World's Strongest Woman

{{Short description|Annual strongwoman contest}}

{{Infobox sports league

| title = World's Strongest Woman

| logo =

| caption =

| country = United States

| founded = {{Start date and age|1997}}

| tournament_format = Multi-event competition

| website =

| champion = {{Flagicon|GBR}} Rebecca Roberts (strongwoman)

| champ_season = 2024

}}

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.{{cite web|url=http://www.davidhorne-gripmaster.com/strongwomanresultsinternational.html |title=David Horne's World of Grip |publisher=davidhorne-gripmaster.com|accessdate=2016-05-15}}

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,{{cite web|url=http://www.ironmind.com/ironmind/opencms/Articles/2011/Aug/Nina_Gerya_Wins_Worldxs_Strongest_Lady.html|title=Nina Gerya Wins World’s Strongest Lady|publisher=ironmind.com|accessdate=2016-05-15}} and from 2012 as the United Strongmen Women's World Championships,{{cite web|url=http://www.ironmind.com/ironmind/opencms/Articles/2012/Nov/Hameenlinna_Power_Weekend_Crowns_Its_Champions.html|title=Hämeenlinna Power Weekend Crowns Its Champions|publisher=ironmind.com|accessdate=2016-05-15}} 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.

Official results

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!Year

!Champion

!Runner-Up

!3rd Place

!Venue

1997{{Flag icon|DEN}} Michelle Sorensen{{Flag icon|GBR}} Joanne Barter{{Flag icon|NOR}} Anna Stikkelstad{{Flag icon|DEN}} Denmark
1998-2000colspan=4 {{N/A|Event not held}}
2001{{Flag icon|USA}} Jill Mills{{Flag icon|FIN}} Heini Koivuniemi{{Flag icon|USA}} Robin Coleman{{flagicon|Zambia}} Victoria Falls, Zambia
2002{{Flag icon|USA}} Jill Mills{{Flag icon|GBR}} Jackie Young{{Flag icon|FIN}} Heini Koivuniemi{{flagicon|Malaysia}} Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
2003{{Flag icon|POL}} Aneta Florczyk {{Flag icon|SWE}} Anna Rosen{{Flag icon|FIN}} Heini Koivuniemi{{flagicon|Zambia}} Victoria Falls, Zambia
2004colspan=4 {{N/A|Event not held}}
2005{{Flag icon|POL}} Aneta Florczyk{{Flag icon|GBR}} Gemma Taylor-Magnusson{{Flag icon|USA}} Jill Mills{{flagicon|GBR}} Glenarm, Northern Ireland
2006{{Flag icon|POL}} Aneta Florczyk{{Flag icon|SWE}} Anna Rosen{{Flag icon|SWE}} Anki Oberg{{flagicon|POL}} Opalenica, Poland
2007colspan=4 {{N/A|Event not held}}
2008{{Flag icon|POL}} Aneta Florczyk{{Flag icon|USA}} Kristin Rhodes{{Flag icon|FIN}} Kati Luoto{{flagicon|POL}} Tczew, Poland
2009-2010colspan=4 {{N/A|Event not held}}
2011{{Flag icon|UKR}} Nina Geria{{Flag icon|GBR}} Gemma Taylor-Magnusson{{Flag icon|GER}} Annett von der Weppen{{flagicon|UKR}} Poltava, Ukraine
2012{{Flag icon|USA}} Kristin Rhodes{{Flag icon|FIN}} Niina Jumppanen{{Flag icon|SWE}} Anna Rosen{{flagicon|FIN}} Hämeenlinna, Finland
2013{{Flag icon|FIN}} Kati Luoto{{Flag icon|USA}} Kristin Rhodes{{Flag icon|FIN}} Anniina Vaaranmaa{{flagicon|FIN}} Helsinki, Finland
2014-2015colspan=4 {{N/A|Event not held}}
2016{{Flag icon|GBR}} Donna Moore{{Flag icon|UKR}} Lidia Gynko{{Flag icon|UKR}} Olga Liashchuk{{flagicon|GBR}} Doncaster, England
2017{{Flag icon|GBR}} Donna Moore{{Flag icon|USA}} Kristin Rhodes{{Flag icon|USA}} Britteny Cornelius{{flagicon|USA}} Raleigh, United States
2018{{Flag icon|GBR}} Andrea Thompson{{Flag icon|USA}} Kristin Rhodes{Flag icon|{{Flag icon|GBR}} Donna Moore{{flagicon|USA}} Raleigh, United States
2019

|{{Flag icon|GBR}} Donna Moore

|{{Flag icon|USA}} Victoria Long

|{{Flag icon|GBR}} Andrea Thompson

|{{flagicon|USA}} Daytona Beach, United States

2020

|colspan=4 {{N/A|Event not held}}

2021

|{{Flag icon|GBR}} Rebecca Roberts

|{{Flag icon|UKR}} Olga Liashchuk

|{{Flag icon|GBR}} Annabelle Chapman

|{{flagicon|USA}} Daytona Beach, United States

2022

|{{Flag icon|UKR}} Olga Liashchuk

|{{Flag icon|GBR}} Andrea Thompson

|{{Flag icon|Puerto Rico}} Inez Carrasquillo

|{{flagicon|USA}} Daytona Beach, United States

2023

|{{Flag icon|GBR}} Rebecca Roberts

|{{Flag icon|GBR}} Lucy Underdown

|{{Flag icon|AUS}} Nicole Genrich

|{{flagicon|USA}} Charleston, United States

2024

|{{Flag icon|GBR}} Rebecca Roberts

|{{Flag icon|CAN}} Jackie Osczevski

|{{Flag icon|USA}} Jennifer Lyle

|{{flagicon|USA}} Madison, United States

  • Results courtesy of [http://www.davidhorne-gripmaster.com/strongwomanresultsinternational.html David Horne's World of Grip]

=Repeat champions=

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!Champion

!Times

{{flagicon|POL}} Aneta Florczyk4
{{flagicon|GBR}} Donna Moore3
{{Flag icon|GBR}} Rebecca Roberts3
{{flagicon|USA}} Jill Mills2

=Championships by country=

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! Nationality !! Gold (1st) !! Silver (2nd) !! Bronze (3rd) !! Total

{{flag|United Kingdom}}76316
{{flag|United States}}35412
{{flag|Poland}}4004
{{flag|Ukraine}}2215
{{flag|Finland}}1146
{{flag|Denmark}}1001
{{flag|Sweden}}0224
{{flag|Canada}}0101
{{flag|Norway}}0011
{{flag|Germany}}0011
{{flag|Australia}}0011
{{flag|Puerto Rico}}0011

References

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