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Mr New York State 1948

Mr New York State 1948 was held in New York, NY, USA. The Men's Open Bodybuilding title went to Santo Leone.

Year
1948
Date
Jan 1, 1948
Federation
IFBB
Divisions
1
Competitors
5

Results by Division

Division Winner Runner-up
Men's Open Bodybuilding Santo Leone Frank Leight
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Mr New York State 1948 Results

Santo Leone Champion

1948 New York, NY, USA

Mr New York State 1948 was held in New York, NY, USA. The Men's Open Bodybuilding title went to Santo Leone.

Medium confidence Historical/community source Updated August 15, 2026 Accurate?

Defending champion Keevil Daly, who won in 1947, did not return.

About this show

Full placings from the Mr New York State 1948 in New York, NY, USA, where 1 division was judged across Men's Open Bodybuilding. 5 athletes competed.

Top 3 Men's Open Bodybuilding

1st
Santo Leone
United States
2nd
Frank Leight
United States
3rd
Fred Massaro
Fred Massaro
United States

Men's Open Bodybuilding

Place Athlete Country
1st Santo Leone First recorded win United States
2nd Frank Leight United States
3rd Fred Massaro United States
4th Jack Gottesman United States
5th Fred Hacker United States

Official scores are unavailable.

Complete Results updated March 12, 2026 Source: MuscleMemory

This edition in context

Competitors
5
Divisions
1
Size rank
7 of 17

The biggest field since 1947.

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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.

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