{"id":27132,"date":"2026-08-17T16:52:48","date_gmt":"2026-08-17T16:52:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/worldbodybuildingnews.com\/?p=27132"},"modified":"2026-08-17T16:52:48","modified_gmt":"2026-08-17T16:52:48","slug":"bodybuilding-community-mourns-dwayne-king-q-quamina-following-sudden-passing-at-age-40","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/worldbodybuildingnews.com\/?p=27132","title":{"rendered":"Bodybuilding Community Mourns Dwayne &#8216;King Q&#8217; Quamina Following Sudden Passing at Age 40"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n<p>Tributes have been paid as Dwayne Quamina, the popular Open and 212 division bodybuilder known as \u201cKing Q,\u201d has passed away at just 40 years of age.<\/p>\n<h2>Dwayne Quamina\u2019s Bodybuilding Career Highlights &amp; Contest History<\/h2>\n<p>Quamina\u2019s list of accoladed span more than a decade, including victory at the NPC Emerald Cup and Empire Classic in 2024. In 2016, he won the NPC USA Championship, and one year later took home the IFBB Europa Pheonix trophy before switching from Open to the 212-pound division and earning tenth place at the 2018 Olympia final.<\/p>\n<p>King Q took some time away from the stage in 2020, but returned with a more active campaign in 2025, competing at the Chicago Pro and Atlanta Pro. In fact, Quamina was in action very recently, taking to the stage at the 2026 Atlanta Pro on August 9, 2026, finding a highly respectable sixth place. The cause of death was not immediately provided.<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<h2>Tributes Pour In From Bodybuilding Legends and Fellow IFBB Pros<\/h2>\n<p>\u201cSad to announce the passing of Dwayne Quamina,\u201d read a confirmed statement from the \u2018whoisthebestbodybuilder\u2019 Instagram channel. \u201cDwayne returned from retirement last year, having achieved a top ten finish at the 2018 Mr. Olympia. Rest in peace champion. The information comes from his closest relatives.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Top names in the industry, like British bodybuilder James Hollingshead were quick to share their shock. \u201cNo man, I was just with him last week,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cMy thoughts and prayers are for the family. Sincere condolences,\u201d added eight-time Ms Olympia, Lenda Murray. Patrick Moore also expressed his distress, noting that he\u2019d also seen him few a few days ago in Atlanta.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cSuch a positive personality,\u201d said IFBB Pro, Jayme Toyas. \u201cWorld lost a good one.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The 4:13 Fitness Center in El Centro, California has set up a GoFundMe page to support King Q\u2019s family at this tragic time. \u201cIf you spent any time here, you knew Dwayne,\u201d read an official post. \u201cDwayne Quamina aka \u2018King Q\u2019 was a father, husband, mentor, and friend to many. He was easily one of the strongest guys you\u2019d ever see in a weight room, and if you heard heavy plates slamming on the platform, you didn\u2019t even have to look because you knew it was him finishing a set. Just as distinct was his laugh, you\u2019d usually hear that infectious laugh of his, from across the gym floor.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Rest In Peace, King Q.<\/p>\n<p><strong>If you would like to make a donation and support the Quamina family, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.gofundme.com\/f\/dwayne-quamina\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">click here!<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p><br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.muscleandfitness.com\/flexonline\/flex-news\/bodybuilding-community-mourns-dwayne-king-q-quamina-following-sudden-passing-at-age-40\/\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Tributes have been paid as Dwayne Quamina, the popular Open and 212 division bodybuilder known as \u201cKing Q,\u201d has passed away at just 40 years of age. Dwayne Quamina\u2019s Bodybuilding Career Highlights &amp; Contest History Quamina\u2019s list of accoladed span more than a decade, including victory at the NPC Emerald Cup and Empire Classic in [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":27133,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"tdm_status":"","tdm_grid_status":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-27132","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-news"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v28.2 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>Bodybuilding Community Mourns Dwayne &#039;King Q&#039; Quamina Following Sudden Passing at Age 40 - World Bodybuilding News<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/worldbodybuildingnews.com\/?p=27132\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Bodybuilding Community Mourns Dwayne &#039;King Q&#039; Quamina Following Sudden Passing at Age 40 - World Bodybuilding News\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"Tributes have been paid as Dwayne Quamina, the popular Open and 212 division bodybuilder known as \u201cKing Q,\u201d has passed away at just 40 years of age. 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