Mr New Jersey 1988
Mr New Jersey 1988 was held in Newark, NJ, USA. The Men's Open Bodybuilding - Medium title went to Brian Nixon.
- Year
- 1988
- Date
- Jan 1, 1988
- Location
- Newark, NJ, USA
- Federation
- AAU
- Divisions
- 4
- Competitors
- 5
Results by Division
| Division | Winner | Runner-up |
|---|---|---|
| Men's Open Bodybuilding - Medium | Brian Nixon | – |
| Men's Open Bodybuilding - Short | Joe Piligno | James Richards |
| Men's Open Bodybuilding - Tall | Isaiah Kelley | – |
| Other Divisions - Masters | Isaiah Kelley | – |
Mr New Jersey 1988
Mr New Jersey 1988 was held in Newark, NJ, USA. The Men's Open Bodybuilding - Medium title went to Brian Nixon.
Defending Teen champion Richard Bunda, who won in 1986, did not return.
Mr New Jersey 1988 contested 4 divisions across 5 athletes, 3 open and 1 age-restricted Masters. Brian Nixon took Men's Open Bodybuilding - Medium. 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 - Medium
Only the winner of this division was recorded by the source. The full placings are not in the database.
| Place | Athlete | Country |
|---|---|---|
| 1st | Brian Nixon First recorded win | United States |
Official scores are unavailable.
Men's Open Bodybuilding - Short
| Place | Athlete | Country |
|---|---|---|
| 1st | Joe Piligno First recorded win | United States |
| 2nd | James Richards | United States |
| 3rd | Anthony Mastella | United States |
Official scores are unavailable.
Men's Open Bodybuilding - Tall
Only the winner of this division was recorded by the source. The full placings are not in the database.
| Place | Athlete | Country |
|---|---|---|
| 1st | Isaiah Kelley First recorded win | 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 | Isaiah Kelley | United States |
Official scores are unavailable.
Complete Results updated March 12, 2026 Source: MuscleMemory
This edition in context
- Competitors
- 5
- Divisions
- 4
- Size rank
- 12 of 25
The biggest field since 1979.
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.