Brian Shaw
American professional strongman
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| December 14 2024 | Brian Shaw defeated Eddie Hall 4-2 in a right-handed arm wrestling best of 7 supermatch at King Of The Table 13, after training with Devon Larratt. |
| December 14 2024 | Brian Shaw defeated Eddie Hall 4-2 in a right-handed arm wrestling best of 7 supermatch at King Of The Table 13, after training with Devon Larratt. |
| October 2024 | Inducted into the International Sports Hall of Fame. |
| October 2024 | Inducted into the International Sports Hall of Fame. |
| 2023 | Won his final professional strongman competition, the Shaw Classic, defeating Mitchell Hooper by seven points and becoming a two-time Shaw Classic champion. |
| 2023 | Shaw contracted a leg infection requiring hospitalization and IV antibiotics, but recovered in time for his record-extending 16th consecutive World's Strongest Man competition. |
| 2023 | Competed in World's Strongest Man group four, finishing second behind Jaco Schoonwinkel and advancing to his record-extending 15th final after winning a stone off against Rauno Heinla. |
| 2023 | Finished 7th place in the World's Strongest Man final. |
| 2023 | Received the Knaack Tools of the Strongman Award, voted by athletes to recognize the hardest working athlete in the competition. |
| 2023 | Brian Shaw announced he would compete in two final competitions before retiring: the World's Strongest Man and the Shaw Classic. |
| 2023 | Brian Shaw announced he would compete in two final competitions before retiring: the World's Strongest Man and the Shaw Classic. |
| 2023 | Won his final professional strongman competition, the Shaw Classic, defeating Mitchell Hooper by seven points and becoming a two-time Shaw Classic champion. |
| 2023 | Shaw contracted a leg infection requiring hospitalization and IV antibiotics, but recovered in time for his record-extending 16th consecutive World's Strongest Man competition. |
| 2023 | Finished 7th place in the World's Strongest Man final. |
| 2023 | Competed in World's Strongest Man group four, finishing second behind Jaco Schoonwinkel and advancing to his record-extending 15th final after winning a stone off against Rauno Heinla. |
| 2023 | Received the Knaack Tools of the Strongman Award, voted by athletes to recognize the hardest working athlete in the competition. |
| 2022 | Shaw placed 4th in the World's Strongest Man Competition, extending his record for consecutive WSM competitions to 15 and consecutive WSM finals to 14. |
| 2022 | Finished as runner-up at the 2022 Shaw Classic strongman competition. |
| 2022 | Performed Flintstone barbell push press at the World's Strongest Man competition. |
| 2022 | Performed Flintstone barbell push press at the World's Strongest Man competition. |
| 2022 | Shaw placed 4th in the World's Strongest Man Competition, extending his record for consecutive WSM competitions to 15 and consecutive WSM finals to 14. |
| 2022 | Finished as runner-up at the 2022 Shaw Classic strongman competition. |
| 2021 | Finished 2nd at the Shaw Classic competition. |
| 2021 | Finished 7th at the Rogue Invitational competition. |
| 2021 | Set a new world record in the keg toss for height, achieving a distance of 7.75m, improving upon his previous record of 7.25m. |
| 2021 | Placed 2nd in the World's Strongest Man Competition behind Tom Stoltman, marking his first podium finish since 2018. He qualified for his record 13th consecutive WSM final, breaking a tie with Zydrunas Savickas and extending his record of consecutive final appearances. |
| 2021 | Set a new world record in the keg toss for height, achieving a distance of 7.75m, improving upon his previous record of 7.25m. |
| 2021 | Finished 7th at the Rogue Invitational competition. |
| 2021 | Finished 2nd at the Shaw Classic competition. |
| 2021 | Placed 2nd in the World's Strongest Man Competition behind Tom Stoltman, marking his first podium finish since 2018. He qualified for his record 13th consecutive WSM final, breaking a tie with Zydrunas Savickas and extending his record of consecutive final appearances. |
| 2020 | Shaw set a World Record for 6 Atlas Stones weighing 160-220 kg in 35.68 seconds at the Shaw Classic. |
| 2020 | Shaw set a World Record for 6 Atlas Stones weighing 160-220 kg in 35.68 seconds at the Shaw Classic. |
| December 11 2020 | Hosted the inaugural Shaw Classic competition, which he personally organized and funded. He invited ten Strongmen, including reigning World's Strongest Man Oleksii Novikov. Shaw won the competition and generously forfeited his winning purse, redistributing the prize money to all ten competitors through his investment, GoFundMe donations, and pay-per-view earnings. |
| December 11 2020 | Hosted the inaugural Shaw Classic competition, which he personally organized and funded. He invited ten Strongmen, including reigning World's Strongest Man Oleksii Novikov. Shaw won the competition and generously forfeited his winning purse, redistributing the prize money to all ten competitors through his investment, GoFundMe donations, and pay-per-view earnings. |
| November 15 2020 | Placed fifth overall at the 2020 World's Strongest Man competition, not making the podium. Performed in various events including seventh in the Giant's Medley, fifth in the partial deadlift, sixth in the Hercules Hold, and seventh in the Log Ladder. |
| November 15 2020 | Placed fifth overall at the 2020 World's Strongest Man competition, not making the podium. Performed in various events including seventh in the Giant's Medley, fifth in the partial deadlift, sixth in the Hercules Hold, and seventh in the Log Ladder. |
| January 18 2020 | Placed second overall at the Arnold Strongman USA competition, behind winner Martins Licis. This was the first time in 11 years he failed to qualify for the Arnold Strongman Classic. |
| January 18 2020 | Placed second overall at the Arnold Strongman USA competition, behind winner Martins Licis. This was the first time in 11 years he failed to qualify for the Arnold Strongman Classic. |
| 2019 | Shaw completed the Conan's Wheel of Pain challenge, covering 28.96 meters at the Arnold Strongman Classic. |
| 2019 | Participated in the World's Ultimate Strongman in Dubai, finishing in 4th place. |
| 2019 | Set world record for 6 Atlas Stones weighing 160-220 kg in 19.05 seconds at Força Bruta. |
| 2019 | Set world record for 6 Atlas Stones weighing 160-220 kg in 19.05 seconds at Força Bruta. |
| 2019 | Shaw completed the Conan's Wheel of Pain challenge, covering 28.96 meters at the Arnold Strongman Classic. |
| 2019 | Participated in the World's Ultimate Strongman in Dubai, finishing in 4th place. |
| July 10 2019 | Premiered on the History Channel series 'The Strongest Man in History', where Shaw performed notable strongman feats including pulling a viking ship on an incline course in 44.05 seconds. |
| July 10 2019 | Premiered on the History Channel series 'The Strongest Man in History', where Shaw performed notable strongman feats including pulling a viking ship on an incline course in 44.05 seconds. |
| June 2019 | Competed in the 2019 World's Strongest Man, finishing in 6th place and falling out of the podium position for the first time since 2012. |
| June 2019 | Competed in the 2019 World's Strongest Man, finishing in 6th place and falling out of the podium position for the first time since 2012. |
| March 2019 | Competed at the 2019 Arnold Strongman Classic, where he tore his left hamstring during the Rogue Elephant Bar deadlift. Withdrew before the final event and finished in 8th place, breaking his streak of finishing in the top 2 positions in the previous six years. |
| March 2019 | Competed at the 2019 Arnold Strongman Classic, where he tore his left hamstring during the Rogue Elephant Bar deadlift. Withdrew before the final event and finished in 8th place, breaking his streak of finishing in the top 2 positions in the previous six years. |
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