2018 Mr. Olympia winner passes away after a checkered career due to alcohol addiction and sexual harassment allegation
- The oldest Mr. Olympia winner, Shawn Rhoden, has lost his life at age 46 due to a heart attack.
- The Jamaican- born bodybuilder had a turbulent life after the death of his father, although he claimed that he had overcome his alcoholism.
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The bodybuilder Shawn Rhoden has died at age 46 from a heart attack. Whoever was Mr. Olympia’s oldest champion (he won the 2018 edition at 43 years and 5 months) has passed away, as confirmed by his coach, Chris Aceto, and promoter Dan Solomon .
Shawn Rhoden turned to bodybuilding after trying soccer without luck. He had come to the United States as a teenager from his native Jamaica when he sought a niche in the sport. In 1992, he began training and began to climb positions that were only held back by his injuries.
However, Shawn Rhoden’s sports career was marked by tragedy. When he was starting to excel in some competitions, his father passed away and he went into a spiral of addiction to alcohol .
After overcoming his problems with alcohol, he returned to the bodybuilding catwalks in 2010. His rise was spectacular since he debuted in Mr. Olympia in 2011 with an eleventh place and the following year he already rose to the podium as third. . He always managed to stay among the best.
He beat the unbeatable Phil Heath in 2018 and also became the oldest winner of the contest. In addition, he signed a historic page in bodybuilding because at 43 years and five months he was crowned in the highest competition in the world of muscles. He was the oldest winner.
However, his success fell apart because a year later he was accused of having sexually harassed a bodybuilder in a hotel in the dates before his title as Mr. Olympia. His wife divorced after hearing the rape accusation and the organization of the circuit prohibited him from participating in any competition again until the trial was resolved.
With the news of his death, it has been several rivals from the world of bodybuilding who have shared their condolences with the family and relatives of Shawn Rhoden.
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