Dayo Audi
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Ekundayo Audifferen, better known as Dayo Audi, is a Nigerian-born British bodybuilder.[1][2][3] He is a former NABBA International Mr World and won the WBBF Mr Universe title in 2008.[1][2] He has lived in Doncaster, England.[4]
Early life and education
[edit]Audifferen grew up in Lagos, Nigeria, with an older brother and younger sister.[5] In 1982, he moved to the UK for postgraduate studies in politics at the University of Aberdeen.[1][3] His PhD thesis focused on the role of the Organisation of African Unity in regional conflict management.[3] He later told The Daily Telegraph that he got into the sport of bodybuilding by chance.[1]
Career
[edit]In 1996, Audi took the NABBA Overall Mr Britain title.[6] He went on to finish third in Men's Class 1 at the 1996 NABBA Mr Universe competition, only one point behind Sergei Ogorodnikov in second.[7] By 1997, he was regarded as one of the top bodybuilders in the UK.[8][1]
In August 2003, Audi competed at the Masters Olympia in the United States, representing England, and placed 11th.[9] In 2008, he took the World Body Building Federation (WBBF) Overall Mr Universe title.[2]
Dayo organised the 2009 England's Strongest Man event which took place in May at the Doncaster Dome.[10]
References
[edit]- ^ a b c d e Hughes, Simon (6 October 1997). "BODYBUILDING: Turning temple of the body into a construction site – All pumped up as mounds of muscle swell in quest for stardom as Mr Universe". The Daily Telegraph. ProQuest 316916123. Retrieved 10 July 2025.
- ^ a b c "MR. UNIVERSE". World Fitness Federation/World Body Building Federation. Retrieved 10 July 2025.
- ^ a b c "The O.A.U. and Crisis Diplomacy: A Study in Regional Conflict Management". Biafran War Database. December 1987. Retrieved 11 July 2025.
- ^ "Bradford: Country's top body-builders due to muscle in for top show". Telegraph & Argus. Bradford, West Yorkshire. 15 January 1996. Retrieved 10 July 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ Archibong, Maurice (9 November 2011). "Omodele Ayo Audifferen 1964–2011 R.I.P". Maurice Archibong Travels. Retrieved 11 July 2025.
- ^ "1996 NABBA MR & MISS BRITAIN - Results". GMV Productions. Retrieved 11 July 2025.
- ^ "1996 NABBA Universe: The Men – The Show". GMV Productions. Retrieved 11 July 2025.
- ^ "Audi's great bodywork". Lincolnshire Echo. 3 April 1997. Retrieved 10 July 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ Schmaltz, Jim (November 2003). "Groulx and unusual: with big names absent, Claude Groulx easily dominates the Masters Olympia". Flex. Vol. 21, no. 9. Retrieved 10 July 2025 – via Gale General OneFile.
- ^ Strossen, Randall J. (26 May 2009). "Terry Hollands Wins England's Strongest Man". IronMind. Retrieved 11 July 2025.