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Mr New Jersey 1974

Mr New Jersey 1974 was held in Newark, NJ, USA. The Men's Open Bodybuilding title went to John Kemper.

Year
1974
Location
Newark, NJ, USA
Federation
AAU
Divisions
1
Competitors
6

Results by Division

Division Winner Runner-up
Men's Open Bodybuilding John Kemper Ron Neff
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Mr New Jersey 1974 Results

John Kemper Champion

1974 Newark, NJ, USA

Mr New Jersey 1974 was held in Newark, NJ, USA. The Men's Open Bodybuilding title went to John Kemper.

Medium confidence Historical/community source Updated September 1, 2026 Accurate?

Defending champion Ken DiAngelo, who won in 1972, did not return.

About this show

The Mr New Jersey 1974 was held in Newark, NJ, USA. 1 division was judged, across Men's Open Bodybuilding. 6 athletes competed.

Top 3 Men's Open Bodybuilding

1st
John Kemper
John Kemper
United States
2nd
Ron Neff
Ron Neff
United States
3rd
Rick Costa
United States

Men's Open Bodybuilding

Complete Results updated March 12, 2026 Source: MuscleMemory

This edition in context

Competitors
6
Divisions
1
Size rank
11 of 25

The biggest field since 1972.

Past winners of this event

Winner of the headline division for each edition of this event on record.
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
What this page holds

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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