- Mark Felix
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Mark Felix 
Born Mark Felix
April 17, 1966
GrenadaResidence England Occupation Strongman Height 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) Weight 294 pounds (133 kg) Competition record Strongman Competitor for GrenadaWorld's Strongest Man Qualified 2004 World's Strongest Man 4th 2006 World's Strongest Man 7th 2007 World's Strongest Man Qualified 2008 World's Strongest Man Qualified 2009 World's Strongest Man Qualified 2010 World's Strongest Man Arnold Strongman Classic 6th 2011 Giants Live 4th 2011 London IFSA World Team Championships 3rd 2005 IFSA World Team Championships Jon Pall Sigmarsson Classic 3rd 2010 All-American Strongman Challenge 2nd 2010 3rd 2011 Rolling Thunder Champion Rolling Thunder 2008 Champion Rolling Thunder 2009 Vice Grip Viking Challenge Champion 2011 Competitor for 
United KingdomWSM Super Series 3rd 2007 Mohegan Sun Grand Prix Europe's Strongest Man 4th 2008 Europe's Strongest Man 3rd 2010 Europe's Strongest Man Other Grand Prix & International Contests 2nd 2008 Ukraine Strongman Grand Prix Competitor for 
EnglandBritain's Strongest Man 2nd Britain's Strongest Man 2006 2nd Britain's Strongest Man 2007 3rd Britain's Strongest Man 2008 IFSA British Championships 1st IFSA British Championships 2005 England's Strongest Man 3rd England's Strongest Man 2004 IFSA England's Strongest Man 2nd IFSA England's Strongest Man 2005 
During the Europe's Strongest Man 2009 contest.
Mark Felix (born April 17, 1966 in Grenada[1]) is a strongman competitor and regular entrant to the World's Strongest Man competition. In winning the Rolling Thunder World Championships in 2008 and 2009, as well as holding the world record in the event, he is regarded as having a powerful grip.
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Early life
Mark Felix was born in 1966 in Grenada. At the age of 23 he moved to Great Harwood, Lancashire, England.[2] He was a dedicated body builder and turned his attention to strongman competitions in 2003 at the age of 37, comparatively late in relation to other strength athletes.[2]
Strongman career
Having turned his attention to strength athletics, Mark Felix turned pro within a year when the IFSA Strongman professional team was launched in 2004.[3] He had come third in England's Strongest Man in 2004, and in 2005 he went on to come second to Eddy Elwood in the IFSA version of England's Strongest Man (England's Strongest Man (IFSA)). This led him to the IFSA British Championships which he won in 2005. Of the five events, Felix won three (Deadlift, Farmer’s Walk and Atlas Stones).[3] Aftwerwards Felix credited his victory to "Big hands, big heart"[3] Felix was invited to the IFSA World Team Championships in which he competed in the "World" team as a representative of Grenada. The team was placed third. From 2006, Felix turned his attention towards the more established strongman competitions that could lead to the World's Strongest Man ("WSM"), from which IFSA had parted company in 2004. In 2006 he placed second in the Britain's Strongest Man competition and this led to a place in the World's Strongest Man in which he came a highly respected fourth.[2] In 2007 he repeated his second place finish in Britain's Strongest Man but was disappointed with his seventh place finish in the 2007 WSM. In the same year he also finished third in the Mohegan Sun Grand Prix of the World's Strongest Man Super Series. In 2008 he came fourth in Europe's Strongest Man[2] and went on to finish third in Britain's Strongest Man, qualifying him for a third successive WSM final.[2] Felix has said "Every year I gain more experience and learn more about what I am capable of."[2]
In June 2009 Felix successfully defended his Rolling Thunder world championship title. He had previously won the championship in 2008 by breaking the world record for the event lifting a weight of 302 lb.[4]
Recently, Felix won the 2011 Vice Grip Viking Challenge[5] and placed third at the All-American Strongman Challenge[6] both taking place on Jan. 29, 30th 2011 at the LA Fitexpo.
Personal life
Felix continues to work as a self-employed plasterer out of season. He lives in Great Harwood with his wife Denny and three children.
References
- ^ WSM site
- ^ a b c d e f Lancashire Telegraph September 10 2008
- ^ a b c 20 June 2005 IFSA Strongman Press Release
- ^ Mark Felix Wins the 2009 IronMind Rolling Thunder World Championships
- ^ http://www.ironmind.com/ironmind/opencms/Articles/2011/Jan/Grip_Contest_at_FitExpo_Crushes_The_Competition.html
- ^ http://www.ironmind.com/ironmind/opencms/Articles/2011/Jan/Terry_Hollands_Wins_at_the_FitExpo_Strongman-Nick_Best_is_Second.html
Categories:- 1966 births
- English strength athletes
- British strength athletes
- Grenadian strength athletes
- People from Great Harwood
- Living people
- Grenadian emigrants to the United Kingdom
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