Mr USA 1965
Mr USA 1965 was held in USA. The Men's Open Bodybuilding title went to Bob Gajda.
- Year
- 1965
- Date
- Jan 1, 1965
- Location
- USA
- Federation
- AAU
- Divisions
- 2
- Competitors
- 25
Results by Division
| Division | Winner | Runner-up |
|---|---|---|
| Men's Open Bodybuilding | Bob Gajda | Gilbert Hansen |
| Men's Open Bodybuilding | Bob Gajda | Dennis Tinerino |
Mr USA 1965
Mr USA 1965 was held in USA. The Men's Open Bodybuilding title went to Bob Gajda.
Defending champion Mike Ferraro, who won in 1964, did not return.
Top 3 Men's Open Bodybuilding
Mr USA 1965 contested 2 divisions across 25 athletes. Bob Gajda took Men's Open Bodybuilding. 2 divisions crowned a champion; each is judged independently. No round scores were published for this event, so placings are shown without them.
Men's Open Bodybuilding
| Place | Athlete | Country |
|---|---|---|
| 1st | Bob Gajda First recorded win | United States |
| 2nd | Gilbert Hansen | United States |
| 3rd | Dennis Tinerino | United States |
| 4th | Gene Wells | United States |
| 5th | Charles Estes | United States |
Official scores are unavailable.
Men's Open Bodybuilding
| Place | Athlete | Country |
|---|---|---|
| 1st | Bob Gajda | United States |
| 2nd | Dennis Tinerino | United States |
| 3rd | Jim Haislop | United States |
| 4th | Gene Wells | United States |
| 5th | Gilbert Hansen | United States |
| 6th | Charles Estes | United States |
| 7th | Bill St John | United States |
| 8th | Tom Helms | United States |
| 9th | William Collins | United States |
| 10th | Jerry Clark | United States |
| 11th | Nick Spano | United States |
| 12th | Eugene Kuczinski | United States |
| 13th | John Pendergast | United States |
| 14th | Charles Fautz | United States |
| 15th | Bill Parker | United States |
| 16th | Edmund Cook | United States |
| 17th | Ronald Buchanan | United States |
| 18th | John Kaczynski | United States |
| 19th | Steve Johnson (2) | United States |
| 20th | Owen Smith | United States |
| 21st | Ted Brown | United States |
| 22nd | Joseph Arizzi | United States |
| 23rd | Ray Melendez | United States |
| 24th | Ray Dotterweich | United States |
| 25th | William Pickles | United States |
Official scores are unavailable.
Complete Results updated March 20, 2026 Source: MuscleMemory
This edition in context
- Competitors
- 25
- Divisions
- 2
- Size rank
- 5 of 38
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.