Mark Philippi Biography
Mark Philippi (born 21 March 1963) is an American world champion powerlifter and strongman competitor. Philippi is multiple entrants to the World’s Strongest Man competition and former holder of America’s Strongest Man title.
Mark Philippi Age
He was born on March 21, 1965, in Menomonee Falls, Wisconsin, United States of America, and is 54 years old.
Mark Philippi Nationality
He is an American national born in Menomonee Falls, Wisconsin, United States of America.
Mark Philippi Family
His wife is Tracey with whom he has four children (Marc, born 1993, McKayla born 1998, Zach born in 2001 and a fourth child born 2004).
Mark Philippi Sports Institute
He opened the Philippi Sports Institute Mark has written for and been featured in, Men’s Health, Men’s Fitness, Muscle and Fitness, Sports Illustrated, Las Vegas Life, Ironmind and Powerlifting USA and written or appeared in articles in Sports Illustrated, Men’s Health, Men’s Fitness and the New York Daily News.
In addition, he lectures on Coaching, Motivation, Strength Training, and Conditioning. For a number of years, he has also been an instructor and designer of the Academic Strength Curriculum at the University of Nevada, Las Vegas, Paradise, Nevada.
Mark Philippi Career
At a young age, he saw the early strongman competitions featuring his soon-to-be hero, Bill Kazmaier. He has stated that having seen Kazmaier on television he said to himself “I want to be like Bill.” A career in athletic events focused on strength including powerlifting and strength athletics followed.
After winning the title of America’s Strongest Man in 1997, he went on to represent his country in the 1997 World’s Strongest Man finals, the first of seven appearances. He made the final on 2 occasions, but his greatest success came in the World Muscle Power Championships where he placed in the top three on three consecutive occasions from 1997 to 1999.
His progress to become the best in the field was hindered by two major injuries that required extensive rehabilitation. In 1998, Philippi was severely injured at the 1998 World’s Strongest Man during the car flip event where he ruptured his patella tendon and also partially tore his biceps tendon when the car rolled back on him.
Surgery and a long rehabilitation followed but when he returned to strongman contests in 2000 he ruptured a patella tendon again. Philippi returned to competition in 2001 and placed third in America’s Strongest Man contest.
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