Mr Eastern America 1959
Mr Eastern America 1959 was held in USA. The Men's Open Bodybuilding title went to Art Harris.
- Year
- 1959
- Location
- USA
- Federation
- AAU
- Divisions
- 5
- Competitors
- 23
Results by Division
Mr Eastern America 1959 Results
Mr Eastern America 1959 was held in USA. The Men's Open Bodybuilding title went to Art Harris.
Defending Medium champion James Lathen, who won in 1957, did not return.
About this show
Men's Open Bodybuilding, Men's Open Bodybuilding - Medium, Men's Open Bodybuilding - Medium Tall, Men's Open Bodybuilding - Short and Men's Open Bodybuilding - Tall were contested at the Mr Eastern America 1959 in USA. 23 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 | Art Harris First Mr Eastern America title | United States |
Official scores are unavailable.
Men's Open Bodybuilding - Medium
| Place | Athlete | Country |
|---|---|---|
| 1st | Floyd Despirito First recorded win | United States |
| 2nd | Johnny Maldonado | United States |
| 3rd | Giorlando Castronovo | United States |
| 4th | Louis Santiago | United States |
| 5th | Saul DeJesus | United States |
| 6th | Sam Laratta | United States |
| 7th | Frank DiGiacomo | United States |
Official scores are unavailable.
Men's Open Bodybuilding - Medium Tall
| Place | Athlete | Country |
|---|---|---|
| 1st | Art Harris | United States |
| 2nd | Kenny Hall | United States |
| 3rd | Leo Downes | United States |
| 4th | Steve Sedlak | United States |
| 5th | Larry Powers | United States |
| 6th | Peter French | United States |
Official scores are unavailable.
Men's Open Bodybuilding - Short
| Place | Athlete | Country |
|---|---|---|
| 1st | George Orlando | United States |
| 2nd | D Krell | United States |
| 3rd | John Bianculli | United States |
| 4th | M Jarmenates | United States |
| 5th | Richard Marotto | United States |
Official scores are unavailable.
Men's Open Bodybuilding - Tall
| Place | Athlete | Country |
|---|---|---|
| 1st | Art Ehman Title defense, 2nd win here | United States |
| 2nd | Pete Ganios | United States |
| 3rd | Ron Covino | United States |
| 4th | Len Bosland | United States |
| 5th | Joe Marino | United States |
Official scores are unavailable.
Complete Results updated March 12, 2026 Source: MuscleMemory
This edition in context
- Competitors
- 23
- Divisions
- 5
- Size rank
- 3 of 19
The biggest field since 1951.
Past winners of this event
| Year | Winner | Division |
|---|---|---|
| 1986 | Walter Lumsby | Teen |
| 1978 | Robert Reis | Open |
| 1977 | John Calascione | Open |
| 1976 | Joe Caserta | Open |
| 1974 | Rafael Olivera | Open |
| 1971 | Joseph Sasso | Open |
| 1970 | Pete Grymkowski | Open |
| 1954 | George Paine | Open |
| 1953 | Leroy Colbert | Open |
| 1952 | George Paine | Open |
| 1951 | George Paine | Open |
| 1950 | Marvin Eder | 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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