Eddie Hall just pulled off a huge upset at the World’s Strongest Man competition, and he became the first British competitor to win since Gary Taylor back in 1993. 

“The Beast” narrowly won the title with a combination of flipping a “1,080lb tire for times, viking press 352lbs for 15 reps, squat 700lbs for 15 reps, pull a plane, deadlift 1,042lbs and load 5 atlas stones,” according to startingstrongman.com.

He beat out Hafthor Bjornsson by only a single point, and last year’s champ, Brian Shaw, by two points. 

Here are a few clips of the squatting and viking press events that helped seal the deal. 

https://youtube.com/watch?v=m5sZL_Io2V4

 

https://youtube.com/watch?v=DyB_LrHm9oU

 

Following his victory, Hall posted this to Instagram announcing his retirement from the World’s Strongest Man event. 

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I can't say how I've done at wsm but I can say I'm now retired from wsm! I'll still be on the British scene for many years to come and I thank all my fans and sponsors and my family and friends to the moon and back. Massive thanks to my wife who I dearly love and ow a lot of my success to her. Also my manager Mo Chaudry not only changed my life for the better but one of my best friends. Big Love The Beast @proteindynamix @xploape @strengthasylum @alphadesignsuk @bobosbeard @blakemans @wrightspies @pulseworldwide @getnewage @sbdapparel @giantslive #alphadesign #wrightspies #strengthasylum #giants #giantslive #proteindynamix #bobosbeardoil #beast #beard #deadlift #deadlifts #boss #bosslife #hulk #strong #strongman #strongmantraining #pulse #getnewage #performance #mouthguard #SBD #supports #SBDapparel

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Although we won’t see him in this competition any longer, he did mention, “I’ll still be on the British scene for many years to come.” So we will get a chance to see him moving forward. 

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