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Shawn Rhoden 2018 in the competition for the title »Mr.
Olympia "
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The professional bodybuilder Shawn Rhoden is dead. The Jamaican, who was named "Mr.
Olympia «and was thus considered the king of bodybuilders, died on Saturday at the age of 46 of a heart attack.
This was confirmed by his trainer, Chris Aceto, on Instagram.
The competition for the title »Mr.
Olympia «is organized annually by the Bodybuilding Association (IFBB).
A win there is considered the highest honor in professional bodybuilding.
In 2018, Rhoden replaced Phil Heath as »Mr.
Olympia «, which had previously won seven times in a row.
Professional bodybuilding is considered a haven for doping.
The scene mainly works with anabolic steroids.
They can impair the functioning of the organs of the liver, kidneys and heart.
Depression is also associated with the remedies.
This does not only apply to professional athletes.
In Germany, for example, the trade in doping substances is booming.
Preparations for several hundred million euros are sold on the black market every year.
Most of it goes to: amateur athletes.
The cause of death in Shawn Rhoden has already become known.
But the autopsy is still pending.
Rhoden was charged with rape in 2019.
In 2018, shortly after his triumph at »Mr.
Olympia «abused a female bodybuilder in a hotel room in Utah.
In July 2019, Rhoden was convicted and charged with further »Mr.
Olympic "competitions excluded.
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