Mr USA 1976
Mr USA 1976 was held in USA. The Men's Open Bodybuilding title went to Joe Means.
- Year
- 1976
- Date
- Jan 1, 1976
- Location
- USA
- Federation
- AAU
- Divisions
- 4
- Competitors
- 14
Results by Division
Mr USA 1976
Mr USA 1976 was held in USA. The Men's Open Bodybuilding title went to Joe Means.
Defending Open champion Clint Beyerle, who won in 1975, did not return.
Mr USA 1976 contested 4 divisions across 14 athletes. Joe Means 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
Only the winner of this division was recorded by the source. The full placings are not in the database.
| Place | Athlete | Country |
|---|---|---|
| 1st | Joe Means | United States |
Official scores are unavailable.
Men's Open Bodybuilding - Medium
| Place | Athlete | Country |
|---|---|---|
| 1st | Dave Johns 3rd win here | United States |
| 2nd | Joe Means | United States |
| 3rd | C F Smith | United States |
| 4th | Steve O'Neil | United States |
| 5th | Sam Sanchez | United States |
Official scores are unavailable.
Men's Open Bodybuilding - Short
| Place | Athlete | Country |
|---|---|---|
| 1st | Greg Silha First recorded win | United States |
| 2nd | Lionel Gaubert | United States |
| 3rd | James Gaubert | United States |
| 4th | Robbie Gore | United States |
Official scores are unavailable.
Men's Open Bodybuilding - Tall
| Place | Athlete | Country |
|---|---|---|
| 1st | Manuel Perry First recorded win | United States |
| 2nd | Dan Tobol | United States |
| 3rd | Gary Johnson | United States |
| 4th | Shelton Leger | United States |
| 5th | James Miller | United States |
Official scores are unavailable.
Complete Results updated March 12, 2026 Source: MuscleMemory
This edition in context
- Competitors
- 14
- Divisions
- 4
- Size rank
- 26 of 38
The biggest field since 1975.
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.