Adam Bishop

Adam Bishop is a professional strongman and two-time winner of the Britain's Strongest Man competition (2020, 2023). Bishop refers to himself in the media as "one of the little guys" in the sport, despite weighing over 300lbs. Bishop has also competed in rugby, where he played as a winger, and in skeleton bobsleigh.

Strongman career
Bishop started competing in open strongman competitions in 2012, having progressed from the under-105kg category. He entered the heats for the World's Strongest Man in 2015, establishing himself as an up-and-coming talent.

Bishop steadily improved his standings in the competition, narrowly missing a place in the grand final of the 2016 World's Strongest Man when he was beaten in the Atlas Stones. In the 2018 World's Strongest Man competition, Bishop failed to get past the qualifying heats after losing against Johan Els in the Atlas Stones event.

In the 2019 World's Strongest Man competition, Bishop reached the finals for the first time, coming in ninth place overall.

In January 2020, Bishop won his first Britain's Strongest Man competition, after coming in 2nd the previous year. In the 2020 World's Strongest Man competition, Bishop reached the final once again and improved on his performance from the previous year, placing sixth overall. In September, Bishop placed 2nd at Europe's Strongest Man, while in December, Bishop competed at the 2020 Shaw Classic and placed sixth overall.

In January 2023, Bishop won Britain's Strongest Man for the second time, after coming in second in 2021 and third in 2022.

Other work
Bishop worked as an RFC Strength and Conditioning Coach for Harlequin F.C. On 11 February 2021, Bishop left Harlequin F.C. to focus full-time on his strongman career.

Personal records
In strongman:
 * Deadlift (with straps and suit) – 453.5 kg
 * Deadlift for reps – 400 kg x 5 reps and 360 kg x 1 rep (raw) (2024 Britain's Strongest man)
 * Hummer Tire Deadlift (15 inches off the floor) – 524 kg
 * Giant Barbell Squat (for reps) – 340 kg × 5 reps (single-ply suit w/ wraps) (2019 World's Strongest Man)
 * Log press – 181 kg
 * Axle press – 180 kg