{"id":28972,"date":"2026-09-10T22:27:28","date_gmt":"2026-09-10T22:27:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/worldbodybuildingnews.com\/?p=28972"},"modified":"2026-09-10T22:27:28","modified_gmt":"2026-09-10T22:27:28","slug":"ralph-kroger-bodybuilding-career-stats-results","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/worldbodybuildingnews.com\/?p=28972","title":{"rendered":"Ralph Kroger &#8211; Bodybuilding Career, Stats &#038; Results"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div id=\"\">&#13;<br \/>\n    &#13;<br \/>\n&#13;<br \/>\n        &#13;<br \/>\n    &#13;<\/p>\n<nav class=\"bb-section-nav\" aria-label=\"Jump to profile section\">&#13;<br \/>\n        <a class=\"bb-section-nav__link\" href=\"#bb-timeline-heading\">Timeline<\/a>                                        <a class=\"bb-section-nav__link\" href=\"#bb-career-stats-heading\">Record<\/a>&#13;<br \/>\n        <a class=\"bb-section-nav__link\" href=\"#bb-rivals-heading\">Rivals<\/a>        <a class=\"bb-section-nav__link\" href=\"#bb-results-heading\">Results<\/a>        <a class=\"bb-section-nav__link\" href=\"#bb-divisions-heading\">Divisions<\/a>        <a class=\"bb-section-nav__link\" href=\"#bb-related-heading\">Related<\/a>    <\/nav>\n<p>&#13;<br \/>\n&#13;<\/p>\n<div class=\"bb-data-trust-bar\" data-bb-type=\"athlete\" data-bb-slug=\"ralph-kroger\" data-bb-id=\"2158\" data-bb-label=\"Ralph Kroger\">\n<p>&#13;<br \/>\n                <span class=\"bb-confidence bb-confidence--high bb-data-trust-bar__badge\" tabindex=\"0\" title=\"High confidence - 23 recorded results, Historical\/community source\" aria-describedby=\"bb-conf-tip-5\">&#13;<br \/>\n                    <span class=\"bb-confidence__dot\"\/>&#13;<br \/>\n                    <span class=\"bb-confidence__label\">High confidence<\/span>&#13;<br \/>\n                    <span class=\"bb-confidence__tip\" id=\"bb-conf-tip-5\" role=\"tooltip\">23 recorded results, Historical\/community source<\/span>&#13;<br \/>\n                <\/span>&#13;<br \/>\n                                <span class=\"bb-data-trust-bar__sep\" aria-hidden=\"true\"\/>&#13;<br \/>\n                <span class=\"bb-data-trust-bar__date\">Updated September 7, 2026<\/span>&#13;<br \/>\n                                                <span class=\"bb-data-trust-bar__sep\" aria-hidden=\"true\"\/>&#13;<br \/>\n                <span class=\"bb-rating bb-data-trust-bar__rating\" role=\"group\" aria-label=\"Is this data accurate?\">&#13;<br \/>\n                    <span class=\"bb-rating__q\">Accurate?<\/span>&#13;<br \/>\n                    <button type=\"button\" class=\"bb-rating__btn bb-rating__btn--up\" data-bb-rate=\"1\" aria-pressed=\"false\" title=\"Mark as accurate\">&#13;<br \/>\n                        <span class=\"bb-rating__icon\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\u25b2<\/span>&#13;<br \/>\n                        <span class=\"bb-rating__count\" data-bb-up=\"\">0<\/span>&#13;<br \/>\n                        <span class=\"bb-sr-only\">accurate<\/span>&#13;<br \/>\n                    <\/button>&#13;<br \/>\n                    <button type=\"button\" class=\"bb-rating__btn bb-rating__btn--down\" data-bb-rate=\"-1\" aria-pressed=\"false\" title=\"Mark as inaccurate\">&#13;<br \/>\n                        <span class=\"bb-rating__icon\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\u25bc<\/span>&#13;<br \/>\n                        <span class=\"bb-rating__count\" data-bb-down=\"\">0<\/span>&#13;<br \/>\n                        <span class=\"bb-sr-only\">inaccurate<\/span>&#13;<br \/>\n                    <\/button>&#13;<br \/>\n                    <span class=\"bb-rating__msg\" data-bb-rate-msg=\"\" aria-live=\"polite\"\/>&#13;<br \/>\n                <\/span>&#13;<br \/>\n                                                <span class=\"bb-data-trust-bar__sep\" aria-hidden=\"true\"\/>&#13;<br \/>\n                <button type=\"button\" class=\"bb-data-trust-bar__report\" data-bb-report=\"\" aria-haspopup=\"dialog\">Report an issue<\/button>&#13;\n                                            <\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p>&#13;<br \/>\n        &#13;<\/p>\n<p class=\"bb-answer-block\">Ralph Kroger is a Men&#8217;s Open Bodybuilding competitor from the United States with a competitive record spanning 1965\u20131978.<\/p>\n<p>&#13;<\/p>\n<p class=\"bb-answer-block\">Across 23 recorded contest results, Ralph Kroger has 4 first-place finishes (a 17.4% win rate).<\/p>\n<p>&#13;<\/p>\n<p class=\"bb-section-sub\">Win rate here is first-place finishes as a share of all 23 recorded contest results. It is published only where a career holds at least five, because below that a single placing moves the figure by twenty points or more.<\/p>\n<p>&#13;<br \/>\n            &#13;<\/p>\n<div class=\"bb-missing-band\">\n        <span class=\"bb-missing-band__kicker\">Missing from this profile<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"bb-missing-band__text\">No height, weight or birthdate on record.<\/p>\n<p><button type=\"button\" class=\"bb-athlete-bio-trigger\" data-bb-athlete-id=\"2158\" data-bb-athlete-name=\"Ralph Kroger\" data-bb-field=\"height_cm\" data-bb-label=\"height\" aria-label=\"Know this athlete's height? Help us verify it.\">Add height<\/button><button type=\"button\" class=\"bb-athlete-bio-trigger\" data-bb-athlete-id=\"2158\" data-bb-athlete-name=\"Ralph Kroger\" data-bb-field=\"weight_kg\" data-bb-label=\"weight\" aria-label=\"Know this athlete's weight? Help us verify it.\">Add weight<\/button><button type=\"button\" class=\"bb-athlete-bio-trigger\" data-bb-athlete-id=\"2158\" data-bb-athlete-name=\"Ralph Kroger\" data-bb-field=\"born\" data-bb-label=\"birthdate\" aria-label=\"Know this athlete's birthdate? Help us verify it.\">Add birthdate<\/button><\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p>&#13;<\/p>\n<div class=\"bb-athlete-bio-panel\" data-bb-athlete-bio-form=\"\" hidden=\"\">\n<p><h2>Submit a sourced bio stat<\/h2>\n<p><button type=\"button\" class=\"bb-athlete-bio-close\" data-bb-athlete-bio-close=\"\" aria-label=\"Close form\">x<\/button><\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p>&#13;<br \/>\n            &#13;<\/p>\n<div class=\"bb-sr-only\">\n<h2 id=\"bb-career-record-summary\" class=\"bb-ssr-summary__subhead\">Career Record<\/h2>\n<dl class=\"bb-ssr-summary__facts\">&#13;<\/p>\n<p><dt>Total Results<\/dt>\n<dd>23<\/dd>\n<\/p>\n<p>&#13;<\/p>\n<p><dt>Wins<\/dt>\n<dd>4<\/dd>\n<\/p>\n<p>&#13;<\/p>\n<p><dt>Win Rate<\/dt>\n<dd>17.4%<\/dd>\n<\/p>\n<p>&#13;<\/p>\n<p><dt>Career<\/dt>\n<dd>1965\u20131978<\/dd>\n<\/p>\n<p>&#13;<br \/>\n                                                    &#13;<br \/>\n                            &#13;<\/p>\n<p><dt>Verified<\/dt>\n<dd><time datetime=\"2026-08-04\">August 4, 2026<\/time><\/dd>\n<\/p>\n<p>&#13;<\/p>\n<p><dt>Sources<\/dt>\n<dd>1<\/dd>\n<\/p>\n<p>&#13;\n            <\/dl>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p>&#13;<br \/>\n&#13;<br \/>\n        &#13;<\/p>\n<section class=\"bb-profile-section bb-profile-timeline-section\" aria-labelledby=\"bb-timeline-heading\">&#13;<\/p>\n<p>&#13;<\/p>\n<h2 id=\"bb-timeline-heading\" class=\"bb-section-title\">Every season on record<\/h2>\n<p>&#13;<br \/>\n                        <span class=\"bb-section-head__meta\">1965 to 1978 shown \u00b7 23 results on record<\/span>&#13;\n                    <\/p>\n<p>&#13;<\/p>\n<p class=\"bb-timeline-peak\">&#13;<br \/>\n            <span class=\"bb-timeline-peak-label\">Peak Year<\/span>&#13;<br \/>\n            <span class=\"bb-timeline-peak-value\">1975 (3 wins)<\/span>&#13;\n        <\/p>\n<p>&#13;<\/p>\n<p class=\"bb-section-sub\">Measured against Ralph Kroger\u2019s own seasons, not against the field.