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Article: WWF sees a winner in Henry

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July 31, 1996
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OK, maybe Mark Henry didn't win the weightlifting gold medal Tuesday. Maybe he didn't win any medal at all. Maybe he didn't even come close and maybe he didn't even finish the competition. So what? He is going on to bigger things.

And when a man who weighs in at 407 pounds goes on to bigger things, your first thought is "Great Wall of China?"

No, Mark Henry, American Olympian, heaviest Olympian in history, is going to become Mark Henry, professional wrestler, member of the World Wrestling Federation (WWF). He will be billed there as "Mark Henry, the world's strongest man."

This might not be a completely accurate description. Based on the Olympic super-heavyweight competition in the ...

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