Mark Henry

For other people named Mark Henry, see Mark Henry (disambiguation).

Mark Henry
Henry in 2018
Birth nameMark Jerrold Henry
Born (1971-06-12) June 12, 1971 (age 53)[1]
Silsbee, Texas, U.S.[1]
Children2
FamilyKevin Henry (cousin)
Professional wrestling career
Ring name(s)Mark Henry[2]
Markswoggle[3]
Billed height6 ft 4 in (193 cm)[2]
Billed weight360 lb (163 kg)[2]
Billed fromSilsbee, Texas, U.S.[2]
Trained byLeo Burke[4]
Tom Prichard[5]
DebutSeptember 21, 1996[4][5]
RetiredApril 27, 2018
Medals and competitions
Men's Weightlifting
Representing  United States
Pan American Games[1][6][7][4]
Silver medal – second place Mar del Plata 1995 +108kg
Gold medal – first place Mar del Plata 1995 +108kg
Bronze medal – third place Mar del Plata 1995 +108kg
Strongman
Representing  United States
Arnold Strongman Classic
1st 2002 Arnold Strongman Classic
Powerlifting
Representing  United States
WDFPF World Powerlifting Championships[8]
1st 1995 +145kg
USAPL National Powerlifting Championships[8][9]
1st 1995 +145kg
1st 1997 +145kg
USPF National Powerlifting Championships[8]
2nd 1990 +125kg
International Junior Powerlifting Championships[1][10]
1st 1991 +125kg
Weightlifting
Representing  United States
NACAC Championships[4]
1st 1996 +108kg
U.S. National Weightlifting Championships[11][12]
4th 1991 +110kg
3rd 1992 +110kg
1st 1993 +108kg
1st 1994 +108kg
1st 1996 +108kg
USA Weightlifting American Open Championships[13][14]
2nd 1991 +110kg
1st 1992 +110kg
U.S. Olympic Festival Championships[1][12][15]
1st 1993 +108kg
1st 1994 +108kg
U.S. National Junior Weightlifting Championships[1][16]
1st 1991 +110kg

Mark Jerrold Henry[17] (born June 12, 1971)[4] is an American former powerlifter, retired professional wrestler, strongman, and Olympic weightlifter. He is best known for his 25-year career in WWE.

Henry is a two-time Olympian (1992 and 1996)[2][18] and a gold, silver, and bronze medalist at the Pan American Games in 1995.[4] As a powerlifter, he was WDFPF World Champion (1995)[8] and a two-time U.S. National Champion (1995[9] and 1997[8]) and once held an American record in the deadlift.[19] Currently, he still holds the WDFPF world records in the squat, deadlift and total.[20][21]

In weightlifting, Henry was a three-time U.S. National Weightlifting Champion (1993, 1994, 1996),[11] an American Open winner (1992),[14] a two-time U.S. Olympic Festival Champion (1993 and 1994)[1] and a NACAC champion (1996).[4] He held all three Senior US American weightlifting records in 1993–1997.[22]

In strongman, Henry won the inaugural Arnold Strongman Classic in 2002.[4]

Since joining the World Wrestling Federation (now WWE) in 1996, he became a one-time WWF European Champion and a two-time world champion, having held the ECW Championship in 2008,[23] and WWE's World Heavyweight Championship in 2011.[24] First winning the ECW Championship, he became only the fourth black world champion in WWE history (after The Rock, Booker T, and Bobby Lashley).

In April 2018, Henry was inducted into the WWE Hall of Fame Class of 2018.[25]

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  21. ^ "Men's Equipped World Powerlifting Records (WDFPF)". WDFPF. thedmilbournes.net. Archived from the original on September 2, 2012. Retrieved October 2, 2012.
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  23. ^ "History Of The European Championship – Mark Henry". World Wrestling Entertainment. August 23, 1999. Archived from the original on February 24, 2008. Retrieved February 25, 2008.
  24. ^ "Mark Henry def. Randy Orton (New World Heavyweight Champion)". World Wrestling Entertainment. September 18, 2011. Archived from the original on August 1, 2012. Retrieved September 20, 2011.
  25. ^ "Mark Henry to enter WWE Hall of Fame". Archived from the original on March 20, 2018. Retrieved March 19, 2018.