Georgia Championships 2002
Georgia Championships 2002 was held in Atlanta, GA, USA. The Men's Open Bodybuilding - Bantamweight title went to John Byers.
- Year
- 2002
- Date
- Jan 1, 2002
- Location
- Atlanta, GA, USA
- Federation
- NPC
- Divisions
- 22
- Competitors
- 80
Results by Division
Georgia Championships 2002
Georgia Championships 2002 was held in Atlanta, GA, USA. The Men's Open Bodybuilding - Bantamweight title went to John Byers.
Defending HeavyWeight champion David Breeden, who won in 2000, did not return.
Georgia Championships 2002 contested 20 divisions across 80 athletes, 13 open and 7 age-restricted Masters. John Byers took Men's Open Bodybuilding - Bantamweight. 20 divisions crowned a champion; each is judged independently. No round scores were published for this event, so placings are shown without them.
14 open divisions. Scroll the list to reach the rest.
Masters divisions 8
Men's Open Bodybuilding - Bantamweight
Only the winner of this division was recorded by the source. The full placings are not in the database.
| Place | Athlete | Country |
|---|---|---|
| 1st | John Byers First recorded win | United States |
Official scores are unavailable.
Men's Open Bodybuilding - Heavyweight
| Place | Athlete | Country |
|---|---|---|
| 1st | Dave Cagle First recorded win | United States |
| 2nd | William Wright | United States |
| 3rd | Rufus Young | United States |
| 4th | Breener Ham (2) | United States |
Official scores are unavailable.
Men's Open Bodybuilding - Heavyweight Junior
Only the winner of this division was recorded by the source. The full placings are not in the database.
| Place | Athlete | Country |
|---|---|---|
| 1st | John Brown (3) First recorded win | United States |
Official scores are unavailable.
Men's Open Bodybuilding - Lightheavyweight
| Place | Athlete | Country |
|---|---|---|
| 1st | Daniel Stuckart First recorded win | United States |
| 2nd | Troy Quick | United States |
| 3rd | David Dorsey | United States |
| 4th | Keith Smith | United States |
| 5th | Jerry Wade | United States |
| 6th | Thomas Russell | United States |
| 7th | Charles Griffen | United States |
| 8th | Alton Willis | United States |
| 9th | Tony Metcalfe | United States |
Official scores are unavailable.
Men's Open Bodybuilding - Lightheavyweight Junior
| Place | Athlete | Country |
|---|---|---|
| 1st | Shane Paulsen First recorded win | United States |
| 2nd | Tyrone Colbert | United States |
| 3rd | Michael Huff | United States |
| 4th | Gus Perez | United States |
Official scores are unavailable.
Men's Open Bodybuilding - Lightweight
| Place | Athlete | Country |
|---|---|---|
| 1st | R D Noren | United States |
| 2nd | Jean-Pierre Bardoul | United States |
| 3rd | Donald Rose | United States |
Official scores are unavailable.
Men's Open Bodybuilding - Lightweight Junior
| Place | Athlete | Country |
|---|---|---|
| 1st | Bernard Martin First recorded win | United States |
| 2nd | Thomas Hockert | United States |
| 3rd | Chris Lathan | United States |
Official scores are unavailable.
Men's Open Bodybuilding - Middleweight
| Place | Athlete | Country |
|---|---|---|
| 1st | Kris Hayles (2) | United States |
| 2nd | Gunther Jackson | United States |
| 3rd | Frankiday | United States |
| 4th | Reginald Greene | United States |
| 5th | Justin Swanson | United States |
| 6th | Seth Lilavivant | United States |
| 7th | Howard Muldrow Jr | United States |
| 8th | Jeffrey Smith (3) | United States |
| 9th | Cedric Philpot | United States |
| 10th | Thomas Whitley | United States |
Official scores are unavailable.
Men's Open Bodybuilding - Middleweight Junior
| Place | Athlete | Country |
|---|---|---|
| 1st | David Knowles First recorded win | United States |
| 2nd | Marshall Street | United States |
| 3rd | Larry Lockhart | United States |
| 4th | Frankie Bartnick | United States |
Official scores are unavailable.
