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At the same time, she was very close to some powerlifting world records and thought it best to focus her efforts there. [14] 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).
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.
Rebecca Roberts (born 18 December 1994), is a Welsh strongwoman and grip athlete, current UK's Strongest Woman 2023 [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 ...
During her powerlifting career, many publications, including Sports Illustrated magazine, [4] considered her to be the strongest woman in the world. [5] As a powerlifter, Todd set more than 60 national and world records, and was included in the Guinness Book of Records for over a decade.
Strong-woman acts became staples for circuses and a few of them rose to celebrity status. One of the most well known ladies of strength was Joan Rhodes. She first started out as a cabaret act and ...
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.
Only a year later, she won the World's Strongest Woman in Zambia and in 2004 the Europe's Strongest Woman in Ireland. Later, she was World's Champion / World's Strongest Woman in 2003, 2005, 2006 and 2008. This means that she has won the competition more than any other woman in history, according to Guinness World Records. [1]
Olga was a very active child and her father bought her a bicycle at a very young age. [4] She fell in love with sports and started athletics at a young age. As a teenager, she was a hurdler [4] and Pole vaulted 3.9 metres (12 ft 10 in) outdoors and 3.8 metres (12 ft 6 in) indoors. [5]