US Natural Championships 2002
US Natural Championships 2002 was held in USA. The Men's Open Bodybuilding - Heavyweight title went to Ace Chavis.
- Year
- 2002
- Date
- Jan 1, 2002
- Location
- USA
- Federation
- NGA
- Divisions
- 15
- Competitors
- 34
Results by Division
| Division | Winner | Runner-up |
|---|---|---|
| Men's Open Bodybuilding - Heavyweight | Ace Chavis | Lance Faimalie |
| Men's Open Bodybuilding - Lightheavyweight | Donell Smith | Omar Diskaruz |
| Men's Open Bodybuilding - Medium | Su Lee | – |
| Men's Open Bodybuilding - Middleweight | Marlon Bailey | Clifford Boyce Jr |
| Men's Open Bodybuilding - Short | Rodney Helaire | – |
| Men's Open Bodybuilding - Tall | Augie Cowan | – |
| Men's Open Bodybuilding - Teen | Josias Noel | Clay Linberger |
| Women's Bodybuilding | Kathy Jennings | – |
| Women's Bodybuilding - Heavyweight | Karen Joseph | Monica Grob |
| Women's Bodybuilding - Middleweight | Karen Taylor | Tangela Gillon |
| Women's Bodybuilding - Masters 35+ | Tangela Gillon | Rebecca Taylor |
| Women's Bodybuilding - Masters 45+ | Karen Joseph | Monica Grob |
| Other Divisions - Masters 35+ | Clifford Boyce Jr | Donell Smith |
| Other Divisions - Masters 45+ | Larry Mitchell | Louis Padilla |
| Other Divisions - Masters 55+ | Sam Bryant | Cees Penning |
US Natural Championships 2002
US Natural Championships 2002 was held in USA. The Men's Open Bodybuilding - Heavyweight title went to Ace Chavis.
Defending HeavyWeight champion John Clarke, who won in 2001, did not return.
Top 3 Men's Open Bodybuilding - Heavyweight
US Natural Championships 2002 contested 15 divisions across 34 athletes, 10 open and 5 age-restricted Masters. Ace Chavis took Men's Open Bodybuilding - Heavyweight. 15 divisions crowned a champion; each is judged independently. No round scores were published for this event, so placings are shown without them.
Masters divisions 5
Men's Open Bodybuilding - Heavyweight
| Place | Athlete | Country |
|---|---|---|
| 1st | Ace Chavis | United States |
| 2nd | Lance Faimalie | United States |
| 3rd | Paul Jessen | United States |
Official scores are unavailable.
Men's Open Bodybuilding - Lightheavyweight
| Place | Athlete | Country |
|---|---|---|
| 1st | Donell Smith First recorded win | United States |
| 2nd | Omar Diskaruz | United States |
| 3rd | Chris Filippelli | United States |
| 4th | John Wright | United States |
| 5th | Chris Bancroft | United States |
Official scores are unavailable.
Men's Open Bodybuilding - Medium
Only the winner of this division was recorded by the source. The full placings are not in the database.
| Place | Athlete | Country |
|---|---|---|
| 1st | Su Lee First recorded win | United States |
Official scores are unavailable.
Men's Open Bodybuilding - Middleweight
| Place | Athlete | Country |
|---|---|---|
| 1st | Marlon Bailey First recorded win | United States |
| 2nd | Clifford Boyce Jr | United States |
| 3rd | Roser Hernandez | United States |
| 4th | Jean Pierre Breil | United States |
| 5th | Antonio Holmes | United States |
Official scores are unavailable.
Men's Open Bodybuilding - Short
Only the winner of this division was recorded by the source. The full placings are not in the database.
| Place | Athlete | Country |
|---|---|---|
| 1st | Rodney Helaire First recorded win | United States |
Official scores are unavailable.
Men's Open Bodybuilding - Tall
Only the winner of this division was recorded by the source. The full placings are not in the database.
| Place | Athlete | Country |
|---|---|---|
| 1st | Augie Cowan First recorded win | United States |
Official scores are unavailable.
Men's Open Bodybuilding - Teen
| Place | Athlete | Country |
|---|---|---|
| 1st | Josias Noel First recorded win | United States |
| 2nd | Clay Linberger | United States |
Official scores are unavailable.
Women's Bodybuilding
Only the winner of this division was recorded by the source. The full placings are not in the database.
| Place | Athlete | Country |
|---|---|---|
| 1st | Kathy Jennings First recorded win | United States |
Official scores are unavailable.
Women's Bodybuilding - Heavyweight
| Place | Athlete | Country |
|---|---|---|
| 1st | Karen Joseph First recorded win | United States |
| 2nd | Monica Grob | United States |
| 3rd | Sherilyn Murray | United States |
Official scores are unavailable.
Women's Bodybuilding - Middleweight
| Place | Athlete | Country |
|---|---|---|
| 1st | Karen Taylor First recorded win | United States |
| 2nd | Tangela Gillon | United States |
| 3rd | Holmes | United States |
| 4th | Laudine Henson | United States |
Official scores are unavailable.
Masters divisions
Age-graded classes, judged separately from the open divisions above.
Women's Bodybuilding - Masters 35+
| Place | Athlete | Country |
|---|---|---|
| 1st | Tangela Gillon First recorded win | United States |
| 2nd | Rebecca Taylor | United States |
| 3rd | Laudine Henson | United States |
Official scores are unavailable.
Women's Bodybuilding - Masters 45+
| Place | Athlete | Country |
|---|---|---|
| 1st | Karen Joseph | United States |
| 2nd | Monica Grob | United States |
| 3rd | Sherilyn Murray | United States |
Official scores are unavailable.
Other Divisions - Masters 35+ Men
| Place | Athlete | Country |
|---|---|---|
| 1st | Clifford Boyce Jr | United States |
| 2nd | Donell Smith | United States |
| 3rd | Chris Filippelli | United States |
| 4th | John Wright | United States |
| 5th | Jean Pierre Breil | United States |
Official scores are unavailable.
Other Divisions - Masters 45+ Men
| Place | Athlete | Country |
|---|---|---|
| 1st | Larry Mitchell First recorded win | United States |
| 2nd | Louis Padilla | United States |
| 3rd | Lance Faimalie | United States |
| 4th | Michael Hamill | United States |
Official scores are unavailable.
Other Divisions - Masters 55+ Men
| Place | Athlete | Country |
|---|---|---|
| 1st | Sam Bryant | United States |
| 2nd | Cees Penning | United States |
| 3rd | Jim Graham | United States |
| 4th | Joe Tete | United States |
Official scores are unavailable.
Complete Results updated June 11, 2026 Source: MuscleMemory
This edition in context
- Competitors
- 34
- Divisions
- 15
- Size rank
- 2 of 12
Past winners of this event
| Year | Winner | Division |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | Amanda Costa | Physique |
| 2016 | Buttercup Mayer | Figure |
| 2012 | Tina King | Figure |
| 2007 | Niki Jones | Bodybuilding |
| 2005 | Chus Ebako | Figure |
| 2004 | Chantell Paskett | Open |
| 2003 | Suly Lewis | Open |
| 2002 | Kathy Jennings | Open |
The placings as recorded, and nothing past them
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