TOM Stoltman made history when he became the first Scot to win the World’s Strongest Man title.
The strongman then successfully defended his title, defeating all who stood in his way, including his brother and Europe’s Strongest Man — Luke Stoltman.
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Who is Tom Stoltman?
Tom ”The Albatross” Stoltman is a professional strongman competitor and the current World’s Strongest Man.
He was born in 1994, in Invergordon in the Scottish Highlands.
Tom has won the World’s Strongest Man competition three times.
He first took up weight training in his local gym as a teenager, after being inspired by his brother Luke’s success as Scotland’s Strongest Man.
Tom told the Sunday Post: “I watched World’s Strongest Man on TV a few times when I was young, but I was more interested in football at that point.
Just a bit of fun
“I started going to the gym at 16 with some mates, but it was just a bit of fun, nothing big.”
Luke then decided to mentor his brother and guide him through training for strongman.
Tom said: “At 17, Luke took me under his wing and said we’d do it seriously.
“I’d got a buzz when I saw Luke competing in his first Scotland’s Strongest Man competition, so I thought I’d give it a go.
“There was a gym a half-hour from where we live that had all the kit. I got into it and loved it.”
Tom entered his first competition aged 18 and was crowned Highlands Strongest Man.
He went on to become one of the most successful British athletes in the history of the sport
Tom is a multiple world record holder, in both the Giants Live’s light set of Castle Stones (220 to 396pounds) and in lifting the heaviest Atlas Stone to date at 630pounds, as per Giants Live.
He is also a big football fan and supports Rangers FC.
Tom is married to wife Sinead, whom he met when they were just 17 at a local music festival.
Autism struggles
He has opened up about his struggles with autism, which he was diagnosed with when he was five.
Tom called the condition “just a hurdle”, explaining to The National: “I still struggle with it sometimes.
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“I take a lot more time than other people to get some things processed and I’m still kind of nervous about new things”.
World’s Strongest Man
Stoltman is only the third man in the competition’s history to win the title of World’s Strongest Man three times.
He was crowned the World’s Strongest Man for the first time in 2021, and repeated this success in 2022.
In 2024, he became the seventh man in history to win the World’s Strongest Man title at least three times.
The Highland Oak
Luke ”The Highland Oak” Stoltman is the older brother of Tom Stoltman.
He was born in Invergordon in 1984 and is also a professional strongman competitor.
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At 6’3″ and 353 pounds, Luke is the smaller of the two power-lifting siblings but, like Tom, he has enjoyed a hugely successful career.
Luke initially trained as a bodybuilder but later became more interested in strength.
He entered and won his first contest — a local deadlift competition in 2011 — aged 27.
This led to Luke participating in the Highlands Strongest Man in 2012, where he again placed first.
Luke has since won Europe‘s Strongest Man, the Giants Live World Tour Finals, and Scotland’s Strongest Man.
He has also competed at the World’s Strongest Man eight times, reaching the final on four occasions.
Luke and Tom have a YouTube channel, @StoltmanBrothers, in which they refer to themselves as “The World’s Strongest Brothers”.
They also run an online coaching service called Stoltman Strength Academy.