Life
Tom is a two-time World’s Strongest Man winner from Invergordon in the eastern Highlands of Scotland. The 29-year-old is the younger brother of 2021 Europe’s Strongest Man, Luke Stoltman. The Stoltman brothers are regarded as the strongest siblings in history and the only brothers to have both competed at the World’s Strongest Man finals.
At 6’ 8” (2.03m) and 29 stone, Tom is a true giant, even among the supersized behemoths of strongman. “The Albatross,” as he is known because of his huge arms, is the first Scot to ever win World’s Strongest Man and is a world record holder in the Atlas Stones.
At just 5 years of age Tom was diagnosed with autism. It’s something he is proud to speak about in order to inspire other young people with the same condition. Tom has often stated that for his strongman career his autism has been a positive influence, as it has helped him to maintain a focused and single-minded approach to achieving his goals. He has referred to it as his superpower!
Career
At just 29 years of age Tom has already achieved a huge amount in his career, although the best may be yet to come. He began competing in strongman at 18 and by the age of 20 was making the podium at Scotland’s Strongest Man. Scottish titles came quickly, but not before making his debut at World’s Strongest Man in 2017. Within four years Tom had captured the world’s most prestigious title, as well as Britain’s Strongest Man, achieving this remarkable double in 2021.
Tom was able to successfully defend his title in 2022, defeating Martins Licis and Oleksii Novikov by some 10.5 points in Sacramento, California. Tom has also finished runner-up on two occasions, most recently in 2023 where he was beaten to a third successive title by Mitchell Hooper.
Best Title
In 2021 Tom achieved what so many strongmen set out to accomplish, yet so few succeed in doing, by winning the 2021 World’s Strongest Man title in Sacramento, California. Tom defeated four-time winner Brian Shaw (USA) and Canada’s Maxime Boudreault. On his way to victory, The Invergordon Goliath, as he is sometimes known, won three of the final’s six events, including victories in the Giant’s Medley, Titan’s Turntable and the Atlas Stones.
Competition Results
Best Lifts
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Present Day
Tom will be making his long-awaited return to the Giants Live stage at The Strongman Classic on July 8th, where he will get the opportunity to reverse his defeat by Mitchell Hooper at World’s Strongest Man. 2022 was a sparse competitive year for The Albatross, but he has been much busier so far this year, already competing at The Arnold Classic and World’s Strongest Man.
Media
Following his 2021 World’s Strongest Man win, Tom made numerous TV appearances, including BBC1’s Breakfast show, The Nine and ITV’s This Morning.
Both Tom and his brother Luke have a growing online presence with over 200,000 subscribers to their YouTube channel, Stoltman Brothers. @tomstoltmanofficial on Instagram is another way to keep up with Tom’s life and training. His channel is approaching 400k followers.
Tom has also filled many column inches in the online and printed press, featuring, not surprisingly, The Scotsman, where Tom has sought to reach out to other young people dealing with special educational needs. Stoltman calls his autism “just another additional hurdle we have to get over.”
How old is Tom Stoltman?
Tom Stoltman was born on 30th May 1994 so is currently 28.
How tall is Tom Stoltman?
Tom Stoltman is 2.03m (6ft 8inches) tall.
Is Tom Stoltman autistic?
Yes, Tom is autistic, he was diagnosed at just 5 years of age. It’s something he is proud to speak about in order to inspire other young people with the same condition. Tom has often stated that for his strongman career his autism has been a positive influence, as it has helped him to maintain a focused and single-minded approach to achieving his goals. He has referred to it as his superpower!
Where is Tom Stoltman from?
Tom was born and lives in Invergordon in the eastern Highlands of Scotland, just outside Inverness.
