Eddie Williams

Biography

Eddie Jo Williams (born 30 June 1990) is an Australian strongman and singer from Adelaide, South Australia.

== Biography == Williams was born in 1990 in Samoa. He moved to Australia to play rugby while concurrently working as a youth support worker. He is a two-time Australia's Strongest Man and has competed at the World's Strongest Man competition five times (2019, 2023, 2024, 2025, and 2026). He placed 10th in the finals of the World's Strongest Man for the first time in 2025 and set a championship record for the Hercules Hold, holding the two pillars of 159 kg (351 lb) for 1 minute and 22 seconds. In 2026 at World's Strongest Man, he improved his placing to 8th in the finals. He is also known for his appearances on Australia's Got Talent in October 2019, America's Got Talent: Champions 2, and the South Korean reality show Physical: Asia.

== Personal records == Deadlift (with suit and straps) – 425 kg (937 lb) (2024 World Deadlift Championships) Deadlift for reps – 400 kg (882 lb) x 3 reps (2026 World's Strongest Man) Squat for reps – 317.5 kg (700 lb) x 11 reps (2026 World's Strongest Man, group 3) Log lift – 172.5 kg (380 lb) (2025 Strongest Man on Earth)

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