Handy conversion chart: (according to Google) 6 feet 6 inches 198.12 cm 6 feet 7 inches 200.66 cm 6 feet 8 inches 203.2 cm 6 feet 9 inches 205.74 cm 6 feet 10 inches 208.28 cm 6 feet 11 inches 210.82 cm

@Anton-oe4rg

3 жыл бұрын

That makes Marko almost 6"9

@JonathanModig

3 жыл бұрын

Thank you

@shaun1422

3 жыл бұрын

Many thanks apparently wikipedia has ted van der parre at just under 6ft 11

@jornvanzwambagt2582

3 жыл бұрын

Wikipedia has Ted vd parre also on 213cm ;)

@Phoenix88.

3 жыл бұрын

@@gen-xennial3826 that's for pounds

You forgot Eddie Hall, when properly hydrated he is 10 feet tall.

@josiahw3219

3 жыл бұрын

😂

@padraic3232

3 жыл бұрын

How could he leave Eddie small out ffs

@58jn89

3 жыл бұрын

What if a giant strongman who is about 9'9" or 9'11" and Weighed in at 724lbs or over 10 feet tall like 10'9" or 10'11" close to 11 feet tall and weighed in at 789lbs or 825lbs? How you guy's react to that person if that giant person existed?

@seife41

2 жыл бұрын

@@58jn89 say hello

@robertwilliams5618

2 жыл бұрын

@@58jn89 are you the same weirdo who posts in the fb height groups?

maybe you could do shortest and also lightest athletes aswell

@Ravishrex1

3 жыл бұрын

That would be epic.

@laurijeejee

3 жыл бұрын

Glory to Jouko Ahola

@markedmonds8694

3 жыл бұрын

That would be good, Marvin Eder a Franco Columbu come to mind. And in bodybuilding, Padilla and Priest

@kutosheyesca3867

3 жыл бұрын

Yes ..

@unknownyoutuber2086

3 жыл бұрын

I think he already made the shortest?

"His best event is talking" Bahahahahahaha, that is comedy gold Loz! :)

@roytromb_strength

3 жыл бұрын

But, is it really comedy if it is not a joke?!?! Haha

@Alpostpone

3 жыл бұрын

And even so, he's second to Eddie. ; _ ;

@58jn89

3 жыл бұрын

What if a giant strongman who is about 9'9" or 9'11" and Weighed in at 724lbs or over 10 feet tall like 10'9" or 10'11" close to 11 feet tall and weighed in at 789lbs or 825lbs? How you guy's react to that person if that giant person existed?

@obi-wankenobi5926

3 жыл бұрын

@@58jn89 square cube law kinda prevents that

00:48 must be awkward for Brian to have to look up for once when making conversation

@58jn89

3 жыл бұрын

What if a giant strongman who is about 9'9" or 9'11" and Weighed in at 724lbs or over 10 feet tall like 10'9" or 10'11" close to 11 feet tall and weighed in at 789lbs or 825lbs? How you guy's react to that person if that giant person existed?

@58jn89

2 жыл бұрын

@Albin Nilsson what about 9'11" ?

“Robert strongest event is talking” great line. 🤣

@58jn89

3 жыл бұрын

What if a giant strongman who is about 9'9" or 9'11" and Weighed in at 724lbs or over 10 feet tall like 10'9" or 10'11" close to 11 feet tall and weighed in at 789lbs or 825lbs? How you guy's react to that person if that giant person existed?

the one thing I truly love about you show is old strongman stories of interact with each other like fights friendships jokes if you ever get the chance to interview Bill Kazmaier ask him about the fight about kaz vs franco columbu in the hotel /taxi. 💪😂 keep it up brother

Honourable mention for Martin Bayfield. He is an athlete and he has appeared at WSM, often near the podium. His interviews with Brian Shaw always make me laugh. Not often you see a giant like Brian looking up at the interviewer.

@BigLozOfficial

3 жыл бұрын

I hated being interviewed by Martin lol. I remember an interview I did with him and terry and I look like a midget lol

@JulianCarlSOnate

3 жыл бұрын

Can you put the link of that interview by Martin Bayfield? Thanks

@mistycrom

3 жыл бұрын

@@BigLozOfficial You mean you felt the way regular people do amongst most strength athletes? Remember meeting Capes when I worked at the local Cinema. Never felt so small in my life.

@frasersteen

3 жыл бұрын

@@JulianCarlSOnate can't remember it was just a wsm post event interview though. I forget which one.

