- Kevin Nee
Kevin Nee (born
August 21 1985 ) is an American professional Strongman athlete. He is notable as being the youngest person to reach the finals in theWorld's Strongest Man championships. [ [http://www.milforddailynews.com/archive/x897250300 “Year in Review - Weird Stories of 2006,” Milford Daily News, December 25, 2006] ]Born in
Framingham, Massachusetts , Nee began strength training at the age of 14. As a high school student at Hopedale High School in Hopedale, he began competing in the teenage level Strongman competitions. He won the teenage heavyweight division of 2002 USA Teenage Strongman, which earned him coverage inSports Illustrated 's “Faces in the News” column. [“Faces in the News,” "Sports Illustrated", February 3, 2003]To date, Nee has competed in three of the World's Strongest Man championships. In 2005, he competed in the tournament held in
Chengdu, China ; at the age of 20, he made history as the youngest competitor ever to gain a spot amongst the finalists in this annual sports event. [ [http://cmassinsider.com/index.php?op=story&sid=138 “Local Star Makes it Big as Strong Man,” Central Massachusetts Sports Insider, February 10, 2006] ]Nee also competed in the 2006 World's Strongest Man championship in
Sanya ,China . In both the Chengdu and Sanya tournaments, Nee did not make it to the final round of competition. In 2007, at the World's Strongest Man championship held inLong Beach, California , Nee made it to the final round and finished in sixth place. He has also competed in the annual World's Strongest Man Super Series Competition atMohegan Sun inUncasville, Connecticut , where he finished fifth in 2006 and second in 2007. [ [http://www.boston.com/ae/sidekick/insidekick/2007/05/worlds_stronges.html “World’s Strongest Man Competitors,” "Boston Globe", May 18, 2007] ]While he was training for the 2005 World's Strongest Man championship, Nee was featured in a 2005 episode of the
MTV reality show "True Life : I Want the Perfect Body 2". [ [http://www.mtv.com/ontv/#/ontv/dyn/truelife/episode/episode.jhtml?episodeId=90405 MTV “True Life”] ] It was in the same episode that it was mentioned he was named the Strongest Teen in the United States. In 2007, "Men's Fitness " magazine named him among the world's “25 Fittest Men”, in the company ofNew England Patriots quarterback Tom Brady ,Los Angeles Galaxy soccer starDavid Beckham , and entertainersMatt Damon andJustin Timberlake . [ [http://www.strengthworksgym.com/Articles/AZ_republic_Kevin_Nee.htm “1 Mighty Goal: World’s Strongest Man,” "Arizona Republic", September 16, 2007] ]The 6'1, 260-pound Nee, who has a degree in supply chain management from
Arizona State University , resides in thePhoenix, Arizona area.References
External links
* [http://www.kevinneestrongman.net Official web site]
*myspace|93710089
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