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Natural Universe 2003

Natural Universe 2003 was held in USA. The Men's Open Bodybuilding - Medium title went to Philip Ricardo Jr.

Year
2003
Date
Jan 1, 2003
Location
USA
Federation
INBA
Divisions
21
Competitors
38

Results by Division

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Natural Universe 2003

2003 USA Dec 31, 2002

Natural Universe 2003 was held in USA. The Men's Open Bodybuilding - Medium title went to Philip Ricardo Jr.

Medium confidence Historical/community source Updated August 13, 2026 Accurate?

Defending Figure Short champion Stevie Lasenby, who won in 2002, did not return.

Top 3 Men's Open Bodybuilding - Medium

1st
Philip Ricardo Jr
United States
2nd
Stan Tautalanoa
United States
3rd
James Nanney
United States

Natural Universe 2003 contested 21 divisions across 38 athletes, 12 open and 9 age-restricted Masters. Philip Ricardo Jr took Men's Open Bodybuilding - Medium. 21 divisions crowned a champion; each is judged independently. No round scores were published for this event, so placings are shown without them.

Masters divisions 9

Men's Open Bodybuilding - Medium

Place Athlete Country
1st Philip Ricardo Jr United States
2nd Stan Tautalanoa United States
3rd James Nanney United States

Official scores are unavailable.

Men's Open Bodybuilding - Medium Tall

Place Athlete Country
1st Brad Walker First recorded win United States
2nd Ron Page United States
3rd Antonio Garcia United States

Official scores are unavailable.

Men's Open Bodybuilding - Pro

Place Athlete Country
1st Philip Ricardo Jr United States
2nd David Whittaker United States
3rd Larry Vinette United States

Official scores are unavailable.

Men's Open Bodybuilding - Short

Place Athlete Country
1st Troy Craig First recorded win United States
2nd Donovan Hartwell (2) United States
3rd Jason Fung United States

Official scores are unavailable.

Men's Open Bodybuilding - Tall

Place Athlete Country
1st Sammy Sisk First recorded win United States
2nd Alexander Denk United States
3rd Kirk Wilson United States

Official scores are unavailable.

Men's Open Bodybuilding - Teen

Place Athlete Country
1st Tee Popoola First recorded win United States
2nd Don Fowler United States
3rd Brad Gwinn United States

Official scores are unavailable.

Women's Bodybuilding - Pro

Only the winner of this division was recorded by the source. The full placings are not in the database.

Place Athlete Country
1st Vita Fulton Title defense, 3rd win here United States

Official scores are unavailable.

Women's Bodybuilding - Short

Place Athlete Country
1st Valerie Hernandez First recorded win United States
2nd Debbie Thompson United States
3rd Tamiko Shibata (2) United States

Official scores are unavailable.

Women's Bodybuilding - Tall

Place Athlete Country
1st Lana King First recorded win United States
3rd Karen Machura United States

Official scores are unavailable.

Women's Bodybuilding - Teen

Only the winner of this division was recorded by the source. The full placings are not in the database.

Place Athlete Country
1st Alonna Creveling First recorded win United States

Official scores are unavailable.

Women's Figure

Place Athlete Country
1st Lana King United States
2nd Vita Fulton United States
3rd Ann Clouse United States

Official scores are unavailable.

Men's Wheelchair

Place Athlete Country
1st Paul O'Brien First recorded win United States
2nd Ron Miner United States
3rd Jim Chadwell United States

Official scores are unavailable.

Masters divisions

Age-graded classes, judged separately from the open divisions above.

Women's Bodybuilding - Grand Masters

Place Athlete Country
1st Renee Young First recorded win United States
2nd Ruby Carter-Pikes United States

Official scores are unavailable.

Women's Bodybuilding - Masters

Place Athlete Country
1st Debbie Thompson First recorded win United States
2nd Cheryl Zwarkowski United States

Official scores are unavailable.

Women's Bodybuilding - Masters 35+

Place Athlete Country
1st Karen Machura First recorded win United States
2nd Sharon Mould United States

Official scores are unavailable.

Women's Figure - Masters

Place Athlete Country
1st Renee Young United States
2nd Ruby Carter-Pikes United States

Official scores are unavailable.

Other Divisions - Grand Masters Men

Only the winner of this division was recorded by the source. The full placings are not in the database.

Place Athlete Country
1st Ron Mango United States

Official scores are unavailable.

Other Divisions - Masters 35+ Men

Place Athlete Country
1st Donovan Hartwell (2) First recorded win United States
2nd Alexander Denk United States
3rd Michael Larry United States

Official scores are unavailable.

Other Divisions - Masters Short Men

Place Athlete Country
1st James Nanney First recorded win United States
2nd Mark Taylor United States
3rd Charles Banks United States

Official scores are unavailable.

Other Divisions - Masters Tall Men

Place Athlete Country
1st Brad Walker United States
2nd Kirk Wilson United States
3rd Ron Page United States

Official scores are unavailable.

Other Divisions - Ultra Grand Masters Men

Place Athlete Country
1st Paul Devine First Natural Universe title United States
2nd Ron Suich United States

Official scores are unavailable.

Complete Results updated June 11, 2026 Source: MuscleMemory

This edition in context

Competitors
38
Divisions
21
Size rank
10 of 15

The biggest field since 2002.

Past winners of this event

Winner of the headline division for each edition of this event on record.
Year Winner Division
2014 Eileen Frock Bodybuilding
2012 Laurie Ellis Bodybuilding
2010 Jody Curtis Bodybuilding
2008 Lucy Hermans Bodybuilding
2007 Claire Payken Figure
2006 Magdalena Wilk Figure Short
2005 Daysi Rippon Figure
2004 Lana King Figure
2003 Lana King Figure
1982 Renee Rossier Open

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  • 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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