Orange County (CA) Championships 1980
Orange County (CA) Championships 1980 was held in Anaheim, CA, USA. The Men's Open Bodybuilding title went to Rufus Howard.
- Year
- 1980
- Date
- Jan 1, 1980
- Location
- Anaheim, CA, USA
- Federation
- AAU
- Divisions
- 2
- Competitors
- 6
Results by Division
| Division | Winner | Runner-up |
|---|---|---|
| Men's Open Bodybuilding | Rufus Howard | Jon Loyd |
| Other Divisions - Masters | James Joseph | Don Knipp |
Orange County (CA) Championships 1980
Orange County (CA) Championships 1980 was held in Anaheim, CA, USA. The Men's Open Bodybuilding title went to Rufus Howard.
Top 3 Men's Open Bodybuilding
Orange County (CA) Championships 1980 contested 2 divisions across 6 athletes, 1 open and 1 age-restricted Masters. Rufus Howard took Men's Open Bodybuilding. 2 divisions crowned a champion; each is judged independently. No round scores were published for this event, so placings are shown without them.
Masters divisions 1
Men's Open Bodybuilding
| Place | Athlete | Country |
|---|---|---|
| 1st | Rufus Howard | United States |
| 2nd | Jon Loyd | United States |
| 3rd | Bill Burney | United States |
Official scores are unavailable.
Masters divisions
Age-graded classes, judged separately from the open divisions above.
Other Divisions - Masters Men
| Place | Athlete | Country |
|---|---|---|
| 1st | James Joseph First win at this show | United States |
| 2nd | Don Knipp | United States |
| 3rd | Tom Harrington | United States |
Official scores are unavailable.
Complete Results updated March 12, 2026 Source: MuscleMemory
This edition in context
- Competitors
- 6
- Divisions
- 2
- Size rank
- 2 of 2
Past winners of this event
| Year | Winner | Division |
|---|---|---|
| 1981 | George Jones (1) | Open |
| 1980 | Rufus Howard | 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.