Mr New Jersey 1958
Mr New Jersey 1958 was held in Newark, NJ, USA. The Men's Open Bodybuilding title went to Sam Laratta.
- Year
- 1958
- Date
- Jan 1, 1958
- Location
- Newark, NJ, USA
- Federation
- AAU
- Divisions
- 1
- Competitors
- 5
Results by Division
| Division | Winner | Runner-up |
|---|---|---|
| Men's Open Bodybuilding | Sam Laratta | Gene Wells |
Mr New Jersey 1958
Mr New Jersey 1958 was held in Newark, NJ, USA. The Men's Open Bodybuilding title went to Sam Laratta.
Defending champion Joseph Simon, who won in 1956, did not return.
Top 3 Men's Open Bodybuilding
Mr New Jersey 1958 contested 1 division across 5 athletes. Sam Laratta 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 | Sam Laratta First recorded win | United States |
| 2nd | Gene Wells | United States |
| 3rd | Richard Zirk | United States |
| 4th | Paul Mastropasqua | United States |
| 5th | Buddy Basil | United States |
Official scores are unavailable.
Complete Results updated March 12, 2026 Source: MuscleMemory
This edition in context
- Competitors
- 5
- Divisions
- 1
- Size rank
- 14 of 25
The biggest field since 1952.
Past winners of this event
| Year | Winner | Division |
|---|---|---|
| 1986 | Richard Bunda | Teen |
| 1980 | Rick Costa | Open |
| 1976 | Dusty Caldwell | Open |
| 1975 | Mike Romagnola | Open |
| 1974 | John Kemper | Open |
| 1972 | Ken DiAngelo | Open |
| 1971 | Sam Stamoulis | Open |
| 1970 | Joe Dodd | Open |
| 1967 | Fred Shandor | Open |
| 1965 | Charles Fautz | Open |
| 1961 | Val Vasilieff | Open |
| 1960 | Buddy Basil | Open |
| 1959 | Gene Wells | Open |
| 1958 | Sam Laratta | 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.