@joe44523579875

3 жыл бұрын

He’s 6’10

Cool, heaviest and lightest Strongman video coming soon

Man it astonishes me that Obie got invited to 2020 WSM but people like Luke Stoltman haven't confirmed an invite or his spot.

@briano9879

3 жыл бұрын

and why is Obie all over KZread claiming to be World's Strongest Man? I wouldn't be surprised if he actually believes that he is WSM.

@jameslarsen1048

3 жыл бұрын

@@briano9879 he hangs with Eddie and Brian who are both WSM. I believe in believing in yourself and setting goals, but when he really doesn't have a solid record i don't know.

@briano9879

3 жыл бұрын

James Larsen I guess it’s possible Brian was getting tons of appearance request he did not want to do and finally said “wait...I know a guy” 😂. Even if it’s not true I’ll go with it because I don’t want to not like the guy.

@Alpostpone

3 жыл бұрын

@@jameslarsen1048 Obie is more amusing and controversial guest than all-around polite Brian, so I can understand why he gets invitations.

@58jn89

3 жыл бұрын

What if a giant strongman who is about 9'9" or 9'11" and Weighed in at 724lbs or over 10 feet tall like 10'9" or 10'11" close to 11 feet tall and weighed in at 789lbs or 825lbs? How you guy's react to that person if that giant person existed?

Phil Pfister's son is 18 years old ,300lbs and 6'6"

0:15 size of Shaws hands lol

By far the best and most articulated channel about the sport of strongman on the internet...big up for you big Loz!!!

Ted Van Der Parre was an extremely nice guy!!

@channelddd331

3 жыл бұрын

Yes indeed

@IRONRIDER97

2 ай бұрын

Yes 7 feet gentle giant

Amazing content Big Loz. Keep them strongman docuseries coming.

You are extraordinary Big loz, best Commentator and ambassador for the Strongmen sport!

Metric system Loz .... Metrics pls

Really enjoying your videos. I can't say I've seen any other channels like this from actual strong men.. Very informative. Keep up the good work. Thanks

When I saw the picture of Brian Shaw shaking hands with the Irish strongman and seeing the height difference, I had to rewind to confirm that my eyes weren’t playing tricks on me.

I believe that it's actually a very common misconception that Marko Varalahti was only 6'7, because if you look it says 2.05m/6'7'' -- 2.05m being ~6'9'', so something must've went wrong with the height conversion (which was common around that time). But yeah considering that he wasn't from a western country I'd reckon his actual claim was 2.05m (6'9'').

@JHMninja89

3 жыл бұрын

Yeah, they always mess it up. 6.7 ft = 6'9"

@robertwilliams5618

3 жыл бұрын

This whole video Loz inflate everyones height lol Braun strowman is lucky to be 6'6

@kooroshrostami27

3 жыл бұрын

I believe Mariusz Pudzianowski was listed at a different height almost every WSM:

Cool, Nathan is the 1st guy Achilles kills in the movie Troy

@elitehexa9220

3 жыл бұрын

And lately Rictus Erectus in Mad Max : Fury Road.

@BlackConnection337

3 жыл бұрын

@@elitehexa9220 Sure enough

As a Swede, Magnus was somewhat of an idol to me as a kid. Always happy when he's mentioned.

Great list Loz 💪!! Now i wanna see the heaviest strongmen ^^

Love these videos Loz. So fun to watch and it’s nice to draw attention to and learn about some of the lesser known names. Makes me want to go back and watch all the old world Strongest man episodes.

Thanks for these videos Loz. I always find their heights seem to be different depending on where you look online, but I trust that having met these people you’re probably better informed than most! Watching your videos makes me miss the variety from the old WSM shows. The events these past few years have been pretty predictable. I miss the days of 8 to 10 events.

@mustang8206

3 жыл бұрын

Yeah well its preference. The old days of 8-10 odd events was for the TV. They still do 10 events but now there's a qualifier and the events have become standard (although not completely standard this is strongman after all) for the sport

At last Marko Varilahti (sic) gets a mention, his performance knocked my socks off. Nice to see Mark Higgins get a mention too. As ever thank you.

Great videos Loz. I always look forward to when you have a new video out. And all the interviews you do with other strongmen and organisers is really interesting. You should really have more subs and keep up the good work lad.

Loz ur vids are coming on tenfold love love love keep it up 👍🏼👍🏼👍🏼

amazing video Loz

I just wanna say thank you for the great strongman content.

Really like your content man! Keep up the big word Loz.

I’m new to strongman but your channel is great! I’m loving this sport so far!

