# Adam Bishop

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{{Short description|English strongman}}
{{Infobox sportsperson
| name = Adam Bishop
| nickname = Bish
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| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1989|01|07|df=y}}
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| height = {{height|ft=6|in=3}}
| weight = {{convert|155|kg|}}<ref name="theworldsstrongestman-profile">{{Cite web |url=http://theworldsstrongestman.com/athletes/adam-bishop/ |title=Adam Bishop |website=[The World's Strongest Man](/source/The_World's_Strongest_Man) |access-date=25 December 2020}}</ref>
| medaltemplates = {{CompetitionRecordSport | [Strongman](/source/Strongman_(strength_athlete))}}
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{{CompetitionRecordQualifier|[2018 World's Strongest Man](/source/2018_World's_Strongest_Man)}}
{{CompetitionRecord|9th|[2019 World's Strongest Man](/source/2019_World's_Strongest_Man)}}
{{CompetitionRecord|6th|[2020 World's Strongest Man](/source/2020_World's_Strongest_Man)}}
{{CompetitionRecord|8th|[2021 World's Strongest Man](/source/2021_World's_Strongest_Man)}}
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{{CompetitionRecordQualifier|[2026 World's Strongest Man](/source/2026_World's_Strongest_Man)}} 
{{CompetitionRecordCompetition|[Europe's Strongest Man](/source/Europe's_Strongest_Man)| }}
{{CompetitionRecord|8th| [2016 Europe's Strongest Man](/source/2016_Europe's_Strongest_Man)| }}
{{CompetitionRecord|11th| [2017 Europe's Strongest Man](/source/2017_Europe's_Strongest_Man)| }}
{{CompetitionRecord|8th| [2019 Europe's Strongest Man](/source/2019_Europe's_Strongest_Man)| }}
{{CompetitionRecord|2nd| [2020 Europe's Strongest Man](/source/2020_Europe's_Strongest_Man)| }}
{{CompetitionRecord|10th| [2021 Europe's Strongest Man](/source/2021_Europe's_Strongest_Man)| }}
{{CompetitionRecord|5th| [2023 Europe's Strongest Man](/source/2023_Europe's_Strongest_Man) | }}
{{CompetitionRecord|3rd| [2026 Europe's Strongest Man](/source/2026_Europe's_Strongest_Man) | }}
{{CompetitionRecordCompetition|[Shaw Classic](/source/Shaw_Classic)}}
{{CompetitionRecord|6th| 2020 Shaw Classic}}
{{CompetitionRecord|7th| 2021 Shaw Classic}}
{{CompetitionRecord|14th|[2023 Strongest Man on Earth](/source/2023_Shaw_Classic)|}}
{{CompetitionRecordCompetition | [World's Ultimate Strongman](/source/World's_Ultimate_Strongman) }}
{{CompetitionRecord|10th|2021 Worlds Ultimate Strongman}}
{{CompetitionRecordCompetition|[Giants Live](/source/Giants_Live) }}
{{CompetitionRecord|4th|2014 Scandinavian Open}}
{{CompetitionRecord|10th|2015 Scandinavian Open}}
{{CompetitionRecord|6th|2017 Scandinavian Open}}
{{CompetitionRecord|3rd|2018  World Tour Finals}}
{{CompetitionRecord|7th|2019 Wembley}}
{{CompetitionRecord|7th|2019 World Tour Finals}}
{{CompetitionRecord|4th| 2021 Strongman Classic}}
{{CompetitionRecord|2nd|2021 World Open}} 
{{CompetitionRecord|5th|2021 World Tour Finals}}
{{CompetitionRecord|10th|2025 World Open}} 
{{CompetitionRecordCountry | {{ENG}} }}
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{{CompetitionRecord|5th| [2015 Britain's Strongest Man](/source/Britain's_Strongest_Man) | }}
{{CompetitionRecord|4th| [2016 Britain's Strongest Man](/source/Britain's_Strongest_Man) | }}
{{CompetitionRecord|9th| [2017 Britain's Strongest Man](/source/Britain's_Strongest_Man) | }}
{{CompetitionRecord|4th| [2018 Britain's Strongest Man](/source/Britain's_Strongest_Man) | }}
{{CompetitionRecord|2nd| [2019 Britain's Strongest Man](/source/Britain's_Strongest_Man) | }}
{{CompetitionRecord|1st| [2020 Britain's Strongest Man](/source/Britain's_Strongest_Man) | }}
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{{CompetitionRecord|1st| [2023 Britain's Strongest Man](/source/Britain's_Strongest_Man) | }}
{{CompetitionRecord|6th| [2024 Britain's Strongest Man](/source/Britain's_Strongest_Man) | }} 
{{CompetitionRecord|8th| [2025 Britain's Strongest Man](/source/Britain's_Strongest_Man) | }}
{{CompetitionRecord|2nd| [2026 Britain's Strongest Man](/source/Britain's_Strongest_Man)}} 
{{CompetitionRecordCompetition | [UK's Strongest Man](/source/UK's_Strongest_Man)}}
{{CompetitionRecordQualifier | [2013 UK's Strongest Man](/source/UK's_Strongest_Man) | }}
{{CompetitionRecord|2nd| [2014 UK's Strongest Man](/source/UK's_Strongest_Man) | }}
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'''Adam Bishop''' is an English professional [strongman](/source/strongman). He is a two-time winner of the [Britain's Strongest Man](/source/Britain's_Strongest_Man) competition (2020, 2023)<ref>{{cite web |last1=Sunderland |first1=Tom |title=Britain's Strongest Man 2020 Results: Adam Bishop Wins Title over Tom Stoltman |url=https://bleacherreport.com/articles/2872009-britains-strongest-man-2020-results-adam-bishop-wins-title-over-tom-stoltman |website=[Bleacher Report](/source/Bleacher_Report) |date=18 January 2020 |access-date=25 December 2020 |language=en}}</ref> and one of the best deadlifters in strongman. 

