Brian Shaw (strongman)

Brian Shaw (born February 26, 1982) is an American retired professional strongman. He won the 2011, 2013, 2015, and 2016 World's Strongest Man competitions, making him one of only five men to win the World’s Strongest Man four times or more. In addition to winning the Arnold Strongman Classic three times and Shaw Classic two times (with one of them being a 'Strongest Man on Earth' title), he also secured six Strongman Super Series wins, three Giants Live wins and two America's Strongest Man titles. In 2011, Shaw also became the first man to win the World's Strongest Man and the Arnold Strongman Classic in the same calendar year, a feat he replicated in 2015. With 27 international titles, 30 total wins, 53 podiums and 36 world records he is widely regarded as one of the greatest and most decorated strength athletes of all-time. From 2020 to 2025, Shaw hosted Shaw Classic health and fitness expo, and organized the Strongest Man on Earth competition as its main event during the last three years of the expo. Upon retirement from Strongman, he turned to Armwrestling where he defeated Eddie Hall in 2024, Brandon Allen in 2025, and lost to Leonidas Arkona in 2026. In October 2024, Shaw was inducted into the International Sports Hall of Fame.