Mr. Olympia 2026 Results and Final Info for Nick Walker, Samson Dauda, Top Stars

Nick Walker has won Mr. Olympia for the first time, earning the Sandow Trophy and defeating three former champions along the way.

Walker was also named the People's Champion as well.

As noted by Terry Ramos of Bar Bend, Walker suffered a torn hamstring and injured calf while training for Mr. Olympia in 2023. He's gone through a long road just to get back to Vegas.

"After a year in which he faced doubts over whether he would even make it back to the Olympia stage, Nick Walker didn't just show up, he delivered the defining moment of his career," Rick Saleeby of Generation Iron wrote.

"Following Thursday's Olympia press conference, Walker said he had learned to shut out the critics, doubters, and online negativity that followed him throughout his road back to the stage. On Saturday night, he did more than shut them out. He silenced them."

Here's a look at the top five along with their prize money.

1st Place (Nick Walker): $600,000

2nd Place (Samson Dauda): $300,000

3rd Place (Derek Lunsford): $100,000

4th Place (Andrew Jacked): $40,000

5th Place (Tonio Burton): $30,000

The other finalists in the 10-man group were Michal Krizanek, Regan Grimes, James Hollingshead, Brandon Curry and Behrooz Tabani Abarghani.

Curry won Mr. Olympia in 2019. Lunsford is a two-time champion (2023 and 2025), and Dauda took home the honors in 2024.

The 32-year-old Walker took third in 2022, but he's now the gold medal winner.

Mr. Olympia highlights Joe Weider's Olympia fitness and bodybuilding weekend, which takes place in Las Vegas. Full results for all events can be found via Generation Iron.