{{Short description|British retired strongman (born 1988)}} {{Use British English|date=May 2025}} {{For|other people called Edward or Eddie Hall|Edward Hall (disambiguation)}} {{Use dmy dates|date=May 2026}} {{Infobox sportsperson | name = Eddie Hall | nickname = The Beast | image = Eddie Hall.jpg | caption = | image_size = | birth_name = Edward Stephen Hall | birth_date = {{birth date and age|1988|1|15|df=y}} | birth_place = Newcastle-under-Lyme, England | spouse = Alexandra Hall | children = 4 | occupation = {{hlist|Media personality|strongman}} | sport = {{hlist|Strongman}} | height = 6 ft 2 in<ref>{{cite web |last1=Tao |first1=David |title=Here's How Top Strongman Athletes Stack Up In Height |url=https://barbend.com/strongman-competitors-height/ |access-date=9 June 2023 |work=Barbend.com |date=18 October 2018}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |last1=Sellers |first1=Tyler |title=Eddie Hall's Strongman Shoulder Workout for Strength & Power |url=https://totalshape.com/fitness/eddie-hall-shoulder-workout/ |access-date=9 June 2023 |work=Total Shape |date=9 June 2023}}</ref> | weight = 142 - 196.5 kg<ref>{{cite web |last1=Smith |first1=Andrew |title=Hafthor Björnsson Attacks Eddie Hall For Mentioning His Mother In A Press Conference |url=https://fitnessvolt.com/hafthor-attacks-eddie-hall-press-conference/ |access-date=18 March 2022 |work=Fitness Volt |date=17 March 2022}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |first=Josh |last=Fordham |date=21 January 2022 |url=https://talksport.com/boxing/1025642/eddie-hall-throwback-transformation-weight-hafthor-bjornsson/ |title=Eddie Hall posts incredible 31 stone throwback at 'peak physical strength' before transformation to fight rival Hafthor Bjornsson |access-date= 29 November 2025}}</ref> | show-medals = yes | medaltemplates = {{CompetitionRecordCountry|{{GBR}} }} {{CompetitionRecordCompetition|World's Strongest Man|}} {{CompetitionRecordQualifier|2012 World's Strongest Man|}} {{CompetitionRecordQualifier|2013 World's Strongest Man|}} {{CompetitionRecord|6th|2014 World's Strongest Man|}} {{CompetitionRecord|4th|2015 World's Strongest Man|}} {{CompetitionRecord|3rd|2016 World's Strongest Man|}} {{CompetitionRecord|1st|2017 World's Strongest Man|}} {{CompetitionRecordCompetition|Arnold Strongman Classic}} {{CompetitionRecord|6th|2015 Arnold Strongman Classic|}} {{CompetitionRecord|9th|2016 Arnold Strongman Classic|}} {{CompetitionRecordCompetition|Europe's Strongest Man|}} {{CompetitionRecord|7th|2012 Europe's Strongest Man|}} {{CompetitionRecord|8th|2013 Europe's Strongest Man|}} {{CompetitionRecord|7th|2014 Europe's Strongest Man|}} {{CompetitionRecord|9th|2015 Europe's Strongest Man|}} {{CompetitionRecord|2nd|2017 Europe's Strongest Man|}} {{CompetitionRecordCompetition|Giants Live}} {{CompetitionRecord|4th| 2012 FitX Melbourne}} {{CompetitionRecord|2nd| 2013 Hungary}} {{CompetitionRecord|12th| 2013 British Open}} {{CompetitionRecord|3rd| 2014 Hungary}} {{CompetitionRecord|10th| 2017 World Tour Finals}} {{CompetitionRecordCompetition|Arnold Pro Strongman World Series}} {{CompetitionRecord|4th| 2015 Australia}} {{CompetitionRecordCompetition|Strongman Champions League}} {{CompetitionRecord|4th| 2014 SCL Fibo Germany}} {{CompetitionRecord|2nd| 2014 SCL World Finals}} {{CompetitionRecordCompetition|Ultimate Strongman Championships}} {{CompetitionRecord|10th| 2012 Ultimate Strongman}} {{CompetitionRecord|12th| 2016 Ultimate Strongman}} {{CompetitionRecordCompetition|Battle of the North}} {{CompetitionRecord|1st| 2015 Battle of the North}} {{CompetitionRecordCompetition|Super Series Challenge Trophy}} {{CompetitionRecord|11th| 2013 Super Series}} {{CompetitionRecord|9th| 2015 Toyota Cup}} {{CompetitionRecordCompetition|Grand Prix Super Series}} {{CompetitionRecord|13th| 2012 Gateshead Grand Prix}} {{CompetitionRecordCompetition| Winter Strongman Challenge}} {{CompetitionRecord|1st| 2015 Winter Strongman Challenge}} {{CompetitionRecordCountry|{{ENG}} }} {{CompetitionRecordCompetition|UK's Strongest Man}} {{CompetitionRecord|1st|2011 UK's Strongest Man|}} {{CompetitionRecord|1st|2012 UK's Strongest Man|}} {{CompetitionRecord|1st|2013 UK's Strongest Man|}} {{CompetitionRecord|1st|2014 UK's Strongest Man|}} {{CompetitionRecord|1st|2015 UK's Strongest Man|}} {{CompetitionRecord|1st|2016 UK's Strongest Man|}} {{CompetitionRecordCompetition|Britain's Strongest Man}} {{CompetitionRecord|8th|2012 Britain's Strongest Man|}} {{CompetitionRecord|12th|2013 Britain's Strongest Man| }} {{CompetitionRecord|1st|2014 Britain's Strongest Man|}} {{CompetitionRecord|1st|2015 Britain's Strongest Man|}} {{CompetitionRecord|1st|2016 Britain's Strongest Man|}} {{CompetitionRecord|1st|2017 Britain's Strongest Man|}} {{CompetitionRecord|1st|2018 Britain's Strongest Man|}} {{CompetitionRecordCompetition|England's Strongest Man}} {{CompetitionRecord|1st|2010 England's Strongest Man|}} {{CompetitionRecord|1st|2011 England's Strongest Man|}} | other_names = | footnotes = | module = {{Infobox youtuber | child = yes | youtube_handle = @eddiehallwsm | youtube_display_name = ''Eddie Hall The Beast'' | youtube_years_active = 2011–present | youtube_genre = Strength Training/Strongman | youtube_subscribers = 3.47 million<!-- PLEASE DO NOT CHANGE WITHOUT UPDATING stats_update BELOW --> | youtube_views = 590.47 million<!-- PLEASE DO NOT CHANGE WITHOUT UPDATING stats_update BELOW --> | stats_update = 24 May 2026 }} }} '''Edward Stephen Hall''' (born 15 January 1988) is a British retired strongman competitor. He is best known for his former world record {{cvt|500|kg|lb|0}} deadlift<ref>{{Citation |title=Full Show {{!}} World Deadlift Championships 2016 - Full & Uncut | date=30 June 2019 |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rVRvAsJKf6Y |access-date=4 June 2023 |language=en}}</ref> and for winning 2017 World's Strongest Man competition.<ref>{{cite news|title=Britain's Eddie Hall defeats Game of Thrones star The Mountain to be crowned World's Strongest Man|url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/sport/2017/05/28/britains-eddie-hall-defeats-game-thrones-star-mountain-crowned/ |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/archive/20220112/https://www.telegraph.co.uk/sport/2017/05/28/britains-eddie-hall-defeats-game-thrones-star-mountain-crowned/ |archive-date=12 January 2022 |url-access=subscription |url-status=live|newspaper=The Daily Telegraph|access-date=28 May 2017|date=28 May 2017}}{{cbignore}}</ref> He has also won national competitions such as England's Strongest Man, Britain's Strongest Man, and UK's Strongest Man multiple times in the national circuit.
