Former Olympian and World Heavyweight Champion, Mark Henry is coming to Shreveport this august for Geek’d Con. Mark Henry started his athletic career as a powerlifter at age 18, earning himself the name of World’s Strongest Teenager after setting world records for his age, that title would follow him into adulthood as the World’s Strongest Man. Henry would take part in the 1992 and 1996 Olympic Games, and won several medals in the Pan American Games, later retiring from weightlifting after suffering a back injury. Henry began his pro-wrestling career in 1996 and would go on to win the World Heavyweight Championship.