16 Facts About Laurence Shahlaei

Laurence Cristiaan David Shahlaei was born on 25 December 1982 and is an English YouTuber, strength sports commentator, analyst, coach, and a retired strongman and powerlifting competitor.

Laurence Shahlaei is most noted for winning the 2016 Europe's Strongest Man competition.

Laurence Shahlaei has made the finals of the World's Strongest Man competition 5 times, winning fourth place in 2011.

Laurence Shahlaei won fifth place at the 2018 World's Ultimate Strongman, and seventh place at the 2012 Arnold Strongman Classic.

Laurence Shahlaei is the winner of England's Strongest Man and Britain's Strongest Man at the national circuit.

Laurence Shahlaei's father is Iranian from Kermanshah and his mother is English from Newcastle upon Tyne.

Laurence Shahlaei attended Balcarras School, and later moved to Stroud, Gloucestershire where he developed his passion towards strength sports.

Laurence Shahlaei won the Midlands qualifier again in 2008, and made the final, this time finishing 4th behind Jimmy Marku, Terry Hollands, and Mark Felix.

Laurence Shahlaei managed to win 4th place at the 2011 World's Strongest Man while securing 7th, 9th, 9th and 10th places in 2017,2009,2014 and 2016.

Laurence Shahlaei competed in the inaugural World's Ultimate Strongman competition in Dubai at the Bab al-Shams Arena in October 2018.

Laurence Shahlaei placed 5th in a stacked field of 12.

Laurence Shahlaei placed 7th in the 2012 Arnold Strongman Classic, widely considered the heaviest and most difficult strongman competition in the world.

Laurence Shahlaei had an acting role in the film The Golden Compass.

Laurence Shahlaei has since written various training programs which he sells via his website, as well as various other merchandise labeled 'Team Loz'.

Since retiring from competition, Laurence Shahlaei has become a popular strongman analyst and commentator.

Laurence Shahlaei was an official commentator at the 2022 Rogue Invitational and 2024 Shaw Classic.