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
| Division | Winner | Runner-up |
|---|---|---|
| Men's Open Bodybuilding - Heavyweight | Ronald Squires | Desmond Phillips |
| Men's Open Bodybuilding - Lightheavyweight | Edison Cardona | Kyle Hilliard |
| Men's Open Bodybuilding - Lightweight | Jerome Knighton | Kelvin Harrison |
| Men's Open Bodybuilding - Middleweight | Brad Feller | Damian George |
| Women's Bodybuilding - Heavyweight | Sury Nieves (2) | Elayna Lawson |
| Women's Bodybuilding - Lightweight | Kristen Yopp | Lisa Roach |
| Women's Bodybuilding - Middleweight | Shari Yergeau | Raynette Rivera (Alex) |
American International 2002 Results
American International 2002 was held in USA. The Men's Open Bodybuilding - Heavyweight title went to Ronald Squires.
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
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
| 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 |
The placings as recorded, and nothing past them
This page lists the divisions and finishing order held for this contest, with the source named on it wherever one was recorded. It reports what was published. It does not re-judge the show, and it does not reconcile disagreements between sources.
- Score and bodyweight columns appear only for divisions where those figures exist in the data. A division without them was recorded as placings only, not as a show that gave no scores.
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