Samson Dauda Is the New 2024 Mr. Olympia

Bodybuilding historical past was made on Saturday, October 12 th , 2024 when Samson Dauda
stood heart stage because the 19 th 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, NV 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 yr, and 2023
Olympia champion Derek Lunsford ended the competition in third place.

Dauda has etched his title into immortality in additional methods than one. Except for 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 “Massive 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 gained the fiftieth version.

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 acquired greater than
$400,000 for a single-contest win. The 2025 Arnold Traditional 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 is now certified for the Olympia for all times, and he was overcome with emotion after
the announcement, receiving a number of hugs and congratulations from his fellow
opponents. Previous to this weekend, he had by no means completed larger than third place.

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