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American International 2002

American International 2002 was held in USA. The Men's Open Bodybuilding - Heavyweight title went to Ronald Squires.

Year
2002
Location
USA
Federation
NGA
Divisions
7
Competitors
27

Results by Division

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American International 2002 Results

Ronald Squires Champion

2002 USA

American International 2002 was held in USA. The Men's Open Bodybuilding - Heavyweight title went to Ronald Squires.

Medium confidence Historical/community source Updated September 1, 2026 Accurate?

Defending HeavyWeight champion David Grogan, who won in 2000, did not return.

About this show

The American International 2002 was held in USA. 7 divisions were judged, across Men's Open Bodybuilding - Heavyweight, Men's Open Bodybuilding - Lightheavyweight, Men's Open Bodybuilding - Lightweight, Men's Open Bodybuilding - Middleweight, Women's Bodybuilding - Heavyweight, Women's Bodybuilding - Lightweight and Women's Bodybuilding - Middleweight. 27 athletes competed.

Top 3 Men's Open Bodybuilding - Heavyweight

1st
Ronald Squires
United States
2nd
Desmond Phillips
United States
3rd
Paul Jessen
United States

Men's Open Bodybuilding - Heavyweight

Place Athlete Country
1st Ronald Squires First recorded win United States
2nd Desmond Phillips United States
3rd Paul Jessen United States
4th Lance Faimalie United States
5th Leonard Skinner United States

Official scores are unavailable.

Men's Open Bodybuilding - Lightheavyweight

Place Athlete Country
1st Edison Cardona First recorded win United States
2nd Kyle Hilliard United States
3rd Matthew Keeler United States
4th Terry Brewer United States

Official scores are unavailable.

Men's Open Bodybuilding - Lightweight

Place Athlete Country
1st Jerome Knighton First recorded win United States
2nd Kelvin Harrison United States

Official scores are unavailable.

Men's Open Bodybuilding - Middleweight

Place Athlete Country
1st Brad Feller First recorded win United States
2nd Damian George United States
3rd Christopher Scott United States
4th Roser Hernandez United States
5th Matthew Woityra United States

Official scores are unavailable.

Women's Bodybuilding - Heavyweight

Place Athlete Country
1st Sury Nieves (2) First recorded win United States
2nd Elayna Lawson United States
3rd Dominique Birt United States
4th Christine Parenteau United States
5th Beth Warwick United States

Official scores are unavailable.

Women's Bodybuilding - Lightweight

Place Athlete Country
1st Kristen Yopp First recorded win United States
2nd Lisa Roach United States
3rd Doreen Wofford United States
4th Victoria Walker United States

Official scores are unavailable.

Women's Bodybuilding - Middleweight

Place Athlete Country
1st Shari Yergeau United States
2nd Raynette Rivera (Alex) United States

Official scores are unavailable.

Complete Results updated June 11, 2026 Source: MuscleMemory

This edition in context

Competitors
27
Divisions
7
Size rank
3 of 10

The biggest field since 2000.

Past winners of this event

Winner of the headline division for each edition of this event on record.
Year Winner Division
2011 Marilyn Garcia Figure
2010 Julie Pelloni Figure
2009 Toni Johnson Bodybuilding
2008 Toni Johnson Bodybuilding
2007 Karla Welch Figure
2006 Cathy Stickney Bodybuilding
What this page holds

The placings as recorded, and nothing past them

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