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  2. Becca Swanson - Wikipedia

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    Her squat is 601.9 pounds (273.0 kg) (equipped), bench press is 523.6 pounds (237.5 kg) (equipped with bench shirt), and she is the only woman to deadlift 621 pounds (282 kg) (equipped). 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 ...

  3. Rebecca Roberts (strongwoman) - Wikipedia

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    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 ...

  4. Progression of the deadlift world record - Wikipedia

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    World's Strongest Man: North Carolina, USA: Belt & Straps on Stiff bar at a 1" deficit [63] [64] Žydrūnas Savickas: Belt & Straps on Stiff bar at a 1" deficit: Brian Shaw: Belt & Straps on Stiff bar at a 1" deficit: 440 kg (970.0 lb) Žydrūnas Savickas: Belt & Straps on Stiff bar at a 1" deficit: 442.5 kg (975.5 lb) Brian Shaw: Aug 2013 ...

  5. Bev Francis - Wikipedia

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    From 1981 to the early 1990s, Francis earned the accolade of "Strongest Woman in History". She was the first woman in the world to bench press over 300 lb (140 kg). She broke over 40 world powerlifting records and was undefeated during her powerlifting career. She was inducted into the International Powerlifting Federation Hall of Fame in 1987.

  6. Tamara Walcott - Wikipedia

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    Tamara Walcott (born December 4, 1983) is a powerlifter and strongwoman from the United States Virgin Islands. [1] Weighing in at 138 kg (304 lb), she started powerlifting in 2018 and after four years in 2022 at American Pro, totaled 735 kg (1,620 lb) in sleeves and broke April Mathis' 11-years standing 730.5 kg (1,610 lb) world record, establishing the heaviest raw powerlifting total of all ...

  7. 'Actually a male': Transgender weightlifter stripped of world ...

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    A transgender weightlifter has been stripped of her controversial world records after a ruling from the RAW Powerlifting Federation.

  8. The amazing 'strong-women' of the early 1900s - AOL

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    In the late 1800s and early 1900s, a new breed of women started to emerge from the depths of circus tents around the world: the strong-woman. These women quickly drew large crowds of circus lovers ...

  9. The World Deadlift Championships - Wikipedia

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    The World Deadlift Championships is an annual competition featuring strength athletes from all over the world, competing exclusively in the strongman deadlift.It was created by Giants Live and the championship focuses mainly on the maximum deadlift in pursuit of the deadlift world record, although in the 2017 edition, the event was changed to a 400 kg (882 lb) weight for the most repetitions ...