Mr California 1973
Mr California 1973 was held in Los Angeles, CA, USA. The Men's Open Bodybuilding title went to Mike Besikof.
- Year
- 1973
- Date
- Jan 1, 1973
- Location
- Los Angeles, CA, USA
- Federation
- AAU
- Divisions
- 2
- Competitors
- 5
Results by Division
| Division | Winner | Runner-up |
|---|---|---|
| Men's Open Bodybuilding | Mike Besikof | Dale Adrian |
| Men's Open Bodybuilding - Teen | Jerry Lincoln | – |
Mr California 1973
Mr California 1973 was held in Los Angeles, CA, USA. The Men's Open Bodybuilding title went to Mike Besikof.
Defending Open champion Tyrone Youngs, who won in 1972, did not return.
Top 3 Men's Open Bodybuilding
Mr California 1973 contested 2 divisions across 5 athletes. Mike Besikof 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
| Place | Athlete | Country |
|---|---|---|
| 1st | Mike Besikof First recorded win | United States |
| 2nd | Dale Adrian | United States |
| 3rd | Dave Johns | United States |
| 5th | Pat Loapantrak | United States |
Official scores are unavailable.
Men's Open Bodybuilding - Teen
Only the winner of this division was recorded by the source. The full placings are not in the database.
| Place | Athlete | Country |
|---|---|---|
| 1st | Jerry Lincoln First recorded win | United States |
Official scores are unavailable.
Complete Results updated March 12, 2026 Source: MuscleMemory
This edition in context
- Competitors
- 5
- Divisions
- 2
- Size rank
- 28 of 40
The biggest field since 1972.
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.