Bodybuilding historical past was made on Saturday, October 12, 2024 when Samson Dauda stood heart stage because the nineteenth man to win bodybuilding’s greatest title—the Mr. Olympia. Dauda was one among 15 Males’s Open opponents posing down in Resorts World Theater in Las Vegas as the primary occasion of the 2024 Joe Weider Olympia Health and Efficiency Weekend, and his win capped a historic weekend within the sport of bodybuilding.
Hadi Choopan completed second for the second consecutive 12 months, and 2023 Olympia champion Derek Lunsford ended the competition in third place.
Dauda has etched his title into immortality in additional methods than one. Other than being the nineteenth champion within the contest’s 60-year historical past, he’s additionally the primary Nigerian champion ever. He’s additionally the third non-American to carry the title since 2019. The opposite two are Choopan and two-time winner Mamdouh “Huge Ramy” Elssbiay. Dauda additionally holds the second Golden Sandow, in recognition of the sixtieth version of the Mr. Olympia. The primary was given to Phil Heath, who received the fiftieth version of the competitors.
The brand new champion additionally earned the only greatest purse in bodybuilding historical past. Previous to the announcement, Olympia proprietor Jake Wooden got here onto the stage and introduced that he was awarding $600,000 to the winner. No competitor had ever obtained greater than $400,000 for a single-contest win. The 2025 Arnold Basic was set to be the brand new benchmark with $500,000 earlier than Wooden’s announcement,
Rounding out the highest 5 have been fourth-place finisher Martin Fitzwater, who was making his Olympia debut, and Andrew Jacked in fifth place.
Dauda has now certified for the Olympia for all times. After his title was introduced, he was overcome with emotion, receiving a number of hugs and congratulations from his fellow opponents. Previous to this weekend, he had by no means completed increased than third place.
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