Mr USA 1978
Mr USA 1978 was held in USA. The Men's Open Bodybuilding - Medium co-winners were Len Archambault and Richard Baldwin.
- Year
- 1978
- Location
- USA
- Federation
- IFBB
- Divisions
- 3
- Competitors
- 18
Results by Division
Mr USA 1978 Results
Mr USA 1978 was held in USA. The Men's Open Bodybuilding - Medium title went to Len Archambault.
Defending HeavyWeight champion Kalman Szkalak, who won in 1977, did not return.
About this show
Men's Open Bodybuilding - Medium, Men's Open Bodybuilding - Short and Men's Open Bodybuilding - Tall were contested at the Mr USA 1978 in USA. 18 athletes competed.
Multiple class winners. This division was recorded without its weight classes, so several athletes share first place - each won a different class. These placements are not a single ranking and no overall champion can be identified from them.
Men's Open Bodybuilding - Medium
Our source records 2 athletes in first place for this division, which cannot all be right. The placings below are shown exactly as recorded, and this division is being checked against the official scorecard.
| Place | Athlete | Country |
|---|---|---|
| 1st | Len Archambault | United States |
| 1st | Richard Baldwin | United States |
| 2nd | Robert Reis | United States |
| 2nd | Jay Silva | United States |
| 3rd | John Howard | United States |
| 3rd | Lawrence Gordon | United States |
Official scores are unavailable.
Multiple class winners. This division was recorded without its weight classes, so several athletes share first place - each won a different class. These placements are not a single ranking and no overall champion can be identified from them.
Men's Open Bodybuilding - Short
Our source records 2 athletes in first place for this division, which cannot all be right. The placings below are shown exactly as recorded, and this division is being checked against the official scorecard.
| Place | Athlete | Country |
|---|---|---|
| 1st | Dan Samuda | United States |
| 1st | Ron Teufel | United States |
| 2nd | Joe Caserta | United States |
| 2nd | Sammie Willis | United States |
| 3rd | James Seitzer | United States |
| 3rd | Leon Brown | United States |
Official scores are unavailable.
Multiple class winners. This division was recorded without its weight classes, so several athletes share first place - each won a different class. These placements are not a single ranking and no overall champion can be identified from them.
Men's Open Bodybuilding - Tall
Our source records 2 athletes in first place for this division, which cannot all be right. The placings below are shown exactly as recorded, and this division is being checked against the official scorecard.
| Place | Athlete | Country |
|---|---|---|
| 1st | Frank Wainwright | United States |
| 1st | Ray Mentzer | United States |
| 2nd | Robert Klez | United States |
| 2nd | Dave Rogers | United States |
| 3rd | Bob Barreclau | United States |
| 3rd | Steve Nesbit | United States |
Official scores are unavailable.
Complete Results updated March 12, 2026 Source: MuscleMemory
This edition in context
- Competitors
- 18
- Divisions
- 3
- Size rank
- 18 of 38
The biggest field since 1977.
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.
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