World's Strongest Woman

World's Strongest Woman
Founded1997 (1997)
CountryUnited 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]

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.

Official results

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

Repeat champions

Champion Times
Aneta Florczyk 4
Donna Moore 3
Rebecca Roberts 3
Jill Mills 2

Championships by country

Nationality Gold (1st) Silver (2nd) Bronze (3rd) Total
United Kingdom 7 6 3 16
United States 3 5 4 12
Poland 4 0 0 4
Ukraine 2 2 1 5
Finland 1 1 4 6
Denmark 1 0 0 1
Sweden 0 2 2 4
Canada 0 1 0 1
Norway 0 0 1 1
Germany 0 0 1 1
Australia 0 0 1 1
Puerto Rico 0 0 1 1

References

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