Darren Sadler
British strength athlete
Darren Sadler (born 22 March 1980) is a British former strongman competitor. Winner of the World Strongman Challenge in the under 105 kg category, he is notable for being a repeat competitor at the World's Strongest Man despite his comparatively small stature.
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Early life
Darren Sadler was born on 22 March 1980 in Boroughbridge and attended Boroughbridge High School.
Strongman career
Sadler began training in the gym at the age of seventeen, but it was not until he was eighteen when he was approached by former World's Strongest Man competitor, Dave Warner, that he began to compete in strongman competitions.
In 2009, Sadler said that "At first I was the youngest and the lightest person, but I did work at it. Now I come in the top few in the country every year." However, when the IFSA showcased a light division class for strongmen in the mid-2000s, Sadler rose to eminence in the field.
In 2005, Sadler not only won the English under 105 kg championships, but went on to place first in the world championships in 2006. In 2006, still in the light division, he won the IFSA World Strongman Challenge. Such was his ability that despite his weight and height, in a sport where men of 6' 1" have been described as "short", he was invited to compete in the main division and began to rise up the rankings against the very best in the world.
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