{"id":85367,"date":"2023-09-12T11:15:05","date_gmt":"2023-09-12T11:15:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/celebritytidings.com\/?p=85367"},"modified":"2023-09-12T11:15:05","modified_gmt":"2023-09-12T11:15:05","slug":"neil-currey-dead-at-34-bodybuilder-dies-just-one-year-after-competing-in-mr-olympia-former-coach-reveals-the-sun","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/celebritytidings.com\/sport\/neil-currey-dead-at-34-bodybuilder-dies-just-one-year-after-competing-in-mr-olympia-former-coach-reveals-the-sun\/","title":{"rendered":"Neil Currey 'dead' at 34: Bodybuilder 'dies' just one year after competing in Mr Olympia, former coach reveals | The Sun"},"content":{"rendered":"
MR Olympia star Neil Currey has died at the age of 34, his former mentor said.<\/p>\n
Fellow bodybuilding star Milos Sarcev, from Serbia, shared the tragic news in an Instagram tribute on Monday.<\/p>\n
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Sarcev described Currey\u2019s death as \u201cheartbreaking\u201d as he paid tribute online.<\/p>\n
He said: \u201cMy last\/best memory of him was this smiling face after he won New York Pro and fulfilled his lifetime dream of qualifying for the Mr. Olympia. <\/p>\n
"I am lost for words and filled with pain and sadness.\u201d<\/p>\n
No official cause of death has yet been released. <\/p>\n
Currey, who was born in the UK, qualified for the 2022 edition of Mr. Olympia and finished 16th<\/sup> in the Classic Physique category.<\/p>\n The bodybuilding ace has previously competed in the New York Pro and Puerto Rico Pro events. <\/p>\n He has also starred in bodybuilding competitions across Europe, Kuwait and Japan. <\/p>\n Currey's death came just six years after he made his bodybuilding debut. <\/p>\n <\/picture>TRAGIC END <\/span><\/p>\n <\/span><\/p>\n <\/picture>ENDER THE ROAD <\/span><\/p>\n <\/span><\/p>\n <\/picture>TODDLER TRAGEDY <\/span><\/p>\n <\/span><\/p>\n <\/picture>CUTTING EDGE <\/span><\/p>\n <\/span><\/p>\n Tributes have poured in online as news of Currey's death emerged. <\/p>\n Canadian bodybuilder Fouad Abiad said: "Very sad to hear the news today of Neil Currey's passing. <\/p>\n "His work ethic was second to none and he had so much potential that was still untapped."<\/p>\n Abiad said he "didn't really have much of a chance" to become close to Neil but said "his character" left an "impression."<\/p>\n The official Instagram account of RX Muscle said: "Stunned and beyond saddened by the tragic news that Neil Currey has passed away at the young age of 34. <\/p>\n "We pass our most sincere and deepest condolences to Neil's family, friends and to all of his friends around the world."<\/p>\n Currey's death comes just days after the iconic bodybuilding star Lisa Lyon died following a battle with stomach cancer.<\/p>\nMost read in Sport<\/h2>\n
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