Venturing into other sports, in 2022, he was defeated by Hafþór Júlíus Björnsson in boxing, and in 2024, was defeated by Brian Shaw in arm wrestling.<ref name="armw">{{Cite AV media |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iadN6bIqcbM |title=Brian Shaw vs Eddie Hall (Full Official Match) King of the Table 13 |date=18 December 2024 |last=East vs West Armwrestling |access-date=31 December 2024 |via=YouTube}}</ref> In 2025, he defeated Mariusz Pudzianowski in mixed martial arts.
In 2025, he launched his own podcast titled ''The Good, the Bad and The Beast'',<ref>{{Cite web |title=Eddie Hall launches the good, the bad & the beast |url=https://platformmedia.uk/eddie-hall-launches-the-good-the-bad-the-beast/ |access-date=29 June 2025 |website=Alyssa Gomez for platformmedia.uk}}</ref> interviewing various strongman athletes and other athletes.
==Early life== Hall was born in Newcastle-under-Lyme, in Staffordshire, England on 15 January 1988.<ref name="bio">{{Cite web|url=http://www.theworldsstrongestman.com/athletes/ed-hall/|title=Ed Hall|website=World's Strongest Man|access-date=23 November 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190828164520/http://theworldsstrongestman.com/athletes/eddie-hall/ |archive-date=28 August 2019}}</ref> As a teenager, he was a competitive swimmer in his age group; having competed in the UK Nationals swimming competition in 2001, winning four gold medals and one silver while setting two British records.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Hall |first=Eddie |date=24 March 2017 |title=Eddie Hall The Beast {{!}} April 2017 Swimming Times |url=https://www.swimming.org/masters/swim-training-eddie-beast-hall/ |access-date=16 July 2023 |website=Masters Swimming Hub |language=en}}</ref><ref name=":0">{{Cite web |last=DAF |title=How Eddie Hall went from DAF Technician to The World's Strongest Man |url=https://blog.daf.co.uk/how-eddie-hall-went-from-daf-technician-to-the-worlds-strongest-man |access-date=18 September 2023 |website=blog.daf.co.uk |language=en}}</ref> He attended Clayton Hall Academy, but was expelled at the age of 15 and began homeschooling.<ref>{{cite book |last1=Hall |first1=Eddie 'The Beast' |title=Strongman: My Story |date=2017 |publisher=Ebury Publishing |isbn=9780753548721 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=_DpbDgAAQBAJ&q=eddie+hall |access-date=3 September 2019 |language=en}}</ref> At the age of 16, he began an apprenticeship as a technician at Lex Commercials, the local DAF Trucks site in Stoke-on-Trent. Upon completion of his apprenticeship in 2008, he began working as a mechanic and technician at the Robert Wiseman Dairies site in Market Drayton until 2016.<ref name=":0" /><ref name="shrop">{{cite web |date=2 September 2011 |title=Market Drayton's Eddie Hall is Britain's Strongest Man |url=http://www.shropshirestar.com/news/2011/09/02/market-draytons-eddie-hall-is-britains-strongest-man/ |access-date=11 January 2013 |website=Shropshirestar.com}}</ref>
==Athletic career== ===Strongman=== In 2007, Hall entered his first hometown strongman competition, where he achieved a 5th-place finish. A 3rd-place podium finish during a regional strongman competition in 2009 secured Hall an invitation to that year's official England's Strongest Man qualifier, where he narrowly missed qualification.<ref name=":0" />
In 2010, after replacing an injured Dave Meer of Tamworth at that year's England's Strongest Man championships, Hall secured his first competition win.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/local/stoke/hi/people_and_places/newsid_8997000/8997517.stm |title=Eddy Hall wins England's Strongest Man 2010 contest |publisher=BBC |date=14 September 2010 |access-date=11 January 2013}}</ref> He achieved another competition win at UK's Strongest Man 2011 competition in Belfast, with Ken Nowicki in second and Rich Smith in third.<ref>{{cite web |title=UK Strongest Man is Ed Hall |url=http://www.irishstrongman.com/competitions/viewdetails2.asp?ID=93 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150110084633/http://www.irishstrongman.com/competitions/viewdetails2.asp?ID=93 |archive-date=10 January 2015 |access-date=11 January 2013 |website=Irishstrongman.com}}</ref> During the competition, Hall set a new national record in the Viking Hold, holding on to 20 kg (44lbs) axes in each hand at full stretch for one minute and 18 seconds. Although sustaining a minor tendon injury during the competition, Hall remained hopeful about receiving an invitation to that year's World's Strongest Man (WSM) competition, to be held in September. His improved results, however, would only secure an invitation to the following year's World's Strongest Man contest.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.thisisstaffordshire.co.uk/Sport-Hall-conquers-UK-wants-world/story-13275267-detail/story.html |title=Hall conquers UK ... now he wants to take on the world|website=Thisisstaffordshire.co.uk |date=6 September 2011 |access-date=11 January 2013}}</ref>