My favourites are Samuelsson and Mike Burke. Burke had amazing grip strength. Both are a joy to watch and super inspirational

I'd love to see an annual event that only included events that favored tall strongmen with long arms...Stoltman, Shaw, Bjornson. Events like: Fingal's Fingers, Stones loaded to high platforms, truck pull, weight over bar, and Husafell Stone carry. I'd love to see true, mythical giants emerge.

Been looking for this video!

Great video. As always.

Love these mini documentaries 😃👍🏻

Biz Loz, I'd love if you did a video sharing your thoughts on what you think the heavy lifts/records will look like 30 years from now. I look back at the weights that were being done in the past and they seem light compared to what guys are doing today. I'm wondering if 30 years from now is a 550-600kg deadlift going to be the norm for strongmen? It's crazy to think about.

Great vid Loz, Had forgotten about Shaun, hope he comes back and qualifies for the bigger tournaments again, I thought he showed so much promise a few years back when he first appeared on the scene. Great watching a strongman with that height perform in the different events

How about a list of the best one-timers? The guys who made the biggest impact with just one WSM appearance. Also, the strongest men to never claim WSM? You have such a wealth of knowledge, I could probably make a list of lists to hear your answers.

I was waiting the whole video for Nathan Jones, you didn't disappoint :D

President Loz, thanks for another good job 👏

Beasts, thanks for video

Dave Ostlund is an underrated strongman, he beat Mariusz in his prime at Venice Beach 2007, and it was cool to see him comeback at WSM 2014 and take 6th place even after zeroing the press medley and doing only 1 rep in the squat.

I've been a strongman fan for a long time and just started watching your channel recently. I like it more and more with each video! These historical ones/rankings are especially interesting. I'll promote you on my channel for sure, even though I'm still tiny for now (It's the thought that counts!) Thanks again for great content!

@BigLozOfficial

3 жыл бұрын

Appreciate all the support buddy 👍

Great video buddy! I am asking you very, very much, on behalf of your channel's fans in Europe, could you please provide measurements and weights in kilograms and meters?? This will make your videos even better to watch :) Regards, MG

John Matuszak (6 Feet 8 Inches) - Competed in the 1978 World's Strongest Man. He was a Super Bowl Champion for the Oakland Raiders and portrayed "Sloth" in the film Goonies... he didn't even train for the WSM competition and placed ninth.

good stuff Lozzer

Shaw - 6'6" Oberst 6'5" Van Der Parre - 6'11" Thor - 6'7"

Loving this content big loz , you ever hear about Jimmy marku anymore ?.

Great video, my favorite is Tom Stoltman, hoping he will become even better than he already is.

Wish they would bring back some of the older events. The fingle fingers was always my favorite

Just came across this video and it is excellent! However, the listed heights are not all accurate: Ted Van Der Parre -> 209 cm is 6,10.5-6,11' OR 213 cm is 7' (I have read that he was actually shy of 7', but totally possible he was a true 7 footer during his young years; either way the tallest strongman to win WSM) Sean O'Hagan -> 212 cm is 6,11.5' (just shy of 7 foot and looks it, has an easy 4 inches on Brian shaw who is about 6,7 and change and a good 3.5 inches on Thor who is just shy of 6,8') Nathan Jones -> 208 cm is 6,10' (6,9.75 according to celebheights) Marko Varalahti -> 205 cm is 6,9' (definitely a conversion error) Hafthor -> 203 cm is 6,8 (6,7.75 according to celebheights) Tom Stoltman -> 203 cm is 6,8 (however, I have seen him listed at 6,6 in his early years; that being said he is taller than brian shaw and maybe a hair shorter than thor so possible he is actually 6,7.5) Brian Shaw -> 201 cm is 6,7.25' (celebheights, possibly 6,8 in his younger years but certainly not 6,8' barefoot anymore) Adam Scherr --> 199 cm is 6,6.5 (celebheights, not a full 6,7) Robert Oberst -> 197 cm is 6,5.5 (celebheights, easy 2 inches or shorter than Brian)

Loz can we see heaviest strongmen vid next.

