Mr USA 1981
Mr USA 1981 was held in USA. The Men's Open Bodybuilding - Heavyweight title went to John Kemper.
- Year
- 1981
- Date
- Jan 1, 1981
- Location
- USA
- Federation
- AAU
- Divisions
- 4
- Competitors
- 20
Results by Division
Mr USA 1981
Mr USA 1981 was held in USA. The Men's Open Bodybuilding - Heavyweight title went to John Kemper.
Defending HeavyWeight champion Dave Rogers, who won in 1980, did not return.
Top 3 Men's Open Bodybuilding - Heavyweight
Mr USA 1981 contested 4 divisions across 20 athletes. John Kemper 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 | John Kemper First Mr USA title | United States |
| 2nd | Ron McBeath | United States |
| 3rd | Dave Pomponio | United States |
| 4th | Tim Smalley | United States |
| 5th | Jeff McBride | United States |
Official scores are unavailable.
Men's Open Bodybuilding - Lightheavyweight
| Place | Athlete | Country |
|---|---|---|
| 1st | Jesse Gautreaux First recorded win | United States |
| 2nd | Ernie Santiago | United States |
| 3rd | James Seitzer | United States |
| 4th | Steve Stepaniak | United States |
| 5th | Jerry Scalesse | United States |
Official scores are unavailable.
Men's Open Bodybuilding - Lightweight
| Place | Athlete | Country |
|---|---|---|
| 1st | Joseph Leonetti First recorded win | United States |
| 2nd | Dennis Orosz | United States |
| 3rd | David Wilson Jr | United States |
| 4th | Claude Rigon | United States |
| participated | Gene Lumumba | United States |
Official scores are unavailable.
Men's Open Bodybuilding - Middleweight
| Place | Athlete | Country |
|---|---|---|
| 1st | Jose Guzman | United States |
| 2nd | James Gaubert | United States |
| 3rd | Charles Buser | United States |
| 4th | Linzie McKinney | United States |
| 5th | Leon Brown | United States |
Official scores are unavailable.
Complete Results updated July 12, 2026 Source: MuscleMemory
This edition in context
- Competitors
- 20
- Divisions
- 4
- Size rank
- 7 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.