Winning the UK 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.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.ironmind.com/ironmind/opencms/Articles/2012/Feb/Ed_Hall_Named_to_Giants_Live-Melbourne_Start_List.html |title=Sunday, 19 February 2012 "Ed Hall Named to Giants Live–Melbourne Start List" by Randall J. Strossen, Ph.D |website=Ironmind.com |date=19 February 2012 |access-date=11 January 2013 |archive-date=10 January 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150110082739/http://www.ironmind.com/ironmind/opencms/Articles/2012/Feb/Ed_Hall_Named_to_Giants_Live-Melbourne_Start_List.html |url-status=dead }}</ref> He placed fourth. Later, in April 2012, he was invited to compete at Europe's Strongest Man at Headingley Carnegie Stadium. He finished in seventh place.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.theworldsstrongestman.com/2012-wsm/europes-strongest-man-results/ |title=Europe's strongest man results 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120829140448/http://www.theworldsstrongestman.com/2012-wsm/europes-strongest-man-results/ |archive-date=29 August 2012 |website=Theworldsstrongestman.com |date=25 June 2012 |access-date=11 January 2013}}</ref> Also in 2012, Hall competed at the World's Strongest Man competition for the first time, but did not progress beyond his qualifying group, which contained Hafþór Júlíus Björnsson and Mike Jenkins, who qualified for the finals.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Strongman Archives - 2012 WSM Final |url=https://strongmanarchives.com/viewContest.php?id=125 |access-date=16 July 2023 |website=strongmanarchives.com}}</ref> He competed furthermore across international shows and emerged tenth at Ultimate Strongman series and thirteenth at Gateshead Grand Prix.
In 2013, Hall failed to qualify for Europe's Strongest Man. 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. The same year, he placed eleventh at Super Series and was featured on BBC One's ''Watchdog'' series when the producers enlisted his help to test the strongest of drivers in specific circumstances.<ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/p00rks8s |title=Watchdog Series 29, Episode 7, Fiat: Steering that |publisher=BBC |date=26 April 2012 |access-date=11 January 2013}}</ref> He also competed at that year's World's Strongest Man, winning two events in his heat but narrowly missing out on qualifying for the final. He also placed twelfth at 2013 Giants Live British Open.
In 2014, Hall reached the final of WSM for the first time, coming second in the squat lift and finishing sixth, in one of the most stacked lineups on competitions history which consisted of Žydrūnas Savickas, Hafþór Júlíus Björnsson and Brian Shaw in the podium. He also placed fourth at 2014 SCL FIBO and third at Giants Live Hungary behind Jason Bergmann and Matjaz Belsak. In Europe's Strongest Man and SCL World Finals, he finished seventh and second respectively and both competitions were won by Hafþór Júlíus Björnsson.
In 2015 he entered a competition called Winter Strongman Challenge in Dartford, England which was escalated to an international competition and eventually won it. After placing sixth and fourth in the Arnold Strongman Classic and Arnold Australia, he finished fourth at the World's Strongest Man behind Shaw, Savickas and Björnsson. Also in 2015, Hall surpassed Benedikt Magnússon's deadlift world record with a lift of {{convert|462|kg|lb|abbr=on|0|}} in a lowered down deadlift suit and with lifting straps.<ref name="462kg-DL-Record">{{cite web | url=https://www.independent.co.uk/sport/general/others/arnold-schwarzenegger-left-hanging-after-strongman-athlete-eddie-hall-breaks-deadlift-record-with-incredible-462kg-lift-10118808.html | title=Eddie Hall breaks deadlift record with incredible 462kg lift | work=The Independent | date=19 March 2015 | access-date=28 December 2020}}</ref> He placed ninth at Europe's Strongest Man, tenth in Toyota cup and won Battle of the North competition held in Faroe Islands. In December, a feature documentary about Hall called ''Eddie: Strongman'' was released. The film, directed by Matt Bell, follows Hall for two years as he strives to become the strongest man in the world.
