Kevin Nee (born August 21, 1985) is an American professional

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athlete.

Biography

Born in

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, Nee began his strength training at the age of 14. As a high school student at Hopedale High School in

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, he began competing in the teenage level Strongman competitions. He won the teenage heavyweight division of 2002 USA Teenage Strongman. Nee has competed in five of the

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championships. In 2005, he competed in the tournament held in

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; at the age of 20, he made history as the second youngest competitor ever to compete in this annual sports event. Nee also competed in the 2006 World's Strongest Man championship in

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, China, but did not make it to the final round of competition. In 2007, at the World's Strongest Man championship held in

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, Nee finished in eighth place. He has also competed in the annual World's Strongest Man Super Series Competition at

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, where he finished fifth in 2006 and second in 2007. While he was still competing as an amateur strongman, Nee was featured in a 2005 episode of the

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: I Want the Perfect Body 2''. It was in the same episode that it was mentioned he was named the Strongest Teen in the United States. In 2007, ''

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'' magazine named him among the world's “25 Fittest Men”.“1 Mighty Goal: World’s Strongest Man,” ''Arizona Republic'', September 16, 2007
/ref> The 6'2, 295-pound Nee, who has a degree in supply chain management from

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, resides in the Boston, MA area.

Competition record

* 2005 ** 7. - Super Series 2005: Mohegan Sun ** 9. - Pan-American Strongman 2005 * 2006 ** 7. - FitExpo Strongman 2006 ** 7. - Ironman Strongman 2006 ** 5. - Super Series 2006: Mohegan Sun ** 4. - America's Strongest Man 2006 ** 7. - World Strongman Cup Federation 2006: Grodzisk Mazowiecki Kevin Nee2

* 2007 ** 5. - Polish Grand Prix ** 2. - All-American Strongman Challenge 2007 ** 2. - Super Series 2007: Mohegan Sun ** 6. - Super Series 2007: Venice Beach ** 4. - World Strongman Cup Federation 2007: Dartford ** 8. - World's Strongest Man 2007, United States * 2008 ** 7. - Super Series 2008: New York ** 5. - Super Series 2008: Viking Power Challenge * 2009 ** 5. - All-American Strongman Challenge 2009 ** 5. - Giants Live 2009: Stavanger ** 11. - Super Series 2009: Bucharest ** 4. - Giants Live 2009: Malbork *2010 **10. - Strongman Champions League 2010 Ireland *2011 **3. - Asian World Cup Kevin Nee Yoke Walk

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Nee, Kevin 1985 births Living people American strength athletes Arizona State University alumni People from Hopedale, Massachusetts Sportspeople from Worcester County, Massachusetts