Japan Nationals 2002
Japan Nationals 2002 was held in Tokyo, Japan. The Men's Open Bodybuilding - Bantamweight title went to Noriaki Akazawa.
- Year
- 2002
- Location
- Tokyo, Japan
- Federation
- JBBF
- Divisions
- 7
- Competitors
- 21
Results by Division
Japan Nationals 2002 Results
Japan Nationals 2002 was held in Tokyo, Japan. The Men's Open Bodybuilding - Bantamweight title went to Noriaki Akazawa.
Defending BantamWeight champion Eiichi Ishikawa placed 2nd.
About this show
Men's Open Bodybuilding - Bantamweight, Men's Open Bodybuilding - Heavyweight, Men's Open Bodybuilding - Lightheavyweight, Men's Open Bodybuilding - Lightweight, Men's Open Bodybuilding - Middleweight and Men's Open Bodybuilding - Welterweight were contested at the Japan Nationals 2002 in Tokyo, Japan. 21 athletes competed.
Top 3 Men's Open Bodybuilding - Bantamweight
Men's Open Bodybuilding - Bantamweight
| Place | Athlete | Country |
|---|---|---|
| 1st | Noriaki Akazawa First recorded win | Japan |
| 2nd | Eiichi Ishikawa | Japan |
| 3rd | Kazumi Kokubo | Japan |
Official scores are unavailable.
Men's Open Bodybuilding - Heavyweight
| Place | Athlete | Country |
|---|---|---|
| 1st | Hiroshi Inoue Title defense, 3rd win here | Japan |
| 2nd | Eiji Hayashi | Japan |
| 3rd | Yuji Tadokoro | Japan |
Official scores are unavailable.
Men's Open Bodybuilding - Lightheavyweight
| Place | Athlete | Country |
|---|---|---|
| 1st | Koichi Aikawa 2nd win here | Japan |
| 2nd | Toshio Konuma | Japan |
| 3rd | Takayuki Naito | Japan |
Official scores are unavailable.
Men's Open Bodybuilding - Lightweight
| Place | Athlete | Country |
|---|---|---|
| 1st | Hiroshi Tsuda Title defense, 4th win here | Japan |
| 2nd | Takenobu Maekawa | Japan |
| 3rd | Hidetoshi Tanaka | Japan |
Official scores are unavailable.
Men's Open Bodybuilding - Middleweight
| Place | Athlete | Country |
|---|---|---|
| 1st | Makoto Tashiro Title defense, 3rd win here | Japan |
| 2nd | Koji Godo | Japan |
| 3rd | Yoshihiro Yano | Japan |
Official scores are unavailable.
Men's Open Bodybuilding - Middleweight
| Place | Athlete | Country |
|---|---|---|
| 1st | Hidetada Yamagishi Title defense, 2nd win here | Japan |
| 2nd | Katsuaki Nagahashi | Japan |
| 3rd | Yoshihiro Kaneko | Japan |
Official scores are unavailable.
Men's Open Bodybuilding - Welterweight
| Place | Athlete | Country |
|---|---|---|
| 1st | Toshihiko Hirota 4th win here | Japan |
| 2nd | Yukihiro Muramatsu | Japan |
| 3rd | Hiroichi Kobayashi | Japan |
Official scores are unavailable.
Complete Results updated March 12, 2026 Source: MuscleMemory
This edition in context
- Competitors
- 21
- Divisions
- 7
- Size rank
- 10 of 17
The placings as recorded, and nothing past them
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