Background
Eddie Hall was born in Newcastle-under-Lyme.
Eddie Hall was born in Newcastle-under-Lyme.
He has also competed at the World"s Strongest Manitoba and is the current world record holder in the deadlift with straps. He began working in the garage at the Market Drayton’s Robert Wiseman Dairies site as a mechanic from 2008. He trained and competed as a body-builder and entered the strongman circuit having done a strongman"s camp at the Iceman gym in Stoke-on-Trent.
In 2010 his fellow Staffordshire competitor, Dave Meer of Tamworth, had to drop out of the England championships organised by Elite Strongman because of injury.
Earning a place at the United Kingdom Strongest Manitoba 2011 competition in Belfast which ended with Eddie Hall as the United Kingdom’s Strongest Manitoba, with Ken Nowicki in 2nd and Rich Smith in 3rd. Hall tore tendons in an arm during the competition, but was hopeful of a spot at the World"s Strongest Manitoba in September.
However, his improved ranking could only guarantee a spot for 2012, and he did not compete at We Shield Millions in 2011. Winning the United Kingdom 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 Manitoba, 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 Manitoba 2011, including two time World"s Strongest Manitoba, Zydrunas Savickas. Hall finished in eighth place.
In April 2013, Hall failed to qualify for Europe"s Strongest Manitoba 2013.
However, he was given a second chance when Ervin Katona was forced to retire due to injury. Hall competed in his place and came in eighth place.
In April, Hall also featured on British Broadcasting Corporation One"s Watchdog programme, who enlisted his help to test even the strongest of drivers in specific circumstances. In 2012, Hall competed at the World"s Strongest Manitoba finals, but did not progress beyond his qualifying group.
Hall returned in 2013, winning two events in his heat but narrowly missing out on qualifying after a poor final event.
In 2014, Hall reached the final for the first time, coming second in the Squat Lift event and ultimately finishing 6th. He promptly broke his own record at the World Deadlift Championships 2015, with a 463 kilograms (1,021 pounds 729 st) deadlift. In 2015 he also finished 4th at the Worlds strongest man, an improvement of two places on the previous year.
In Competition:
Bench Press – 300 kg (670 lb)
Deadlift with straps – 463kg (102074 lb) – World record
Long Bar Deadlift with straps – 465 kg (1026 lb)
Gym Lifts (all Raw):
Squat – 405 kg (891 lb)
Bench Press – 300 kg (661 lb)
Log Press – 211 kg (465 lb) strict press
– British record, done at Britain"s Strongest Manitoba 2015. Axle Press – 200 kg (440 lb) strict press
Legal Press – 1000 kg (2,200 lb) for 10 representatives