Edward Stephen Hall was born on 15 January 1988 and is a British media personality and a retired strongman.
30 Facts About Eddie Hall
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Eddie Hall is known for winning 2017 World's Strongest Man competition.
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Eddie Hall has won national competitions such as England's Strongest Man, Britain's Strongest Man, and UK's Strongest Man multiple times.
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Eddie Hall has presented his own television series called Eddie Eats America and was featured in the History Channel series The Strongest Man in History.
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Eddie Hall had his first acting role as an extra in the action film Expend4bles.
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Edward Stephen Eddie Hall was born in Newcastle-under-Lyme on 15 January 1988.
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Eddie Hall attended Clayton Hall Academy, but was expelled at the age of 15 and began homeschooling.
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In 2007, Eddie Hall entered his first strongman competition, coming 5th out of 15.
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Eddie Hall arranged for Hall to take his place, which led to Hall making it into the 2010 finals and winning on his first attempt by half a point.
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Eddie Hall finished first at the UK's Strongest Man 2011 competition in Belfast, with Ken Nowicki in second and Rich Smith in third.
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Eddie Hall placed fourth in his first taste of international competition.
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In 2012, Eddie Hall competed at the World's Strongest Man competition, but did not progress beyond his qualifying group.
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In 2013, Eddie Hall failed to qualify for Europe's Strongest Man 2013.
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Eddie Hall competed in his place and came in eighth place.
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Eddie Hall competed at that year's World's Strongest Man, winning two events in his heat but narrowly missing out on qualifying for the final.
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In 2014, Eddie Hall reached the final of WSM for the first time, coming second in the Squat Lift event and ultimately finishing sixth.
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Eddie Hall won the 2017 World's Strongest Man competition and announced his intention to retire from the World's Strongest Man and return to lower-weight competitions after expressing health-related concerns.
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In 2018, Eddie Hall won his fifth straight Britain's Strongest Man competition and decided to retire from Strong Man competitions shortly after due to health concerns.
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Eddie Hall 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.
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Eddie Hall 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.
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On 19 March 2022, Eddie Hall faced Bjornsson in Dubai, in a titan weight class boxing match which was tag-lined the heaviest match in history.
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Eddie Hall took the better of the first couple of rounds and managed to put Bjornsson down while knocking him against the ropes at the beginning of the second round.
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On 20 April 2022, Eddie Hall got a tattoo on his foot stating "World's Strongest Man - Hafthor Julius Bjornsson" to commemorate the fight and his loss.
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On 7 June 2024, Eddie Hall made his MMA debut competing in a 2v1 bout against social media influencers the Neffati brothers.
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On 14 December 2024, Eddie Hall lost to Brian Shaw during King Of The Table 13.
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In 2018, Eddie Hall appeared on the Channel 5 show Celebs In Solitary, where he attempted to spend five days in solitary confinement.
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Eddie Hall is one of four strongmen, together with Nick Best, Robert Oberst, and Brian Shaw, featured in the History Channel series, The Strongest Man in History, which premiered on 10 July 2019.
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Eddie Hall is married to Alexandra, a barbershop owner in Trent Vale, with whom he has a son named Maximus and two daughters born in June 2023 and October 2024.
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Eddie Hall has a daughter named Layla from a previous relationship.
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In December 2019, Eddie Hall announced he has the Hercules gene, which allows him to build more muscle mass than the average human being.