Hometown: Newcastle-under-Lyme, Staffordshire, England

Eddie Hall (a.k.a. “The Beast”) hails from the UK. He’s the only man in history to ever deadlift half a ton. (He holds the world record at 1,102 Pounds). The 2017 World’s Strongest Man winner, Eddie has a notable rivalry with fellow strongman Robert Oberst—and will do whatever it takes to show him up.

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