 1, 1959
- Location
- Los Angeles, CA, USA
- Federation
- AAU
- Divisions
- 1
- Competitors
- 3
Results by Division
| Division | Winner | Runner-up |
|---|---|---|
| Men's Open Bodybuilding | Hossein Shokouh | Norm Williams |
Mr California 1959
Mr California 1959 was held in Los Angeles, CA, USA. The Men's Open Bodybuilding title went to Hossein Shokouh.
Defending Open champion Earl Clark, who won in 1958, did not return.
Top 3 Men's Open Bodybuilding
Mr California 1959 contested 1 division across 3 athletes. Hossein Shokouh took Men's Open Bodybuilding. No round scores were published for this event, so placings are shown without them.
Men's Open Bodybuilding
| Place | Athlete | Country |
|---|---|---|
| 1st | Hossein Shokouh | United States |
| 2nd | Norm Williams | United States |
| 3rd | Arturo Bravo | United States |
Official scores are unavailable.
Complete Results updated March 12, 2026 Source: MuscleMemory
This edition in context
- Competitors
- 3
- Divisions
- 1
- Size rank
- 34 of 40
The biggest field since 1955.
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.