Terry Hollands
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| Born |
Terry Hollands 6 June 1979 Dartford, Kent, England, United Kingdom |
| Residence | England |
| Nationality |
 British
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| Occupation | Strongman |
| Height | 1.99 m (6 ft 6 1⁄2 in) |
| Weight | 180 kg (400 lb) |
| Website | https://terry-hollands.com/ |
Terry Hollands (born 6 June 1979) is a British strongman competitor, Britain's Strongest Man and England's Strongest Man winner, he is a competitor at the World's Strongest Man and Europe's Strongest Man competitions.
Terry Hollands was born in 1979 in Dartford, Kent having a birth weight of 12 lbs 14oz. He was a keen sportsman in his childhood and teens, playing Judo and Rugby Union. However, despite sport being a big part of his life, he did not start serious gym training until he was 22 in order to help his rugby, and he typically focused on endurance training.
In 2004 he contracted a leg infection and on his return to the gym he focused on strongman training. His training schedule has been described as "ferociously unforgiving" and he has espoused the benefits of visualisation techniques saying "you can't get by without it."
Hollands career as a strongman began in 2005, coming second at the 2005 England's Strongest Man and first at the 2005 UK's Strongest Man contests.
In 2006 he lost his UK title to Glenn Ross but turned his attention to the Britain's Strongest Man competition.
In 2006 Hollands qualified for the 2006 World's Strongest Man competition, although he did not qualify for the finals. In 2007 he took the title of Britain's Strongest Man and went on to finish third at the 2007 World's Strongest Man, the first time a British competitor had achieved a top 3 place in over 10 years.
The 2008 Britain's Strongest Man saw Hollands conceding his title to Jimmy Marku, coming second overall. However, in the 2008 World's Strongest Man contest he still made the final coming second in his qualifying heat. In the final he placed last out of the ten finalists.
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