World's Strongest Woman

World's Strongest Woman
Founded1997 (1997)
CountryUnited States
Most recent
champion		Andrea Thompson (2025)[1]
Tournament formatMulti-event competition

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.[2] 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,[3] and from 2012 to 2014 as the United Strongmen Women's World Championships,[4] 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

See also: Transgender people in sports

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.[5][6]

Results

Year Champion Runner-up 3rd place Venue
1997 Denmark Michelle Sorensen United Kingdom Joanne Barter Norway Anna Stikkelstad Denmark Copenhagen, Denmark
1998-2000 Event not held
2001 United States Jill Mills Finland Heini Koivuniemi United States Robin Coleman Zambia Victoria Falls, Zambia
2002 United States Jill Mills United Kingdom Jackie Young Finland Heini Koivuniemi Malaysia Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
2003 Poland Aneta Florczyk Sweden Anna Rosén Finland Heini Koivuniemi Zambia Victoria Falls, Zambia
2004 Event not held
2005 Poland Aneta Florczyk United Kingdom Gemma Taylor-Magnusson United States Jill Mills United Kingdom Glenarm, Northern Ireland
2006 Poland Aneta Florczyk Sweden Anna Rosén Sweden Anki Oberg Poland Opalenica, Poland
2007 Event not held
2008 Poland Aneta Florczyk United States Kristin Rhodes Finland Kati Luoto Poland Tczew, Poland
2009-2010 Event not held
2011[3] Ukraine Nina Geria United Kingdom Gemma Taylor-Magnusson Germany Annett von der Weppen Ukraine Poltava, Ukraine
2012[4] United States Kristin Rhodes Finland Niina Jumppanen Sweden Anna Rosén Finland Hämeenlinna, Finland
2013 Finland Kati Luoto United States Kristin Rhodes Finland Anniina Vaaranmaa Finland Helsinki, Finland
2014[7] Ukraine Olga Liashchuk Ukraine Lidiia Hunko United States Jenn Tibbenham Finland Pyhtää, Finland
2015 Event not held
2016 United Kingdom Donna Moore Ukraine Lidiia Hunko Ukraine Olga Liashchuk United Kingdom Doncaster, England
2017 United Kingdom Donna Moore United States Kristin Rhodes United States Britteny Cornelius United States Raleigh, USA
2018 United Kingdom Andrea Thompson United States Kristin Rhodes United Kingdom Donna Moore United States Raleigh, USA
2019 United Kingdom Donna Moore United States Victoria Long United Kingdom Andrea Thompson United States Daytona Beach, USA
2020 Event not held
2021 United Kingdom Rebecca Roberts Ukraine Olga Liashchuk United Kingdom Annabelle Chapman United States Daytona Beach, USA
2022 Ukraine Olga Liashchuk United Kingdom Andrea Thompson Puerto Rico Inez Carrasquillo United States Daytona Beach, USA
2023 United Kingdom Rebecca Roberts United Kingdom Lucy Underdown Australia Nicole Genrich United States Charleston, USA
2024 United Kingdom Rebecca Roberts Canada Jackie Osczevski United States Jennifer Lyle United States Madison, USA
2025[a] United Kingdom Andrea Thompson Australia Allira-Joy Cowley Canada Jackie Osczevski United States Arlington, USA

Repeat champions

Champion Times
Poland Aneta Florczyk 4
United Kingdom Donna Moore 3
United Kingdom Rebecca Roberts 3
United States Jill Mills 2
Ukraine Olga Liashchuk 2
United Kingdom Andrea Thompson 2

Championships by country

Nationality Gold (1st) Silver (2nd) Bronze (3rd) Total
United Kingdom 8 6 3 17
Poland 4 0 0 4
United States 3 5 5 13
Ukraine 3 3 1 7
Finland 1 1 4 6
Denmark 1 0 0 1
Sweden 0 2 2 4
Canada 0 1 1 2
Australia 0 1 1 2
Norway 0 0 1 1
Germany 0 0 1 1
Puerto Rico 0 0 1 1

Notes

  1. ^ Transgender athlete Jammie Booker was initially the competition winner before being disqualified due to her being "biologically male" per the competition's rules.[1][5][6]

References

  1. ^ a b "2025 World's Strongest Woman". www.strongmanarchives.com. Bill Henderson. Retrieved 23 November 2025.
  2. ^ "David Horne's World of Grip". davidhorne-gripmaster.com. Retrieved 2016-05-15.
  3. ^ a b "Nina Gerya Wins World's Strongest Lady". ironmind.com. Retrieved 2016-05-15.
  4. ^ a b "Hämeenlinna Power Weekend Crowns Its Champions". ironmind.com. Retrieved 2016-05-15.
  5. ^ a b Grundy, Tom (November 26, 2025). "Transgender athlete 'was very dishonest' says world's strongest woman". BBC. Retrieved November 27, 2025.
  6. ^ a b "Transgender athlete 'dishonest,' says 'robbed' World's Strongest Woman". ESPN. November 27, 2025. Retrieved November 27, 2025.
  7. ^ "WORLD'S STRONGEST WOMAN Results". www.strengthresults.com. Conny Ekholm. Retrieved 25 November 2025.
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