Adam Bishop

Adam Bishop is a part-time strongman. He placed sixth in the 2020 World's Strongest Man competition,[2] and won the 2020 Britain's Strongest Man competition.[3] Bishop refers to himself in the media as "one of the little guys" in the sport, despite weighing over 300lbs.[1][4] Bishop has also competed in rugby, where he played as a winger,[5] and in skeleton bobsleigh.[6]

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
6th 2020 World's Strongest Man
Europe's Strongest Man
8th 2016 Europe's Strongest Man
11th 2017 Europe's Strongest Man
8th 2019 Europe's Strongest Man
2nd 2020 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
2nd 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.[6] He entered the heats for the World's Strongest Man in 2015, establishing himself as an up-and-coming talent.[7]

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.[8]

In the 2019 World's Strongest Man competition, Bishop reached the grand final, coming in ninth place overall.[9]

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.[2]

Other work

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

Stats

In strongman:

  • Overhead Press – 170 kg (370 lb)[6]
  • Log Lift – 190 kg (420 lb)
  • Deadlift (with straps and suit) – 440 kg (970 lb) (2019 World Deadlift Championships)[10]

References
  1. "Adam Bishop". The World's Strongest Man. Retrieved 25 December 2020.
  2. Gutman, Andrew (15 November 2020). "Novikov Secures 2020 World's Strongest Man Victory (Updated)". BarBend. Retrieved 25 December 2020.
  3. Sunderland, Tom (18 January 2020). "Britain's Strongest Man 2020 Results: Adam Bishop Wins Title over Tom Stoltman". Bleacher Report. Retrieved 25 December 2020.
  4. Hemming, Martin (15 December 2019). "Help you train to be the world's strongest man? Of course — I'll be your barbell". The Times. Retrieved 25 December 2020.
  5. Cameron, Ian (1 January 2018). "The remarkable links between rugby and World's Strongest Man competition". RugbyPass. Retrieved 25 December 2020.
  6. "Adam Bishop - The Titan of Twickenham". Harlequin F.C. 11 March 2015. Retrieved 25 December 2020.
  7. "The World's Strongest Man 2015 Roundup". World's Strongest Man. 3 January 2020. Retrieved 25 December 2020.
  8. Butler, Matt (30 December 2018). "World's Strongest Man: Big boys don't cry but enormous men nearly do". inews.co.uk. Retrieved 25 December 2020.
  9. Gutman, Andrew. "Martins Licis Dethrones Thor Bjornsson at World's Strongest Man 2019". Muscle & Fitness. Retrieved 25 December 2020.
  10. Wilby, Neola. "Giants Live Wembley 2019 – full results and show round up". Giants Live. Retrieved 25 December 2020.
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