Essa Obaid (bodybuilder)

Essa Obaid
Essa Obaid
Bodybuilder
	Essa Obaid at Mr Olympia 2012.
Personal info
Born	September 27, 1979 (age 44); Dubai, United Arab Emirates
Height	5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)
Weight	250 lb (110 kg)
Professional career
Best win	2010 Arnold Amateur – 2010 IFBB Europa Championships - 2012 Wings of Strength Chicago Pro; 2010–2012;

Essa Obaid (Arabic: عيسى عبيد, born September 27, 1979, in Dubai, United Arab Emirates) is an IFBB professional bodybuilder. Essa was first person from the Persian Gulf region to participate in the Mr. Olympia competition in bodybuilding. As of September 18, 2015, Essa is officially sponsored by BPI Sports in the Mr. Olympia 2015 competition.

Stats[edit]

Height: 5 ft 9in
Weight: 250 lbs

Sponsors[edit]

Essa is sponsored by Hamdan bin Mohammed Al Maktoum Crown Prince of Dubai.

Contest history[edit]

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[edit]

http://contest.bodybuilding.com/bio/194841/ Archived 2011-04-07 at the Wayback Machine

https://www.tigerfitness.com/motivation/

External links[edit]

essaobaid.com Archived 2019-02-12 at the Wayback Machine – Website