Samson Dauda
Updated: 12/10/2025, 4:41:11 PM Wikipedia source
Samson Dauda (born 11 March 1986) is a British-French professional bodybuilder who competes in the men's open bodybuilding division in the IFBB Pro League. He is the winner of the 2024 Mr. Olympia competition.
Infobox
Nickname
The Nigerian Lion
Born
(1986-03-11) 11 March 1986 (age 39)Lagos, Nigeria
Height
5 ft 11 in (180 cm)
Weight
275 lb (125 kg)–330 lb (150 kg)
Pro-debut
mw- li , li EVLS Prague Showdown2018
Best win
IFBB Mr. Olympia2024
Predecessor
Derek Lunsford
Successor
Derek Lunsford
Tables
· External links
| Preceded byDerek Lunsford | Mr. Olympia 2024 | Succeeded byDerek Lunsford |
References
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- Punch Newspapershttps://punchng.com/nigerian-born-dauda-wins-2024-mr-olympia-takes-home-600000/
- Generation Iron Fitness & Strength Sports Networkhttps://generationiron.com/samson-dauda-profile/
- Business Dayhttps://businessday.ng/news/article/road-to-gold-samson-daudas-journey-to-mr-olympia-2024/
- IFBBhttps://ifbb.com/ifbb-diamond-cup-rome-discovered-new-pro-elite-athletes/
- Bleacher Reporthttps://bleacherreport.com/articles/10139179-mr-olympia-2024-results-final-info-for-samson-dauda-hadi-choopan-and-top-stars
- Muscle & Fitnesshttps://www.muscleandfitness.com/flexonline/flex-news/samson-dauda-is-the-new-2024-mr-olympia/
- Vanguardhttps://www.vanguardngr.com/2024/10/meet-samson-dauda-first-nigerian-athlete-to-win-mr-olympia/
- BarBendhttps://barbend.com/samson-dauda-coach-milos-sarcev-part-ways/
- www.musclememory.comhttps://www.musclememory.com/show.php?a=Dauda,+Samson
- risingmuscle.comhttps://risingmuscle.com/official-results-of-the-2015-amateur-olympia-uk/
- Fitness Volthttps://fitnessvolt.com/samson-dauda-profile/
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- Fitness Volthttps://fitnessvolt.com/ifbb-2019-british-grand-prix-results/#:~:text=Nathan%20De%20Asha%20made%20a,and%20he%20pulls%20the%20win.
- NPC News Onlinehttps://contests.npcnewsonline.com/contests/2019/ifbb_wings_of_strength_chicago_pro/
- Fitness Volthttps://fitnessvolt.com/portugal-pro-2019-results/
- NPC News Onlinehttps://contests.npcnewsonline.com/contests/2019/ifbb_vancouver_pro
- NPC News Onlinehttps://contests.npcnewsonline.com/contests/2020/ifbb_british_grand_prix
- NPC News Onlinehttps://contests.npcnewsonline.com/contests/2020/ifbb_europa_pro_championships
- NPC News Onlinehttps://contests.npcnewsonline.com/contests/2020/ifbb_monsterzym_pro
- NPC News Onlinehttps://contests.npcnewsonline.com/contests/2021/ifbb_romania_muscle_fest_pro
- Fitness Volthttps://fitnessvolt.com/2021-evls-prague-pro-results/
- Generation Iron Fitness & Strength Sports Networkhttps://generationiron.com/2021-ko-pro-egypt-results/
- NPC News Onlinehttps://contests.npcnewsonline.com/contests/2021/ifbb_yamamoto_cup_pro
- Bodybuilding.comhttps://www.bodybuilding.com/content/arnold-classic-2022-results.html
- NPC News Onlinehttps://contests.npcnewsonline.com/contests/2021/ifbb_arnold_classic_united_kingdom
- NPC News Onlinehttps://contests.npcnewsonline.com/contests/2022/ifbb_boston_pro/
- BarBendhttps://barbend.com/2022-mr-olympia-scorecards/
- mrolympia.comhttps://mrolympia.com/results
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- Fitness Volthttps://fitnessvolt.com/2023-evls-prague-pro-results/
- BarBendhttps://barbend.com/hadi-choopan-wins-the-2024-arnold-classic/
- Tehran Timeshttps://www.tehrantimes.com/news/496314/Hadi-Choopan-wins-2024-Arnold-Classic-UK
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- BarBendhttps://barbend.com/arnold-classic-results/