The 60th edition of the Mr. Olympia concluded at Resorts World Theater in Las Vegas, NV, on Saturday, Oct. 12, 2024. This was the main event of the 2024 Olympia weekend.
Samson Dauda was awarded his first Olympia title and the richest prize in the sport’s history: $600,000. It is the first time the Olympia title returns to the UK since Dorian Yates held the Sandow trophy in 1997.
Hadi Choopan maintained his position from 2023 as the runner-up. Derek Lunsford, who won it all last year, fell to third place.
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2024 Mr. Olympia Finals
This was a two-day show, with pre-judging on Friday, Oct. 11, and the finals a day later. The 15 athletes who advanced from pre-judging entered the main stage for head judge Steve Weinberger’s direction for numerical comparisons. The judges scored competitive callouts to determine the finishing order.
First Callout
Martin Fitzwater
Hunter Labrada
Hadi Choopan
Samson Dauda
Derek Lunsford
Chinedu Obiekea (Andrew Jacked)
Second Callout
Jon Delarosa
Brandon Curry
William Bonac
Rafael Brandao
John Jewett
Akim Williams
Third Callout
Theo Leguerrier
Bruno Santos
Mohamed Foda
Fourth Callout
Brandon Curry
Akim Williams
Hunter Labrada
Chinedu Obiekea (Andrew Jacked)
William Bonac
Rafael Brandao
Fifth Callout
Hadi Choopan
Martin Fitzwater
Derek Lunsford
Samson Dauda
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Weinberger alternated between having Hadi Choopan, Martin Fitzwater, Derek Lunsford, and Samson Dauda in the middle, including Hunter Labrada and Andrew Jacked.
Those four middle athletes returned four callouts later for multiple rounds of additional posing comparisons. Before the winner was announced, fans voted Dauda as the People’s Champion. He received a championship belt and trophy.
2024 Mr. Olympia Results
Samson Dauda — $600,000
Hadi Choopan — $250,000
Derek Lunsford
Martin Fitzwater
Chinedu Obiekea (Andrew Jacked)
If you missed any of the action from the 2024 Olympia Weekend, you can check out all of BarBend’s Olympia coverage, which has included all 11 pro divisions as well as the 2024 Amateur Olympia competitions.
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