<\/p>\n<p>&#13;<\/p>\n<div class=\"bb-career-timeline\" role=\"figure\" aria-label=\"Career timeline for Ralph Kroger\">\n<div class=\"bb-career-timeline-track\">\n<div class=\"bb-career-timeline-year\">\n<p>&#13;<br \/>\n                                                <button type=\"button\" class=\"bb-career-timeline-dot bb-career-timeline-dot--other\" aria-label=\"Mr America, #11, 1965, Men's Open Bodybuilding\" aria-describedby=\"bb-timeline-ralph-kroger-1965-0\">&#13;<br \/>\n                            <span class=\"bb-career-timeline-tooltip\" id=\"bb-timeline-ralph-kroger-1965-0\" role=\"tooltip\">&#13;<br \/>\n                                <span class=\"bb-career-timeline-tooltip-contest\">Mr America<\/span>&#13;<br \/>\n                                <span class=\"bb-career-timeline-tooltip-detail\">Men&#8217;s Open Bodybuilding \u00b7 1965<\/span>                                <span class=\"bb-career-timeline-tooltip-placement bb-career-timeline-tooltip-placement--other\">#11<\/span>&#13;<br \/>\n                            <\/span>&#13;<br \/>\n                        <\/button>&#13;\n                                            <\/p>\n<p>                                        <span class=\"bb-career-timeline-year-tick\" aria-hidden=\"true\"\/><br \/>\n                    <span class=\"bb-career-timeline-year-label\">1965<\/span>\n                <\/div>\n<div class=\"bb-career-timeline-year\">\n<p>&#13;<br \/>\n                                                <button type=\"button\" class=\"bb-career-timeline-dot bb-career-timeline-dot--bronze\" aria-label=\"Mr America, 3rd Place, 1966, Men's Open Bodybuilding\" aria-describedby=\"bb-timeline-ralph-kroger-1966-0\">&#13;<br \/>\n                            <span class=\"bb-career-timeline-tooltip\" id=\"bb-timeline-ralph-kroger-1966-0\" role=\"tooltip\">&#13;<br \/>\n                                <span class=\"bb-career-timeline-tooltip-contest\">Mr America<\/span>&#13;<br \/>\n                                <span class=\"bb-career-timeline-tooltip-detail\">Men&#8217;s Open Bodybuilding \u00b7 1966<\/span>                                <span class=\"bb-career-timeline-tooltip-placement bb-career-timeline-tooltip-placement--bronze\">3rd Place<\/span>&#13;<br \/>\n                            <\/span>&#13;<br \/>\n                        <\/button>&#13;<br \/>\n                                                <button type=\"button\" class=\"bb-career-timeline-dot bb-career-timeline-dot--other\" aria-label=\"Mr America, #5, 1966, Other Divisions\" aria-describedby=\"bb-timeline-ralph-kroger-1966-1\">&#13;<br \/>\n                            <span class=\"bb-career-timeline-tooltip\" id=\"bb-timeline-ralph-kroger-1966-1\" role=\"tooltip\">&#13;<br \/>\n                                <span class=\"bb-career-timeline-tooltip-contest\">Mr America<\/span>&#13;<br \/>\n                                <span class=\"bb-career-timeline-tooltip-detail\">Other Divisions \u00b7 1966<\/span>                                <span class=\"bb-career-timeline-tooltip-placement bb-career-timeline-tooltip-placement--other\">#5<\/span>&#13;<br \/>\n                            <\/span>&#13;<br \/>\n                        <\/button>&#13;<br \/>\n                                                <button type=\"button\" class=\"bb-career-timeline-dot bb-career-timeline-dot--gold\" aria-label=\"Mr California, 1st Place, 1966, Men's Open Bodybuilding\" aria-describedby=\"bb-timeline-ralph-kroger-1966-2\">&#13;<br \/>\n                            <span class=\"bb-career-timeline-tooltip\" id=\"bb-timeline-ralph-kroger-1966-2\" role=\"tooltip\">&#13;<br \/>\n                                <span class=\"bb-career-timeline-tooltip-contest\">Mr California<\/span>&#13;<br \/>\n                                <span class=\"bb-career-timeline-tooltip-detail\">Men&#8217;s Open Bodybuilding \u00b7 1966<\/span>                                <span class=\"bb-career-timeline-tooltip-placement bb-career-timeline-tooltip-placement--gold\">1st Place<\/span>&#13;<br \/>\n                            <\/span>&#13;<br \/>\n                        <\/button>&#13;\n                                            <\/p>\n<p>                                        <span class=\"bb-career-timeline-year-tick\" aria-hidden=\"true\"\/><br \/>\n                    <span class=\"bb-career-timeline-year-label\">1966<\/span>\n                <\/div>\n<div class=\"bb-career-timeline-year\">\n<p>&#13;<br \/>\n                                                <button type=\"button\" class=\"bb-career-timeline-dot bb-career-timeline-dot--other\" aria-label=\"Mr America, #4, 1967, Men's Open Bodybuilding\" aria-describedby=\"bb-timeline-ralph-kroger-1967-0\">&#13;<br \/>\n                            <span class=\"bb-career-timeline-tooltip\" id=\"bb-timeline-ralph-kroger-1967-0\" role=\"tooltip\">&#13;<br \/>\n                                <span class=\"bb-career-timeline-tooltip-contest\">Mr America<\/span>&#13;<br \/>\n                                <span class=\"bb-career-timeline-tooltip-detail\">Men&#8217;s Open Bodybuilding \u00b7 1967<\/span>                                <span class=\"bb-career-timeline-tooltip-placement bb-career-timeline-tooltip-placement--other\">#4<\/span>&#13;<br \/>\n                            <\/span>&#13;<br \/>\n                        <\/button>&#13;\n                                            <\/p>\n<p>                                        <span class=\"bb-career-timeline-year-tick\" aria-hidden=\"true\"\/><br \/>\n                    <span class=\"bb-career-timeline-year-label\">1967<\/span>\n                <\/div>\n<div class=\"bb-career-timeline-year\">\n<p>&#13;<br \/>\n                                                <button type=\"button\" class=\"bb-career-timeline-dot bb-career-timeline-dot--bronze\" aria-label=\"Mr USA, 3rd Place, 1968, Men's Open Bodybuilding\" aria-describedby=\"bb-timeline-ralph-kroger-1968-0\">&#13;<br \/>\n                            <span class=\"bb-career-timeline-tooltip\" id=\"bb-timeline-ralph-kroger-1968-0\" role=\"tooltip\">&#13;<br \/>\n                                <span class=\"bb-career-timeline-tooltip-contest\">Mr USA<\/span>&#13;<br \/>\n                                <span class=\"bb-career-timeline-tooltip-detail\">Men&#8217;s Open Bodybuilding \u00b7 1968<\/span>                                <span class=\"bb-career-timeline-tooltip-placement bb-career-timeline-tooltip-placement--bronze\">3rd Place<\/span>&#13;<br \/>\n                            <\/span>&#13;<br \/>\n                        <\/button>&#13;<br \/>\n                                                <button type=\"button\" class=\"bb-career-timeline-dot bb-career-timeline-dot--bronze\" aria-label=\"Mr USA, 3rd