Mr South 1956
Mr South 1956 was held in USA. The Men's Open Bodybuilding title went to Ray Routledge.
- Year
- 1956
- Date
- Jan 1, 1956
- Location
- USA
- Federation
- AAU
- Divisions
- 1
- Competitors
- 3
Results by Division
| Division | Winner | Runner-up |
|---|---|---|
| Men's Open Bodybuilding | Ray Routledge | Charles Johnson (2) |
Mr South 1956
Mr South 1956 was held in USA. The Men's Open Bodybuilding title went to Ray Routledge.
Defending champion Stan Stanczyk, who won in 1951, did not return.
Top 3 Men's Open Bodybuilding
Mr South 1956 contested 1 division across 3 athletes. Ray Routledge 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 | Ray Routledge First recorded win | United States |
| 2nd | Charles Johnson (2) | United States |
| 3rd | William Butler | United States |
Official scores are unavailable.
Complete Results updated March 20, 2026 Source: MuscleMemory
This edition in context
- Competitors
- 3
- Divisions
- 1
- Size rank
- 5 of 6
The biggest field since 1951.
Past winners of this event
| Year | Winner | Division |
|---|---|---|
| 1972 | James Allen (1) | Open |
| 1970 | Ellington Darden | Open |
| 1969 | Terry Moore | Open |
| 1966 | Nick Spano | Open |
| 1956 | Ray Routledge | Open |
| 1951 | Stan Stanczyk | 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.