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Pro Mr America 1978

Pro Mr America 1978 was held in USA. The Men's Open Bodybuilding - Medium title went to Stan Blinder.

Year
1978
Location
USA
Federation
WBBG
Divisions
6
Competitors
15

Results by Division

Division Winner Runner-up
Men's Open Bodybuilding - Medium Stan Blinder Anthony Cucchiella
Men's Open Bodybuilding - Short Anibal Lopez Pat Neve
Men's Open Bodybuilding - Tall Don Peters Harcourt Skinner
Men's Open Bodybuilding - Teen Ken Cole Mike Flore
Other Divisions - Masters 40+ Middleweight Don Peters John Bianculli
Other Divisions - Masters 50+ Kenny Hall –
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Pro Mr America 1978 Results

Stan Blinder Champion

1978 USA

Pro Mr America 1978 was held in USA. The Men's Open Bodybuilding - Medium title went to Stan Blinder.

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

Defending Medium champion Don Ross, who won in 1977, did not return.

About this show

Full placings from the Pro Mr America 1978 in USA, where 6 divisions were judged across Men's Open Bodybuilding - Medium, Men's Open Bodybuilding - Short, Men's Open Bodybuilding - Tall, Men's Open Bodybuilding - Teen and Other Divisions. 15 athletes competed.

Top 3 Men's Open Bodybuilding - Medium

1st
Stan Blinder
United States
2nd
Anthony Cucchiella
United States
3rd
Kenny Hall
Kenny Hall
United States
Masters divisions 2

Men's Open Bodybuilding - Medium

Place Athlete Country
1st Stan Blinder First recorded win United States
2nd Anthony Cucchiella United States
3rd Kenny Hall United States

Official scores are unavailable.

Men's Open Bodybuilding - Short

Place Athlete Country
1st Anibal Lopez Title defense, 2nd win here United States
2nd Pat Neve United States
3rd George Karras United States

Official scores are unavailable.

Men's Open Bodybuilding - Tall

Place Athlete Country
1st Don Peters First Pro Mr America title United States
2nd Harcourt Skinner United States
3rd Richard Segedin United States

Official scores are unavailable.

Men's Open Bodybuilding - Teen

Place Athlete Country
1st Ken Cole First recorded win United States
2nd Mike Flore United States
3rd Mike Ashley United States

Official scores are unavailable.

Masters divisions

Age-graded classes, judged separately from the open divisions above.

Other Divisions - Masters 40+ Middleweight Men

Place Athlete Country
1st Don Peters United States
2nd John Bianculli United States
2nd Bud Andrews United States

Official scores are unavailable.

Other Divisions - Masters 50+ Men

Place Athlete Country
1st Kenny Hall 3rd win here United States
3rd Bud Andrews United States
3rd Leon Sohn United States

Official scores are unavailable.

Results updated March 12, 2026 Source: MuscleMemory

This edition in context

Competitors
15
Divisions
6
Size rank
8 of 19

The biggest field since 1977.

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
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