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Mr New York City 1957

Mr New York City 1957 was held in New York, NY, USA. The Men's Open Bodybuilding - Medium title went to Nat Johnson.

Year
1957
Date
Jan 1, 1957
Federation
AAU
Divisions
3
Competitors
9

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Mr New York City 1957

Nat Johnson Champion

1957 New York, NY, USA Dec 31, 1956

Mr New York City 1957 was held in New York, NY, USA. The Men's Open Bodybuilding - Medium title went to Nat Johnson.

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Top 3 Men's Open Bodybuilding - Medium

1st
Nat Johnson
United States
2nd
James Lathen
United States
3rd
Frank Romero
Frank Romero
United States

Mr New York City 1957 contested 3 divisions across 9 athletes. Nat Johnson took Men's Open Bodybuilding - Medium. 3 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 Nat Johnson United States
2nd James Lathen United States
3rd Frank Romero United States

Official scores are unavailable.

Men's Open Bodybuilding - Short

Place Athlete Country
1st George Orlando First recorded win United States
2nd Larry Gaisin United States
3rd Saul DeJesus United States

Official scores are unavailable.

Men's Open Bodybuilding - Tall

Place Athlete Country
1st Kenny Hall First recorded win United States
2nd Pete Ganios United States
3rd Richard Helmutz United States

Official scores are unavailable.

Complete Results updated March 12, 2026 Source: MuscleMemory

This edition in context

Competitors
9
Divisions
3
Size rank
8 of 26

The biggest field since 1949.

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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.
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