In the 2016 Arnold Strongman Classic, Hall achieved a new world record in the Elephant bar deadlift by grinding {{convert|465|kg|lb|abbr=on|0|}}<ref name="ASC-2016-465kg">{{cite web |url=https://barbend.com/elephant-bar-deadlift-record/ |title=Should An Elephant Bar Deadlift Record Count? |website=BarBend |first=Kalle |last=Beck |date=18 February 2019 |access-date=28 December 2020}}</ref> which eventually made him withdraw from the rest of the competition. He then finished third at the World's Strongest Man behind Shaw and Björnsson. In July 2016 Hall broke the deadlift world record under strongman rules (standard bar with figure 8 straps and multi-ply suit) by lifting {{convert|500|kg|lb|abbr=on|0|}} at the World Deadlift Championships besting the world record {{convert|465|kg|lb|abbr=on|0|}} he previously shared with Jerry Pritchett and Benedikt Magnússon earlier that same day.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Strongman Archives - 2016 World Deadlift Championships |url=https://strongmanarchives.com/viewContest.php?id=738 |access-date=16 July 2023 |website=strongmanarchives.com}}</ref> The 500 kg lift made Hall bleed from his ears and nostrils, and made him temporarily blind before he fainted to the floor.<ref name="500kg-YorkEvePost">{{cite web|last=Walker|first=Graham|date=11 July 2016|title=Strongman Eddie Hall deadlifts world record Half a Ton then passes out at Leeds Arena|url=http://www.yorkshireeveningpost.co.uk/whats-on/video-strongman-eddie-hall-lifts-world-record-half-a-ton-at-leeds-arena-1-8006470|access-date=28 December 2020|work=Yorkshire Evening Post}}</ref><ref name="Ed Hole">{{cite web|last=Kofi-Tei|first=David |date=18 March 2022|title=Who is Eddie Hall's ex-wife? Was he ever married?|url=https://ghanafuo.com/who-is-eddie-halls-ex-wife-was-he-ever-married/|access-date=28 September 2022|work=Ghanafuo News and Sports}}</ref> The record stood for 3 years and 9 months until May 2020, when it was beaten by Hafþór Júlíus Björnsson, who deadlifted {{convert|501|kg|0|abbr=on}} at the World's Ultimate Strongman Feats of Strength series.<ref name="Guinness World Records">{{Cite web |author= |date=10 May 2020 |title=Heaviest Deadlift |url=https://www.guinnessworldrecords.com/world-records/heaviest-deadlift#:~:text=The%20heaviest%20deadlift%20is%20501,Iceland%2C%20on%202%20May%202020. |access-date=25 March 2022 |website=Guinness World Records}}</ref><ref name="ESPN">{{cite web|title=Hafthor Bjornsson breaks world record with 1,104-pound deadlift|url=https://www.espn.in/olympics/weightlifting/story/_/id/29126863/hafthor-bjornsson-breaks-world-record-501-kilogram-deadlift.|publisher=ESPN|access-date=23 March 2022|date=2 May 2020}}</ref> Hall heavily disputed the legitimacy of the lift as it took place in his home gym.<ref>{{cite web |last=Sharma |first=Shivam |date=14 April 2023 |url=https://www.essentiallysports.com/us-sports-news-bodybuilding-news-you-did-your-fing-record-former-world-strongest-men-hafthor-bjornson-and-eddie-hall-fight-over-the-501kg-deadlift-record-in-a-resurfaced-video/ |title='You Did Your F***ing Record': Former World Strongest Men Hafthor Bjornson and Eddie Hall Fight Over the 501kg Deadlift Record in a Resurfaced Video |publisher=Essentiallysports.com |access-date=8 February 2025}}</ref> However, Björnsson returned and first deadlifted {{convert|505|kg|0|abbr=on}} at the 2025 Eisenhart Black Deadlift Championships in Germany,<ref>{{Cite web |last=Lockridge |first=Roger |date=26 July 2025 |title=Breaking: Hafthor Björnsson Deadlifts All-Time World Record 505 Kilograms |url=https://barbend.com/breaking-hafthor-bjornsson-deadlifts-all-time-world-record-505-kilograms/ |work=BarBend |access-date=27 July 2025}}</ref> and 6 weeks later, speed repped {{convert|510|kg|0|abbr=on}} at the 2025 World Deadlift Championships in England, silencing Hall.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Tabakovic |first=Vedad |date=6 September 2025 |title=Breaking: Hafthor Bjornsson Makes History by Setting a New 510-kg (1,124.4-lb) Deadlift World Record at 2025 World Deadlift Championships |url=https://fitnessvolt.com/hafthor-bjornsson-makes-history-new-510-kg-deadlift-world-record/ |access-date=6 September 2025 |website=Fitness Volt |language=en-US}}</ref> He finished the 2016 calendar year by participating at Ultimate Strongman World Championships organized by Glenn Ross and finishing in twelfth place.
In 2017 Europe's Strongest Man, Hall finished second behind Hafþór Júlíus Björnsson after a close battle and won Britain's Strongest Man in the national circuit. He then won 2017 World's Strongest Man 1 point ahead of Björnsson, achieving his first and only major win. However, five years later in 2022, the circumstances under this win became notorious after Luke Stoltman's private conversation with World's Ultimate Strongman director Mark Boyd was released to the public, which indicated that it might have been rigged by Colin Bryce in favour of Eddie.<ref name="WUS and Mark Boyd">{{cite web|title= Luke Stoltman one on one with Mark Boyd |url=https://www.instagram.com/p/Cd6HzyyhdLi/|website=Instagram|access-date=29 May 2022}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title= Eddie Hall's 2017 wsm win was RIGGED by Colin Bryce...| url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4w2WbdHWpWU|website=Muhammaduliz Shahlaeidullah|access-date=24 May 2026}}</ref><ref name="The Truth">{{cite web |last1=Stoltman|first1=Luke|title= The Truth |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VWf281hgzMY|website=YouTube|access-date=29 May 2022}}</ref> Hall ended 2017 with a tenth place finish at Giants Live World Tour Finals.
In 2018, Hall won his fifth Britain's Strongest Man title and shared first with Hafþór Júlíus Björnsson and Cheick "Iron Biby" Sanou at the 2018 World Log Lift Championships with {{convert|213|kg|0|abbr=on}}<ref>{{Cite web |last=Henderson |first=Bill |date=7 April 2018 |title=2018 World Log Lift Championships |url=https://strongmanarchives.com/viewContest.php?id=742 |website=Strongman Archives |access-date=16 October 2025}}</ref> and retired from Strongman due to serious health issues.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Elmardi |first=Reda |date=22 June 2022 |title=TheGymGoat |url=https://thegymgoat.com/eddie-hall/ |website=Thegymgoat |access-date=28 January 2024}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=30 July 2025 |title=Eddie Hall on the Health Scare That Made Him Quit Strongman: 'Every Night Was a Lottery' |url=https://www.menshealth.com/uk/health/a65549139/eddie-hall-heart-attack-scare/ |access-date=17 May 2026 |website=Men's Health |language=en-GB}}</ref><ref name="Eddieretires">{{cite web|title=Eddie Hall retires from World's Strongest Man competition after Brit claims historic victory|url=https://www.mirror.co.uk/sport/other-sports/eddie-hall-worlds-strongest-man-10520711|work=Daily Mirror|access-date=29 May 2017|date=28 May 2017}}</ref>
