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Samson Dauda Is the New 2024 Mr. Olympia

Samson Dauda Is the New 2024 Mr. Olympia

[html]Bodybuilding history was made on Saturday, October 12 th , 2024 when Samson Dauda stood center stage as the 19 th man to win bodybuilding’s biggest title – the Mr. Olympia. Dauda was one of 15 Men’s Open co*petitors posing down in Resorts World Theater in Las Vegas, NV as the main event of the […]
                              

Bodybuilding history was made on Saturday, October 12 th , 2024 when Samson Dauda

stood center stage as the 19 th man to win bodybuilding’s biggest title – the Mr. Olympia.

Dauda was one of 15 Men’s Open co*petitors posing down in Resorts World Theater in

Las Vegas, NV as the main event of the 2024 Joe Weider Olympia Fitness and

Performance Weekend, and his win capped a historic weekend in the sport of

bodybuilding.


Hadi Choopan finished second for the second consecutive year, and 2023

Olympia champion Derek Lunsford ended the contest in third place.


Dauda has etched his name into immortality in more ways than one. Aside from being

the 19th champion in the contest’s 60-year history, he is also the first Nigerian champion

ever. He is also the third non-American to hold the title since 2019. The other two are

Choopan and two-time winner Mamdouh “Big Ramy” Elssbiay. Dauda also holds the

second Golden Sandow in recognition of the 60th edition of the Mr. Olympia. The first

was given to Phil Heath, who won the 50th edition.


The new champion also earned the single biggest purse in bodybuilding history. Prior to the

announcement, Olympia owner Jake Wood came onto the stage and announced that he

was awarding $600,000 to the winner. No co*petitor had ever received more than

$400,000 for a single-contest win. The 2025 Arnold Classic was set to be the new

benchmark with $500,000 before Wood’s announcement,


Rounding out the top five were fourth-place finisher Martin Fitzwater, who was making

his Olympia debut, and Andrew Jacked in fifth place.


Dauda is now qualified for the Olympia for life, and he was overco*e with emotion after

the announcement, receiving several hugs and congratulations from his fellow

co*petitors. Prior to this weekend, he had never finished higher than third place.


To catch up on all the action from the 2024 Olympia, go to www,mrolympia.c**, or

check out the rest of our coverage here on Muscle & Fitness.




 


 


 

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