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Brian Shaw is a very talented athlete and four-time winner of the World’s Strongest Man competition. Brian Shaw has been actively working on his strongman career. Currently, Shaw invests in his YouTube channel and trains other athletes.
Early life and childhood
The American-born strongman is originally from Brighton, Colorado. He was born in February 26, 1982in Fort Lupton, Colorado, to Jay Shaw and Bonnie Shaw.
His parents were taller than average and it is known that his uncles were also of exceptional height. Starting in 2022, it is 39 years.
His zodiac sign is Pisces. He has the nickname Gigantor due to his great stature. He and his family are Christians by religion.
Brian has a sister named Julie Shaw. He and his sister grew up in the small town of Fort Lupton.
Shaw was athletic from a young age and liked to play sports. His athleticism later grew and eventually he made a career out of it.
Brian Shaw – Education
Brian Shaw attended Fort Lupton High School, where he demonstrated exceptional basketball talent. For college, he attended Otero Junior College in La Junta, Colorado.
He played basketball while in college. He later earned a full basketball scholarship to Black Hills State University, located in Spearfish, South Dakota, and earned a degree in wellness management.
Shaw sparked his interest in weightlifting. He has described weightlifting as his “sanctuary.”
Brian Shaw – Body Measurements
Brian Shaw is a tall guy who is 6 feet 8 feet tall and weighs 195 kg. Likewise, he has brown eyes and a 60-inch wide chest and a 47-inch waist. He has a shoe size of 16 (US).
Brian Shaw with his fellow athletes (source: Pinterest)
civil status
Brian is happily married to Keri Jenkins, the love of his life, whom he met through a fundraiser. After dating for quite some time, the couple tied the knot on July 4, 2015.
Additionally, Keri Jenkins is the owner of Fit Mommy Academy and also runs her own fitness business. The couple has two children named Braxton and Kellen.
Brian Shaw with his wife and son Braxton (source: Answers Africa)
Social media
He is quite active on social media sites and has 1.3 million followers on Instagram, 1.54 million subscribers on YouTube, and 374,000 followers on Facebook.
Brian Shaw – Career and professional life
Brian Shaw, who played basketball throughout college, became interested in weightlifting. He began his strongman career by participating in a strongman competition held in Denver in October 2005.
He won the title even though he had no official training, this awakened the strong man in him and he jumped to the professional ranks in June 2006.
In the year 2009, he participated in the Strongest Man on Earth, also known as ‘Fortissimus’ competition, which was held in Canada. He came in third place and surprised spectators by being the only man to lift six Atlas stones weighing between 136 and 193 kg each.
He then went to Valletta to participate in his second World Strongest Man, where he came second.
In 2011 and 2013, Shaw defeated Zydrunas Savickas to win the World’s Strongest Man title.
His success in the series continues in the years 2015 and 2016. He also competed and won the Arnold Strongman Classic competition in the year 2017, but came third in the World’s Strongest Man.
Brian Weightlifting (source: Muscles and Fitness)
Furthermore, in the year 2018, he competed in the World’s Ultimate Strongman competition held in Dubai, where he had trouble with the deadlift, which slowed down his pace, he lost first place to Bjornsson and had to settle for second place.
In the year 2020, Shaw initiated and organized the First Shaw Classic Competition and invited strongmen to compete against each other.
Shaw himself won the classic and lost the prize money along with the rest of the athletes.
Achievements and net worth
Brian Shaw won the title of World’s Strongest Man in the years 2011, 2013, 2015 and 2016. He is the winner of the first Shaw Classic competition held in the year 2020.
The strongman has a net worth of 15 million US dollars. His career as a strongman and his YouTube channel contribute to his enormous wealth.
He has also done quite a few sponsored collaborations with brands like Redcon1, Mark Bell, Sling Shot, and Rogue Fitness.
His YouTube channel earns around $1,300 per day and $480,000 from various advertisements and sponsors.
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