World's Strongest Woman is an annual strongwoman contest. It has been known at various times as the Strongwoman World Championships, World's Strongest Lady, and United Strongmen Women's World Championships.
History The inaugural event was held in 1997 and was not held for another three consecutive years. From 2001 to 2003, the event was held at the same time and place as World's Strongest Man. 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, and from 2012 to 2014 as the United Strongmen Women's World Championships, before reverting back to its original name in 2016. From 2019 to 2022 the competition was held in Daytona Beach, United States by Official Strongman Games. The 2023 competition was held in Charleston, West Virginia, 2024 edition in Madison, Wisconsin and 2025 edition in Arlington, Texas.
2025 controversy
In 2025, transgender athlete Jammie Booker initially won the event and was presented with the trophy. Two days after the event, she was disqualified due to being "biologically male". Andrea Thompson, who had finished second, was declared the winner.
Results YearChampionRunner-up3rd placeVenue1997 Michelle Sorensen Joanne Barter Anna Stikkelstad 1998-2000 colspan=4 2001 Jill Mills Heini Koivuniemi Robin Coleman 2002 Jill Mills Jackie Young Heini Koivuniemi 2003 Aneta Florczyk Anna Rosén Heini Koivuniemi 2004 colspan=4 2005 Aneta Florczyk Gemma Taylor-Magnusson Jill Mills 2006 Aneta Florczyk Anna Rosén Anki Oberg 2007 colspan=4 2008 Aneta Florczyk Kristin Rhodes Kati Luoto 2009-2010 colspan=4 2011 Nina Geria Gemma Taylor-Magnusson Annett von der Weppen 2012 Kristin Rhodes Niina Jumppanen Anna Rosén 2013 Kati Luoto Kristin Rhodes Anniina Vaaranmaa 2014 Olga Liashchuk Lidiia Hunko Jenn Tibbenham 2015 colspan=4 2016 Donna Moore Lidiia Hunko Olga Liashchuk 2017 Donna Moore Kristin Rhodes Britteny Cornelius 2018 Andrea Thompson Kristin Rhodes Donna Moore 2019 Donna Moore Victoria Long Andrea Thompson2020colspan=4 2021 Rebecca Roberts Olga Liashchuk Annabelle Chapman2022 Olga Liashchuk Andrea Thompson Inez Carrasquillo2023 Rebecca Roberts Lucy Underdown Nicole Genrich2024 Rebecca Roberts Jackie Osczevski Jennifer Lyle 2025 Andrea Thompson Allira-Joy Cowley Jackie Osczevski
Repeat champions ChampionTimes Aneta Florczyk 4 Donna Moore 3 Rebecca Roberts 3 Jill Mills 2 Olga Liashchuk 2 Andrea Thompson 2
Championships by country
Nationality Gold (1st) Silver (2nd) Bronze (3rd) Total 8 6 3 17 4 0 0 4 3 5 5 13 3 3 1 7 1 1 4 6 1 0 0 1 0 2 2 4 0 1 1 2 0 1 1 2 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 1
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References
External links Official Strongman Games on Facebook Official Strongman Games on Instagram World's Strongest Woman 2023 Official Website