Adrian Smith(born 18 March 1964) is a former strongman

Strongman (strength athlete)

In the 19th century, the term strongman referred to an exhibitor of strength or circus performers of similar ilk who displayed feats of strength such as the bent press , supporting large amounts of...

 competitor from Great Britain

Great Britain

Great Britain or Britain is an island situated to the northwest of Continental Europe. It is the ninth largest island in the world, and the largest European island, as well as the largest of the British Isles...

. Adrian started his strength career in bodybuilding

Bodybuilding

Bodybuilding is a form of body modification involving intensive muscle hypertrophy. An individual who engages in this activity is referred to as a bodybuilder. In competitive and professional bodybuilding, bodybuilders display their physiques to a panel of judges, who assign points based on their...

 before switching over to strongman. He was trained by the legendary Geoff Capes

Geoff Capes

Geoffrey Lewis Capes is a former athlete, strongman and professional Highland Games competitor...

 for the 1990 World's Strongest Man

1990 World's Strongest Man

The 1990 World's Strongest Man was the 13th edition of World's Strongest Man and was won by Jon Pall Sigmarsson from Iceland. It was his fourth title after finishing third the previous year. O.D. Wilson from the USA finished second, and Ilkka Nummisto from Finland finished third after finishing...

 competition, his only appearance in WSM, finishing in 5th place. Adrian also competed in Pure Strength

Pure Strength

Pure Strength was a strongman competition held from 1987 to 1990 which was created by Tjalling van den Bosch.-Event History:The first year of the event was known as "Pure Strength Challenge" and was a single man competition featuring only Bill Kazmaier, Geoff Capes and Jon Pall Sigmarsson. The...

 IV for team Great Britain along with teammate Brian Bell. Team Great Britain finished in 4th place.

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