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Mr South 1972

Mr South 1972 was held in USA. The Men's Open Bodybuilding title went to James Allen (1).

Year
1972
Date
Jan 1, 1972
Location
USA
Federation
AAU
Divisions
1
Competitors
3

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Mr South 1972

James Allen (1) Champion

1972 USA Dec 31, 1971

Mr South 1972 was held in USA. The Men's Open Bodybuilding title went to James Allen (1).

Medium confidence Historical/community source Updated August 8, 2026 Accurate?

Defending Open champion Ellington Darden, who won in 1970, did not return.

Top 3 Men's Open Bodybuilding

1st
James Allen (1)
United States
2nd
Thomas Crawford
United States
3rd
Bob Bost
United States

Mr South 1972 contested 1 division across 3 athletes. James Allen (1) 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 James Allen (1) First recorded win United States
2nd Thomas Crawford United States
3rd Bob Bost United States

Official scores are unavailable.

Complete Results updated March 12, 2026 Source: MuscleMemory

This edition in context

Competitors
3
Divisions
1
Size rank
6 of 6

The biggest field since 1970.

Past winners of this event

Winner of the headline division for each edition of this event on record.
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

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What this page holds

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.