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Mark Henry
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American professional wrestler and weightlifter
Film & TV
Silsbee, Texas, USA
Mark Henry is an American powerlifter, Olympic weightlifter, strongman, and professional wrestler who is currently signed to WWE. He was two times an Olympian in 1992 and 1996 and a Silver, Gold and Bronze Medalist at the Pan American Games in 1995. As a powerlifter, he was drug-free World Champion (1995) and a two-time U.S. National Champion (1995 and 1997) as well as an all-time raw world…
Known for
- Countdown to TNA Genesis 2025 — Mark Henry2025
- WWE Evolution 2025 — Mark Henry2025
- TMZ Presents: The Real Hulk Hogan — Self2025
- Saturday Night's Main Event - John Cena's Final Match — Mark Henry2025
- Angle — Self2023
- ROH Final Battle 2023 - Zero Hour — Mark Henry2023
- Hey! (EW) — Mark Henry2022
- The Commissioner of Power — Himself2021
- AEW Double or Nothing 2021 — Mark Henry2021
- Meeting Stone Cold — Mark Henry2021
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Key facts
- Born
- Mark Jerrold Henry , ( 1971-06-12 ) June 12, 1971 (age 54) , Silsbee, Texas , U.S.
- Family
- Kevin Henry (cousin)
- Ring name s
- Mark Henry , Markswoggle
- Billed height
- 6 ft 4 in (193 cm)
- Billed weight
- 360 lb (163 kg)
- Billed from
- Silsbee, Texas
- Trained by
- Leo Burke , Tom Prichard
- Debut
- September 21, 1996
- Retired
- April 27, 2018
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Given name
- Mark
- Family name
- Henry
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- United States
- Place of birth
- Silsbee
- Spouse
- Khaled Youssef
- Award
- WWE Hall of Fame
- Participant in
- 1992 Summer Olympics
- Country for sport
- United States
- Official website
- markhenry.live
- Image
- WHCmarkHenry.jpg
- Height
- 191
- Number of children
- 2
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- Commons category
- Mark Henry
- date of birth
- 1971-06-12
- start of work period
- 1996-09-22
- social media followers
- 1312521
- nickname
- The World's Strongest Man
- medical condition
- dyslexia
- name in native language
- Mark Henry
- end of work period
- 2000-04-18
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Encyclopedic overview
Mark Jerrold Henry (born June 12, 1971) is an American former powerlifter, Olympic weightlifter, strongman, and retired professional wrestler currently signed to WWE under a Legends contract.
Henry is a two-time Olympian (1992 and 1996) and a gold, silver, and bronze medalist at the Pan American Games in 1995. As a powerlifter, he was WDFPF World Champion (1995) and a two-time U.S. National Champion (1995 and 1997) and once held an American record in the deadlift. He still holds the WDFPF world records in the squat, deadlift and total.
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Mark Henry” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.