Forbes Cowan

Forbes Cowan (born 16 October 1964) is a Scottish former strongman competitor and multiple entrant to the World's Strongest Man. Although he never captured the World's Strongest Man title, during the 1990s he was the World Muscle Power champion, Europe's Strongest Man and Britain's Strongest Man, as well as being consistently in the top five in major international competitions.

Biography Forbes Cowan began his strongman career in 1990 with a win in his inaugural competition as Cunninghame's Strongest Man in May 1990. Having repeated this feat in 1991 he quickly moved into the professional circuit and won Scotland's Strongest Man, the first of six such titles. In 1991, the meteoric career led him to become Europe's Strongest Man, a title he held with World's Strongest Man winner Gary Taylor. In 1993 he won the British Muscle Power Championship and Britain's Strongest Man and was selected as the competition tester and British reserve for the 1993 World's Strongest Man competition in Orange, France. Keg toss – over (1995 Manfred Hoeberl Classic) (former world record)

Competition record 1991 1. – Europe's Strongest Man 1993 1. – Britain's Strongest Man 5. – Europe's Strongest Man 4. – World Muscle Power 1994 6. – Europe's Strongest Man 5. – World's Strongest Man 4. – World Muscle Power 1995 1. – Britain's Strongest Man 11. – Europe's Strongest Man 1. – European Muscle Power 2. – World Muscle Power 1996 1. – World Muscle Power 12. – Europe's Strongest Man (injured) 5. – World's Strongest Man

Statistics Height: 6' 4½" Weight: 287 lbs Chest: 56" Biceps: 20"

Acting career In 2000, Forbes worked on the film Gladiator as a stuntman.