Adam Bishop

Adam Bishop is a part-time strongman. He placed ninth in the 2019 World's Strongest Man competition, and came first in the 2020 Britain's Strongest Man[2] Bishop refers to himself in the media as "one of the little guys" in the sport, despite weighing over 300lbs.[1][3] Bishop has also competed in rugby, where he played as a winger[4], and in skeleton bobsleigh.[5]

Adam Bishop
Personal information
Nickname(s)Bish
Born (1989-01-07) 7 January 1989
Height6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)
Weight145 kg (320 lb)[1]
Competition record
Strongman
Representing  United Kingdom
World's Strongest Man
Qualified 2015 World's Strongest Man
Qualified 2016 World's Strongest Man
Qualified 2018 World's Strongest Man
9th 2019 World's Strongest Man
Europe's Strongest Man
8th 2016 Europe's Strongest Man
Qualified 2017 Europe's Strongest Man
8th 2019 Europe's Strongest Man
Giants Live
4th 2015 Norrköping
10th 2016 Norrköping
6th 2018 Norrköping
3rd 2018 Manchester
7th 2019 Wembley
7th 2019 Finals
Representing  England
UK's Strongest Man
Qualified 2013 UK's Strongest Man
3rd 2014 UK's Strongest Man
Britain's Strongest Man
4th 2016 Britain's Strongest Man
9th 2017 Britain's Strongest Man
4th 2018 Britain's Strongest Man
2nd 2019 Britain's Strongest Man
1st 2020 Britain's Strongest Man

Strongman career

Bishop started competing in open strongman competitions in 2012, having progressed from the under-105kg category.[5] He entered the heats for the World's Strongest Man in 2015, establishing himself as an up-and-coming talent.[6][7] Bishop steadily improved his standings in the competition, narrowly missing a place in the grand final of 2016 World's Strongest Man when he was beaten in the Atlas Stones. In 2019 World's Strongest Man, Bishop reached the grand final, coming in ninth place overall.[8]

Other work

Bishop works as an RFC Strength and Conditioning Coach for Harlequin F.C. [1]

Stats

In strongman:

  • Overhead Press: 170kg[5]
  • Log: 190kg
  • Deadlift: 440 kg [5]
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References
  1. "Adam Bishop".
  2. Sunderland, Tom. "Britain's Strongest Man 2020 Results: Adam Bishop Wins Title over Tom Stoltman". Bleacher Report. Retrieved 13 April 2020.
  3. Hemming, Martin. "Help you train to be the world's strongest man? Of course — I'll be your barbell" – via www.thetimes.co.uk.
  4. "The remarkable links between rugby and World's Strongest Man competition". www.rugbypass.com.
  5. "Adam Bishop - The Titan of Twickenham | News | Harlequins Rugby Union".
  6. Davies, Hannah J.; Virtue, Graeme; Mueller, Andrew; Verdier, Hannah; Rahman, Grace; Howlett, Paul (December 20, 2016). "Tuesday's best TV: Hilda Ogden's Last Ta-Ra: A Tribute To Jean Alexander; MasterChef: The Professionals" – via www.theguardian.com.
  7. "World's Strongest Man benefits from 21st-century strength". inews.co.uk.
  8. "Martins Licis Dethrones Thor Bjornsson at World's Strongest Man 2019". June 17, 2019.
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