Mark Henry

About Mark Henry

Before joining WWE, he was a national powerlifting champion who earned silver, gold, and bronze medals in the Pan American Games in 1995.

Mark Jerrold Henry is an American powerlifter, Olympic weightlifter, strongman, and retired professional wrestler, he is a two-time world champion in WWE and currently works for the company as a backstage producer. He is a two-time Olympian and a gold, silver, and bronze medalist at the Pan American Games in 1995. As a powerlifter, he was WDFPF World Champion and a two-time U.S. National Champion as well as an all-time raw world record holder in the squat and deadlift. Currently, he still holds the WDFPF world records in the squat, deadlift and total and the USAPL American record in the deadlift since 1995. He is credited for the biggest raw squat and raw powerlifting total ever performed by a drug tested athlete, regardless of weight class, as well as the greatest raw deadlift by an American citizen. In weightlifting, Henry was a three-time U.S. National Weightlifting Champion, an American Open winner, a two-time U.S. Olympic Festival Champion and a NACAC champion.

Ring name(s)	Mark Henry, Markswoggle
Birth name	Mark Jerrold Henry
Residence	Austin, Texas, U.S.
Debut	March 11, 1996
Children	2
Billed from	Silsbee, Texas
Trained by	Leo Burke, Tom Prichard
Born	June 12, 1971, Silsbee, Texas, U.S.
Spouse(s)	Jana Perry
Retired	October 26, 2017
Family	Kevin Henry (cousin)

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Trivia

He broke the WDFPF world records for the squat, the deadlift, and total weight and was a U.S. National Weightlifting Champion in 1993, 1994, and 1996.

Mark Henry before fame

Before moving to professional wrestling, he qualified for the 1992 and 1996 Olympic Games.

Achievement of Mark Henry

He was a U.S. National Weightlifting Champion in 1993, 1994, and 1996, breaking the WDFPF world records for the squat, deadlift, and total weight.

Salary 2020

Not known

Net Worth 2020

$4.5 Million

Mark Henry family life

With his wife Jana Henry, he had a son named Jacob and a daughter named Joanna. Kevin Henry, a former Pittsburgh Steelers defensive end, is his cousin.

Associations of Mark Henry

In 2011, he won his first World Heavyweight Championship by defeating Randy Orton.

Mark Henry Height, Weight & Physique Measurements

Weight	in kg - N/A
Height	188 cm
Eye Color	N/A
Hair Color	N/A

Facts about Mark Henry

• What was the start of his climb to the stardom?
Everything started with his performance at the Summer Olympics back in 1992. Mark Henry was a participant of the competitions in powerlifting. In three years, the man managed to earn three medals in this kind of sports at the Pan American Games.
• The manu2019s daily calorie content reaches 5,000.
• Andre de Giant is one of Marku2019s wrestling inspirations.
• At the high school, Mark Henry had played football until he got the strain of his wrist ligaments.
• When did he get interested in powerlifting?
Mark Henryu0027s passion for this kind of sports started during his school years. In 1990, Mark got the National High Scholl Powerlifting Championship.
• When did he ink the prolific deal with WWE?
Mark Henryu0027s success in weightlifting was noticed by WWE. It was in 1996 when the man signed the first contract with the promotion. His cooperation with WWE had lasted for about 21 years.
• In 2003, Mark Henry cooperated with Rodney Mack and Theodore Long.
• What big stars has he defeated?
It seems that no one can win in the match against Mark Henry. The giant defeated even such large men as Big Show, Shawn Michaels, Kane, and The Undertaker.
• In 2044, Mark Henry got a shoulder injury that forced him to take a break in wrestling.
• Mark is regarded as the heaviest powerlifter in the world.