TOM Stoltman was the first ever Scot to win World’s Strongest Man, even defeatinghis brother Luke along the way.
Having , Tom will be hoping to defend it for the second time at the 2025 edition of the event.
Who is Tom Stoltman?
Tom ”;;The Albatross”;; Stoltmanis a professional strongman competitor and the current.
Born on May 30, 1994, in Invergordon in the Scottish Highlands, hethree times.
Tom began weight training in his local gym as a teenager, after being inspired byhis brother Luke’ssuccess as Scotland’s Strongest Man.
In 2020, he told theSunday Post: “I watched World’s Strongest Man onTVa few times when I was young, but I was more interested infootballat that point.
Just a bit of fun
“I started going to the gym at 16 with some mates, but it was just a bit of fun, nothing big.”;;
His older brother Luke decided to mentor Tom and guide him through training for strongman.
Tom said: “At 17, Luke took me under his wing and said we’d do it seriously.
“I’d got a buzz when I saw Luke competing in his first Scotland’s Strongest Man competition, so I thought I’d give it a go.
“There was a gym a half-hour from where we live that had all the kit. I got into it and loved it.”;;
Tomentered his first competition aged 18, winning Highlands’ Strongest Man.
He went on to become one of the most successful British athletes in thehistoryof thesport
, in both the Giants Live’s light set of Castle Stones (220 to 396lbs) and in lifting the heaviest Atlas Stone to date at 630lbs, as perGiants Live.
He is also a massive footballfan who supports.
Tom is married towife Sinead, whom he met when they were both just 17 at a local .
I take a lot more time than other people to get some things processed and I’m still kind of nervous about new things
Tom StoltmanThe National
Living with Autism
He has opened up about, which he was diagnosed with when he was five years old.
Tom, explaining to The National: “I still struggle with it sometimes.
“I take a lot more time than other people to get some things processed and I’m still kind of nervous about new things”;;.
World’s Strongest Man
Tom is one of seven men to have won the title of World’s Strongest Man three times or more.
He took home the title for the first time in 2021,.
In 2024, he completed his hat-trick.
The Highland Oak
is Tom’s older brother.
He was born in Invergordon on November 22, 1984, and is also a professionalstrongman.
At 6ft 3in and 353lbs, Luke is the smaller of the two, but just like Tom has enjoyed a hugely successful career.
Luke initially trained as abefore becoming more interested in strength training.
He entered and won a local deadlift competition in 2011 at the age of 27 — his first ever contest.
Luke then participated in the 2012 Highlands’ Strongest Man — part of the Inverness Highland Games — where he again placed first.
Luke has since wonEurope’s Strongest Man and the Giants Live World Tour Finals, as well as Scotland’s Strongest Man an astonishing five times.
He has also competed at theWorld’s Strongest Man on eight occasions, reaching the final on four of them.
Luke and Tom haveachannel,@StoltmanBrothers, in which they refer to themselves as “The World’s Strongest Brothers”;;.
They also run an online coaching service calledStoltman Strength Academy.
On top of Luke and Tom, there are three other Stoltmans siblings — Jodie, Nikki and Harry.
