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There have been many men that have laid claim as 'The Worlds Strongest Man', but none have been as impressive as former Olympic Weightlifter, winner of the inaugural 2002 Arnold Strongman Classic, and WWE World Champion Mark Henry.
Depending if you believe us - that Mark Henry was actually two little people standing on each other shoulders - or the real story, Mark Henry is one of the wildest competitors in strongman and wrestling history. Mark,s feats of strength including pulling 2 semi trucks and breaking the world record in the process, curling the 'impossible' Appollons Wheel three times, and holding the world record for combined lifts of snatch, clean&jerk, squat, bench press, and deadlift, totaling 3324.5 lbs (1507.9kgs) - all in drug tested competitions.
So chalk up your hands, tighten your liften belt, and standback in awe as we unpack the life, records, and greatness of the worlds strongest man, on our jounrey to find the wildest story from the world of sport.
References:
https://www.openpowerlifting.org/m/wdfpf/9501#markhenry1
https://strongmanarchives.com/viewContest.php?id=224
https://www.strongmanproject.com/features/27
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Olympic_weightlifting
https://www.wwe.com/superstars/mark-henry
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GlGyussD-jM
Presenters:
James Whybrow
Ben Whybrow
Carlin Sheaves
Cover art and Music:
Zoe Behrendt
By Wild World of SportThere have been many men that have laid claim as 'The Worlds Strongest Man', but none have been as impressive as former Olympic Weightlifter, winner of the inaugural 2002 Arnold Strongman Classic, and WWE World Champion Mark Henry.
Depending if you believe us - that Mark Henry was actually two little people standing on each other shoulders - or the real story, Mark Henry is one of the wildest competitors in strongman and wrestling history. Mark,s feats of strength including pulling 2 semi trucks and breaking the world record in the process, curling the 'impossible' Appollons Wheel three times, and holding the world record for combined lifts of snatch, clean&jerk, squat, bench press, and deadlift, totaling 3324.5 lbs (1507.9kgs) - all in drug tested competitions.
So chalk up your hands, tighten your liften belt, and standback in awe as we unpack the life, records, and greatness of the worlds strongest man, on our jounrey to find the wildest story from the world of sport.
References:
https://www.openpowerlifting.org/m/wdfpf/9501#markhenry1
https://strongmanarchives.com/viewContest.php?id=224
https://www.strongmanproject.com/features/27
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Olympic_weightlifting
https://www.wwe.com/superstars/mark-henry
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GlGyussD-jM
Presenters:
James Whybrow
Ben Whybrow
Carlin Sheaves
Cover art and Music:
Zoe Behrendt