Orange County (CA) Classic 2002
Orange County (CA) Classic 2002 was held in Anaheim, CA, USA. The Men's Open Bodybuilding - Bantamweight title went to Jose Melendez.
- Year
- 2002
- Date
- Jan 1, 2002
- Location
- Anaheim, CA, USA
- Federation
- NPC
- Divisions
- 7
- Competitors
- 26
Results by Division
| Division | Winner | Runner-up |
|---|---|---|
| Men's Open Bodybuilding - Bantamweight | Jose Melendez | – |
| Men's Open Bodybuilding - Heavyweight | Lionel Brown | Steve Knisely |
| Men's Open Bodybuilding - Lightheavyweight | Zubevi Khalfani | Tres Warren Bennett |
| Men's Open Bodybuilding - Lightweight | Jesse Sabater | Edward Mitchell |
| Men's Open Bodybuilding - Middleweight | Tamer Wasfi | Ralph Gaxiola |
| Men's Open Bodybuilding - Superheavyweight | Brett Gunderson | Rokni Mirghavami |
| Men's Open Bodybuilding - Teen | Jon Stewart | Rob Montenegro |
Orange County (CA) Classic 2002
Orange County (CA) Classic 2002 was held in Anaheim, CA, USA. The Men's Open Bodybuilding - Bantamweight title went to Jose Melendez.
Defending BantamWeight champion Ronnie Mendiola, who won in 2000, did not return.
Orange County (CA) Classic 2002 contested 7 divisions across 26 athletes. Jose Melendez took Men's Open Bodybuilding - Bantamweight. 7 divisions crowned a champion; each is judged independently. No round scores were published for this event, so placings are shown without them.
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 | Jose Melendez First recorded win | United States |
Official scores are unavailable.
Men's Open Bodybuilding - Heavyweight
| Place | Athlete | Country |
|---|---|---|
| 1st | Lionel Brown First recorded win | United States |
| 2nd | Steve Knisely | United States |
| 3rd | Orlando Daniel | United States |
Official scores are unavailable.
Men's Open Bodybuilding - Lightheavyweight
| Place | Athlete | Country |
|---|---|---|
| 1st | Zubevi Khalfani First recorded win | United States |
| 2nd | Tres Warren Bennett | United States |
| 3rd | Gary Zamora | United States |
| 4th | Rami Haddad | United States |
| 5th | George Giraldo | United States |
Official scores are unavailable.
Men's Open Bodybuilding - Lightweight
| Place | Athlete | Country |
|---|---|---|
| 1st | Jesse Sabater First recorded win | United States |
| 2nd | Edward Mitchell | United States |
| 3rd | Louie Yu | United States |
Official scores are unavailable.
Men's Open Bodybuilding - Middleweight
| Place | Athlete | Country |
|---|---|---|
| 1st | Tamer Wasfi | United States |
| 2nd | Ralph Gaxiola | United States |
| 3rd | John Vasquez | United States |
| 4th | Ricardo Cibrian | United States |
| 5th | Billy Vickery | United States |
| 6th | Roderick Bentley | United States |
Official scores are unavailable.
Men's Open Bodybuilding - Superheavyweight
| Place | Athlete | Country |
|---|---|---|
| 1st | Brett Gunderson Title defense, 2nd win here | United States |
| 2nd | Rokni Mirghavami | United States |
| 3rd | Rafael Del Real | United States |
Official scores are unavailable.
Men's Open Bodybuilding - Teen
| Place | Athlete | Country |
|---|---|---|
| 1st | Jon Stewart First recorded win | United States |
| 2nd | Rob Montenegro | United States |
| 3rd | Dean Gerasimov | United States |
| 4th | Leon Jesmanowicz | United States |
| 5th | Marco Ramierez | United States |
Official scores are unavailable.
Complete Results updated June 29, 2026 Source: MuscleMemory
This edition in context
- Competitors
- 26
- Divisions
- 7
- Size rank
- 17 of 22
The biggest field since 2000.
Past winners of this event
| Year | Winner | Division |
|---|---|---|
| 2016 | Pamela Barwick | Physique |
| 2015 | Briana Hilton | Physique |
| 2012 | Jill Lundy | Bodybuilding |
| 2011 | Mona Krause | Bodybuilding |
| 2010 | Susan Mathison | Bodybuilding |
| 2009 | Nichole Zezima | 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.
- 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.