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Samson Dauda is a Nigerian-British professional bodybuilder who is the reigning Mr. Olympia, after just recently winning the title in the 2024 Mr. Olympia competition, find out more about him below.
Although Dauda initially started out his sports career with rugby, he eventually discovered his passion for bodybuilding early on.
Who is bodybuilder Samson Dauda winner of 2024 Mr Olympia Classic Physique, bio, age, height, weight, wife, religion and net worth
Despite having thoughts of initial hesitation, Dauda took up bodybuilding with encouragement from his rugby peers.
Samson Dauda bio and age
Samson Dauda is a IFBB Pro bodybuilder who was born on March 11, 1992, in Nigeria, to parents Patrick and Helen Dauda in a Christian family. Shortly after his birth, Samson Dauda and his family moved to the United Kingdom and now currently resides in the US. Samson is currently 32 years old, and also goes by the nickname “The Nigerian Lion”, owing to intimidating stature and appearance. Samson just recently won the Mr. Olympia 2024 title, which concluded yesterday, on October 13, 2024, in Las Vegas.
Height and weight
Samson Dauda stands at a height of 5 feet 11 inches, and roughly weighs around 275-330 Lbs.
Wife and children
Samson Dauda married his wife Marlena, just last year, in March 12, 2023. Besides from being his wife, Marlena also serves as his coach and takes care of his diet and exercise plans.
Samson Dauda career timeline
Samson started out as a former rugby player, and eventually started bodybuilding after his fellow rugby players encouraged him to do so. After starting out his training at a local gym, he eventually made his professional debut in April 2014. Despite entering the competition as a beginner, he ended up winning the first-place, launching his bodybuilding journey. After suffering a setback in 2015, he won the 8th place at the UK Amateur Olympia.
Dauda eventually gained prominence in 2017 after he won 5th place at the Arnold Classic Europe. This encouraged him to clinch 2nd place at the British Championships and earned two 1st place finishes at the Diamond Cup Rome. Dauda faced tough competition from 2018 to early 2021 at the international stage, placing at 5th or below.
However, he eventually secured first place at the pro show victory at EVLS Prague, in late 2021. Following the triumphant win, Samson entered the prestigious Mr. Olympia competition in 2022. Despite a finishing at just 6th place, he garnered a lot of attention and sparked conversations among pros and experts. The ‘Nigerian Lion’ eventually made a triumphant debut at the 2023 Arnold Classic, where he won and then secured a third-place finish at the Mr. Olympia 2023. He is now the reigning Mr. Olympia after winning the 2024 title just yesterday in Las Vegas.
Net worth
According to various sources, Samson Dauda has an estimated net worth of between $500,000 and $1 million.
Achievements and awards
Given below is a full list of Samson Dauda’s major achievements and awards:
- 2015 IFBB Amateur Olympia UK – 8th
- 2017 IFBB Arnold Classic Amateur Europe – 5th
- 2017 UKBBF British Championships – 2nd
- 2017 IFBB Amateur Diamond Cup Rome – 1st
- 2017 IFBB Amateur Diamond Cup Rome – 1st (Won the IFBB Pro card)
- 2018 EVLS Prague Showdown – 5th (Pro Debut – Men’s Open)
- 2018 George Farah Classic Pro Italy – 9th
- 2018 Romania Muscle Fest Pro – 11th
- 2019 British Grand Prix – 2nd
- 2019 Chicago Pro – 7th
- 2019 Vancouver Pro – 8th
- 2019 Portugal Pro – 5th
- 2020 Monsterzym Pro – 2nd
- 2020 Europa Pro – 5th
- 2020 British Grand Prix Pro – 6th
- 2021 Arnold Classic UK – 2nd
- 2021 Yamamoto Cup Pro – 3rd
- 2021 KO Pro Egypt – 3rd
- 2021 EVLS Prague Pro – 1st
- 2021 Romania Muscle Fest Pro – 2nd
- 2022 Arnold Classic – 4th
- 2022 Boston Pro – 4th
- 2022 Olympia – 6th
- 2023 Arnold Classic – 1st
- 2023 Mr. Olympia- 3rd
- 2023 Romanian Pro – 1st
- 2023 ELVS Prague Pro- 1st
Samson Dauda workout routine
Given below is Samson’s workout routine, which focuses on each muscle group:
Legs
- Kneeling Leg Curls and Lying Leg Curls (Superset)
- Linear Hack Squats and Leg Extensions (Superset)
- Leg Press
Back
- Wide Grip Neutral Pulldown
- Cable Row
- Rack Pull
- Hammer Strength Low Row
- Close Grip Lat Pulldown and Rope Pullover (Superset)
Arms
- Machine Preacher Curls
- Rope Triceps Pushdown
- Crossbody Dumbbell Hammer Curls
- Kneeling Close Grip Dip Press on Seated Leg Curls Machine
- Unilateral Cable Triceps Extensions with D-handles
Shoulders
- Smith Machine Seated Overhead Press
- Plate Lateral Raises
- Bent Over Seated Dumbbell Lateral Raises
- Barbell Upright Rows
- Reverse Pec Deck Flyes
- Unilateral Reverse Grip Cable Front Raise
Chest
- Smith Machine Incline Bench Press
- Machine Chest Press
- Pec Deck Flyes
Samson Dauda has an Instagram account with the handle @samson__dauda, where he has about 3,466 posts, and over 986K followers.