A short contest report by John Grimek on the 1981 AAU Mr America. Tim Belknap would surprise all and take the overall title. Source: Muscular Development (December 1980)
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A fantastic contest report on the 1974 Mr Olympia extravaganza. Arnold Schwarzenegger would take the crown outgunning Lou Ferrigno, Franco Columbu and Frank Zane. Bob Birdsong would win the Mr America title whilst Bill Grant would capture Mr World. What an event, no wonder the 5,000 screaming fans at the Felt Forum went wild with…
A contest report on the 1960 IFBB Mr Universe and Mr America. Chuck Sipes would take the Universe Crown whilst Gene Shuey would win the Mr America. This excellent article goes on to discuss the merits of many of the competitors in both contests. Source: Mr America (March 1961)
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A flask report on the 1968 Mr Olympia spectacular. Source: Muscle Builder / Power (December 1968)
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An excellent report with great pictorials of the 1980 AAU Mr America. Gary Leonard would win his class and the overall title. Other class winner were Ken Passariello, Bronson Austin and Richard Baldwin. Source: Muscular Development (Feb 1981)
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A pictorial of results for the 1979 AAU Jr Mr America contest. Robert Jodkiewicz would win the short class then then the overall title. Charles class would win the medium class whilst John Brown won the Tall class ahead of both Gary Leonard and Mike Christian. Source: Muscular Development (Oct 1979)
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A contest report for the 1962 IFBB Mr America and Mr Universe Contests. Larry Scott would win the Mr America and George Eiferman would win the Mr Universe title. Source: Mr America (March 1963) Australian Edition
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An excellent contest report for the 1979 AAU Mr America. Ray Mentzer would outgun Greg DeFerro to win his class and then take the overall title. Gary Leonard and Ron Teufel would be the other class winners. THIS ARTICLE WAS PROVIDED BY JASON BENNIE, HAWAII, USA. Thankyou to Jason for his contribution. Source: Muscle &…
A contest recap of the 1958 AAU Mr America. Tom Sansone would win both the overall and most muscular title. Other notables in the event were Vern Weaver (7th), Ray Routledge (8th) and Chuck Sipes (9th). Source: Strength & Health (Issue October 1958)
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On September 5, 1981 the 5'4", 225lbs Tim Belknap won the IFBB Mr America title. He first held off Rory Leidelmeyer to win his class before taking the overall crown. This is an excellent contest recap with plenty of great photos. Source: Muscle & Fitness (Feb 82)
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On September 5, 1981 the 5'4", 225lbs Tim Belknap won the IFBB Mr America title. Here are 10 reasons why he won! Source: Muscle & Fitness (Feb 82)
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Tim Belknap overcomes Rory Leidelmeyer to win the Light Heavyweight Class in a fantastic battle. It was a classic contest between a brutally muscular and dense physique of Belknap against a contrasting symmetric and classic physique of Leidelmeyer. The Beast would conquer the beauty in this instance by a single point in a very close…