Mr North America 1953
Mr North America 1953 was held in USA. The Men's Open Bodybuilding title went to George Paine.
- Year
- 1953
- Date
- Jan 1, 1953
- Location
- USA
- Federation
- AAU
- Divisions
- 5
- Competitors
- 15
Results by Division
Mr North America 1953
Mr North America 1953 was held in USA. The Men's Open Bodybuilding title went to George Paine.
Defending champion Ludwig Schusterich, who won in 1951, did not return.
Mr North America 1953 contested 5 divisions across 15 athletes. George Paine took Men's Open Bodybuilding. 5 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
Only the winner of this division was recorded by the source. The full placings are not in the database.
| Place | Athlete | Country |
|---|---|---|
| 1st | George Paine First Mr North America title | United States |
Official scores are unavailable.
Men's Open Bodybuilding
| Place | Athlete | Country |
|---|---|---|
| 1st | Gene Bohaty First recorded win | United States |
| 2nd | George Paine | United States |
| 3rd | Jose Avila | United States |
Official scores are unavailable.
Men's Open Bodybuilding - Medium
| Place | Athlete | Country |
|---|---|---|
| 1st | George Paine | United States |
| 2nd | Ray Jiminez | United States |
| 3rd | Enrico Tomas | United States |
| 4th | Kimon Voyages | United States |
| 5th | Vic Seipke | United States |
Official scores are unavailable.
Men's Open Bodybuilding - Short
| Place | Athlete | Country |
|---|---|---|
| 1st | Jose Avila First recorded win | United States |
| 2nd | Elmo Santiago | United States |
| 3rd | Yas Kuzuhara | United States |
| 4th | St Clair Warner | United States |
| 5th | Rene Claytor | United States |
Official scores are unavailable.
Men's Open Bodybuilding - Tall
| Place | Athlete | Country |
|---|---|---|
| 1st | Gene Bohaty | United States |
| 2nd | Lou Degni | United States |
| 3rd | Walt Cuzzimano | United States |
| 4th | Tad George | United States |
| 5th | Bernie Nickeletti | United States |
Official scores are unavailable.
Complete Results updated March 12, 2026 Source: MuscleMemory
This edition in context
- Competitors
- 15
- Divisions
- 5
- Size rank
- 1 of 22
The biggest edition on record, across 22 we hold.
Past winners of this event
| Year | Winner | Division |
|---|---|---|
| 1978 | Frank Wainwright | Open |
| 1976 | Dominick Coroniti | Open |
| 1974 | Lawrence Samuel | Open |
| 1973 | Willie Johnson | Open |
| 1972 | Valentine Vaugh | Open |
| 1966 | Jim Haislop | Open |
| 1965 | Dennis Tinerino | Open |
| 1963 | Joe Lazzaro | Open |
| 1962 | Harold Poole | Open |
| 1960 | Elmo Santiago | Open |
| 1959 | Robert Sorge | Open |
| 1953 | Gene Bohaty | Open |
| 1951 | 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.