Hey loz great video. I thought Tom stoltman was 6 feet 9? Either way he's a big guy. I Always enjoy videos keep them coming

A list for the heaviest and lightest WSM finals competitors would be interesting too

Almost 30K subscribers Loz, it's creeping up

Such a great Video man! People tend to think height matters 90% in strongman, when it actually does not. People who never lifted anything heavy in their life also think the taller you are, the stronger you must be, which is pretty wrong as probably the NATURAL strongest people in the world are 1.85m, because if you are above that your body cant absorb enough calories(you cant eat enough), and if your are below 1,75m you simply cant put on enough weight. It is simply promotion that makes the talles athletes the most money. Events back in 2000-2010 did not always favour height as much as events nowadays, and YET shorter people below 1.80m like the Lalas brothers are world class. Of course for the casual mainstream people it will sound cooler when a 400 pound and 2 meter 5 tall guys lifts something, but actually the strongest of all in classical stronman sense are not bound to height. Pudzianowski 1,85m, Samuelsson 2,00m, Shaw 2,05m, Svend Karlssen 1,87m, Lalas Brothers 1,75m etc All in all i would say the following; Natural best athletes: 1,80-90m Roided best athlestes: doesn't matter at all, but you are finally able to put on weight if you are 1,90m and taller (which is impossible naturally to compete with other good genetics)

Well done!!!

Tom Stoltman is year younger than me but damn... I feel old... and smol.

Good content

Be cool for you to do a video on who you think is the pound for pound strongest static strongmen through history

Hafthor is actually 6'8". He has added to his height claim through the years. Same goes for Brian Shaw. WSM used to claim him as 6'9" to, but he is really 6'8"

@f4llenhite955

Жыл бұрын

brian shaw is 203-202 cm

@kooroshrostami27

10 ай бұрын

Hafthor is like 3cm taller than Brian Shaw if I'm not mistaken.

I've met Brian Shaw. I'm 6'5 and he was maybe an inch taller than me. Don't know how people say he's 6'8

Could you do biggest underdogs in strongman I.e. strongmen who exceeded everyone’s expectations

enjoyable video.

Also Angus Macaskill who stood at 7’9

@based54

3 жыл бұрын

and a very lean 425 lbs

@arielczako8612

3 жыл бұрын

@@based54 He was probably much heavier, he was 193kg, when he was young. His shoulder width was 80cm and his chest circumference was 203cm. His bone structure was very massive, almost like Denis Cyplenkov. He was probably around 260kg, when he was adult.

@based54

3 жыл бұрын

@@arielczako8612 going off what google said so idrk

Would love to see big Ted on the podcast!

3:04 thats actually very true

Sebastian Wenta is 201 cm (6'7) and came in 2nd in 2007 WSM (behind Marius, it was a Polish one-two xD )

Good video.

I got one John Matuszack, competed in the 1979 WSM was 6'8"

Big Loz, should have x10 more subscribers and more for the amazing content he is giving us. Thank you !

Off the top of my head there was also John Matuszak who competed in 1978 and was 6’8”. Also Cleve Dean, Sebastian Wenta, Travis Lyndon, Raffael Gordzielik, Johnny Hansson and Fraser Tranter who have all been listed as 6’7”. It’s a tricky one though because I know World’s sometimes get the heights wrong.

I believe your first man Mark was Jamie's partner in team strong man. He had 1/2 chunk of a very big tree fall directly on top of his torso in a ax chopping event. Your video showed Mark doing the brick lifting Loz. I loved that event. Has it been retired since the days of O.D and MVM?

You should have mentioned Angus MacAskill aswell, known as the tallest non-pathological giant at 237cm or 7'9 and famous for his feats of strength.

Sean O’ Hagan (Ireland’s worlds strongest) 6’ 11.5”. 428 lbs.

I would have also added Sebastian Wenta. He is 6’7” I believe.

Brian's putting on the Shaw classic, you ever thought of putting on the Loz classic show? Haha

@beardedsquatch5686

3 жыл бұрын

Should be called Lozapalooza!

Ty 4 video love ur channel. Honestly most of the strong men on this list r bout 1 or 2 shorter then wat they put themselves at. Oberst and braun strowman r both shorter then my right hand man who is just under 6,6 out of bed n the mourning. Most athletes and celebs I meet r bout 2 inches shorter then wat they say. I do body guard work for all the pro athletes, musicians and others hear n Hawaii. Awesome channel keep it going big guy.

I competed against big ted in the super stars of strength show

Loz do you know why they don’t do weigh ins at strongman comps? It’d be a lot more efficient than guessing their weights

@roytromb_strength

3 жыл бұрын

There is no weight limit at these pro shows. There is no need to weigh them.

I think Cleve Dean was something like 6'7" from back around 1979 or 1980

@billf9526

3 жыл бұрын

Probably also one of the heaviest (another top 10 list, Loz?). In his prime the big farmer-turned arm wrestler-turned Strongman was about anywhere from 450-460 lbs. at 6'7".

