British Championships 2002
British Championships 2002 was held in London, United Kingdom. The Men's Open Bodybuilding - Heavyweight title went to Ricky Welling.
- Year
- 2002
- Date
- Oct 15, 2002
- Location
- London, United Kingdom
- Federation
- IFBB
- Divisions
- 9
- Competitors
- 37
Results by Division
| Division | Winner | Runner-up |
|---|---|---|
| Men's Open Bodybuilding - Heavyweight | Ricky Welling | Harold Marillier |
| Men's Open Bodybuilding - Junior | Geoff Baston | Wayne Robb |
| Men's Open Bodybuilding - Lightheavyweight | Paul Sutton | Graeme Bennett |
| Men's Open Bodybuilding - Lightweight | Rob Wild | Peter Roche |
| Men's Open Bodybuilding - Middleweight | Paul Thomas | Darryl Aldis |
| Women's Bodybuilding - Heavyweight | Tereska Browning (2) | – |
| Women's Bodybuilding - Lightweight | Shelley Hine | – |
| Women's Bodybuilding - Middleweight | Gaynor Davis (2) | – |
| Other Divisions - Masters | Brian Connolly | Graham Park |
British Championships 2002
British Championships 2002 was held in London, United Kingdom. The Men's Open Bodybuilding - Heavyweight title went to Ricky Welling.
Defending HeavyWeight champion Simon Cohen, who won in 2001, did not return.
Top 3 Men's Open Bodybuilding - Heavyweight
British Championships 2002 contested 9 divisions across 37 athletes, 8 open and 1 age-restricted Masters, competitors from 2 countries. Ricky Welling took Men's Open Bodybuilding - Heavyweight. 9 divisions crowned a champion; each is judged independently. No round scores were published for this event, so placings are shown without them.
Masters divisions 1
Men's Open Bodybuilding - Heavyweight
| Place | Athlete | Country |
|---|---|---|
| 1st | Ricky Welling First recorded win | United Kingdom |
| 2nd | Harold Marillier | United Kingdom |
| 3rd | Zack Khan | United Kingdom |
| 4th | Huntington Glanville | United Kingdom |
| 5th | Ejike Nneke | United Kingdom |
| 6th | Andrew Glynn | United Kingdom |
Official scores are unavailable.
Men's Open Bodybuilding - Junior
| Place | Athlete | Country |
|---|---|---|
| 1st | Geoff Baston First recorded win | United Kingdom |
| 2nd | Wayne Robb | United Kingdom |
| 3rd | Jonathan Hughes | United Kingdom |
| 4th | Steven Crew | United Kingdom |
Official scores are unavailable.
Men's Open Bodybuilding - Lightheavyweight
| Place | Athlete | Country |
|---|---|---|
| 1st | Paul Sutton | United Kingdom |
| 2nd | Graeme Bennett | United Kingdom |
| 3rd | Mark Etherden | United Kingdom |
| 4th | Lee Spencer | United Kingdom |
| 5th | Andrew Palmer | United States |
| 6th | Gilbert Sneddon | United Kingdom |
Official scores are unavailable.
Men's Open Bodybuilding - Lightweight
| Place | Athlete | Country |
|---|---|---|
| 1st | Rob Wild First recorded win | United Kingdom |
| 2nd | Peter Roche | United Kingdom |
| 3rd | Bruce Leader | United Kingdom |
| 4th | Wayne Robinson | United Kingdom |
| 5th | Brandon Marjoram | United Kingdom |
| 6th | Graham Benwell | United Kingdom |
Official scores are unavailable.
Men's Open Bodybuilding - Middleweight
| Place | Athlete | Country |
|---|---|---|
| 1st | Paul Thomas | United Kingdom |
| 2nd | Darryl Aldis | United Kingdom |
| 3rd | Jason Wicker | United Kingdom |
| 4th | John Paul Wilkinson | United Kingdom |
| 5th | David Thackray | United Kingdom |
| 6th | James Salmonde | United Kingdom |
Official scores are unavailable.
Women's Bodybuilding - Heavyweight
Only the winner of this division was recorded by the source. The full placings are not in the database.
| Place | Athlete | Country |
|---|---|---|
| 1st | Tereska Browning (2) First recorded win | United Kingdom |
Official scores are unavailable.
Women's Bodybuilding - Lightweight
Only the winner of this division was recorded by the source. The full placings are not in the database.
| Place | Athlete | Country |
|---|---|---|
| 1st | Shelley Hine First recorded win | United Kingdom |
Official scores are unavailable.
Women's Bodybuilding - Middleweight
Only the winner of this division was recorded by the source. The full placings are not in the database.
| Place | Athlete | Country |
|---|---|---|
| 1st | Gaynor Davis (2) First recorded win | United Kingdom |
Official scores are unavailable.
Masters divisions
Age-graded classes, judged separately from the open divisions above.
Other Divisions - Masters Men
| Place | Athlete | Country |
|---|---|---|
| 1st | Brian Connolly First British Championships title | United Kingdom |
| 2nd | Graham Park | United Kingdom |
| 3rd | Baz Bardsley | United Kingdom |
| 4th | Malcolm Beck | United Kingdom |
| 5th | Nigel Cox | United Kingdom |
| 6th | Cavan Darby | United Kingdom |
Official scores are unavailable.
Complete Results updated June 11, 2026 Source: MuscleMemory
This edition in context
- Competitors
- 37
- Divisions
- 9
- Size rank
- 20 of 24
The biggest field since 2001.
Past winners of this event
| Year | Winner | Division |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | Yemi Adefioye | Classic Physique |
| 2023 | Riccardo Croci | Men's Physique |
| 2016 | Lorna MacDonald | Physique |
| 2015 | Carly Thornton | Physique |
| 2013 | Silvana Imbrogno | Bodybuilding |
| 2012 | Rosanna Harte | Bodybuilding |
| 2011 | Rene Campbell | Bodybuilding |
| 2010 | Lisa Cross | Bodybuilding |
| 2008 | Louise Rogers | Figure |
| 2007 | Shalmieno Paper | Figure |
| 2006 | Claire McKee | Figure |
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.
- Where the record has two athletes sharing a place, both are listed. A tie is never broken to produce a single winner.
- Venue, federation, date and competitor count show only when the source supplied them. A field left out means nothing was sourced for it, never a zero.
- A contest with no results has either not taken place yet or has no placements published. Check the status line above the results to tell which.