Mr USA 1977
Mr USA 1977 was held in USA. The Men's Open Bodybuilding - Heavyweight title went to Kalman Szkalak.
- Year
- 1977
- Date
- Jan 1, 1977
- Location
- USA
- Federation
- IFBB
- Divisions
- 6
- Competitors
- 20
Results by Division
Mr USA 1977
Mr USA 1977 was held in USA. The Men's Open Bodybuilding - Heavyweight title went to Kalman Szkalak.
2-time winner Dave Johns, who won in 1976, did not return.
Top 3 Men's Open Bodybuilding - Heavyweight
Mr USA 1977 contested 6 divisions across 20 athletes. Kalman Szkalak took Men's Open Bodybuilding - Heavyweight. 6 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 - Heavyweight
| Place | Athlete | Country |
|---|---|---|
| 1st | Kalman Szkalak | United States |
| 2nd | Ray Mentzer | United States |
| 3rd | Greg DeFerro | United States |
| 4th | Don Modzelewski | United States |
Official scores are unavailable.
Men's Open Bodybuilding - Lightweight
| Place | Athlete | Country |
|---|---|---|
| 1st | John Burkholder First recorded win | United States |
| 2nd | Lionel Gaubert | United States |
| 3rd | James Gaubert | United States |
| 4th | Ernesto Jiminez | United States |
Official scores are unavailable.
Men's Open Bodybuilding - Medium
| Place | Athlete | Country |
|---|---|---|
| 1st | C F Smith First recorded win | United States |
| 2nd | Billy Arlen | United States |
| 3rd | Richard Baldwin | United States |
Official scores are unavailable.
Men's Open Bodybuilding - Middleweight
| Place | Athlete | Country |
|---|---|---|
| 1st | Steve Reed First recorded win | United States |
| 2nd | David Mastorakis | United States |
| 3rd | C F Smith | United States |
| 4th | Len Archambault | United States |
Official scores are unavailable.
Men's Open Bodybuilding - Short
| Place | Athlete | Country |
|---|---|---|
| 1st | Anthony Pandolfo | United States |
| 2nd | Mike Arnold | United States |
| 3rd | Robbie Gore | United States |
Official scores are unavailable.
Men's Open Bodybuilding - Tall
| Place | Athlete | Country |
|---|---|---|
| 1st | Rod Koontz | United States |
| 2nd | Floyd Odom | United States |
| 3rd | Ron McBeath | United States |
Official scores are unavailable.
Complete Results updated March 12, 2026 Source: MuscleMemory
This edition in context
- Competitors
- 20
- Divisions
- 6
- Size rank
- 8 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.