Sean Eamon O'Hagan (born 1990) is an Irish professional

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. At , he is the tallest active professional strongman and among the tallest in history. His weight of around also makes him one of the heaviest strongmen alive.

Early life

O'Hagan comes from the small village of

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. He played

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until age 16, mainly as a full forward as his height made him an aerial target. He began weightlifting when he was 20.

Strongman career

O'Hagan's first major success was becoming Ulster's Strongman Man in 2014, aged 24, the competition's youngest winner to date.Sean O'Hagan: Living large with Ulster's strongest man
BBC News He won Ireland's Strongest Man in 2015. In 2016, O'Hagan began competing in an international strongman competition, finishing 31st in the Strongman world rankings. In 2017, he qualified for the Strongman Champions League World Finals in Mexico. After 18 matches in various locations across the globe, with his best finish being 4th, he finished 9th in the world final and jumped to 20th strongest man in the world rankings with 71 points. O'Hagan won the 2020 World's Strongest Viking competition in Fefor,

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.Sean O’Hagan Wins World’s Strongest Viking
Strongman Champions League

Personal records

* Mini-bus pull (Harness only/ no rope) – for 30 meter course 'uphill' in 22.49 seconds (2016 SCL Finland) (World Record)

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:OHagan, Sean Living people 1990 births Sportspeople from County Down People from Banbridge Irish strength athletes