==Boxing==
=== Hall vs. Björnsson === {{Main|Eddie Hall vs. Hafþór Björnsson}}
Hall started his boxing career in 2020 when his rival Hafþór Júlíus Björnsson challenged him after breaking the deadlift world record. He confidently responded "I'm going to train the hardest, eat the hardest, sleep the hardest and recover the hardest" amidst having boxed before and with his swimming background, claiming superior levels of cardio and endurance. He incorporated a lot of explosive punches, punching boxing machines and many athletes including gymnast Nile Wilson, pop musician Peter Andre and his training partners as hard as he can.<ref>{{Cite web |date=15 March 2021 |title=Watch Strongman Eddie Hall Punch an Olympic Gymnast as Hard as He Can |url=https://www.menshealth.com/fitness/a35840153/eddie-hall-strongman-boxing-training-hardest-punch-nile-wilson-olympic-gymnast/ |access-date=3 November 2022 |website=menshealth.com |language=en-UK}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=14 September 2021 |title=Watch Eddie Hall Punch This British Pop Star in the Chest as Hard as He Can |url=https://www.menshealth.com/fitness/a37595623/eddie-hall-peter-andre-chest-punch-video/ |access-date=3 November 2022 |website=menshealth.com |language=en-UK}}</ref> Hall's extensive training regime also incorporated a lot of bench presses, squats, deadlifts, medicine ball slams and burpees.<ref>{{Cite web |date=4 February 2022 |title=Check Out Eddie Hall's Training Session "Roughly Seven Weeks Until The Fight" Against Hafthor Björnsson |url=https://barbend.com/eddie-hall-training-session-fight-hafthor-bjornsson/ |access-date=3 November 2022 |website=barbend.com |language=en-UK}}</ref>
On 19 March 2022, Hall faced Björnsson in Dubai, in a titan weight class boxing match which was tag-lined the heaviest match in history. Hall took the better of the first couple of rounds and managed to put Björnsson down while knocking him against the ropes at the beginning of the second round. But Björnsson bludgeoned Hall and knocked him down twice to the floor in rounds three and six. Hall sustained cuts on top of both eyes and lost by unanimous decision with all three judges scoring the bout 57–54 in favour of Björnsson.<ref>{{Cite web |date=20 March 2022 |title=Thor wins boxing's heaviest match as he sends Eddie Hall to the floor twice |url=https://talksport.com/sport/boxing/1067937/thor-vs-eddie-hall-result-boxing-heaviest-highlights/ |access-date=20 March 2022 |website=talkSPORT |language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=20 March 2022 |title=Eddie Hall vs Thor Bjornsson fight highlights as rivals settle feud in boxing ring |url=https://www.irishmirror.ie/sport/other-sport/boxing/eddie-hall-thor-fight-highlights-26511261 |access-date=11 October 2022 |website=Martin Domin for the Irish Mirror |language=en-UK}}</ref> Hall's boxing stance during the fight (especially from the fourth round onwards) garnered a lot of attention because of its uniqueness, having kept distinctly leaning over to the right side mimicking the natural movement of a fiddler crab, trying to negate the reach and height advantage of Björnsson.<ref>{{Cite web |date=20 March 2022 |title=Fans Confused By Eddie Hall's Bizarre Boxing Style Against Thor |url=https://www.ladbible.com/news/fans-confused-by-eddie-halls-bizarre-boxing-style-against-thor-20220320 |access-date=3 November 2022 |website=Tom Wood for LBG, Manchester |language=en-UK}}</ref>
On 20 April 2022, Hall got a tattoo on his foot stating "World's Strongest Man - Hafthor Julius Bjornsson" to commemorate the fight and his loss.<ref>{{Cite web |date=22 April 2022 |title=Eddie Hall Gets A Tattoo That Reads 'World's Strongest Man Hafthor Julius Bjornsson' |url=https://barbend.com/eddie-hall-tattoo-worlds-strongest-man-hafthor-julius-bjornsson/ |access-date=3 November 2022 |website=barbend.com |language=en-UK}}</ref>
=== Hall vs. Fury === On 25 March 2026, Manchester Arena's social media account accidentally posted a filer promoting a bout between Hall and professional boxer Tommy Fury set for 13 June as the headliner for Misfits 23. Later that day, Talksport confirmed the bout and stated an announcement for Misfits 23 was immanent in the coming days.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Glinski|first=George|date=25 March 2026|title=Tommy Fury to face World's Strongest Man Eddie Hall in wild fight with 134lbs weight difference|url=https://talksport.com/boxing/4139707/tommy-fury-world-strongest-man-eddie-hall/|website=Talksport}}</ref> On 27 March, Misfits Boxing formally announced the bout on social media for 13 June as an MF–professional bout at Manchester Arena, Manchester, with the billing "Beauty vs. The Beast", referencing the classic fairy tale "Beauty and the Beast".<ref>{{Cite web |last=Akopyan|first=Manouk|date=27 March 2026|title=Tommy Fury will face World's Strongest Man Eddie Hall on June 13|url=https://www.ringmagazine.com/news/tommy-fury-will-face-world-s-strongest-man-eddie-hall-on-june-13-3la8t2RBP0uXb7IShkVYoT|website=The Ring}}</ref>
==Mixed martial arts== On 7 June 2024, Hall made his MMA debut competing in a 2v1 bout against social media influencers the Neffati brothers (Jamil and Jamel). Hall won the bout defeating both opponents.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Riddle |first1=Mathew |title=Watch: World's Strongest Man KO's Opponent Stiff in 2v1 Freak Show MMA Fight |url=https://www.si.com/fannation/mma/news/watch-worlds-strongest-man-ko-opponent-stiff-in-2v1-freak-show-mma-fight |access-date=2 August 2024 |work=MMA Knockout On SI |date=7 June 2024}}</ref>
On 26 April 2025 Hall made his professional mixed martial arts debut for KSW facing off against former strongman and mixed martial artist Mariusz Pudzianowski. Hall overwhelmed his opponent and won the bout by TKO within 30 seconds of the first round.
