Mr Los Angeles 1976
Mr Los Angeles 1976 was held in Los Angeles, CA, USA. The Men's Open Bodybuilding title went to Ron Bourque.
- Year
- 1976
- Date
- Jan 1, 1976
- Location
- Los Angeles, CA, USA
- Federation
- AAU
- Divisions
- 4
- Competitors
- 8
Results by Division
| Division | Winner | Runner-up |
|---|---|---|
| Men's Open Bodybuilding | Ron Bourque | Larry Jackson |
| Men's Open Bodybuilding - Junior | Larry Jackson | John Seals |
| Men's Open Bodybuilding - Teen | John Brown | Phil Butler |
| Other Divisions - Masters | James Joseph | – |
Mr Los Angeles 1976
Mr Los Angeles 1976 was held in Los Angeles, CA, USA. The Men's Open Bodybuilding title went to Ron Bourque.
Defending champion Bill Markakis, who won in 1975, did not return.
Top 3 Men's Open Bodybuilding
Mr Los Angeles 1976 contested 4 divisions across 8 athletes, 3 open and 1 age-restricted Masters. Ron Bourque took Men's Open Bodybuilding. 4 divisions crowned a champion; each is judged independently. No round scores were published for this event, so placings are shown without them.
Masters divisions 1
Men's Open Bodybuilding
| Place | Athlete | Country |
|---|---|---|
| 1st | Ron Bourque | United States |
| 2nd | Larry Jackson | United States |
| 3rd | Rich Cadarette | United States |
Official scores are unavailable.
Men's Open Bodybuilding - Junior
| Place | Athlete | Country |
|---|---|---|
| 1st | Larry Jackson First recorded win | United States |
| 2nd | John Seals | United States |
| 3rd | Rich Cadarette | United States |
Official scores are unavailable.
Men's Open Bodybuilding - Teen
| Place | Athlete | Country |
|---|---|---|
| 1st | John Brown First recorded win | United States |
| 2nd | Phil Butler | United States |
| 3rd | Cedric Graham | United States |
Official scores are unavailable.
Masters divisions
Age-graded classes, judged separately from the open divisions above.
Other Divisions - Masters Men
Only the winner of this division was recorded by the source. The full placings are not in the database.
| Place | Athlete | Country |
|---|---|---|
| 1st | James Joseph First recorded win | United States |
Official scores are unavailable.
Complete Results updated March 12, 2026 Source: MuscleMemory
This edition in context
- Competitors
- 8
- Divisions
- 4
- Size rank
- 6 of 33
The biggest field since 1951.
Past winners of this event
| Year | Winner | Division |
|---|---|---|
| 1980 | Doug Jukich | Open |
| 1979 | Les Galvin | Open |
| 1977 | John Brown | Open |
| 1976 | Ron Bourque | Open |
| 1975 | Bill Markakis | Open |
| 1974 | Dale Adrian | Open |
| 1973 | Bob Birdsong | Open |
| 1971 | Vic Tanny Jr | Open |
| 1970 | Jim Morris | Open |
| 1969 | Gordon Wong | Open |
| 1968 | Charles Collras | Open |
| 1967 | Don Peters | Open |
| 1966 | Gable Boudreaux | Open |
| 1965 | Bill McArdle | 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.

