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Bodybuilding Mom Dead Weeks After Competing in Mr. Olympia

Marianne von Gierke, 40, died Wednesday just two weeks after competing at Mr. Olympia, Chile’s bodybuilding federation announced. The pro bodybuilder finished 13th in the women’s physique category at the sport’s top event, her second appearance following a 16th-place showing…