Eddie Hall beats The Mountain from Game of Thrones to make history in World’s Strongest Man competition
He is the first British man to win the title in 24 years
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Your support makes all the difference.Eddie Hall has become the first Briton in 24 years to be crowned the World’s Strongest Man as he beat runner-up Hafthor Julius Bjornsson – better known as The Mountain from TV show Game of Thrones.
Hall, who is nicknamed The Beast – made history by winning the competition in Botswana on Sunday.
The 31-stone strongman came out on top in the squat lift, Viking press and deadlift rounds on the way to winning the title.
As well as beating The Mountain, who has never won the competition despite finishing as runner up three times and third place a further three times, he also defeated four-time champion Brian Shaw, from the US.
Shaw finished third in the contest in Gaborone – one place behind Bjornsson.
Hall’s daily routine usually includes eating raw steaks on the way to consuming 12,000 calories a day, which he has previously admitted has left him unable to fit into most cars or chairs.
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