[en] High-spin states in ²⁰²Bi populated in the (α,5n) reaction were investigated by in-beam γ-ray and conversion electron spectroscopy. The 10^-state observed as isomeric with a half-life of 3.0 μs completes the systematics of the (νi^-1₁₃sub(/)₂,πh₉sub(/)₂)10^- excitations in the doubly odd Bi isotopes. A sequence of high-spin states built on the 10^-level is observed with spins up to I = 19. Two additional isomers with half-lives of 310 ns and 2 ns are found at approx. 2.6 MeV. The higher states are suggested to result from the coupling of a h₉sub(/)₂ proton to the known ²⁰¹Pb excitations. (orig.)