36 Facts About Tom Stoltman

Tom Ryan Stoltman was born on 30 May 1994 and is a British professional strongman competitor, from Invergordon, Scotland.

Tom Stoltman is a three time winner of the World's Strongest Man in 2021,2022, and 2024.

Tom Stoltman won the national title of Britain's Strongest Man on the same years.

On 20 June 2021, Tom Stoltman won the 2021 World's Strongest Man competition, becoming the first man from Scotland to win the World's Strongest Man and the fifth British person to do so.

On 29 May 2022, Tom Stoltman won the 2022 World's Strongest Man, becoming only the second Briton to win two titles and the first to win back-to-back titles.

Tom Stoltman is the younger brother of the two-time Europe's Strongest Man, 2025 Britain's Strongest Man and five-time Scotland's Strongest Man, Luke Stoltman, with whom he runs their YouTube channel "The Stoltman Brothers".

Tom Stoltman was born in Invergordon, Ross and Cromarty to parents Ben and Sheila, ten years after his older brother and fellow strongman competitor Luke.

Tom Stoltman was diagnosed with autism at the age of 5.

Tom Stoltman attended Newmore Primary School and Invergordon Academy in the Scottish Highlands where he developed his passion for playing football.

Aged 18, Tom Stoltman entered and won his first competition, Highlands Strongest Man.

Tom Stoltman ranked 5th at the 2019 WSM and 3rd at WUS.

Tom Stoltman won his second SSM trophy and a podium finish at BSM.

In 2020 Tom Stoltman returned to the World's Strongest Man finals in Florida, finishing in second place after a low scoring finish in the Hercules Hold.

In 2021, Tom Stoltman won the World's Strongest Man title in Sacramento, California.

Tom Stoltman won two of the first five events, placing him in first ahead of four-time winner Brian Shaw going into the final event.

The win was sealed with Tom Stoltman completing the Atlas Stone run in 20.21 seconds, taking the event win and overall title to Scotland for the first time in the competition's history.

Tom Stoltman won Britain's Strongest Man in 2021, the same year in which his brother Luke won Europe's Strongest Man.

Tom Stoltman ended his season coming 2nd place at the Rogue Invitational.

In 2022, Tom Stoltman successfully defended his BSM title at the Utilita Arena in Sheffield, England.

Tom Stoltman then competed at the Arnold Strongman Classic for the first time and placed 7th.

At World's Strongest Man, Tom Stoltman took first in his heat, winning the first 4 events.

Tom Stoltman won by a margin of 10.5 points, becoming only the second Briton to win two titles, 37 years after Geoff Capes and the first ever to win back-to-back titles.

Tom Stoltman then came in 2nd place at the World's Strongest Man, behind champion Mitchell Hooper.

Tom Stoltman followed this up by beating Hooper at their next competition, Giants Live Strongman Classic at the Royal Albert Hall though was pipped to first place by 0.5 points.

At the Shaw Classic, Tom Stoltman had a slow start, picking up 0 points on the first event, but went on to win 3 of the 4 events on day 2, more event wins than any other competitor, and reach the podium.

Tom Stoltman rounded off his 2023 season winning the World Tour Finals in his native country at Glasgow and finishing 2nd at the Rogue Invitational.

In 2024, Tom Stoltman started his season by winning Britain's Strongest Man for the 3rd time.

Tom Stoltman then finished 3rd at the Arnold Strongman Classic continuing his podium streak.

Tom Stoltman regained the title of Worlds Strongest Man from Mitchell Hooper, making it his 3rd Worlds Strongest Man title and 5th podium appearance.

Tom Stoltman then finished 7th at the Strongest Man on Earth in Colorado.

Tom Stoltman finished the year placing 2nd at the Rogue Invitational in Aberdeen.

In 2025, Tom Stoltman began his season finishing 7th at the Arnold Strongman Classic in Ohio.

Tom Stoltman is one of five siblings, all of whom live in and around their hometown of Invergordon close to their father, Ben.

Tom Stoltman married wife Sinead in 2015 and is a supporter of Rangers.

In 2018, alongside brother Luke, Tom Stoltman opened a commercial gym, The Tom Stoltman Strength Centre, in Invergordon.

Together with brother Luke, Tom Stoltman has a YouTube channel through which they show training and competition footage, partake in various challenges, and provide an insight to everyday life for professional strongmen athletes.