Samir Bannout : “The Lion of Lebanon”
IFBB Mr. Olympia1983
Samir Bennout was born in Beirut, Lebanon. He was a Lebanese bodybuilder and actor, and holder of the title “Mr. Olympia” (1983). Samir began bodybuilding at a very young age and earned his first trophy the youngest participant in the 1974 Teenage Mr. Universe competition.
His Life Story......
- Samir Bannout was born 7th November 1955
- Place of Birth: Beirut, Lebanon.
- Height: 1.73m
- Winner of 1979 IFBB World Amateur Championships
IFBB Mr. Olympia in 1983
Samir Bannout was born in 1955, in Lebanon. His mother was a lawyer and civil rights activist and his father was an executive at the Cleveland Trust Company. Later Dickerson moved to New York City to study opera, acting and ballet at the American Academy of Dramatic Arts.
He started bodybuilding at a young age of 14 and later moved to the U.S following his bodybuilding dreams. He won the 1983 Mr. Olympia contest in Munich, Germany.
He was renowned for his incredibly developed lower back, which was immortalized as the “Lebanese Cedar”.
Samir was inducted into the IFBB Hall of Fame in 2002, joining such luminaries as Arnold Schwarzenegger, Sergio Oliva, and Larry Scott.
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