Mr New York City 1977
Mr New York City 1977 was held in New York, NY, USA. The Men's Open Bodybuilding co-winners were Al Kohler and John Defendis.
- Year
- 1977
- Date
- Jan 1, 1977
- Location
- New York, NY, USA
- Federation
- WBBG
- Divisions
- 1
- Competitors
- 8
Results by Division
| Division | Winners | Runner-up |
|---|---|---|
| Men's Open Bodybuilding | Al Kohler , John Defendis | Mike Torchia |
Mr New York City 1977
Mr New York City 1977 was held in New York, NY, USA. The Men's Open Bodybuilding title went to John Defendis.
Defending champion Joe Caserta, who won in 1976, did not return.
Mr New York City 1977 contested 1 division across 8 athletes. No round scores were published for this event, so placings are shown without them.
Multiple class winners. This division was recorded without its weight classes, so several athletes share first place - each won a different class. These placements are not a single ranking and no overall champion can be identified from them.
Men's Open Bodybuilding
| Place | Athlete | Country |
|---|---|---|
| 1st | John Defendis | United States |
| 1st | Al Kohler | United States |
| 2nd | Mike Torchia | United States |
| 2nd | Tommy Meejom | United States |
| 3rd | Dave Spector | United States |
| 3rd | Dan Samuda | United States |
| 4th | Jose Guzman | United States |
| 5th | Ron Patrick | United States |
Official scores are unavailable.
Complete Results updated March 12, 2026 Source: MuscleMemory
This edition in context
- Competitors
- 8
- Divisions
- 1
- Size rank
- 12 of 26
The biggest field since 1969.
Past winners of this event
| Year | Winner | Division |
|---|---|---|
| 1978 | Anthony Pandolfo | Open |
| 1976 | Joe Caserta | Open |
| 1973 | John Boos | Open |
| 1960 | Kenny Hall | Open |
| 1955 | Rene Claytor | Open |
| 1952 | Leroy Colbert | Open |
| 1951 | Al Berman | Open |
| 1950 | Bill Cerdas | Open |
| 1949 | Valerio Pasqua | Open |
| 1948 | Terry Robinson | Open |
| 1945 | Arman Ozon | Open |
| 1942 | Frank Leight | Open |
| 1941 | Frank Leight | Open |
| 1940 | Ludwig Schusterich | 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.