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 |
1998-2000 | colspan=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 |
2004 | colspan=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 |
2007 | colspan=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 |
2009-2010 | colspan=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 |
2014-2015 | colspan=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 Florczyk | 4 |
{{flagicon|GBR}} Donna Moore | 3 |
{{Flag icon|GBR}} Rebecca Roberts | 3 |
{{flagicon|USA}} Jill Mills | 2 |
=Championships by country=
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! Nationality !! Gold (1st) !! Silver (2nd) !! Bronze (3rd) !! Total | ||||
{{flag|United Kingdom}} | 7 | 6 | 3 | 16 |
{{flag|United States}} | 3 | 5 | 4 | 12 |
{{flag|Poland}} | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
{{flag|Ukraine}} | 2 | 2 | 1 | 5 |
{{flag|Finland}} | 1 | 1 | 4 | 6 |
{{flag|Denmark}} | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
{{flag|Sweden}} | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 |
{{flag|Canada}} | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
{{flag|Norway}} | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
{{flag|Germany}} | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
{{flag|Australia}} | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
{{flag|Puerto Rico}} | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
References
{{reflist}}
External links
- [https://www.facebook.com/trainstrongmanllc Official Strongman Games on Facebook]
- [https://www.instagram.com/officialstrongmangames/ Official Strongman Games on Instagram]
- [https://www.strongman.games/world-final World's Strongest Woman 2023 Official Website]
{{Main world championships}}