Place, 1968, Other Divisions\" aria-describedby=\"bb-timeline-ralph-kroger-1968-1\">&#13;<br \/>\n                            <span class=\"bb-career-timeline-tooltip\" id=\"bb-timeline-ralph-kroger-1968-1\" role=\"tooltip\">&#13;<br \/>\n                                <span class=\"bb-career-timeline-tooltip-contest\">Mr USA<\/span>&#13;<br \/>\n                                <span class=\"bb-career-timeline-tooltip-detail\">Other Divisions \u00b7 1968<\/span>                                <span class=\"bb-career-timeline-tooltip-placement bb-career-timeline-tooltip-placement--bronze\">3rd Place<\/span>&#13;<br \/>\n                            <\/span>&#13;<br \/>\n                        <\/button>&#13;\n                                            <\/p>\n<p>                                        <span class=\"bb-career-timeline-year-tick\" aria-hidden=\"true\"\/><br \/>\n                    <span class=\"bb-career-timeline-year-label\">1968<\/span>\n                <\/div>\n<div class=\"bb-career-timeline-year\">\n<p>&#13;<br \/>\n                                                <button type=\"button\" class=\"bb-career-timeline-dot bb-career-timeline-dot--bronze\" aria-label=\"Junior Mr America, 3rd Place, 1971, Men's Open Bodybuilding\" aria-describedby=\"bb-timeline-ralph-kroger-1971-0\">&#13;<br \/>\n                            <span class=\"bb-career-timeline-tooltip\" id=\"bb-timeline-ralph-kroger-1971-0\" role=\"tooltip\">&#13;<br \/>\n                                <span class=\"bb-career-timeline-tooltip-contest\">Junior Mr America<\/span>&#13;<br \/>\n                                <span class=\"bb-career-timeline-tooltip-detail\">Men&#8217;s Open Bodybuilding \u00b7 1971<\/span>                                <span class=\"bb-career-timeline-tooltip-placement bb-career-timeline-tooltip-placement--bronze\">3rd Place<\/span>&#13;<br \/>\n                            <\/span>&#13;<br \/>\n                        <\/button>&#13;<br \/>\n                                                <button type=\"button\" class=\"bb-career-timeline-dot bb-career-timeline-dot--bronze\" aria-label=\"Junior Mr America, 3rd Place, 1971, Other Divisions\" aria-describedby=\"bb-timeline-ralph-kroger-1971-1\">&#13;<br \/>\n                            <span class=\"bb-career-timeline-tooltip\" id=\"bb-timeline-ralph-kroger-1971-1\" role=\"tooltip\">&#13;<br \/>\n                                <span class=\"bb-career-timeline-tooltip-contest\">Junior Mr America<\/span>&#13;<br \/>\n                                <span class=\"bb-career-timeline-tooltip-detail\">Other Divisions \u00b7 1971<\/span>                                <span class=\"bb-career-timeline-tooltip-placement bb-career-timeline-tooltip-placement--bronze\">3rd Place<\/span>&#13;<br \/>\n                            <\/span>&#13;<br \/>\n                        <\/button>&#13;<br \/>\n                                                <button type=\"button\" class=\"bb-career-timeline-dot bb-career-timeline-dot--silver\" aria-label=\"Mr Pacific Coast, 2nd Place, 1971, Men's Open Bodybuilding\" aria-describedby=\"bb-timeline-ralph-kroger-1971-2\">&#13;<br \/>\n                            <span class=\"bb-career-timeline-tooltip\" id=\"bb-timeline-ralph-kroger-1971-2\" role=\"tooltip\">&#13;<br \/>\n                                <span class=\"bb-career-timeline-tooltip-contest\">Mr Pacific Coast<\/span>&#13;<br \/>\n                                <span class=\"bb-career-timeline-tooltip-detail\">Men&#8217;s Open Bodybuilding \u00b7 1971<\/span>                                <span class=\"bb-career-timeline-tooltip-placement