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
- Location
- New York, NY, USA
- Federation
- IFBB
- Divisions
- 1
- Competitors
- 5
Results by Division
| Division | Winner | Runner-up |
|---|---|---|
| Men's Open Bodybuilding | Santo Leone | Frank Leight |
Mr New York State 1948 Results
Mr New York State 1948 was held in New York, NY, USA. The Men's Open Bodybuilding title went to Santo Leone.
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
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.
Past winners of this event
| Year | Winner | Division |
|---|---|---|
| 1979 | Dave Pomponio | Open |
| 1973 | John Boos | Open |
| 1967 | Jim Morris | Open |
| 1965 | Larry Powers | Open |
| 1963 | Julian Jackson | Open |
| 1959 | Leo Downes | Open |
| 1955 | Tom Sansone | Open |
| 1954 | Enrico Tomas | Open |
| 1953 | Art Harris | Open |
| 1952 | Art Harris | Open |
| 1951 | Bill Cerdas | Open |
| 1950 | George Paine | Open |
| 1949 | Melvin Wells | Open |
| 1948 | Santo Leone | 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.

