Previously, he was an international discus thrower and had been a sailor and basketball player at a high level.
[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.
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.