When debating the strength athlete GOAT, we must include Mark Henry.
How special an athlete was Mark Henry (yes, the same Mark Henry from the WWE)? In Mark’s prime he was a 2-time Olympian. The same year he won a Gold Medal in the Pan Am games for Olympic Weightlifting, he also won the World Drug Free Powerlifting Federation (WDFPF) Gold medal (with the highest total of all time beating all equipped totals from every federation...and he was raw with knee wraps)
1995 is also the year he deadlifted 904 lbs (410 kg). In a day and age where records are lucky to last a year, this stood in any drug tested federation for over 20 years. He would also go on to win the Arnold Classic Strongman 2002 title beating the World’s Strongest Men.
We may never see another...enjoy
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