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Brian Shaw (born February 26, 1982) is an American retired professional strongman who is widely regarded as one of the greatest strength athletes of all-time. [7] He won the 2011, 2013, 2015, and 2016 World's Strongest Man, making him one of only five men to win the World’s Strongest Man four times or more.
He carried Jón Páll's formula of being athletic for the dynamic tests of strength and having tremendous static strength to outlift some of the best Powerlifters. He was able to easily out-deadlift the favoured O.D. Wilson by 40 kg in 1991 and out-squatted the world record holder in the squat, Gerrit Badenhorst , in 1995.
A roll of past competitors includes many of the World's greatest strength athletes with Olympic finalists, World Record Holders, Commonwealth Games medal winners, Guinness Book of Record entrants, physique champions, continental & national titleholders, World's Strongest Men and International legends in various sports. [1]
With 43 international victories at a record 70% winning percentage [4] and over 20 world records in his strongman career, he is widely regarded as one of the greatest strength athletes of all time. [5] During his career as a strongman, Pudzianowski won five World's Strongest Man titles, the most in history. [6]
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With three Worlds Strongest Man titles, Kazmaier is one of the most successful competitors in the history of the contest. Strength historian David P. Webster called him "the greatest American strength athlete of all time", and a 2008 poll of experts rated him as top superheavyweight lifter of all time and "one of the strongest men who ever lived."
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Best started his strongman career in 2006 by participating at America's Strongest Man competition. The following year he won second place to Derek Poundstone.In 2008, he carried the legendary Jón Páll Sigmarsson Stone for 28.24 metres (92 ft 8 in) for a new world record.