Mr New York Metropolitan 1949
Mr New York Metropolitan 1949 was held in New York, NY, USA. The Men's Open Bodybuilding - Medium title went to Dante Cataldi.
- Year
- 1949
- Date
- Jan 1, 1949
- Location
- New York, NY, USA
- Federation
- AAU
- Divisions
- 3
- Competitors
- 8
Results by Division
| Division | Winner | Runner-up |
|---|---|---|
| Men's Open Bodybuilding - Medium | Dante Cataldi | Alberman |
| Men's Open Bodybuilding - Short | Vahe Kartalian | Joe Nista |
| Men's Open Bodybuilding - Tall | George Paine | Harry Watson |
Mr New York Metropolitan 1949
Mr New York Metropolitan 1949 was held in New York, NY, USA. The Men's Open Bodybuilding - Medium title went to Dante Cataldi.
Defending champion Valerio Pasqua, who won in 1948, did not return.
Top 3 Men's Open Bodybuilding - Medium
Mr New York Metropolitan 1949 contested 3 divisions across 8 athletes. Dante Cataldi 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 | Dante Cataldi First recorded win | United States |
| 2nd | Alberman | United States |
| 3rd | Bill Cerdas | United States |
Official scores are unavailable.
Men's Open Bodybuilding - Short
| Place | Athlete | Country |
|---|---|---|
| 1st | Vahe Kartalian First recorded win | United States |
| 2nd | Joe Nista | United States |
| 3rd | Raul Pacheco | United States |
Official scores are unavailable.
Men's Open Bodybuilding - Tall
| Place | Athlete | Country |
|---|---|---|
| 1st | George Paine First recorded win | United States |
| 2nd | Harry Watson | United States |
Official scores are unavailable.
Complete Results updated March 12, 2026 Source: MuscleMemory
This edition in context
- Competitors
- 8
- Divisions
- 3
- Size rank
- 7 of 15
Past winners of this event
| Year | Winner | Division |
|---|---|---|
| 1967 | Jim Morris | Open |
| 1962 | Frank DiGiacomo | Open |
| 1960 | Frank DiGiacomo | Junior |
| 1959 | Kenny Hall | Open |
| 1958 | Eddie Giuliani | Open |
| 1956 | Larry Gaisin | Junior |
| 1955 | Tom Sansone | Open |
| 1954 | Manny Tsinges | Open |
| 1953 | Elmo Santiago | Open |
| 1952 | Len Peters | Open |
| 1951 | Dominick Juliano | Junior |
| 1950 | Al Berman | Open |
| 1948 | Valerio Pasqua | Open |
| 1947 | Keevil Daly | 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.