He has also competed in rugby, as a winger<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.rugbypass.com/news/remarkable-links-rugby-world-strongest-man-competition/ |title=The remarkable links between rugby and World's Strongest Man competition |website=RugbyPass |first=Ian |last=Cameron |date=1 January 2018 |access-date=25 December 2020}}</ref> and in [skeleton bobsleigh](/source/Skeleton_(sport)).<ref name="quins">{{Cite web |url=https://www.quins.co.uk/news/adam-bishop-the-titan-of-twickenham/ |title=Adam Bishop - The Titan of Twickenham |website=[Harlequin F.C.](/source/Harlequin_F.C.) |date=11 March 2015 |access-date=25 December 2020}}</ref>

==Strongman career==
Bishop refers to himself in the media as "one of the little guys" in the sport, despite weighing over 300&nbsp;lbs constantly.<ref name="theworldsstrongestman-profile"/><ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.thetimes.com/uk/article/help-you-train-to-be-the-worlds-strongest-man-of-course-ill-be-your-barbell-slr0b7qhj |title=Help you train to be the world’s strongest man? Of course — I’ll be your barbell |first=Martin |last=Hemming |website=[The Times](/source/The_Times) |date=15 December 2019 |access-date=25 December 2020}}</ref> He started competing in open strongman competitions in 2012, having progressed from the under-105&nbsp;kg category.<ref name="quins"/> He secured second place at 2014 UK's Strongest Man and entered the heats for the [World's Strongest Man](/source/World's_Strongest_Man) in 2015, establishing himself as an up-and-coming talent.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://theworldsstrongestman.com/the-worlds-strongest-man-2015-roundup/ |title=The World's Strongest Man 2015 Roundup |website=[World's Strongest Man](/source/World's_Strongest_Man) |date=3 January 2020 |access-date=25 December 2020}}</ref>

Bishop steadily improved his standings in the competition, narrowly missing a place in the finals of the [2016 World's Strongest Man](/source/2016_World's_Strongest_Man) when he was beaten in the Atlas Stones. In the [2018 World's Strongest Man](/source/2018_World's_Strongest_Man) competition, Bishop failed to get past the qualifying heats after losing against [Johan Els](/source/Johan_Els) again in the Atlas Stones event.<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://inews.co.uk/sport/worlds-strongest-man-hafthor-bjornsson-johan-els-adam-bishop-180839 |title=World's Strongest Man: Big boys don't cry but enormous men nearly do |website=inews.co.uk |first=Matt |last=Butler |date=30 December 2018 |access-date=25 December 2020}}</ref> In 2018 World Tour Finals, he emerged second runner-up. In the [2019 World's Strongest Man](/source/2019_World's_Strongest_Man) competition, Bishop reached the finals for the first time, coming in ninth place overall.<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.muscleandfitness.com/athletes-celebrities/news/martins-licis-dethrones-thor-bjornsson-worlds-strongest-man-2019/ |title=Martins Licis Dethrones Thor Bjornsson at World's Strongest Man 2019 |website=[Muscle & Fitness](/source/Muscle_%26_Fitness) |first=Andrew |last=Gutman |access-date=25 December 2020}}</ref>

