Mr Southern California 1976
Mr Southern California 1976 was held in Los Angeles, CA, USA. The Men's Open Bodybuilding title went to Ron Bourque.
- Year
- 1976
- Date
- Jan 1, 1976
- Location
- Los Angeles, CA, USA
- Federation
- AAU
- Divisions
- 3
- Competitors
- 8
Results by Division
| Division | Winners | Runner-up |
|---|---|---|
| Men's Open Bodybuilding | Ron Bourque | Larry Jackson |
| Men's Open Bodybuilding - Junior | Mike Armstrong , Larry Jackson , John Kolodzieg | – |
| Other Divisions - Masters | Bill Cunningham | James Joseph |
Mr Southern California 1976 Results
Mr Southern California 1976 was held in Los Angeles, CA, USA. The Men's Open Bodybuilding title went to Ron Bourque.
Defending Open champion Clint Beyerle, who won in 1975, did not return.
About this show
The Mr Southern California 1976 was held on January 1, 1976 in Los Angeles, CA, USA. 3 divisions were judged, across Men's Open Bodybuilding, Men's Open Bodybuilding - Junior and Other Divisions - Masters. 8 athletes competed.
Top 3 Men's Open Bodybuilding
Masters divisions 1
Men's Open Bodybuilding
| Place | Athlete | Country |
|---|---|---|
| 1st | Ron Bourque | United States |
| 2nd | Larry Jackson | United States |
| 3rd | Al Bostik | United States |
Official scores are unavailable.
Multiple class winners. This division was recorded without its weight classes, so several athletes share first place - each won a different class. These placements are not a single ranking and no overall champion can be identified from them.
Men's Open Bodybuilding - Junior
Our source records 3 athletes in first place for this division, which cannot all be right. The placings below are shown exactly as recorded, and this division is being checked against the official scorecard.
| Place | Athlete | Country |
|---|---|---|
| 1st | Mike Armstrong | United States |
| 1st | Larry Jackson | United States |
| 1st | John Kolodzieg | United States |
Official scores are unavailable.
Masters divisions
Age-graded classes, judged separately from the open divisions above.
Other Divisions - Masters Men
| Place | Athlete | Country |
|---|---|---|
| 1st | Bill Cunningham First recorded win | United States |
| 2nd | James Joseph | United States |
| 3rd | Fred Brown | United States |
Official scores are unavailable.
Complete Results updated March 12, 2026 Source: MuscleMemory
This edition in context
- Competitors
- 8
- Divisions
- 3
- Size rank
- 4 of 19
The biggest field since 1975.
Past winners of this event
| Year | Winner | Division |
|---|---|---|
| 1981 | Bob Schry | Open |
| 1979 | Johnny Stewart | Open |
| 1977 | Charles Glass | Open |
| 1976 | Ron Bourque | Open |
| 1975 | Clint Beyerle | Open |
| 1971 | Tyrone Youngs | Open |
| 1970 | Art Peacock | Open |
| 1967 | Don Peters | Open |
| 1966 | Von LaMon | Open |
| 1965 | Bill McArdle | Open |
| 1961 | Don Scott | Open |
| 1960 | George Sheffield | Open |
| 1958 | Robert Walker (1) | Open |
| 1956 | Lynn Lyman | 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.