Tom Stoltman was born in Invergordon, Ross and Cromarty to parents Ben and Sheila, ten years after his older brother and fellow strongman competitor Luke.

[6][7][8] Tom attended Newmore Primary School and Invergordon Academy in the Scottish Highlands where he developed his passion for playing football.

As a result of his performances in the school football team, Stoltman was invited to Ross County and Rangers youth set up for trials.

[9] Inspired by Luke's success as Scotland's Strongest Man, Stoltman switched his attention to weight training in the local gym at the age of 16.

[8] In 2015 Stoltman reached the podium of SSM, finishing second only to his elder brother Luke the next three years in a row.

This was followed up by taking his first SSM win ahead of Luke in 2018, and an 8th-place finish at the World's Ultimate Strongman (WUS) in Dubai the same year.

[8] At BSM in the same year, Stoltman took 2nd place and broke the world record for the Giants Live light set of 100–180 kilograms (220–400 lb) Castle Stones in 16.01 seconds.

He followed this up by beating Hooper at their next competition, Giants Live Strongman Classic at the Royal Albert Hall though was pipped to first place by 0.5 points.

[17] Stoltman rounded off his 2023 season winning the World Tour Finals in his native country at Glasgow and finishing 2nd at the Rogue Invitational.

Stoltman and his brother Luke regularly cite their mother's influence as key to inspiring them to succeed in their careers.

As part of the deal, the Stoltman Strength Centre received a significant upgrade and redesign to become a state of the art facility.

[26] Together with brother Luke, Stoltman has a YouTube channel through which they show training and competition footage, partake in various challenges, and provide an insight to everyday life for professional strongmen athletes.

[27] Luke and Tom both feature and narrate in Coach Mike Chadwick's The Red On Revolution book, published in 2022.