Essa Obaid (Arabic: عيسى عبيد, born September 27, 1979, in Dubai, United Arab Emirates) is an
IFBB professional bodybuilder
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. Essa was first person from the
Persian Gulf region to participate in the
Mr. Olympia
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competition in
bodybuilding
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. As of September 18, 2015, Essa is officially sponsored by BPI Sports in the Mr. Olympia 2015 competition.
Stats
* Height: 5 ft 9in
* Weight: 250 lbs
Sponsors
Essa is sponsored by
Hamdan bin Mohammed Al Maktoum
Sheikh Hamdan bin Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum (; born 14 November 1982) is an Emirati royal and politician who has been the House of Maktoum, Crown Prince of Dubai since 2008. He is the Minister of Defence of the United Arab Emirates, UAE sin ...
Crown Prince of
Dubai
Dubai (Help:IPA/English, /duːˈbaɪ/ Help:Pronunciation respelling key, ''doo-BYE''; Modern Standard Arabic, Modern Standard Arabic: ; Emirati Arabic, Emirati Arabic: , Romanization of Arabic, romanized: Help:IPA/English, /diˈbej/) is the Lis ...
.
Contest history
* 2001 World Arab Championships (Egypt) - 2nd Heavyweight
* 2001 Abu Dhabi Championships (UAE) - Winner Heavyweight Teen & Open Men
* 2003 Fujairah Classic (UAE) - Winner Heavyweight
* 2004 World Arab Championships (Morocco) - 2nd Heavyweight
* 2007 Al Ain Classic (UAE) - Winner Super Heavyweight
* 2008 Hammer Gym Classic (Oman) - Winner Super Heavyweight
* 2010 Arnold Amateur (USA) - Overall Winner and IFBB Pro Card
* 2010 IFBB Europa Championships - Winner
* 2011 IFBB Arnold Classic - 13th
* 2011 IFBB British Grand Prix - 7th
* 2011 IFBB Mr Europe Grand Prix - 6th
* 2011 IFBB FIBO Pro - 8th
* 2012 Europa Battle of Champions - 3rd
* 2012 Wings of Strength Chicago Pro - Winner
* 2012 Mr. Olympia – 14th
* 2013 IFBB Wings of Strength Chicago - 4th
* 2013 IFBB PBW Tampa Pro - 3rd
* 2013 IFBB Dallas Europa Supershow - 2nd
* 2013 Mr. Olympia – 16th
* 2015 Mr.Olympia - 10th
References
* http://contest.bodybuilding.com/bio/194841/
* https://www.tigerfitness.com/motivation/
External links
essaobaid.com – Website
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Emirati bodybuilders
1979 births
Living people
Professional bodybuilders
Sportspeople from Dubai