World's Strongest Woman

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World's Strongest Woman
Founded1997;28 years ago (1997)
Country United States
Tournament formatMulti-event competition

World's Strongest Woman (later known as Strongwoman World Championships, World's Strongest Lady and United Strongmen Women's World Championships) is an annual strongwoman contest. The event is often regarded as the most prestigious event in the sport, analogous to World's Strongest Man; however, with the growing popularity of alternative events such as the Rogue Invitational and Arnold Strongwoman Classic, many major competitors have opted to focus on other competitions. From 2001 to 2003, it was held during the same time and same location as World's Strongest Man. [1]

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After the withdrawal of sponsors TWI and BBC, the International Federation of Strength Athletes replaced it with the Strongwoman World Championships from 2005 to 2008. The contest returned as the World's Strongest Lady in 2011, [2] and from 2012 as the United Strongmen Women's World Championships, [3] before reverting back to its original name in 2016.

Since 2019, the competition was held in Daytona Beach, United States. The 2023 competition was held in Charleston, West Virginia and the 2024 edition in Madison, Wisconsin. In 2025 the completion will be in Arlington Texas November 20th - 23rd.

Official results

YearChampionRunner-Up3rd PlaceVenue
1997 Flag of Denmark.svg Michelle Sorensen Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Joanne Barter Flag of Norway.svg Anna Stikkelstad Flag of Denmark.svg Denmark
1998-2000Event not held
2001 Flag of the United States.svg Jill Mills Flag of Finland.svg Heini Koivuniemi Flag of the United States.svg Robin Coleman Flag of Zambia.svg Victoria Falls, Zambia
2002 Flag of the United States.svg Jill Mills Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Jackie Young Flag of Finland.svg Heini Koivuniemi Flag of Malaysia.svg Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
2003 Flag of Poland.svg Aneta Florczyk Flag of Sweden.svg Anna Rosen Flag of Finland.svg Heini Koivuniemi Flag of Zambia.svg Victoria Falls, Zambia
2004Event not held
2005 Flag of Poland.svg Aneta Florczyk Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Gemma Taylor-Magnusson Flag of the United States.svg Jill Mills Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Glenarm, Northern Ireland
2006 Flag of Poland.svg Aneta Florczyk Flag of Sweden.svg Anna Rosen Flag of Sweden.svg Anki Oberg Flag of Poland.svg Opalenica, Poland
2007Event not held
2008 Flag of Poland.svg Aneta Florczyk Flag of the United States.svg Kristin Rhodes Flag of Finland.svg Kati Luoto Flag of Poland.svg Tczew, Poland
2009-2010Event not held
2011 Flag of Ukraine.svg Nina Geria Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Gemma Taylor-Magnusson Flag of Germany.svg Annett von der Weppen Flag of Ukraine.svg Poltava, Ukraine [2]
2012 Flag of the United States.svg Kristin Rhodes Flag of Finland.svg Niina Jumppanen Flag of Sweden.svg Anna Rosen Flag of Finland.svg Hämeenlinna, Finland [3]
2013 Flag of Finland.svg Kati Luoto Flag of the United States.svg Kristin Rhodes Flag of Finland.svg Anniina Vaaranmaa Flag of Finland.svg Helsinki, Finland
2014-2015Event not held
2016 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Donna Moore Flag of Ukraine.svg Lidia Gynko Flag of Ukraine.svg Olga Liashchuk Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Doncaster, England
2017 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Donna Moore Flag of the United States.svg Kristin Rhodes Flag of the United States.svg Britteny Cornelius Flag of the United States.svg Raleigh, United States
2018 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Andrea Thompson Flag of the United States.svg Kristin Rhodes Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Donna Moore Flag of the United States.svg Raleigh, United States
2019 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Donna Moore Flag of the United States.svg Victoria Long Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Andrea Thompson Flag of the United States.svg Daytona Beach, United States
2020Event not held
2021 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Rebecca Roberts Flag of Ukraine.svg Olga Liashchuk Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Annabelle Chapman Flag of the United States.svg Daytona Beach, United States
2022 Flag of Ukraine.svg Olga Liashchuk Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Andrea Thompson Flag of Puerto Rico.svg Inez Carrasquillo Flag of the United States.svg Daytona Beach, United States
2023 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Rebecca Roberts Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Lucy Underdown Flag of Australia (converted).svg Nicole Genrich Flag of the United States.svg Charleston, United States
2024 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Rebecca Roberts Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Jackie Osczevski Flag of the United States.svg Jennifer Lyle Flag of the United States.svg Madison, United States

Repeat champions

ChampionTimes
Flag of Poland.svg Aneta Florczyk 4
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Donna Moore 3
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Rebecca Roberts 3
Flag of the United States.svg Jill Mills 2

Championships by country

NationalityGold (1st)Silver (2nd)Bronze (3rd)Total
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg United Kingdom 76316
Flag of the United States.svg United States 35412
Flag of Poland.svg Poland 4004
Flag of Ukraine.svg Ukraine 2215
Flag of Finland.svg Finland 1146
Flag of Denmark.svg Denmark 1001
Flag of Sweden.svg Sweden 0224
Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Canada 0101
Flag of Norway.svg Norway 0011
Flag of Germany.svg Germany 0011
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Australia 0011
Flag of Puerto Rico.svg Puerto Rico 0011

References

  1. "David Horne's World of Grip". davidhorne-gripmaster.com. Retrieved 2016-05-15.
  2. 1 2 "Nina Gerya Wins World's Strongest Lady". ironmind.com. Retrieved 2016-05-15.
  3. 1 2 "Hämeenlinna Power Weekend Crowns Its Champions". ironmind.com. Retrieved 2016-05-15.