Mr California 1966
Mr California 1966 was held in Los Angeles, CA, USA. The Men's Open Bodybuilding title went to Ron Margason.
- Year
- 1966
- Location
- Los Angeles, CA, USA
- Federation
- AAU
- Divisions
- 4
- Competitors
- 9
Results by Division
| Division | Winner | Runner-up |
|---|---|---|
| Men's Open Bodybuilding | Ron Margason | – |
| Men's Open Bodybuilding | Ralph Kroger | Gable Boudreaux |
| Men's Open Bodybuilding - Teen | Michael Dayton | – |
| Women's Bodybuilding - Teen | – | Randy Taylor |
Mr California 1966 Results
Mr California 1966 was held in Los Angeles, CA, USA. The Men's Open Bodybuilding title went to Ron Margason.
Defending Medium champion Alex Delianedis, who won in 1965, did not return.
About this show
The Mr California 1966 was held in Los Angeles, CA, USA. 4 divisions were judged, across Men's Open Bodybuilding, Men's Open Bodybuilding - Teen and Women's Bodybuilding - Teen. 9 athletes competed.
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 | Ron Margason Title defense, 2nd win here | United States |
Official scores are unavailable.
Men's Open Bodybuilding
| Place | Athlete | Country |
|---|---|---|
| 1st | Ralph Kroger First recorded win | United States |
| 2nd | Gable Boudreaux | United States |
| 3rd | Von LaMon | United States |
| 4th | Ron Margason | United States |
| 5th | Robert Steele | United States |
Official scores are unavailable.
Men's Open Bodybuilding - Teen
| Place | Athlete | Country |
|---|---|---|
| 1st | Michael Dayton First recorded win | United States |
| 3rd | D'Royce Peterson | United States |
| 4th | David Friedman | United States |
Official scores are unavailable.
Women's Bodybuilding - Teen
Only the winner of this division was recorded by the source. The full placings are not in the database.
| Place | Athlete | Country |
|---|---|---|
| 2nd | Randy Taylor | United States |
Official scores are unavailable.
Complete Results updated April 3, 2026 Source: MuscleMemory
This edition in context
- Competitors
- 9
- Divisions
- 4
- Size rank
- 14 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 and competitor count show only when the source supplied them. A field left out means nothing was sourced for it, never a zero.
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