Mr USA 1956
Mr USA 1956 was held in USA. The Men's Open Bodybuilding title went to Bill Pearl.
- Year
- 1956
- Date
- Jan 1, 1956
- Location
- USA
- Divisions
- 1
- Competitors
- 8
Results by Division
| Division | Winner | Runner-up |
|---|---|---|
| Men's Open Bodybuilding | Bill Pearl | Clarence Ross |
Mr USA 1956
Mr USA 1956 was held in USA. The Men's Open Bodybuilding title went to Bill Pearl.
Defending champion Yas Kuzuhara, who won in 1954, did not return.
Top 3 Men's Open Bodybuilding
Mr USA 1956 contested 1 division across 8 athletes. Bill Pearl 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 | Bill Pearl First Mr USA title | United States |
| 2nd | Clarence Ross | United States |
| 3rd | Irvin Koszewski (Zabo) | United States |
| 4th | Timmy Leong | United States |
| 5th | Bob Shealey | United States |
| participated | Vince Gironda | United States |
| participated | Eric Pedersen | United States |
| participated | Rex Ravelle | United States |
Official scores are unavailable.
Complete Results updated July 30, 2026 Source: MuscleMemory
This edition in context
- Competitors
- 8
- Divisions
- 1
- Size rank
- 32 of 38
The biggest field since 1949.
Past winners of this event
| Year | Winner | Division |
|---|---|---|
| 1994 | Thomas Schramm | Open |
| 1975 | Clint Beyerle | Open |
| 1973 | Paul Hill | Open |
| 1972 | Jim Morris | Open |
| 1971 | Steve Michalik | Open |
| 1970 | Casey Viator | Open |
| 1969 | Ken Waller | Open |
| 1968 | Chris Dickerson | Open |
| 1967 | Jim Haislop | Open |
| 1966 | Dennis Tinerino | Open |
| 1965 | Bob Gajda | Open |
| 1964 | Mike Ferraro | Open |
| 1957 | Dick DuBois | Open |
| 1956 | Bill Pearl | 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.