In January 2020, Bishop won his first [Britain's Strongest Man](/source/Britain's_Strongest_Man) competition, after coming in 2nd the previous year.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Lockridge |first=Roger |date=2020-01-18 |title=Adam Bishop Wins 2020 Britain’s Strongest Man |url=https://barbend.com/2020-britains-strongest-man-results/ |access-date=2023-07-17 |website=BarBend |language=en-US}}</ref> In the [2020 World's Strongest Man](/source/2020_World's_Strongest_Man) competition, Bishop reached the final once again and improved on his performance from the previous year, placing sixth overall.<ref name=WSM-2020>{{Cite web |url=https://barbend.com/2020-worlds-strongest-man-finals-day-two-results/ |title=Novikov Secures 2020 World's Strongest Man Victory (Updated) |website=BarBend |first=Andrew |last=Gutman |date=15 November 2020 |access-date=25 December 2020}}</ref> In September, Bishop placed 2nd at [Europe's Strongest Man](/source/Europe's_Strongest_Man),<ref>{{Cite web |title=Strongman Archives - 2020 Europe's Strongest Man |url=https://strongmanarchives.com/viewContest.php?id=272 |access-date=2023-07-17 |website=strongmanarchives.com}}</ref> while in December, he competed at the 2020 [Shaw Classic](/source/Shaw_Classic) and placed sixth overall.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://barbend.com/2020-shaw-classic-results/ |title=Brian Shaw Wins 2020 Shaw Classic — Recap And Results |website=BarBend |first=Roger |last=Lockridge |date=15 December 2020 |access-date=7 March 2021}}</ref> In 2021 Giants Live World Open he emerged runner-up to [Evan Singleton](/source/Evan_Singleton).

In 2023, Bishop won Britain's Strongest Man for the second time, after coming in second in 2021 and third in 2022.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Lockridge |first=Roger |date=2023-01-30 |title=2023 Britain’s Strongest Man Results — Adam Bishop Reclaims The Throne |url=https://barbend.com/2023-britains-strongest-man-results/ |access-date=2023-07-17 |website=BarBend |language=en-US}}</ref> In 2024, Bishop made it 2nd in the qualifiers in 2024's world's strongest man but had to withdraw due to injury. He established a world record in the moving deadlift ladder event. In 2025, he deadlited a personal best {{convert|470|kg|lb|abbr=on|0|}} at the [World Deadlift Championships](/source/The_World_Deadlift_Championships) sharing second place with [Austin Andrade](/source/Austin_Andrade), behind [Hafþór Júlíus Björnsson](/source/Haf%C3%BE%C3%B3r_J%C3%BAl%C3%ADus_Bj%C3%B6rnsson)'s legendary {{convert|510|kg|lb|abbr=on|0|}} all-time world record, becoming one of only 11 men in strongman history to reach that number.

==Other work==
Bishop worked as an RFC Strength and Conditioning Coach for [Harlequin F.C.](/source/Harlequin_F.C.)<ref name="theworldsstrongestman-profile" /> In 2021, Bishop left Harlequin F.C. to focus full-time on his strongman career.<ref>{{cite web |title=ADAM BISHOP DEPARTS TO FOCUS ON BEING WORLD'S STRONGEST MAN |url=https://www.quins.co.uk/news/adam-bishop-departs-to-focus-on-being-worlds-strongest-man/ |website=Harlquins Rugby Union |date=24 February 2021 |access-date=9 June 2021 |language=en}}</ref>

==Personal records==
* [Deadlift](/source/Deadlift) (with multi-ply suit and straps) – {{convert|470|kg|lb|abbr=on|0|}} (2025 World Deadlift Championships and Strongman Open)
* Deadlift for reps (raw with straps) – {{convert|400|kg|lb|abbr=on|0|}} x 5 reps and {{convert|360|kg|lb|abbr=on|0|}} x 1 rep (2024 Britain's Strongest man)
* Deadlift ladder ''(moving)'' – {{convert|300-380|kg|lb|abbr=on|0|}} x 5 reps (2024 World's Strongest Man, group 3) (world record)<ref name="srdeadlifts">{{cite web|url=https://strengthrecord.com/strongman-world-records/#S1 |title=STRENGTH RECORD, Section 01 - Deadlifts |website=www.strengthrecord.com |access-date=9 April 2025}}</ref>
* Hummer Tire Deadlift ''(15 inches off the floor)'' – {{convert|524|kg|lb|abbr=on|0|}} (2021 Shaw Classic)
* Giant Barbell Squat (for reps) – {{convert|340|kg|lb|abbr=on|0|}} × 5 reps (single-ply suit w/ wraps) (2019 World's Strongest Man)
* Log press – {{convert|181|kg|lb|abbr=on|0|}} (2021 Shaw Classic)
* Axle press – {{convert|180|kg|lb|abbr=on|0|}} (2018 Giants Live World Tour Finals)
*5 Atlas Stones run (light set) – {{convert|100-180|kg|lb|abbr=on|0|}} 18.81 seconds (2021 Giants Live World Open)
*Frame carry (with straps) – {{convert|400|kg|lb|abbr=on|0|}} 20m course in 8.28 seconds (2019 Britain's Strongest Man) (world record)<ref name="srarm">{{cite web|url=https://strengthrecord.com/strongman-world-records/#S10 |title=STRENGTH RECORD, Section 10 - Arm carries |website=www.strengthrecord.com |access-date=11 April 2025}}</ref>

Training:
* Deadlift (with multi-ply suit and straps) – {{convert|460|kg|lb|abbr=on|0|}}
* Deadlift (raw with straps) – {{convert|425|kg|lb|abbr=on|0|}}

== References ==
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