{"id":30527,"date":"2026-10-01T02:32:03","date_gmt":"2026-10-01T02:32:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/worldbodybuildingnews.com\/?p=30527"},"modified":"2026-10-01T02:32:03","modified_gmt":"2026-10-01T02:32:03","slug":"former-terre-haute-resident-isu-student-derek-lunsford-places-third-in-mr-olympia-sports","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/worldbodybuildingnews.com\/?p=30527","title":{"rendered":"Former Terre Haute resident, ISU student Derek Lunsford places third in Mr. Olympia | Sports"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div id=\"article-body\" itemprop=\"articleBody\" false=\"\">\n                                <meta itemprop=\"isAccessibleForFree\" content=\"true\"\/><\/p>\n<div class=\"subscriber-preview\">\n<p>Former Terre Haute resident and Indiana State student Derek Lunsford placed third in the Men\u2019s Open division of the Mr. Olympia bodybuilding competition Saturday inside Orleans Arena at Las Vegas.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"subscriber-preview\">\n<p>A native of Petersburg, the 33-year-old Lunsford previously won Mr. Olympia in 2023 and 2025 and placed second in 2022. 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