Mr New York State 1949
Mr New York State 1949 was held in New York, NY, USA. The Men's Open Bodybuilding title went to Melvin Wells.
- Year
- 1949
- Date
- Jan 1, 1949
- Location
- New York, NY, USA
- Federation
- AAU
- Divisions
- 1
- Competitors
- 2
Results by Division
| Division | Winner | Runner-up |
|---|---|---|
| Men's Open Bodybuilding | Melvin Wells | Valerio Pasqua |
Mr New York State 1949
Mr New York State 1949 was held in New York, NY, USA. The Men's Open Bodybuilding title went to Melvin Wells.
Defending champion Santo Leone, who won in 1948, did not return.
Mr New York State 1949 contested 1 division across 2 athletes. Melvin Wells took Men's Open Bodybuilding. No round scores were published for this event, so placings are shown without them.
Men's Open Bodybuilding
| Place | Athlete | Country |
|---|---|---|
| 1st | Melvin Wells First recorded win | United States |
| 2nd | Valerio Pasqua | United States |
Official scores are unavailable.
Complete Results updated March 12, 2026 Source: MuscleMemory
This edition in context
- Competitors
- 2
- Divisions
- 1
- Size rank
- 14 of 17
The biggest field since 1948.
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.