Mr USA 1971
Mr USA 1971 was held in USA. The Men's Open Bodybuilding title went to Steve Michalik.
- Year
- 1971
- Date
- Jan 1, 1971
- Location
- USA
- Federation
- IFBB
- Divisions
- 5
- Competitors
- 20
Results by Division
Mr USA 1971
Mr USA 1971 was held in USA. The Men's Open Bodybuilding title went to Steve Michalik.
Defending Open champion Casey Viator, who won in 1970, did not return.
Mr USA 1971 contested 5 divisions across 20 athletes. Steve Michalik took Men's Open Bodybuilding. 4 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 | Steve Michalik First recorded win | United States |
| 2nd | Bill St John | United States |
| 4th | Gene Massey | United States |
| 6th | Ellington Darden | United States |
| 7th | Joe Tete | United States |
| 8th | Nick Spano | United States |
| 9th | Tom Mertes | United States |
| 10th | Mike Gonzales | United States |
| 11th | Mike Moguin | United States |
Official scores are unavailable.
Men's Open Bodybuilding - Medium
| Place | Athlete | Country |
|---|---|---|
| 1st | Johnny Maldonado First Mr USA title | United States |
| 2nd | Gordon Babb | United States |
| 3rd | Douglas Lowinger | United States |
Official scores are unavailable.
Men's Open Bodybuilding - Short
| Place | Athlete | Country |
|---|---|---|
| 1st | Ed Corney First Mr USA title | United States |
| 2nd | Leon Brown | United States |
| 3rd | John Bianculli | United States |
Official scores are unavailable.
Men's Open Bodybuilding - Tall
| Place | Athlete | Country |
|---|---|---|
| 1st | Harold Poole First Mr USA title | United States |
| 2nd | Charles Fautz | United States |
| 3rd | Wendal Rambharose | United States |
Official scores are unavailable.
Women's Bodybuilding
| Place | Athlete | Country |
|---|---|---|
| 3rd | Carl Smith | United States |
| 5th | Dan Howard | United States |
Official scores are unavailable.
Complete Results updated April 3, 2026 Source: MuscleMemory
This edition in context
- Competitors
- 20
- Divisions
- 5
- Size rank
- 8 of 38
The biggest field since 1965.
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.