Darren Sadler

Darren Sadler (born 22 March 1980) is a British former strongman competitor. Winner of the World Strongman Challenge in the under 105 kg category, he is notable for being a repeat competitor at the World's Strongest Man despite his comparatively small stature.

He is the co-founder of the Giant's Live arena tour together with Colin Bryce.

Early life Darren Sadler was born on 22 March 1980 in Boroughbridge and attended Boroughbridge High School. that he began to compete in strongman competitions.

In 2009, Sadler said that "At first I was the youngest and the lightest person, but I did work at it. Now I come in the top few in the country every year." However, when the IFSA showcased a light division class for strongmen in the mid-2000s, Sadler rose to eminence in the field.

In 2005, Sadler not only won the English under 105 kg championships, but went on to place first in the world championships in 2006. In 2006, still in the light division, he won the IFSA World Strongman Challenge. Such was his ability that despite his weight and height, in a sport where men of 6' 1" have been described as "short", he was invited to compete in the main division and began to rise up the rankings against the very best in the world.

In 2006, Sadler secured an invite to the World's Strongest Man (WSM). Here, he was noted for producing "unbelievable performances for a guy his size." In 2007, he came third in the Britain's Strongest Man finals after Terry Hollands and Mark Felix, who had both been in the top four athletes in the world at one stage. He was again invited to the WSM and was just short of making it into the top ten finalists. He has been quoted as saying his greatest achievement in strongman is qualifying for the 2006, 2007, 2009, and 2010 WSM competitions. which replaced the Britain's Strongest Man competition in 2009 as a WSM qualifier, the latter not being held.

Sadler's favourite event is the Conan's Wheel, with his least favourite being the Deadlift Hold.

Personal records Deadlift – Squat –