Silvio Samuel is an IFBB

International Federation of BodyBuilders

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 professional bodybuilder.

Biography

Silvio is a Brazil

Brazil

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ian native who went from amateur to pro, when he was discovered by MuscleGallery in 2005 and received pro status

Professional bodybuilding

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 in 2006. Silvio moved to Nigeria

Nigeria

Nigeria , officially the Federal Republic of Nigeria, is a federal constitutional republic comprising 36 states and its Federal Capital Territory, Abuja. The country is located in West Africa and shares land borders with the Republic of Benin in the west, Chad and Cameroon in the east, and Niger in...

 at a young age and joined the Nigerian national weightlifting team at age 14. Over the next few years he set powerlifting

Powerlifting

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 records for Nigeria and Africa

Africa

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 that still have not been broken.

Contest history

• World Championships 2002 - NAC, Medium, 1st
• World Championships 2002 - NAC, Overall Winner
• Universe 2003 - NAC, Medium, 1st
• Universe 2003 - NAC, Overall Winner
• World Championships - NAC, Medium, 1st
• World Championships - NAC, Overall Winner
• World Championships - WABBA, Short, 1st
• New York Pro Show IFBB 2006 14th
• Ironman Pro IFBB 2007, 4th
• Sacramento Pro IFBB 2007, 2nd
• Arnold Classic, Pro IFBB 2007, 6th
• New York Pro Show IFBB 2007, 5th
• Mr Olympia 2007, 7th
• Mr. Olympia 2008, 7th
• Mr. Olympia 2009, 12th (tie)

See also

• List of male professional bodybuilders
• List of female professional bodybuilders