Mr East Coast 1961
Mr East Coast 1961 was held in USA. The Men's Open Bodybuilding title went to Ronnie Russell.
- Year
- 1961
- Date
- Jan 1, 1961
- Location
- USA
- Federation
- AAU
- Divisions
- 1
- Competitors
- 5
Results by Division
| Division | Winner | Runner-up |
|---|---|---|
| Men's Open Bodybuilding | Ronnie Russell | Joe Salamy |
Mr East Coast 1961
Mr East Coast 1961 was held in USA. The Men's Open Bodybuilding title went to Ronnie Russell.
Defending champion Lloyd Lerille, who won in 1959, did not return.
Mr East Coast 1961 contested 1 division across 5 athletes. Ronnie Russell 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 | Ronnie Russell First recorded win | United States |
| 2nd | Joe Salamy | United States |
| 2nd | Nick Spano | United States |
| 4th | Harry Brown | United States |
| 5th | Gene Hill | United States |
Official scores are unavailable.
Complete Results updated March 12, 2026 Source: MuscleMemory
This edition in context
- Competitors
- 5
- Divisions
- 1
- Size rank
- 19 of 26
The biggest field since 1946.
Past winners of this event
| Year | Winner | Division |
|---|---|---|
| 1987 | Ron Chioriello | Short |
| 1986 | Greg Long | Open |
| 1976 | Dave Rogers | Open |
| 1971 | Anibal Lopez | Open |
| 1969 | Ken Covington | Open |
| 1967 | Ted Brown | Open |
| 1966 | Gene Wells | Open |
| 1965 | Doug Betts | Open |
| 1964 | Dennis Tinerino | Open |
| 1963 | Charles Estes | Open |
| 1962 | Nick Spano | Open |
| 1961 | Ronnie Russell | Open |
| 1959 | Lloyd Lerille | Open |
| 1958 | Buddy Basil | 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.