== Arm wrestling == On 14 December 2024, Hall lost to Brian Shaw during King Of The Table 13.<ref name="armw" />
==In other media== Since his retirement from strongman in 2018, Hall has provided commentary for subsequent competitions. In 2018, Hall appeared on the Channel 5 show ''Celebs In Solitary'', where he attempted to spend five days in solitary confinement.<ref name="Channel 5 CIS">[http://www.channel5.com/show/celebs-in-solitary/ Celebs In Solitary: Meltdown – Channel 5]. Retrieved 23 October 2018</ref> In 2019, Hall presented the SPORTbible webseries ''Beasted!'' where he, along with Luke Fullbrook and Chris Peil, helped guide eight men through exercise plans and diets to improve their fitness.<ref>{{Cite web |date=4 November 2019 |title=Beasted: World's Strongest Man Eddie Hall Transforms Eight Everyday Guys |url=https://www.sportbible.com/other/news-worlds-strongest-man-eddie-hall-transforms-eight-everyday-guys-20191104 |access-date=13 January 2021 |website=sportbible.com |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Ellis |first=Philip |date=3 January 2021 |title=Strongman Eddie Hall Helped This Guy Transform His Body After Surviving a Homophobic Attack |url=https://www.menshealth.com/fitness/a35112695/strongman-eddie-hall-body-transformation-before-after-jay-kamiraz-beasted/ |access-date=13 January 2021 |website=Men's Health |language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=LADbible |url=https://www.facebook.com/watch/199098633470668/2351867091605382/ |access-date=13 January 2021 |language=en |via=Facebook}}</ref> Hall is also one of four strongmen, together with Nick Best, Robert Oberst, and Brian Shaw, featured in the History Channel series, ''The Strongest Man in History''<ref>{{Cite magazine |date=19 June 2019 |title=Brian Shaw and Eddie Hall Are Trying to Break the World's Most Legendary Strength Feats |url=https://www.menshealth.com/fitness/a28107056/strongest-man-in-history-trailer/ |magazine=Men's Health |language=en-US |access-date=2 June 2023}}</ref> where they tried to replicate or surpass historical feats of strength. Hall also had his first acting role as an extra in the action film ''Expend4bles'' (2023)<ref>{{cite news |last1=Patuto |first1=Greg |title=Watch: Eddie Hall Tossed Over Bar By Sylvester Stallone In 'Expendables 4' Trailer |url=https://generationiron.com/expendables-4-trailer-eddie-hall-sylvester-stallone/ |work=Generation Iron Fitness & Strength Sports Network |date=9 June 2023 |access-date=9 March 2024}}</ref> and initiated a gameshow titled ''Battle of the Beasts'' in Malta. In 2026, Hall participated in the Sidemen's reality television series, ''inSIDE'',<ref>{{Cite web |last=Mensah |first=Katelyn |title=Inside season 3 cast: Who stars in the Sidemen's Netflix series? {{!}} Radio Times |url=https://www.radiotimes.com/tv/entertainment/reality-tv/inside-season-3-netflix-cast-line-up/ |access-date=29 March 2026 |website=www.radiotimes.com |language=en-GB}}</ref> where he won £177,894.{{Citation needed|date=April 2026}}
==Personal life== Hall is married to Alexandra, a barbershop owner in Trent Vale, with whom he has a son named Maximus born in 2013 and two daughters born in June 2023 and October 2024.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://vimbuzz.com/eddie-hall-children/ |title=Eddie Hall children: Meet Layla Hall and Maximus Hall, son & daughter |publisher=im Buzz Local Correspondent |date=20 March 2022 |access-date=25 March 2022}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Hall |first=Eddie |date=9 June 2023 |title=Eddie Hall - The Beast (@eddiehallwsm) • Instagram photos and videos |url=https://www.instagram.com/p/CtRoohNMPJ-/?igshid=MzRlODBiNWFlZA== |website=Instagram}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |title=Eddie Hall's a dad again! The Beast shares adorable family snap as baby arrives |url=https://www.msn.com/en-gb/news/other/eddie-hall-s-a-dad-again-the-beast-share-adorable-family-snap-as-baby-arrives/ar-AA1rxuge |work=MSN |access-date=13 December 2024}}</ref> He also has a daughter named Layla from a previous relationship.<ref>{{Cite web | url=https://vimbuzz.com/eddie-hall-children/ | title=Eddie Hall children: Meet Layla Hall and Maximus Hall, son & daughter | access-date=20 July 2024 | website=vimbuzz.com| archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231105191652/https://vimbuzz.com/eddie-hall-children/ | archive-date=5 November 2023 }}</ref>
In December 2019, Hall announced he has the Hercules gene, which allows him to build more muscle mass than the average human being.<ref>{{cite AV media | title=I've Got the Hercules Gene - Myostatin deficiency - Eddie Hall | date=1 December 2019 | url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_JSgm1-TGRQ | via=YouTube }}</ref><ref>{{cite news | last=Zane | first=Zachary | title=A Doctor Explains How the 'Hercules Gene' Could Help Elite Powerlifters | date=23 December 2019 | url=https://www.menshealth.com/fitness/a30316715/hercules-gene-eddie-hall | work=menshealth.com }}</ref>
