Mr Los Angeles 1979
Mr Los Angeles 1979 was held in Los Angeles, CA, USA. The Men's Open Bodybuilding title went to Les Galvin.
- Year
- 1979
- Date
- Jan 1, 1979
- Location
- Los Angeles, CA, USA
- Federation
- AAU
- Divisions
- 3
- Competitors
- 15
Results by Division
| Division | Winner | Runner-up |
|---|---|---|
| Men's Open Bodybuilding | Les Galvin | Rory Leidelmeyer |
| Men's Open Bodybuilding - Teen | Ron Briggs | Lorenzo Belser |
| Other Divisions - Masters | James Joseph | Jim Arrington |
Mr Los Angeles 1979
Mr Los Angeles 1979 was held in Los Angeles, CA, USA. The Men's Open Bodybuilding title went to Les Galvin.
Top 3 Men's Open Bodybuilding
Mr Los Angeles 1979 contested 3 divisions across 15 athletes, 2 open and 1 age-restricted Masters. Les Galvin took Men's Open Bodybuilding. 3 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 | Les Galvin First recorded win | United States |
| 2nd | Rory Leidelmeyer | United States |
| 3rd | Robert Fol | United States |
| 4th | Rufus Howard | United States |
| 5th | Randy Snydor | United States |
Official scores are unavailable.
Men's Open Bodybuilding - Teen
| Place | Athlete | Country |
|---|---|---|
| 1st | Ron Briggs First recorded win | United States |
| 2nd | Lorenzo Belser | United States |
| 3rd | Daniel Walker | United States |
| 4th | David Aitman | United States |
| 5th | Larry Moriarty | United States |
Official scores are unavailable.
Masters divisions
Age-graded classes, judged separately from the open divisions above.
Other Divisions - Masters Men
| Place | Athlete | Country |
|---|---|---|
| 1st | James Joseph 2nd win here | United States |
| 2nd | Jim Arrington | United States |
| 3rd | Charles Jacquez | United States |
| 4th | Karl Marshall | United States |
| 5th | Fred Brown | United States |
Official scores are unavailable.
Complete Results updated March 12, 2026 Source: MuscleMemory
This edition in context
- Competitors
- 15
- Divisions
- 3
- Size rank
- 2 of 33
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.