Laurence Shahlaei

Laurence Shahlaei

Shahlaei in 2009
Personal information
Nickname	Big Loz / Uncle Loz
Born	(1982-12-25) 25 December 1982 (age 42) Cheltenham, Gloucestershire, England
Height	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)
Weight	145–160 kg (320–353 lb)
YouTube information
Channel	Big Loz Official
Years active	2016–present
Genre	Strength Training/Strongman
Subscribers	156k[1] (29 December 2024)
Total views	71.58 million[1] (29 December 2024)
Creator Awards 100,000 subscribers 2022
Sport
Sport	Strongman
Medal record Strongman Representing  United Kingdom World's Strongest Man Qualified 2008 World's Strongest Man 9th 2009 World's Strongest Man Qualified 2010 World's Strongest Man 4th 2011 World's Strongest Man Qualified 2013 World's Strongest Man 9th 2014 World's Strongest Man Qualified 2015 World's Strongest Man 10th 2016 World's Strongest Man 7th 2017 World's Strongest Man Qualified 2018 World's Strongest Man Qualified 2019 World's Strongest Man Arnold Strongman Classic 7th 2012 Arnold Strongman Classic World's Ultimate Strongman 5th 2018 World's Ultimate Strongman Giants Live 2nd 2010 Ukraine 4th 2010 Istanbul 2nd 2011 London 1st 2012 Finland 1st 2018 North American Open 7th 2021 Strongman Classic WSF World Strongmen Championships 2nd 2012 WSC Jón Páll Sigmarsson Classic 2nd 2011 JPSC Strongman Super Series 10th 2008 Sweden Grand Prix 3rd 2010 Viking Power Challenge 3rd 2010 Sweden Grand Prix 3rd 2010 Overall Representing  England Europe's Strongest Man 3rd 2012 Europe's Strongest Man 5th 2013 Europe's Strongest Man 1st 2016 Europe's Strongest Man 8th 2017 Europe's Strongest Man 9th 2019 Europe's Strongest Man Britain's Strongest Man 8th Britain's Strongest Man 2007 4th Britain's Strongest Man 2008 1st Britain's Strongest Man 2012 1st Britain's Strongest Man 2013 3rd Britain's Strongest Man 2014 3rd Britain's Strongest Man 2016 England's Strongest Man 1st England's Strongest Man 2009 Representing  Iran Strongman Champions League 1st 2011: South Africa 2nd 2011: Finland 1st 2011: Holland 3rd 2011: Canada SCL Semi-finals 3rd 2011 Overall 2nd 2012 SCL Iceman Challenge III 2nd 2012 Germany FIBO 4th 2012 Serbia 2nd 2012 Holland 2nd 2012 China 3rd 2013 SCL Iceman Challenge

Laurence Cristiaan David Shahlaei (born 25 December 1982) is an English YouTuber, strength sports commentator, analyst, coach, and a retired strongman and powerlifting competitor. He is most noted for winning the 2016 Europe's Strongest Man competition.^[2]

He has made the finals of the World's Strongest Man competition 5 times, winning fourth place in 2011.^[3] He also won fifth place at the 2018 World's Ultimate Strongman,^[4] and seventh place at the 2012 Arnold Strongman Classic.^[5] He is also the winner of England's Strongest Man (2009) and Britain's Strongest Man (2012, 2013) at the national circuit.