==Personal records== Competitions: * Deadlift (standard bar with figure 8 straps and multi-ply suit) – {{convert|500|kg|lb|abbr=on|0|}} (2016 World Deadlift championships/ Europe's Strongest Man) ''(former world record)''<ref>{{Cite web|title=Video: World's Strongest Man winner Eddie Hall shares his intense eating and training regime|url=https://www.guinnessworldrecords.com/news/2018/5/video-worlds-strongest-man-eddie-hall-shares-his-intense-eating-and-training-re-524420|date=11 May 2018|website=Guinness World Records|language=en-GB|access-date=1 June 2020}}</ref> * Rogue Elephant bar Deadlift (with figure 8 straps and without suit) – {{convert|465|kg|lb|abbr=on}} (2016 Arnold Strongman Classic) ''(former world record)''<ref name="ASC-2016-465kg" /> * Raw Deadlift – {{convert|360|kg|lb|abbr=on|0|}} (without suit or straps) (2013 UK's Strongest Man) * Deadlift (for reps) – {{convert|362.5|kg|lb|abbr=on|0|}} × 10 reps (multi-ply suit w/ figure 8 straps) (2017 Europe's Strongest Man) * Circus Barbell Squat (for reps) – {{convert|317.5|kg|lb|abbr=on}} × 15 reps (multi-ply suit w/ wraps) (2017 World's Strongest Man) * Bench press – {{convert|280|kg|lb|abbr=on|0|}} (raw with elbow sleeves, touch and go) (2015 Eisenhart Challenge) * Axle press – {{convert|216|kg|lb|abbr=on}} (2017 Europe's Strongest Man) ''(former world record)'' * Log press – {{convert|213|kg|lb|abbr=on}} (2018 Europe's Strongest Man) * Circus Dumbbell press – {{convert|100|kg|lb|abbr=on|0|}} x 4 reps (2014 Britain's Strongest Man), {{convert|124|kg|lb|abbr=on}} Cyr Dumbbell x 1 rep (2015 Arnold Strongman Classic) * Keg toss – 6 kegs {{convert|18-22.5|kg|lb|abbr=on}} over {{convert|4.90|m|ftin}} in 60.0 seconds (2014 World's Strongest Man) * Weight over bar – {{convert|25.5|kg|lb|abbr=on|0|}} over {{convert|4.80|m|ftin}} (2013 Giants Live Hungary) * Atlas Stones – 5 Stones (heavy set) {{convert|120-200|kg|lb|abbr=on|0|}} in 23.81 seconds (2017 Europe's Strongest Man), 5 Stones (light set) {{convert|100-180|kg|lb|abbr=on|0|}} in 17.94 seconds (2016 Britain's Strongest Man) * Húsafell Stone (replica) – {{convert|180|kg|lb|abbr=on|0|}} for {{convert|27.15|m|ftin}} (2013 UK's Strongest Man) * Dinnie Stones (original) – 2 Stones weighing {{convert|188|kg|lb|abbr=on|0|}} & {{convert|144.5|kg|lb|abbr=on|0|}} for {{convert|2.09|m|ftin}} (2019 Strongest Man in History TV show)<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dbxMICf5Z1U |title=Brian Shaw's World Record 733 Lb Stone Lift |website=YouTube |date=7 September 2019 |access-date=7 September 2019}}</ref> * Bale Tote (Super Yoke) – {{convert|680|kg|lb|abbr=on|0|}} for {{convert|2.67|m|ftin}} (2015 Arnold Strongman Classic) * CrossFit Isabel – {{convert|60|kg|lb|abbr=on|0|}} for 30 repetitions in 50.9 seconds (2019 CrossFit European Championships) (world record)
Training: * Deadlift – {{convert|450|kg|lb|abbr=on|0|}} with straps (two man long bar) * Squat – {{convert|405|kg|lb|abbr=on}} (raw, beltless) {{small|(self-claim)}}<ref name="SA">{{cite web |title=Strongman Eddie Hall Training at Strength Asylum |url=https://www.strengthasylum.co.uk/strongman-eddie-hall-training-at-strength-asylum/ |website=Strength Asylum |access-date=9 March 2022 |date=15 December 2016}}</ref> * Long bar Squat (for reps) – {{convert|345|kg|lb|abbr=on}} for 8 reps (beltless, on 8 foot bar) * Safety bar Squat (for reps) – {{convert|350|kg|lb|abbr=on|0|}} for 6 reps (beltless)<ref>{{cite web |title=350kg x 6 reps on the safety bar.... yet another PB! Seems every week is an improvement which at my level is very very hard. Keep grinding on... |url=https://www.facebook.com/eddiehallwsmlegend/videos/350kg-x-6-reps-on-the-safety-bar-yet-another-pb-seems-every-week-is-an-improveme/1250155615104882/?locale=pt_BR&_rdr |website=Facebook|access-date=2 September 2024}}</ref> * Equipped Bench press – {{convert|300|kg|lb|abbr=on|0|}} * Bench press (for reps) – {{convert|265|kg|lb|abbr=on}} for 6 reps (8 foot bar, paused between reps),<ref>{{cite web | last=Tao | first=David | title=Strongman Eddie Hall Bench Presses 584 Pounds for 6 Reps! | website=BarBend | date=8 November 2016 | url=https://barbend.com/strongman-eddie-hall-bench-presses-584-pounds-6-reps/ | quote= |access-date=9 June 2023}}</ref> {{convert|225|kg|lb|abbr=on}} for 10 reps (8 foot bar) * Incline bench press – {{convert|265|kg|lb|abbr=on|0|}},<ref>{{cite web |title=Eddie hall 585lbs incline chest press |url=https://www.youtube.com/shorts/EnfbHT7BCvc |website=YouTube |access-date=20 August 2024}}</ref> {{convert|225|kg|lb|abbr=on|0|}} for 7 paused reps * Incline dumbbell press – {{convert|100|kg|lb|abbr=on|0|}} per hand for 7 reps, {{convert|90|kg|lb|abbr=on|0|}} per hand for 10 reps * Dumbbell shoulder press – {{convert|60|kg|lb|abbr=on|0|}} per hand for 40 reps
==Competitive strongman record== Winning percentage: 9.67%<br>Podium percentage: 25.80%
{| class="wikitable" |- ! ! style="background: gold;"|1st ! style="background: silver;"|2nd ! style="background: #c96;"|3rd ! Podium ! 4th ! 5th ! 6th ! 7th ! 8th ! 9th ! 10th ! 11th ! 12th ! 13th ! 17th ! Total |- | '''International competitions''' | '''3''' | 3 | 2 | style="background: #EEEEEE;"|8 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | style="background: #EEEEEE;"|31 |}
==Boxing record== {{BoxingRecordSummary |draws= |nc= |ko-wins= |ko-losses= |dec-wins= |dec-losses=1 |dq-wins= |dq-losses= }} {|class="wikitable" style="text-align:center" |- !{{abbr|No.|Number}} !Result !Record !Opponent !Type !Round, time !Year !Venue/ event |- |1 |{{no2}}Loss |0–1 |style="text-align:left;"|{{flagicon|ISL}} Hafþór Júlíus Björnsson |{{abbr|UD|Unanimous decision}} |6 |{{dts|2022|March|19|format=dmy}} |style="text-align:left;"|{{small|Aviation Club Tennis Centre, Dubai, U.A.E.}} |- |}
