Eddie Hall
Edward "Eddie" Hall (born 15 January 1988) is an English professional strongman, notable for being the only man to deadlift 500kg under strongman rules. He has also won on multiple occasions both the UK's Strongest Man and England's Strongest Man titles. He has also competed at the World's Strongest Man and is the current world record holder in the deadlift with straps.
Hall was born in Newcastle-under-Lyme, Staffordshire. In 2008, he began working as a mechanic in the garage at the Robert Wiseman Dairies site in Market Drayton, Shropshire. His boyhood dream was to play for his favourite soccer team Glasgow Rangers, but due to the early accolades he receivied as a young bodybuilder he focused his efforts elsewhere. He trained and competed as a bodybuilder and entered the strongman circuit, having done a strongman's camp at the Iceman gym in Stoke-on-Trent, Staffordshire. In 2010, Dave Meer of Tamworth, Staffordshire had to drop out of the England championships organised by Elite Strongman because of injury. He arranged for Hall to take his place and led to Hall making it into the 2010 finals, which he won on his first attempt by half a point.
Hall finished first at the UK's Strongest Man 2011 competition in Belfast, with Ken Nowicki in 2nd and Rich Smith in 3rd. His win was helped by Hall setting a new national record in the "Viking Hold", hanging on to 200 kg axles in each hand at full stretch for one minute and 18 seconds. Hall tore tendons in an arm during the competition, but was hopeful of a spot at the World's Strongest Man in September. However, his improved ranking could only guarantee a spot for 2012, and he did not compete at WSM in 2011.
Winning the UK title meant that Hall became the first choice to replace Jono MacFarlane of New Zealand in the Giants Live Melbourne event in February 2012, when the latter suffered a back injury. He placed fourth in his first taste of international competition. Later, in April 2012, he was invited to compete at Europe's Strongest Man, another Giants Live event. This was held at Headingley Carnegie Stadium, home of the Leeds Rhinos rugby league team and Hall found himself competing alongside six of the ten finalists from World's Strongest Man 2011, including two time World's Strongest Man, Zydrunas Savickas. Hall finished in eighth place.
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