Mr North America 1978
Mr North America 1978 was held in USA. The Men's Open Bodybuilding title went to Dave Ebert.
- Year
- 1978
- Location
- USA
- Federation
- AAU
- Divisions
- 2
- Competitors
- 5
Results by Division
| Division | Winner | Runner-up |
|---|---|---|
| Men's Open Bodybuilding | Dave Ebert | – |
| Men's Open Bodybuilding | Frank Wainwright | Fred Shandor |
Mr North America 1978 Results
Mr North America 1978 was held in USA. The Men's Open Bodybuilding title went to Dave Ebert.
Defending champion Dominick Coroniti, who won in 1976, did not return.
About this show
The Mr North America 1978 was held in USA. 2 divisions were judged, across Men's Open Bodybuilding. 5 athletes competed.
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 | Dave Ebert First recorded win | United States |
Official scores are unavailable.
Men's Open Bodybuilding
| Place | Athlete | Country |
|---|---|---|
| 1st | Frank Wainwright First recorded win | United States |
| 2nd | Fred Shandor | United States |
| 3rd | Dave Ebert | United States |
| 4th | James Buckery | United States |
| 5th | Karl Krzywicki | United States |
Official scores are unavailable.
Complete Results updated March 12, 2026 Source: MuscleMemory
This edition in context
- Competitors
- 5
- Divisions
- 2
- Size rank
- 7 of 22
The biggest field since 1966.
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 and competitor count show only when the source supplied them. A field left out means nothing was sourced for it, never a zero.
- A date shows only where the source recorded the day of the show. Most historical listings give a year or a month and nothing finer, so those editions are dated by year alone rather than by a day we would have had to invent.
- 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.