US Armed Forces Championships 2002
US Armed Forces Championships 2002 was held in USA. The Men's Open Bodybuilding - Bantamweight title went to Carmelo Lopez.
- Year
- 2002
- Date
- Jan 1, 2002
- Location
- USA
- Federation
- NPC
- Divisions
- 10
- Competitors
- 36
Results by Division
| Division | Winner | Runner-up |
|---|---|---|
| Men's Open Bodybuilding - Bantamweight | Carmelo Lopez | Bruce Monroe |
| Men's Open Bodybuilding - Heavyweight | Neil Beauford | Sherman Wright |
| Men's Open Bodybuilding - Lightheavyweight | John Wilkins | Deswin Farmell |
| Men's Open Bodybuilding - Lightweight | Quentin Randolph | Richard LaCuesta |
| Men's Open Bodybuilding - Middleweight | Phillip Prestirino | Randy Watson (3) |
| Women's Bodybuilding - Heavyweight | Laura Sanders | Sandra Yelverton |
| Women's Bodybuilding - Lightweight | Patricia Watson | Tonia Joyner |
| Women's Bodybuilding - Middleweight | Brenda White | Yamasheka Young (2) |
| Women's Bodybuilding - Masters | Michelle Dingle | Angela Wynn-Brice |
| Other Divisions - Masters | Neil Beauford | John Myers |
US Armed Forces Championships 2002
US Armed Forces Championships 2002 was held in USA. The Men's Open Bodybuilding - Bantamweight title went to Carmelo Lopez.
Defending BantamWeight champion Kenya Harrison, who won in 2001, did not return.
Top 3 Men's Open Bodybuilding - Bantamweight
US Armed Forces Championships 2002 contested 10 divisions across 36 athletes, 8 open and 2 age-restricted Masters. Carmelo Lopez took Men's Open Bodybuilding - Bantamweight. 10 divisions crowned a champion; each is judged independently. No round scores were published for this event, so placings are shown without them.
Masters divisions 2
Men's Open Bodybuilding - Bantamweight
| Place | Athlete | Country |
|---|---|---|
| 1st | Carmelo Lopez 2nd win here | United States |
| 2nd | Bruce Monroe | United States |
| 3rd | Sheldon Griffin | United States |
| 4th | Billy Gilbert | United States |
| 5th | Jason Helms | United States |
Official scores are unavailable.
Men's Open Bodybuilding - Heavyweight
| Place | Athlete | Country |
|---|---|---|
| 1st | Neil Beauford Title defense, 4th win here | United States |
| 2nd | Sherman Wright | United States |
| 3rd | Robert Pearson | United States |
Official scores are unavailable.
Men's Open Bodybuilding - Lightheavyweight
| Place | Athlete | Country |
|---|---|---|
| 1st | John Wilkins First recorded win | United States |
| 2nd | Deswin Farmell | United States |
| 3rd | Franklin Massey | United States |
| 4th | James Hodgle | United States |
| 5th | Chris Plummer | United States |
Official scores are unavailable.
Men's Open Bodybuilding - Lightweight
| Place | Athlete | Country |
|---|---|---|
| 1st | Quentin Randolph Title defense, 2nd win here | United States |
| 2nd | Richard LaCuesta | United States |
| 3rd | Vincent Bentley | United States |
| 4th | Willie Evans | United States |
Official scores are unavailable.
Men's Open Bodybuilding - Middleweight
| Place | Athlete | Country |
|---|---|---|
| 1st | Phillip Prestirino First recorded win | United States |
| 2nd | Randy Watson (3) | United States |
| 3rd | Gregory Kerr | United States |
| 4th | David Lamyotte | United States |
| 5th | Jerry Carpenter | United States |
Official scores are unavailable.
Women's Bodybuilding - Heavyweight
| Place | Athlete | Country |
|---|---|---|
| 1st | Laura Sanders First recorded win | United States |
| 2nd | Sandra Yelverton | United States |
Official scores are unavailable.
Women's Bodybuilding - Lightweight
| Place | Athlete | Country |
|---|---|---|
| 1st | Patricia Watson First recorded win | United States |
| 2nd | Tonia Joyner | United States |
| 3rd | Sally Serkiz-Johnson | United States |
Official scores are unavailable.
Women's Bodybuilding - Middleweight
| Place | Athlete | Country |
|---|---|---|
| 1st | Brenda White | United States |
| 2nd | Yamasheka Young (2) | United States |
| 3rd | Michelle Dingle | United States |
| 4th | Mavis Brown | United States |
| 5th | Angela Wynn-Brice | United States |
Official scores are unavailable.
Masters divisions
Age-graded classes, judged separately from the open divisions above.
Women's Bodybuilding - Masters
| Place | Athlete | Country |
|---|---|---|
| 1st | Michelle Dingle First recorded win | United States |
| 2nd | Angela Wynn-Brice | United States |
| 3rd | Elizabeth Waterman | United States |
Official scores are unavailable.
Other Divisions - Masters Men
| Place | Athlete | Country |
|---|---|---|
| 1st | Neil Beauford | United States |
| 2nd | John Myers | United States |
| 3rd | Jay Bryant | United States |
| 4th | Michael Jacco | United States |
| 5th | Sherman Wright | United States |
Official scores are unavailable.
Complete Results updated June 11, 2026 Source: MuscleMemory
This edition in context
- Competitors
- 36
- Divisions
- 10
- Size rank
- 4 of 12
The biggest field since 2001.
Past winners of this event
| Year | Winner | Division |
|---|---|---|
| 2007 | Susan Salazar | Figure |
| 2006 | DeMaris Belanger | Open |
| 2005 | Kathryn Apostolina | Bodybuilding |
| 2004 | Ashalyn Porter | Open |
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.

