Brian Shaw (born February 26, 1982) is an American retired professional strongman who is widely regarded as one of the greatest strength athletes of all time.

[8] With 27 international competition wins, he is the fourth most decorated strongman in history behind Lithuania's Žydrūnas Savickas, Poland's Mariusz Pudzianowski and Iceland's Hafþór Júlíus Björnsson.

[14] There, he was able to form an inside combination with current Louisiana State University-Alexandria Head Women's Basketball Coach Bob Austin.

Following Otero, he went to Black Hills State University where he was on a full basketball scholarship[1] and received a degree in wellness management.

"[12] Shaw began his career as a strongman with a win when he entered the Denver's Strongest Man contest in October 2005.

"[12] Shaw qualified for the finals at the 2010 World's Strongest Man in Sun City, South Africa in September 2010.

Shaw had a costly mistake in the first event of the finals, the Loading Race, failing to secure a third 125kg sack onto the platform.

Shaw also won the 2011 Arnold Strongman Classic, becoming the fourth man to do so (after Mark Henry, Savickas, and Derek Poundstone).

However, in March 2012, at the 2012 Arnold Strongman Classic, Shaw suffered a left distal biceps tendon rupture in the first event, the Apollon Wheel,.

This injury affected Shaw's performance in the 2012 World's Strongest Man Competition, resulting in him falling out of the podium for the first time since 2009.

Shaw won the Arnold Strongman Classic, but later in the year, he finished 3rd at the World's Strongest Man, behind the winner Eddie Hall and runner-up Hafþór Júlíus Björnsson.

In March 2018, Shaw competed in the 2018 Arnold Strongman Classic, finishing 2nd place overall with 41.5 points to winner Hafþór Júlíus Björnsson's 46.

[23] Shaw still performed well, lifting all the objects in the overhead medley and was separated from leader Björnsson by 5.5 points going into the sixth and final event.

His next competition was the 2019 World's Strongest Man held in June 2019, where he finished in 6th place, falling out of podium position for the first time since 2012.

Shaw invited an All-Star cast of ten Strongmen to compete including the reigning Worlds Strongest Man Oleksii Novikov (who finished third.)

All ten competitors walked away with a share of the winning pool which included money Shaw invested, GoFundMe donations, and pay-per-view earnings.

[30][31][32] In the 2021 World's Strongest Man Competition,[33] Shaw placed 2nd behind Scottish Strongman Tom Stoltman, his first podium finish since 2018.

Prior to World's Strongest Man, he contracted an infection in his leg requiring hospitalization and IV antibiotics.

He had to face off against the third place finisher in his group Rauno Heinla in a stone off and was victorious advancing to his record-extending 15th final.

During competitions During training On December 14, Shaw faced Eddie Hall at King Of The Table 13 in a right handed best of 7 supermatch.

[71] On the third episode, he lifted, via the very top of a yoke squat, a platform and water-filled barrels weighing 2,028 lb (920 kg).

[72] Shaw is also the owner of the supplement brand Undefined Nutrition and the supportive gear equipment company Evolution Athletics.