Gregor Edmunds

Gregor Edmunds (born 1977) is a Scottish Highland Games competitor and strongman. Gregor is a winner of the World Highland Games Championships, Scotland's Strongest Man and former world record holder in 28 lb Weight throw event with a throw of at Highlander Challenge at Markinch.

Background Edmunds was born in 1977 to Moira and Douglas Edmunds and grew up in the south of Glasgow. Edmunds' paternal grandfather, John Morris from Fife, is said to have been part of a gang of fervent Scottish nationalists that included the poet Hugh MacDiarmid, which planned to steal the Stone of Destiny from Westminster Abbey. Such was John Morris' strength that he was to be responsible for carrying the stone, and trained for this task by lifting a heavy steel ingot at his work at the Beardmore forge in Glasgow.

Career After winning the Scottish Junior Highland Games Championship he went on to compete in Highland Games events around the world. Like with his father he competed in the Braemar Gathering. They remain the only father and son combination to have won the famous Braemar Caber and the overall points championship. In 2007 he became IHGF World Highland Games Champion, His throw of surpassed Matt Sandford's and was officially recognized as the biggest throw of all time. It remained unbeaten for 7 years until Spencer Tyler threw in 2018 Topeka Highland games.

Gregor won the 2011 Highlander Challenge on 18 June 2011.

The Highlander Challenge

The lack of young Scottish Highland Games competitors led Edmunds and his father to organise the Highlander Challenge. In 2007 the Highlander Challenge was successful in achieving record-breaking viewing figures for its time slot enough to spawn a larger event in 2008 at Scone Palace.

Personal life Gregor currently lives in Glasgow on his father's estate in the village of Carmunnock on Glasgow's south side. Gregor is divorced and has one daughter.