Shawn Rhoden

Born in Kingston, Jamaica, Rhoden migrated to the United States in 1990 and settled in Maryland.[4] He went through a period of alcohol addiction following the death of his father, Lloyd, in 2002 but overcame it with help from his friend Lenore Carroll.[5]

An aspiring soccer player in his early teens, Rhoden started bodybuilding in 1992[5] with inspiration from former a Mr. Universe, Yohnnie Shambourger, and, after an amateur career ruptured with several injuries and alcohol dependence,[5] won his IFBB Pro card by 2010.[4] He was the 11th at the 2011 Mr. Olympia (Mr. Olympia debut), 3rd at the 2012 Mr. Olympia and 4th at the 2013 Mr. Olympia competition. In 2014, Rhoden was third at the 2014 Mr. Olympia competition and third again at the 2015 Mr. Olympia. In 2016, he was second. In 2018, Rhoden became the new Mr. Olympia replacing Phil Heath. He is the oldest bodybuilder to win the title, at the age of 43 years, 5 months.

Rhoden was accused of sexually assaulting a female protege while he was visiting Salt Lake City, Utah, in October of 2018, shortly after his Mr. Olympia win. In July 2019, he was formally charged in the state of Utah with rape, object rape and sexual abuse.[6] It was alleged that Rhoden invited a married woman who he had been mentoring to his hotel room in Salt Lake, where the reported actions took place. The American Media LLC company, which is the organizing body for the Mr. Olympia contest, released a statement in July 2019 that Rhoden was banned from competing at the 2019 Mr. Olympia contest, as well as future competitions.[7] The governing body of the sport of bodybuilding and fitness the IFBB, released a statement in July 2019 through representative Jim Manion, that no actions would be taken against Rhoden until further information was gathered.[8][9]

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