Johnny Wade Perry Jr. (October 24, 1972 – November 21, 2002) was a professional strongman

Strength athletics

Strength athletics, more generally known as strongman competitions, is a sport which tests competitors' strength in a variety of different ways. Some of the disciplines are similar to those in powerlifting and some powerlifters have also successfully competed in strongman competitions...

 competitor from Zebulon

Zebulon

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, North Carolina

North Carolina

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. Perry is best known for finishing fourth in the finals in the 2002 World's Strongest Man

2002 World's Strongest Man

The 2002 World's Strongest Man was the 25th edition of World's Strongest Man and was won by Mariusz Pudzianowski from Poland. Zydrunas Savickas from Lithuania finished second, and Raimonds Bergmanis from Latvia came in third. The contest was held in Kuala Lampur, Malaysia.-Heat 1:-Heat 2:-Heat...

 competition.

Death

Just a few months after the 2002 World's Strongest Man contest, Perry died abruptly on November 21, 2002 from a cocaine

Cocaine

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 overdose and an enlarged heart. He was ranked the fourth in the world by the International Federation of Strength Athletes

International Federation of Strength Athletes

The International Federation of Strength Athletes was an international governing body for strongman competition...

at the time of his death.