bb-career-timeline-tooltip-placement--silver\">2nd Place<\/span>&#13;<br \/>\n                            <\/span>&#13;<br \/>\n                        <\/button>&#13;\n                                            <\/p>\n<p>                                        <span class=\"bb-career-timeline-year-tick\" aria-hidden=\"true\"\/><br \/>\n                    <span class=\"bb-career-timeline-year-label\">1971<\/span>\n                <\/div>\n<div class=\"bb-career-timeline-year\">\n<p>&#13;<br \/>\n                                                <button type=\"button\" class=\"bb-career-timeline-dot bb-career-timeline-dot--silver\" aria-label=\"Mr USA, 2nd Place, 1972, Men's Open Bodybuilding\" aria-describedby=\"bb-timeline-ralph-kroger-1972-0\">&#13;<br \/>\n                            <span class=\"bb-career-timeline-tooltip\" id=\"bb-timeline-ralph-kroger-1972-0\" role=\"tooltip\">&#13;<br \/>\n                                <span class=\"bb-career-timeline-tooltip-contest\">Mr USA<\/span>&#13;<br \/>\n                                <span class=\"bb-career-timeline-tooltip-detail\">Men&#8217;s Open Bodybuilding \u00b7 1972<\/span>                                <span class=\"bb-career-timeline-tooltip-placement bb-career-timeline-tooltip-placement--silver\">2nd Place<\/span>&#13;<br \/>\n                            <\/span>&#13;<br \/>\n                        <\/button>&#13;<br \/>\n                                                <button type=\"button\" class=\"bb-career-timeline-dot bb-career-timeline-dot--other\" aria-label=\"Mr USA, #5, 1972, Other Divisions\" aria-describedby=\"bb-timeline-ralph-kroger-1972-1\">&#13;<br \/>\n                            <span class=\"bb-career-timeline-tooltip\" id=\"bb-timeline-ralph-kroger-1972-1\" role=\"tooltip\">&#13;<br \/>\n                                <span class=\"bb-career-timeline-tooltip-contest\">Mr USA<\/span>&#13;<br \/>\n                                <span class=\"bb-career-timeline-tooltip-detail\">Other Divisions \u00b7 1972<\/span>                                <span class=\"bb-career-timeline-tooltip-placement bb-career-timeline-tooltip-placement--other\">#5<\/span>&#13;<br \/>\n                            <\/span>&#13;<br \/>\n                        <\/button>&#13;\n                                            <\/p>\n<p>                                        <span class=\"bb-career-timeline-year-tick\" aria-hidden=\"true\"\/><br \/>\n                    <span class=\"bb-career-timeline-year-label\">1972<\/span>\n                <\/div>\n<div class=\"bb-career-timeline-year\">\n<p>&#13;<br \/>\n                                                <button type=\"button\" class=\"bb-career-timeline-dot bb-career-timeline-dot--silver\" aria-label=\"Junior Mr America, 2nd Place, 1974, Men's Open Bodybuilding\" aria-describedby=\"bb-timeline-ralph-kroger-1974-0\">&#13;<br \/>\n                            <span class=\"bb-career-timeline-tooltip\" id=\"bb-timeline-ralph-kroger-1974-0\" role=\"tooltip\">&#13;<br \/>\n                                <span class=\"bb-career-timeline-tooltip-contest\">Junior Mr America<\/span>&#13;<br \/>\n                                <span class=\"bb-career-timeline-tooltip-detail\">Men&#8217;s Open Bodybuilding \u00b7 1974<\/span>                                <span class=\"bb-career-timeline-tooltip-placement bb-career-timeline-tooltip-placement--silver\">2nd Place<\/span>&#13;<br \/>\n                            <\/span>&#13;<br \/>\n                        <\/button>&#13;<br \/>\n                                                <button type=\"button\" class=\"bb-career-timeline-dot