Mr California 1980
Mr California 1980 was held in Los Angeles, CA, USA. The Men's Open Bodybuilding - Short title went to Bronston Austin.
- Year
- 1980
- Date
- Jan 1, 1980
- Location
- Los Angeles, CA, USA
- Federation
- AAU
- Divisions
- 4
- Competitors
- 12
Results by Division
| Division | Winner | Runner-up |
|---|---|---|
| Men's Open Bodybuilding - Short | Bronston Austin | Mike Libbee |
| Men's Open Bodybuilding - Short Teen | Danny Berumen | Richard Hills |
| Men's Open Bodybuilding - Tall | Rory Leidelmeyer | John Brown |
| Men's Open Bodybuilding - Tall Teen | J J Marsh | Mike McClellan |
Mr California 1980
Mr California 1980 was held in Los Angeles, CA, USA. The Men's Open Bodybuilding - Short title went to Bronston Austin.
Defending Junior - Short champion Jim Flaherty, who won in 1979, did not return.
Top 3 Men's Open Bodybuilding - Short
Mr California 1980 contested 4 divisions across 12 athletes. Bronston Austin took Men's Open Bodybuilding - Short. 4 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 - Short
| Place | Athlete | Country |
|---|---|---|
| 1st | Bronston Austin First recorded win | United States |
| 2nd | Mike Libbee | United States |
| 3rd | Pat Laop | United States |
Official scores are unavailable.
Men's Open Bodybuilding - Short Teen
| Place | Athlete | Country |
|---|---|---|
| 1st | Danny Berumen First recorded win | United States |
| 2nd | Richard Hills | United States |
| 3rd | Lorenzo Belser | United States |
Official scores are unavailable.
Men's Open Bodybuilding - Tall
| Place | Athlete | Country |
|---|---|---|
| 1st | Rory Leidelmeyer First recorded win | United States |
| 2nd | John Brown | United States |
| 3rd | Gary Leonard | United States |
Official scores are unavailable.
Men's Open Bodybuilding - Tall Teen
| Place | Athlete | Country |
|---|---|---|
| 1st | J J Marsh First recorded win | United States |
| 2nd | Mike McClellan | United States |
| 3rd | Tony DePina | United States |
Official scores are unavailable.
Complete Results updated March 12, 2026 Source: MuscleMemory
This edition in context
- Competitors
- 12
- Divisions
- 4
- Size rank
- 7 of 40
The biggest field since 1979.
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.