Men's Open Bodybuilding - Superheavyweight
| Place | Athlete | Country |
|---|---|---|
| 1st | Bob Burke First recorded win | United States |
| 2nd | Beshara Shiferawe | United States |
| 3rd | Robert Collins | United States |
| 4th | Scott Robinson | United States |
| 5th | Martinez Scorza | United States |
Official scores are unavailable.
Men's Open Bodybuilding - Teen
| Place | Athlete | Country |
|---|---|---|
| 1st | Eric Takahashi First recorded win | United States |
| 2nd | Shane Layfield | United States |
| 3rd | Thomas Knowles | United States |
Official scores are unavailable.
Women's Bodybuilding - Heavyweight
| Place | Athlete | Country |
|---|---|---|
| 1st | Eleanor McCranie First recorded win | United States |
| 2nd | Cicely Brown | United States |
| 3rd | Melissa Marino | United States |
Official scores are unavailable.
Women's Bodybuilding - Lightweight
| Place | Athlete | Country |
|---|---|---|
| 1st | Karen Rose | United States |
| 2nd | Amy Roberson | United States |
| 3rd | Michelle Baker | United States |
| 4th | Kimberly Wiley | United States |
| 5th | Joyce Bivens | United States |
| 6th | April Brnabic | United States |
| 7th | Rome Erickson | United States |
Official scores are unavailable.
Women's Bodybuilding - Middleweight
No placement data
Placement data for this division has not been recorded.
Masters divisions
Age-graded classes, judged separately from the open divisions above.
Women's Bodybuilding - Masters
Only the winner of this division was recorded by the source. The full placings are not in the database.
| Place | Athlete | Country |
|---|---|---|
| 1st | Tami Wiggins First recorded win | United States |
Official scores are unavailable.
Other Divisions - Masters Men
No placement data
Placement data for this division has not been recorded.
Other Divisions - Masters 35+ Heavyweight Men
| Place | Athlete | Country |
|---|---|---|
| 1st | Scott Ledford First recorded win | United States |
| 2nd | James Wharton | United States |
| 3rd | Christopher Host | United States |
Official scores are unavailable.
Other Divisions - Masters 35+ Lightweight Men
| Place | Athlete | Country |
|---|---|---|
| 1st | Robert Hutchinson First recorded win | United States |
| 2nd | Walter Zucker | United States |
| 3rd | Keith Rakestraw | United States |
| 4th | Roland Bobb | United States |
| 5th | Curtis Jones | United States |
| 6th | Mike Bridges | United States |
| 7th | John Gore | United States |
Official scores are unavailable.
Other Divisions - Masters 35+ Middleweight Men
| Place | Athlete | Country |
|---|---|---|
| 1st | Jerry Taylor First recorded win | United States |
| 2nd | Kenneth Rollins | United States |
| 3rd | Barry Goforth | United States |
| 4th | Luis Correa (2) | United States |
| 5th | Ricky Parks | United States |
| 6th | Bill Jones | United States |
Official scores are unavailable.
Other Divisions - Masters 50+ Heavyweight Men
Only the winner of this division was recorded by the source. The full placings are not in the database.
| Place | Athlete | Country |
|---|---|---|
| 1st | Charles H Mathews | United States |
Official scores are unavailable.
Other Divisions - Masters 50+ Lightweight Men
| Place | Athlete | Country |
|---|---|---|
| 1st | Mike Tolbert Title defense, 2nd win here | United States |
| 2nd | Carl McInroy | United States |
| 3rd | Richard Butler (1) (2) | United States |
| 4th | Gene Wokee | United States |
Official scores are unavailable.
Other Divisions - Masters 50+ Middleweight Men
Only the winner of this division was recorded by the source. The full placings are not in the database.
| Place | Athlete | Country |
|---|---|---|
| 1st | Tony O'Conner | United States |
Official scores are unavailable.
Complete Results updated June 30, 2026 Source: MuscleMemory
This edition in context
- Competitors
- 80
- Divisions
- 20
- Size rank
- 1 of 17
The biggest edition on record, across 17 we hold.
Past winners of this event
| Year | Winner | Division |
|---|---|---|
| 2013 | Susan Metternich | Bodybuilding |
| 2008 | Jane Davis | Bodybuilding |
The placings as recorded, and nothing past them
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