The 2002

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competition and part of Joe Weider's Olympia Fitness & Performance Weekend 2002 was held on October 18, 2002, at the Mandalay Bay Arena in

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. It was the 23rd Ms. Olympia competition held. Other events at the exhibition include the

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and Fitness Olympia contests.

Prize money

*Overall - $20,000 * 1st (Lightweight (LW)) - $10,000 * 1st (Heavyweight (HW)) - $10,000 * 2nd (LW) - $6,000 * 2nd (HW) - $6,000 * 3rd (LW) - $4,000 * 3rd (HW) - $4,000 * 4th (LW) - $3,000 * 4th (HW) - $3,000 * 5th (LW) - $2,000 * 5th (HW) - $2,000 Total: $70,000

Rounds

* Round 1 (

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Round): Judging the overall balance and proportion of contestants' physiques. * Round 2 ( Muscularity/Conditioning Round): Focused on muscle size, definition, and conditioning, emphasizing leanness and muscle separation. * Round 3 (Compulsory Poses Round): Contestants performed mandatory poses to showcase specific muscle groups. * Round 4 (

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Round): A final posedown where the top contestants directly compared their physiques for the judges.

Results

Scorecard

Comparison to previous Olympia results: *+1 - Lenda Murray *-1 - Iris Kyle *-1 - Vickie Gates *-1 - Yaxeni Oriquen-Garcia *-2 - Dayana Cadeau *+4 - Nancy Lewis *+2 - Valentina Chepiga *+5 - Fannie Barrios *+4 - Angela Debatin *-3 - Laura Creavalle

Attended

*13th Ms. Olympia attended - Laura Creavalle *9th Ms. Olympia attended - Lenda Murray *7th Ms. Olympia attended - Vickie Gates *6th Ms. Olympia attended - Juliette Bergmann *5th Ms. Olympia attended - Valentina Chepiga, Nancy Lewis, and Yaxeni Oriquen-Garcia *4th Ms. Olympia attended - Iris Kyle *3rd Ms. Olympia attended - Dayana Cadeau *2nd Ms. Olympia attended - Fannie Barrios and Angela DeBatin *1st Ms. Olympia attended - Sophie Duquette, Susanne Niederhauser, Beth Roberts, and Betty Viana *Previous year Olympia attendees who did not attend – Renee Casella,

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, and Joanna Thomas

Notable events

* Lenda Murray comes back after a four-year hiatus to win her 7th overall and heavyweight Ms. Olympia title, thus surpassing

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's six overall Olympia wins. Juliette Bergmann wins her 2nd lightweight Ms. Olympia title. * This was Laura Creavalle last Olympia before her retirement.

2002 Ms. Olympia Qualified

References

External links

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