bb-career-timeline-dot--other\" aria-label=\"Mr America, #5, 1974, Men's Open Bodybuilding\" aria-describedby=\"bb-timeline-ralph-kroger-1974-1\">&#13;<br \/>\n                            <span class=\"bb-career-timeline-tooltip\" id=\"bb-timeline-ralph-kroger-1974-1\" role=\"tooltip\">&#13;<br \/>\n                                <span class=\"bb-career-timeline-tooltip-contest\">Mr America<\/span>&#13;<br \/>\n                                <span class=\"bb-career-timeline-tooltip-detail\">Men&#8217;s Open Bodybuilding \u00b7 1974<\/span>                                <span class=\"bb-career-timeline-tooltip-placement bb-career-timeline-tooltip-placement--other\">#5<\/span>&#13;<br \/>\n                            <\/span>&#13;<br \/>\n                        <\/button>&#13;<br \/>\n                                                <button type=\"button\" class=\"bb-career-timeline-dot bb-career-timeline-dot--silver\" aria-label=\"Mr International, 2nd Place, 1974, Other Divisions\" aria-describedby=\"bb-timeline-ralph-kroger-1974-2\">&#13;<br \/>\n                            <span class=\"bb-career-timeline-tooltip\" id=\"bb-timeline-ralph-kroger-1974-2\" role=\"tooltip\">&#13;<br \/>\n                                <span class=\"bb-career-timeline-tooltip-contest\">Mr International<\/span>&#13;<br \/>\n                                <span class=\"bb-career-timeline-tooltip-detail\">Other Divisions \u00b7 1974<\/span>                                <span class=\"bb-career-timeline-tooltip-placement bb-career-timeline-tooltip-placement--silver\">2nd Place<\/span>&#13;<br \/>\n                            <\/span>&#13;<br \/>\n                        <\/button>&#13;<br \/>\n                                                <button type=\"button\" class=\"bb-career-timeline-dot bb-career-timeline-dot--bronze\" aria-label=\"Mr Pacific Coast, 3rd Place, 1974, Men's Open Bodybuilding\" aria-describedby=\"bb-timeline-ralph-kroger-1974-3\">&#13;<br \/>\n                            <span class=\"bb-career-timeline-tooltip\" id=\"bb-timeline-ralph-kroger-1974-3\" role=\"tooltip\">&#13;<br \/>\n                                <span class=\"bb-career-timeline-tooltip-contest\">Mr Pacific Coast<\/span>&#13;<br \/>\n                                <span class=\"bb-career-timeline-tooltip-detail\">Men&#8217;s Open Bodybuilding \u00b7 1974<\/span>                                <span class=\"bb-career-timeline-tooltip-placement bb-career-timeline-tooltip-placement--bronze\">3rd Place<\/span>&#13;<br \/>\n                            <\/span>&#13;<br \/>\n                        <\/button>&#13;<br \/>\n                                                <button type=\"button\" class=\"bb-career-timeline-dot bb-career-timeline-dot--silver\" aria-label=\"Pro Mr America, 2nd 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           <\/p>\n<p>&#13;\n                    <\/dl>\n<p>&#13;<br \/>\n            <\/section>\n<p>&#13;<br \/>\n    &#13;<br \/>\n    &#13;<br \/>\n    &#13;<br \/>\n        &#13;<br \/>\n        &#13;<br \/>\n    &#13;<br \/>\n        &#13;<br \/>\n    &#13;<br \/>\n    &#13;<br \/>\n&#13;<\/p>\n<section class=\"bb-profile-section bb-profile-section--results\" aria-labelledby=\"bb-results-heading\">&#13;<br \/>\n                <input type=\"radio\" name=\"bb-results-view\" id=\"bb-view-all\" class=\"bb-results-state\" checked=\"checked\"\/>&#13;<br \/>\n                <input type=\"radio\" name=\"bb-results-view\" id=\"bb-view-wins\" class=\"bb-results-state\"\/>&#13;<br \/>\n                <input type=\"radio\" name=\"bb-results-view\" id=\"bb-view-olympia\" class=\"bb-results-state\"\/>&#13;<br \/>\n                <input type=\"checkbox\" id=\"bb-results-expand\" class=\"bb-results-state\"\/>&#13;<\/p>\n<div class=\"bb-section-head\">\n<h2 id=\"bb-results-heading\" class=\"bb-section-title\">All results<\/h2>\n<p>&#13;<br \/>\n                                <label class=\"bb-results-filter__btn\" for=\"bb-view-all\">All results<\/label>&#13;<br \/>\n                                <label class=\"bb-results-filter__btn\" for=\"bb-view-wins\">Wins only<\/label>&#13;<br \/>\n                                <label class=\"bb-results-filter__btn\" for=\"bb-view-olympia\">Olympia<\/label>&#13;\n                            <\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p>&#13;<\/p>\n<p class=\"bb-section-sub\">Every contest result on record for Ralph Kroger, 23 in all. The table opens on the first 15 and expands in place from there. Nothing sits on a separate page. Won by names the winner of the division Ralph Kroger competed in, and shows a dash where that winner cannot be pinned to one person in the database.<\/p>\n<p>&#13;<br \/>\n        &#13;<\/p>\n<p class=\"bb-results-more bb-results-more--all\">&#13;<br \/>\n            <span class=\"bb-results-more__count bb-results-more__count--collapsed\">Showing 15 of 23 recorded results.<\/span>&#13;<br \/>\n            <span class=\"bb-results-more__count bb-results-more__count--expanded\">Showing all 23 recorded results.<\/span>&#13;<br \/>\n                        <label class=\"bb-results-more__link bb-results-more__link--expand\" for=\"bb-results-expand\">Load full history \u2192<\/label>&#13;<br \/>\n            <label class=\"bb-results-more__link bb-results-more__link--collapse\" for=\"bb-results-expand\">Show fewer \u2190<\/label>&#13;\n        <\/p>\n<p>&#13;<\/p>\n<p class=\"bb-section-sub\">Where these results come from. Each contest in the table was recorded from a named source, and for Ralph Kroger that source is MuscleMemory. Open any contest above and that page names its own source and links to it where the source is still reachable. That archive no longer answers at the addresses we hold, so it is credited by name here and not offered as a link.<\/p>\n<p>&#13;<br \/>\n            <\/section>\n<p>&#13;<br \/>\n    &#13;<\/p>\n<p class=\"bb-ssr-summary__links\">&#13;<br \/>\n                    <a href=\"https:\/\/fitnessvolt.com\/bodybuilding\/divisions\/mens-open\/\">More Men&#8217;s Open Bodybuilding athletes<\/a>&#13;<br \/>\n                            <a href=\"https:\/\/fitnessvolt.com\/bodybuilding\/countries\/us\/\">Athletes from United States<\/a>&#13;\n                                    <\/p>\n<p>&#13;<br \/>\n    &#13;<\/p>\n<aside class=\"bb-profile-section bb-profile-section--divisions\" aria-labelledby=\"bb-divisions-heading\">&#13;<\/p>\n<h2 id=\"bb-divisions-heading\" class=\"bb-section-title\">Results by division<\/h2>\n<p>&#13;<\/p>\n<p class=\"bb-section-sub\">Which divisions Ralph Kroger actually competed in, as a share of 23 recorded results. An athlete who moved between divisions appears on more than one bar, which is the point of the breakdown.<\/p>\n<p>&#13;<br \/>\n        &#13;<br \/>\n    <\/aside>\n<p>&#13;<br \/>\n    &#13;<br \/>\n    &#13;<\/p>\n<section class=\"bb-profile-section bb-rivals-section\" aria-labelledby=\"bb-rivals-heading\">&#13;<br \/>\n        &#13;<\/p>\n<p class=\"bb-answer-block\">In 3 meetings, Sergio Oliva finished ahead of Ralph Kroger 3 times to 0.<\/p>\n<p>&#13;<\/p>\n<p class=\"bb-section-sub\">Opponents are ranked by how often they shared a stage and how big the stage was, not by reputation. 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