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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, and considered the pinnacle for female competitors and recognized as the world championships, and was held during the same time and same location as WSM from 2001 to 2003.
She is also the first woman ever known to be a member of the 2,000 pound club, as she is the first of two women ever to total over 2,000 pounds in a meet on the same day. [9] She has also competed in strongwoman contests, beginning in 2002. Swanson is also known for doing 35 kg dumbbell curls for 10 repetitions.
The Arnold Strongwoman Classic (previously known as: Arnold Pro Strongwoman) is an annual competition featuring strongwomen athletes from around the world, meant for determining who is the strongest woman in the world. [1]
Aneta Florczyk (pseudonym Atena; born 26 February 1982) is a Polish strongwoman and the only 4 times winner of the World's Strongest Woman. [1] Born in Malbork, Florczyk started her career at the age of 16, as a powerlifter. She won Polish Championships several times, and in 2000 became European Champion.
Charmion (1875–1949), vaudeville strongwoman and trapeze artist. A strongwoman is a woman who performs feats of strength in a show or circus, or a woman who competes in strength athletics.
Rebecca Roberts (born 18 December 1994), is a Welsh strongwoman and grip athlete, current UK's Strongest Woman 2023 & 2024 [1] and winner of the 2021 and 2023 World's Strongest Woman competition. She regained the title of 'World's Strongest Woman' after winning at the Official Strongman games in West Virginia December 2023, becoming one of only ...
In her later years, Katie and her husband operated a bar and grill restaurant in Ridgewood, Queens, New York. [1] [8] They advertised it as belonging to the world's strongest woman and Katie would occasionally perform minor feats of strength to entertain their patrons, including breaking iron chains, bending iron bars, and using her husband as a human barbell.
At the start of the 2021 season, she was named one of the top 10 strong women athletes to watch. [8] While training for the World's Strongest Woman competition, she suffered a bicep tear in training which derailed her competition season. [1] The injury caused her to adjust her coaching and training regime, and was suffering from depression ...