Mr Pacific Coast 1948
Mr Pacific Coast 1948 was held in USA. The Men's Open Bodybuilding title went to Bill Melby.
- Year
- 1948
- Date
- Jan 1, 1948
- Location
- USA
- Federation
- AAU
- Divisions
- 2
- Competitors
- 12
Results by Division
| Division | Winner | Runner-up |
|---|---|---|
| Men's Open Bodybuilding | Bill Melby | Elias Rodriguez |
| Men's Open Bodybuilding | Bill Melby | James B Smith |
Mr Pacific Coast 1948
Mr Pacific Coast 1948 was held in USA. The Men's Open Bodybuilding title went to Bill Melby.
2-time winner Steve Reeves, who won in 1947, did not return.
Top 3 Men's Open Bodybuilding
Mr Pacific Coast 1948 contested 2 divisions across 12 athletes. Bill Melby took Men's Open Bodybuilding. 2 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
| Place | Athlete | Country |
|---|---|---|
| 1st | Bill Melby First recorded win | United States |
| 2nd | Elias Rodriguez | United States |
| 3rd | Jack Delinger | United States |
Official scores are unavailable.
Men's Open Bodybuilding
| Place | Athlete | Country |
|---|---|---|
| 1st | Bill Melby | United States |
| 2nd | James B Smith | United States |
| 3rd | Jack Delinger | United States |
| 4th | Pepper Gomez | United States |
| participated | Jim Dardanis | United States |
| participated | Reno Swardini | United States |
| participated | George Sharp | United States |
| participated | Elias Rodriguez | United States |
| participated | John Miller (1) | United States |
| participated | Malcolm Brenner | United States |
| participated | Chuck Grayling | United States |
| participated | Gene Meyer | United States |
Official scores are unavailable.
Complete Results updated July 12, 2026 Source: MuscleMemory
This edition in context
- Competitors
- 12
- Divisions
- 2
- Size rank
- 4 of 28
The biggest field since 1946.
Past winners of this event
| Year | Winner | Division |
|---|---|---|
| 1979 | Jackie Johnson | Open |
| 1976 | Tom James | Open |
| 1974 | Tyrone Youngs | Open |
| 1973 | Bob Birdsong | Open |
| 1972 | Paul Love | Open |
| 1971 | Charles Amato | Open |
| 1969 | Paul Hill | Open |
| 1968 | Dan Mackey | Open |
| 1966 | Ronald Sterlington | Open |
| 1965 | Von LaMon | Open |
| 1964 | Chester Yorton | Open |
| 1963 | Mike Dadigan | Open |
| 1961 | Larry Scott | Open |
| 1959 | Leroy Saba | 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.