- Mark Higgins (athlete)
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Mark Higgins File:Mark Higgins.jpg Born Mark Higgins
May 16, 1963
EnglandResidence England Occupation Strongman Height 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) Weight 364 lb (165 kg) Competition record Strongman Competitor for 
United KingdomWorld Muscle Power Championships 2nd 1986 2nd 1990 World Strongman Challenge 1st 1989 1st 1990 World’s Strongest Team 1st 1987 2nd 1988 3rd 1989 Le Defi Mark Ten International 1st 1992 1st 1991 1st 1990 2nd 1987 3rd 1986 Competitor for EnglandBritain's Strongest Man 2nd 1988 British Muscle Power Championship 1st 1988, 1990-92 Mark Higgins (born on May 16, 1963)[1] was one of the world's leading strongman competitors, having won the World Strongman Challenge on two occasions, and was the British Muscle Power Champion on four occasions. Previously, he was an international discus thrower and had been a sailor and basketball player at a high level.
Sporting career
Mark was renowned as a great all-rounder. Mark Higgins threw the discus internationally for Great Britain. His best performance was a creditable 50.80m in a meet in Solihull on 13 Aug 1990, although this placed him well down the all-time British list.[1] In addition to this, he was an international basketball player, a champion powerlifter and was also selected to travel with the British sailing team to Australia for the America’s Cup.[2]
Standing at 6’9”, and weighing 364 pounds, Mark Higgins was the biggest international strongman produced by Britain. His competitive era ran concurrently with that of Jamie Reeves. Thus, despite attaining a career high of winning back-to-back World Strongman Challenge titles in 1989 and 1990, he was still considered Britain's number two man,[2] Jamie Reeves being the winner of the World's Strongest Man. Together, they were the runners-up in the World's Strongest Team competition of 1988, which he had previously won with Geoff Capes in 1987.
In addition he had podium finishes in the World Muscle Power Championships and was a multiple winner of the highly regarded Le Defi Mark Ten International.[3]
References
- ^ a b UNITED KINGDOM ALL-TIME LISTS - MEN , as at 31st December 2006, Compiled by Athletics Weekly
- ^ a b Dave Webster, The European Corner, IRON GAME HISTORY, VOLUME 1 NUMBER 1, FEBRUARY 1990
- ^ Strongman results at David Horne's world of grip
External links
Original – 1987 to 1998 1987: Geoff Capes • 1988: Riku Kiri • 1989: Mark Higgins • 1990: Mark Higgins • 1991: Riku Kiri • 1992: Jamie Reeves • 1993: Gerrit Badenhorst • 1994: Andreas Gudmundsson • 1995: Jouko Ahola • 1996: Nathan Jones • 1997: Magnus Ver Magnusson • 1998: Magnus Samuelsson
Beauty and the Beast – 1999 to 2003 1999: Jouko Ahola • 2000: Janne Virtanen • 2001: Magnus Samuelsson • 2002: Hugo Girard • 2003: Mariusz Pudzianowski
IFSA – 2007 2007: Žydrūnas Savickas
Categories:- 1963 births
- Living people
- English athletes
- English strength athletes
- British strength athletes
- British basketball players
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