Ekundayo Audifferen, better known as Dayo Audi, is a Nigerian-born British

bodybuilder Bodybuilding is the practice of progressive resistance exercise to build, control, and develop one's muscles via hypertrophy. An individual who engages in this activity is referred to as a bodybuilder. It is primarily undertaken for aesthetic ...

. He is a former NABBA International Mr World and won the

WBBF WBBF (1120 kHz, ''Hot 98.9'') is a commercial AM radio station in Buffalo, New York. It airs a contemporary hit radio format and is owned by Cumulus Media. The studios and offices are on James E. Casey Drive in Buffalo. WBBF broadcasts with a ...

Mr Universe title in 2008. He has lived in

Doncaster Doncaster ( ) is a city status in the United Kingdom, city in South Yorkshire, England. Named after the River Don, Yorkshire, River Don, it is the administrative centre of the City of Doncaster metropolitan borough, and is the second largest se ...

, England.

Early life and education

Audifferen grew up in

Lagos, Nigeria Lagos ( ; ), or Lagos City, is a large metropolitan city in southwestern Nigeria. With an upper population estimated above 21 million dwellers, it is the largest city in Nigeria, the most populous urban area on the African continent, and on ...

, with an older brother and younger sister. In 1982, he moved to the UK for postgraduate studies in politics at the

University of Aberdeen The University of Aberdeen (abbreviated ''Aberd.'' in List of post-nominal letters (United Kingdom), post-nominals; ) is a public university, public research university in Aberdeen, Scotland. It was founded in 1495 when William Elphinstone, Bis ...

. His PhD thesis focused on the role of the

Organisation of African Unity The Organisation of African Unity (OAU; , OUA) was an African intergovernmental organization established on 25 May 1963 in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, with 33 signatory governments. Some of the key aims of the OAU were to encourage political and ec ...

in regional conflict management. He later told ''

The Daily Telegraph ''The Daily Telegraph'', known online and elsewhere as ''The Telegraph'', is a British daily broadsheet conservative newspaper published in London by Telegraph Media Group and distributed in the United Kingdom and internationally. It was found ...

'' that he got into the sport of bodybuilding by chance.

Career

In 1996, Audi took the NABBA Overall Mr Britain title. 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. By 1997, he was regarded as one of the top bodybuilders in the UK. In August 2003, Audi competed at the Masters Olympia in the United States, representing England, and placed 11th. In 2008, he took the World Body Building Federation (WBBF) Overall Mr Universe title. Dayo organised the 2009 England's Strongest Man event which took place in May at the

Doncaster Dome The Dome Leisure Centre is an arena and leisure centre in Doncaster, England, commonly referred to as ''The Dome'' or ''Doncaster Dome''. It has a swimming complex, bars, a sports arena that is also used as an event venue and the United Kingdom ...

References

External links

Dayo Audi, NABBA Britain Finals 1996 – Men Overall Winner (YouTube)
{{DEFAULTSORT:Audi, Dayo Living people English male bodybuilders 1961 births Professional bodybuilders Place of birth missing (living people) Nigerian expatriates in England