Samson Dauda Wins $600K, CBum Retires, Truscott’s Comeback

For those who didn’t already know this previous weekend was the best weekend in bodybuilding and bodybuilding historical past. Try the total recap of the 2024 Olympia weekend, together with winners in all divisions.

 

2024 Olympia Outcomes: Samson Dauda Wins Mr. Olympia!

With 60 championships beneath its belt, the Olympia started a brand new decade destined to outdo its final. The spectacle placed on this yr was completely mind-blowing in particular person. The occasions had been electrical, the manufacturing worth was top-notch, and it unfold to all corners of the globe on Pay Per View and like wildfire on social media, tallying tens of tens of millions of views all over the place you regarded. Each athlete on that stage was actually in entrance of the world, making one of the jarring recollections they’ll ever have.

When the mud settled, Samson Dauda stood atop Mount Olympus with a verify for $600,000 in his hand and a Sandow trophy dipped in gold. The nineteenth man on Earth certified to name himself “Mr. Olympia,” a lot to the chagrin of the opposite three former Mr. Olympias within the contest who had been on the lookout for one other win.

However let’s face it, Hadi was off from the again, and his legs had been considerably smaller than final yr. And whereas Derek Lunsford has a again that belongs on an alien, the entrance of him was simply not as crisp as Hadi’s, particularly within the abs and pecs. Whilst you can argue all day lengthy about Hadi from the entrance and Derek from the again, Samson, at 100%, crushes each of them. And that’s precisely what occurred. So, props to quantity 19.

Basic Physique

And whereas Samson bought 600 Gs on the sixtieth anniversary, Chris Bumstead continued this symmetry by profitable his sixth Basic Physique Olympia title on the sixtieth. He additionally promised this was the final time we’d see him on stage. He thus introduced his retirement. Can’t blame him. Six in a row—that’s a stable dynasty. And he left an indelible mark on the game as the enduring iteration of the best. He’s arguably the Eugen Sandow of Basic Physique. I wouldn’t be shocked in the event that they make a statue of him and provides it to all the longer term winners. Sure, he’s that good. We’ll miss him.

Ms. Olympia

Talking of dynasties, Andrea Shaw picked up her fifth Ms. Olympia title, edging out her fierce rival Angela Yeo, who had beforehand defeated her on the 2024 Rising Phoenix contest simply seven weeks earlier.

212 Division

The 212 class was a repeat of final yr, with Keone Pearson beating Shaun Clarida once more. Keone is only a actually good illustration of this class. He may simply dominate this division for so long as he needs to.

Girls’s Physique

In Girls’s Physique, reigning champion Sarah Villegas returned to defend the title she regained final yr from Natalia Abraham Coelho, who took it from her in 2022. This yr, she fended her off as soon as once more, racking up her fourth Olympia Girls’s Physique title within the course of.

Different Divisions

Health

In Health, the large story was Missy Truscott coming again after a devastating knee damage final yr. She got here again like a champ and received her division. The highest three comply with:

• First Place – Missy Truscott ($50,000)
• Second Place – Jaclyn Baker ($20,000)
• Third Place – Taylor Learmont ($12,000)

Determine

• First Place – Cydney Gillon ($50,000)
• Second Place – Jessica Reyes Padilla ($20,000)
• Third Place – Lola Montez ($12,000)

Wellness

• First Place – Isabelle Nunes ($50,000)
• Second Place – Francielle Mattos ($20,000)
• Third Place – Eduarda Bezera ($12,000)

Bikini

• First Place – Lauralie Chapados ($50,000)
• Second Place – Ashley Kaltwasser ($20,000)
• Third Place – Jasmine Gonzalez ($12,000)

Males’s Physique

• First Place – Ryan Terry ($50,000)
• Second Place – Ali Bilal ($20,000)
• Third Place – Erin Banks ($12,000)

Wheelchair

• First Place – Harold Kelley
• Second Place – Kevin Secundino
• Third Place – Karol Milewski