Mr USA 1980
Mr USA 1980 was held in USA. The Men's Open Bodybuilding - Heavyweight title went to Dave Rogers.
- Year
- 1980
- Date
- Jan 1, 1980
- Location
- USA
- Federation
- AAU
- Divisions
- 4
- Competitors
- 17
Results by Division
Mr USA 1980
Mr USA 1980 was held in USA. The Men's Open Bodybuilding - Heavyweight title went to Dave Rogers.
Defending Medium champion Robert Reis, who won in 1979, did not return.
Top 3 Men's Open Bodybuilding - Heavyweight
Mr USA 1980 contested 4 divisions across 17 athletes. Dave Rogers took Men's Open Bodybuilding - Heavyweight. 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 - Heavyweight
| Place | Athlete | Country |
|---|---|---|
| 1st | Dave Rogers First Mr USA title | United States |
| 2nd | Scott Doring | United States |
| 3rd | Marc Bennett | United States |
| 4th | Lee Haney | United States |
| 5th | Tim Smalley | United States |
Official scores are unavailable.
Men's Open Bodybuilding - Lightheavyweight
| Place | Athlete | Country |
|---|---|---|
| 1st | Don Peterson First recorded win | United States |
| 2nd | Les Galvin | United States |
| 3rd | Stephen Sepaniak | United States |
| 4th | Steve Timmreck | United States |
| 5th | Mike Sable | United States |
Official scores are unavailable.
Men's Open Bodybuilding - Lightweight
| Place | Athlete | Country |
|---|---|---|
| 1st | Joe Distinti First recorded win | United States |
| 2nd | Herb Bohannon | United States |
Official scores are unavailable.
Men's Open Bodybuilding - Middleweight
| Place | Athlete | Country |
|---|---|---|
| 1st | Greg Silha 2nd win here | United States |
| 2nd | Dan Samuda | United States |
| 3rd | Charles Colson | United States |
| 4th | Paul Santos | United States |
| 5th | Carlos Flores | United States |
Official scores are unavailable.
Complete Results updated March 12, 2026 Source: MuscleMemory
This edition in context
- Competitors
- 17
- Divisions
- 4
- Size rank
- 22 of 38
The biggest field since 1979.
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.

