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Pro Mr America 1971

Pro Mr America 1971 was held in USA. The Men's Open Bodybuilding title went to Peter Caputo.

Year
1971
Location
USA
Federation
WBBG
Divisions
2
Competitors
16

Results by Division

Division Winner Runner-up
Men's Open Bodybuilding Peter Caputo Bill Grant
Men's Open Bodybuilding - Teen Lou Ferrigno Alexander Richards
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Pro Mr America 1971 Results

Peter Caputo Champion

1971 USA

Pro Mr America 1971 was held in USA. The Men's Open Bodybuilding title went to Peter Caputo.

Medium confidence Historical/community source Updated September 7, 2026 Accurate?

Defending Open champion Rick Wayne, who won in 1970, did not return.

About this show

Full placings from the Pro Mr America 1971 in USA, where 2 divisions were judged across Men's Open Bodybuilding and Men's Open Bodybuilding - Teen. 16 athletes competed.

Top 3 Men's Open Bodybuilding

1st
Peter Caputo
Peter Caputo
United States
2nd
Bill Grant
Bill Grant
United States
3rd
Warren Frederick
Warren Frederick
United States

Men's Open Bodybuilding

Place Athlete Country
1st Peter Caputo First Pro Mr America title United States
2nd Bill Grant United States
3rd Warren Frederick United States
4th Leon Brown United States
5th George Paine United States
6th Charles Collras United States
7th Dan Samuda United States
8th Tony Carroll United States
9th Hollis Keller United States
10th Kenny Hall United States
11th Herman Pacheco United States
12th Douglas Lowinger United States
13th Bill Pettis United States

Official scores are unavailable.

Men's Open Bodybuilding - Teen

Place Athlete Country
1st Lou Ferrigno First recorded win United States
2nd Alexander Richards United States
3rd John Mikl United States

Official scores are unavailable.

Results updated March 12, 2026 Source: MuscleMemory

This edition in context

Competitors
16
Divisions
2
Size rank
5 of 19

The biggest field since 1970.

Past winners of this event

Winner of the headline division for each edition of this event on record.
Year Winner Division
1980 Anibal Lopez Open
1976 Scott Wilson Open
1975 Ralph Kroger Open
1974 Warren Frederick Open
1973 Chris Dickerson Open
1972 Bill Grant Open
1971 Peter Caputo Open
1970 Rick Wayne Open
1969 Johnny Maldonado Open
1968 Harold Poole Open
1967 Harold Poole Open
1954 Elias Rodriguez Open
1951 John Farbotnik Open
1949 Armand Tanny Open
What this page holds

The placings as recorded, and nothing past them

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