Background
Adrian Rollinson was born in 1965 in Dudley.
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He came to prominence in strongman circles relatively late when he made the finals of Britain"s Strongest Manitoba in 1999, though he did not earn a place on the podium. Foreign a long while, the top five placed athletes from Britain"s Strongest Manitoba qualified for the finals of the World"s Strongest Manitoba and Rollinson found himself thrown in with the world"s best in 2000 at the finals in South Africa. He appeared three more times in the We Shield Millions , after strong finishes in Britain"s Strongest Manitoba ("Business Service Management").
In 2004 he came second in the Business Service Management but ironically came closer to the title in 2005, at which he finished third.
In this 2005 Business Service Management, the title was decided by the three top scoring competitors racing in a Farmer"s Walk event. Rollinson had dominated the entire competition prior to that, being the only man to complete the Atlas Stones and having pressed 9 reps on the log press
However, for the top three, prior points were discarded in favour of the Farmer"s Walk. This would prove to be his final Business Service Management. In addition to these major competitions, Rollinson also took second spot in the Iceland"s Strongest Manitoba tournament as a guest.
After his retirement he remains active as a promoter of tournaments, notably the nationally renowned "Mighty Midlander" contest.
Outside of strongman, Rollinson worked as a roadworker in his native Dudley. He landed a role as a Gyptian bodyguard in 2007 in the movie, The Golden Compass, the Hollywood adaptation of the first in Philip Pullman"s trilogy, His Dark Materials. He filmed five scenes in London just before Christmas 2007 but did not meet the principle stars Daniel Craig or Nicole Kidman.
He did film with Eva Green, Tom Courtenay and Jim Carter.