@-Erebus

3 жыл бұрын

After he retired says he's ballooned to 600

@theshnock4742

3 жыл бұрын

@@-Erebus damn, sad to hear. he was always fun to watch, but you could tell he wasn't healthy at all.

Watching the video and the conversion table at the same time

Nice video! The blonde guy at the end of the list starred in Troy and other movies too.

@mikeramgopal3912

3 жыл бұрын

Yeah, if he's not snapping his forearm armwrestling against Magnus Samuelson, he's getting Archilles sword in his neck! 😂

It'd be a lot more work to find information/figures etc... but how about doing some similar videos for strong-woman competitors?

There were a few. Tarmo Mitt, Geoff Capes, Dominic Filiou (Freakishly huge too), Janne Vertanin, Richard Skog, Mike Jenkins, Torfi Olafsson, Johan Els, Mike Burke and probably more but I think the one you should have given a nod to was Phil Pfister because he won a world strongest man title and a great competitor. Cool video though as always Loz.

@granttaylor8179

11 ай бұрын

The list starts at 6'6" Geoff Capes was 6'5.5" same with the others you mentioned I would think. 😊

Ted van den par who competed in the 1980s was 7’ 2

@remokelm1838

3 жыл бұрын

He mainly competed in the 90s.

@scarred10

3 жыл бұрын

He is clearly mentioned here and he was 7 ft

Since I'm 5'10 I'd love to see list of the shortest

@linklinksson6885

3 жыл бұрын

The greatest strongman (imo) and the ONLY one with 5 wins Mariusz Pudzianowski was only 6'0" (and that was his listed height in the competitions he may even be 5'11" or so.) And hence his nickname he DOMINATED the taller guys in competitions. In 2003 World's Strongest Man he won by the largest margin ever achieved in the sport at the time (idk if it's still the largest) he got 66 points and second place Zydrunas Savickas scored 46 points.

@kooroshrostami27

10 ай бұрын

You're still taller than the average male. 😂😂

@Bleeding_Titanium

10 ай бұрын

@@kooroshrostami27 Not in the sport of giants. Also a 5’10 is a bit short in my gym.. but this give me the motivation to be even tougher and lift heavier.

@kooroshrostami27

10 ай бұрын

@@Bleeding_Titanium I mean just world average is lower.

Hey loz these vids are great and your great but how about doing some training vids so we can see you lifting

I would really appreciate a list of who would be the strongest of competitors without enhancement. Like Magnus Samuelsson said he was the strongest man ever to be in the swedish army (obviously before he was using anything), and people like Hafthor would actually never ever compete in strength events.

@HkFinn83

3 жыл бұрын

Yeh there are some natural strong guys and some er...made strong guys. Thor is all chemicals, look at him when he was young, not a natural strongman really

They always said Sebastian Venta was 6"7, if I remember rightly. I didn't know Nathan Jones was 6"11. Blimey.

@BradPwnsU

3 жыл бұрын

Jones said himself he's 6'9

@danad91

Ай бұрын

@@BradPwnsU 6,9.5-6,10'

Tom stoltman stands out for me great young talent humble man.

I thought Tom Stoltman was 6’10....great video

My favorite is the one from the last century, Geoff Capes, Strongmen 1983 and 1985.🤞

How does Robert Oberst manage to take part 6 times and his best placing is 8th? That‘s pretty sad.

I saw nothing in the comments about my hero and countryman Ted van der Parre, one of the tallest ever and was ready to be an angry 5'9 internet warrior but there he is! Thank you

Uuhhh... sometimes 6'8" is shown as 205cm sometimes 203cm sometimes 206cm... something fishy is going on here 😂😅 Brian's shoe sole is also at least an extra inch!

@mustang8206

3 жыл бұрын

Well remember that an inch is 2.5 cm and so you could be 6'8 and be anywhere from 203 and 205.5 or 206 cm if you round it

@robertwilliams5618

3 жыл бұрын

@minecraft creeper in reality Brian's about 6'6.5...all the wsm inflation their heights.

@rubenbraekman4515

3 жыл бұрын

@@mustang8206 metric system for life

@evanmcdowell9181

3 жыл бұрын

Conner Broeker I think 205-206 is more around 6’9

For some reason I always just assumed that the French Canadian giant, Dominic Filiou (rip), was one of the taller guys to ever compete. But I just looked up his height and he was 'only' 6ft 5in tall. I guess it was just his giant proportions that made him seem even taller than he really was.

Magnus Samuelson is my 2nd favorite strongman behind Brian Shaw. He was my favorite when I was a kid