Mr Southern States 1981
Mr Southern States 1981 was held in USA. The Men's Open Bodybuilding - Heavyweight title went to Nick Ganakes.
- Year
- 1981
- Date
- Mar 15, 1981
- Location
- USA
- Federation
- AAU
- Divisions
- 10
- Competitors
- 26
Results by Division
| Division | Winner | Runner-up |
|---|---|---|
| Men's Open Bodybuilding - Heavyweight | Nick Ganakes | Rick Hazen |
| Men's Open Bodybuilding - Heavyweight Teen | Santiago Arguelles | Gary Greiner |
| Men's Open Bodybuilding - Lightheavyweight | Charles Barbera | Buddy Ocampo |
| Men's Open Bodybuilding - Lightweight | William Hatcher | Spencer Baron |
| Men's Open Bodybuilding - Lightweight Teen | Tom Donato | Chris Foster |
| Men's Open Bodybuilding - Middleweight | Chris Wolfe | Keith Brooks |
| Men's Open Bodybuilding - Middleweight Teen | Joe Donovan | Les Brennan |
| Other Divisions - Masters 35+ Heavyweight | Nick Ganakes | Denton Smith |
| Other Divisions - Masters 35+ Lightweight | Carlos Diaz | Harold Collins |
| Other Divisions - Masters 35+ Middleweight | Larry Robinson | O C Kyle |
Mr Southern States 1981
Mr Southern States 1981 was held in USA. The Men's Open Bodybuilding - Heavyweight title went to Nick Ganakes.
Defending Medium champion Don Pietro, who won in 1980, did not return.
Top 3 Men's Open Bodybuilding - Heavyweight
Mr Southern States 1981 contested 10 divisions across 26 athletes, 7 open and 3 age-restricted Masters. Nick Ganakes took Men's Open Bodybuilding - Heavyweight. 10 divisions crowned a champion; each is judged independently. No round scores were published for this event, so placings are shown without them.
Masters divisions 3
Men's Open Bodybuilding - Heavyweight
| Place | Athlete | Country |
|---|---|---|
| 1st | Nick Ganakes First recorded win | United States |
| 2nd | Rick Hazen | United States |
| 3rd | Jeff Parigian | United States |
Official scores are unavailable.
Men's Open Bodybuilding - Heavyweight Teen
| Place | Athlete | Country |
|---|---|---|
| 1st | Santiago Arguelles First recorded win | United States |
| 2nd | Gary Greiner | United States |
Official scores are unavailable.
Men's Open Bodybuilding - Lightheavyweight
| Place | Athlete | Country |
|---|---|---|
| 1st | Charles Barbera First recorded win | United States |
| 2nd | Buddy Ocampo | United States |
| 3rd | Larry Robinson | United States |
Official scores are unavailable.
Men's Open Bodybuilding - Lightweight
| Place | Athlete | Country |
|---|---|---|
| 1st | William Hatcher | United States |
| 2nd | Spencer Baron | United States |
| 3rd | Lewis Franklin | United States |
Official scores are unavailable.
Men's Open Bodybuilding - Lightweight Teen
| Place | Athlete | Country |
|---|---|---|
| 1st | Tom Donato First recorded win | United States |
| 2nd | Chris Foster | United States |
| 3rd | Willie Flynt | United States |
Official scores are unavailable.
Men's Open Bodybuilding - Middleweight
| Place | Athlete | Country |
|---|---|---|
| 1st | Chris Wolfe First recorded win | United States |
| 2nd | Keith Brooks | United States |
| 3rd | Gary Costello | United States |
Official scores are unavailable.
Men's Open Bodybuilding - Middleweight Teen
| Place | Athlete | Country |
|---|---|---|
| 1st | Joe Donovan First recorded win | United States |
| 2nd | Les Brennan | United States |
| 3rd | Juan Hernandez | United States |
Official scores are unavailable.
Masters divisions
Age-graded classes, judged separately from the open divisions above.
Other Divisions - Masters 35+ Heavyweight Men
| Place | Athlete | Country |
|---|---|---|
| 1st | Nick Ganakes | United States |
| 2nd | Denton Smith | United States |
Official scores are unavailable.
Other Divisions - Masters 35+ Lightweight Men
| Place | Athlete | Country |
|---|---|---|
| 1st | Carlos Diaz | United States |
| 2nd | Harold Collins | United States |
| 3rd | Arthur Gysin | United States |
Official scores are unavailable.
Other Divisions - Masters 35+ Middleweight Men
| Place | Athlete | Country |
|---|---|---|
| 1st | Larry Robinson First recorded win | United States |
| 2nd | O C Kyle | United States |
| 3rd | Norman Gay | United States |
Official scores are unavailable.
Complete Results updated March 12, 2026 Source: MuscleMemory
This edition in context
- Competitors
- 26
- Divisions
- 10
- Size rank
- 1 of 9
The biggest edition on record, across 9 we hold.
Past winners of this event
| Year | Winner | Division |
|---|---|---|
| 1974 | Robby Robinson | Open |
| 1973 | Joe Medeiros | Open |
| 1972 | Gene Massey | Open |
| 1971 | Richard Baldwin | Open |
| 1968 | Frank Szymanski | Open |
| 1967 | Jim Haislop | Open |
| 1964 | Billy Fraser | 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.