Mr Northern California 1953
Mr Northern California 1953 was held in Los Angeles, CA, USA. The Men's Open Bodybuilding title went to Jim McMurtrie.
- Year
- 1953
- Date
- Jan 1, 1953
- Location
- Los Angeles, CA, USA
- Federation
- AAU
- Divisions
- 2
- Competitors
- 5
Results by Division
| Division | Winner | Runner-up |
|---|---|---|
| Men's Open Bodybuilding | Jim McMurtrie | John Rodgers (1) |
| Men's Open Bodybuilding - Junior | Ed Vail | – |
Mr Northern California 1953 Results
Mr Northern California 1953 was held in Los Angeles, CA, USA. The Men's Open Bodybuilding title went to Jim McMurtrie.
Defending champion Alvin Lee, who won in 1952, did not return.
About this show
The Mr Northern California 1953 was held in Los Angeles, CA, USA. 2 divisions were judged, across Men's Open Bodybuilding and Men's Open Bodybuilding - Junior. 5 athletes competed.
Top 3 Men's Open Bodybuilding
Men's Open Bodybuilding
| Place | Athlete | Country |
|---|---|---|
| 1st | Jim McMurtrie First recorded win | United States |
| 2nd | John Rodgers (1) | United States |
| 3rd | Ed Vail | United States |
| 4th | Art Powers | United States |
| 5th | Alfred Rizzutti | United States |
Official scores are unavailable.
Men's Open Bodybuilding - Junior
Only the winner of this division was recorded by the source. The full placings are not in the database.
| Place | Athlete | Country |
|---|---|---|
| 1st | Ed Vail First recorded win | United States |
Official scores are unavailable.
Complete Results updated March 12, 2026 Source: MuscleMemory
This edition in context
- Competitors
- 5
- Divisions
- 2
- Size rank
- 5 of 15
Past winners of this event
| Year | Winner | Division |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | Wayne Andersen | Open |
| 1968 | Ed Corney | Open |
| 1967 | George O'Mara | Open |
| 1966 | Stan Brice | Open |
| 1965 | John Corvello | Open |
| 1964 | Jerry Wallace | Open |
| 1963 | Mike Dadigan | Open |
| 1962 | John Corvello | Junior |
| 1960 | Don Farnsworth | Junior |
| 1959 | Leroy Saba | Open |
| 1957 | Millard Williamson | Open |
| 1955 | Reg Lewis | Open |
| 1953 | Jim McMurtrie | Open |
| 1952 | Alvin Lee | 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.