Eddy Ellwood
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| Height | 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Children | Ethan, Jake & Max Ellwood | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Eddy Ellwood (born 30 March 1964) is a British world champion
Early years/Bodybuilding
As a teenager, Eddy Ellwood was a
This resulted in the 19-year-old Ellwood entering a junior bodybuilding contest which he won.
Eddy went on to win Mr. Britain, and was a five time Professional Mr Universe.[1]
Strongman
In 2002, Eddy began competing in
Ellwood returned the next year and finished 4th at the 2003 Britain's Strongest Man, which earned him an invitation to the 2003 World's Strongest Man contest in Victoria Falls, Zambia. Eddy finished 4th again at the 2004 Britain's Strongest Man, and 7th in 2008.[2]
Eddy also won the
Lockdown fine
In 2022, Ellwood was ordered to pay over £55,000 in fines and costs when found guilty of four breaches of COVID-19 lockdown laws. He had allowed people to use his gym in 2021 when gatherings of that kind were illegal.[5]