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Mr Midwest 1981

Mr Midwest 1981 was held in USA. The Men's Open Bodybuilding - Medium title went to Raymond York.

Year
1981
Date
Jan 1, 1981
Location
USA
Federation
AAU
Divisions
9
Competitors
43

Results by Division

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Mr Midwest 1981

Raymond York Champion

1981 USA Dec 31, 1980

Mr Midwest 1981 was held in USA. The Men's Open Bodybuilding - Medium title went to Raymond York.

Medium confidence Historical/community source Updated August 8, 2026 Accurate?

Defending champion Curtis Haywood, who won in 1970, did not return.

Top 3 Men's Open Bodybuilding - Medium

1st
Raymond York
United States
2nd
Glenn Knerr
Glenn Knerr
United States
3rd
Joe Schroeder
United States

Mr Midwest 1981 contested 9 divisions across 43 athletes. Raymond York took Men's Open Bodybuilding - Medium. 9 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 - Medium

Place Athlete Country
1st Raymond York First recorded win United States
2nd Glenn Knerr United States
3rd Joe Schroeder United States

Official scores are unavailable.

Men's Open Bodybuilding - Medium Junior

Place Athlete Country
1st John Gust First recorded win United States
2nd Bart Woods United States
3rd David Hamil United States
4th James McNeal United States
5th Perry Black United States

Official scores are unavailable.

Men's Open Bodybuilding - Medium Teen

Place Athlete Country
1st John Hansen First recorded win United States
2nd Matthew Riese United States
3rd Brian Pruitt United States
4th Roger Horton United States
5th Jeff Winkler United States

Official scores are unavailable.

Men's Open Bodybuilding - Short

Place Athlete Country
1st Tim Belknap First recorded win United States
2nd George Mendes United States
3rd J J Stevenson United States
4th Pat Van Natta United States
5th Tim Smith United States

Official scores are unavailable.

Men's Open Bodybuilding - Short Junior

Place Athlete Country
1st Steve Krahmer First recorded win United States
2nd Reggie Walton United States
3rd Larry Bernstein United States
4th Larry Walanka United States
5th Ron Regenwether United States

Official scores are unavailable.

Men's Open Bodybuilding - Short Teen

Place Athlete Country
1st Van Walcott Smith First recorded win United States
2nd Mike Mugovan United States
3rd Anthony Watkins United States
4th Thomas Lynde United States
5th Rick Zurbriggen United States

Official scores are unavailable.

Men's Open Bodybuilding - Tall

Place Athlete Country
1st Tim Smolinski First recorded win United States
2nd Steve Cavanaugh United States
3rd Jeff Everson United States
4th Gary Czuk United States
5th Thad Hawkins United States

Official scores are unavailable.

Men's Open Bodybuilding - Tall Junior

Place Athlete Country
1st Rick Cosgrove First recorded win United States
2nd Peter Moen United States
3rd Ron Mahmens United States
4th Jeff Monson United States
5th Michael Bell United States

Official scores are unavailable.

Men's Open Bodybuilding - Tall Teen

Place Athlete Country
1st Demsey Patton First recorded win United States
2nd Dan Winship United States
3rd Norm Burglund United States
4th Chuck Sanow United States
5th John Graham United States

Official scores are unavailable.

Complete Results updated June 30, 2026 Source: MuscleMemory

This edition in context

Competitors
43
Divisions
9
Size rank
1 of 7

The biggest edition on record, across 7 we hold.

Past winners of this event

Winner of the headline division for each edition of this event on record.
Year Winner Division
1970 Curtis Haywood Open
1969 Carl Smith Open
1967 Robert Cameron Open
1966 Tommy Johnson Open
1950 Jim Park Open

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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.
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