==Mixed martial arts record== {{MMArecordbox | draws= | nc= | ko-wins= 1 | ko-losses= | sub-wins= | sub-losses= | dec-wins= | dec-losses= | dq-wins= | dq-losses= | other-wins= | other-losses= }} {{MMA record start}} |- |{{yes2}}Win |align=center|1–0 |{{flagicon|POL}} Mariusz Pudzianowski |TKO (punches) ||XTB KSW 105: Bartosiński vs. Grzebyk 2 |{{dts|2025|April|26|format=dmy}} |align=center|1 |align=center|0:30 |Gliwice, Poland | |- {{end}}
==Arm wrestling record== {|class="wikitable" style="text-align:center" |- !{{abbr|No.|Number}} !Result !Record !Opponent !Outcome !Hand !Year !Venue/ event |- |3 |{{yes2}}Win |1–2 |style="text-align:left;"|{{flagicon|USA}} Robert Oberst |2-1 |Right hand |2025 |style="text-align:left;"|{{small|East vs West}} |- |2 |{{no2}}Loss |0–2 |style="text-align:left;"|{{flagicon|USA}} Brian Shaw |2-4 |Right hand |2024 |style="text-align:left;"|{{small|King Of The Table 13}} |- |1 |{{no2}}Loss |0–1 |style="text-align:left;"|{{flagicon|LIT}} Vytautas Lalas |0-1 |Right hand |2020 |style="text-align:left;"|{{small|2020 Europe's Strongest Man}} |}
==Filmography== {| class="wikitable sortable plainrowheaders col-1center" |+ Film ! scope="col" | Year ! scope="col" | Title ! scope="col" | Role ! scope="col" class="unsortable" | Notes ! scope="col" class="unsortable" | {{Refh}} |- ! scope="row" | 2015 | ''Eddie: Strongman'' | Himself | Documentary film | |- ! scope="row" rowspan="2" | 2017 | ''Transformers: The Last Knight'' | Saxon Warrior | Uncredited cameo | |- | ''Born Strong'' | Himself | Documentary film | |- ! scope="row" | 2023 | ''Expend4bles'' | Bartender 2 | |<ref>{{Cite web|last=((Bureau))|first=Athens|date=4 October 2021|title=Sylvester Stallone's The Expendables 4 to begin filming in Greece|url=https://greekcitytimes.com/2021/10/04/stallone-the-expendables-4/|url-status=live|access-date=19 October 2021|website=Greek City Times|archive-date=4 October 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211004110333/https://greekcitytimes.com/2021/10/04/stallone-the-expendables-4/}}</ref> |- |}
{| class="wikitable sortable plainrowheaders col-1center" |+ Television ! scope="col" | Year ! scope="col" | Title ! scope="col" | Role ! scope="col" class="unsortable" | Notes ! scope="col" class="unsortable" | {{Refh}} |- ! scope="row" | 2012–2017 | ''World's Strongest Man'' | Himself (Competitor/Pundit) | 14 episodes | |- ! scope="row" rowspan="2" | 2016 | ''A League of Their Own'' |rowspan="7" | Himself | Series 10; Episode 3 | |- | ''Couples Come Dine with Me'' | Series 3; Episode 69 | |- ! scope="row" rowspan="3" | 2018 | ''The Chase'' | Series 8; Episode 4 | |- | ''Celebs In Solitary'' | 1 series | |- | ''Eddie Eats America'' | 1 series | |- ! scope="row" | 2019 | ''The Strongest Man in History'' | 1 series | |- ! scope="row" | 2020 | ''Eddie Eats Christmas'' | 1 series | |- ! scope="row" rowspan="2"| 2026 | ''Battle of the Beasts'' | Himself (Host) | |- | ''Inside'' | Himself (Contestant) | Winner; Series 3 |<ref name=":1">{{Cite web |last=Nhundu|first=Kimberly|date=22 February 2026|title=Inside UK season 3 confirmed line-up including Geordie Shore star|url=https://www.dailystar.co.uk/tv/who-insideuk-season3-cast-netflix-36763709|access-date=23 February 2026|website=Daily Star|language=en}}</ref> |}
{| class="wikitable sortable plainrowheaders col-1center" |+ Web ! scope="col" | Year ! scope="col" | Title ! scope="col" | Role ! scope="col" class="unsortable" | Notes ! scope="col" class="unsortable" | {{Refh}} |- ! scope="row" | 2020 | ''How to be Behzinga'' | Himself | Episode: "Behzinga Takes On The London Marathon" | |- |}
{| class="wikitable sortable plainrowheaders col-1center" |+ Video games ! scope="col" | Year ! scope="col" | Title ! scope="col" | Role ! scope="col" class="unsortable" | Notes ! scope="col" class="unsortable" | {{Refh}} |- ! scope="row" | 2024 | ''Undisputed'' | Himself | |<ref>{{Cite web |last=Mackinlay |first=Catherine |date=1 February 2023 |title=Strongman Eddie Hall knocks out Tyson Fury in new boxing game |url=https://www.stokesentinel.co.uk/whats-on/whats-on-news/i-just-knocked-tyson-fury-8100028 |access-date=15 April 2026 |website=Stoke-on-Trent Live |language=en}}</ref> |- |}
==References== {{Reflist}}
==External links== * {{IMDb name|5483679|name=Eddie Hall}} * {{Twitter|eddiehallWSM}}
{{S-start}} {{s-ach|ach}} {{Succession box | before = Brian Shaw | title = World's Strongest Man | after = Hafþór Júlíus Björnsson | years = 2017 }} {{Succession box | before = Laurence Shahlaei | title = Britain's Strongest Man | after = Graham Hicks | years = 2014-2018 }} {{Succession box | before = Glenn Ross | title = UK's Strongest Man | after = Laurence Shahlaei | years = 2011–14 }} {{Succession box | before = Laurence Shahlaei (Elite/UKSC) | title = England's Strongest Man (Elite) | after = Lloyd Renals | years = 2010 }} {{Succession box | before = Dean Slater<br/>Chris Gearing | title = England's Strongest Man (UKSC) | after = Chris Gearing<br/> Ben Kelsey | years = 2011<br>2013 }} {{S-end}} {{World's Strongest Man champions}}
{{DEFAULTSORT:Hall, Eddie}} Category:1988 births Category:Living people Category:English strength athletes Category:People with Myostatin-related muscle hypertrophy Category:Sportspeople from Newcastle-under-Lyme Category:Sportspeople from Stoke-on-Trent