The world of fitness sports seems to be all about attracting the attention of the male population. For years, the fitness scene has been dominated by men, who are more popular than women for doing all types of strength-based athletics and performances. However, in the development of all types of fitness sports, we would like to show some respect to the equally impressive ladies, as many of them are also making history.
Today we take a look at the top 10 strongest and biggest women in the history of the sport of fitness. These women have proven in every way that they deserve as much acclaim as the men. They have earned the respect they deserve with their love and hard work for the sport of fitness.
10. Bev francis
Bev francis was an australian powerlifter and bodybuilder who won many accolades in the 1980s. Initially, she began her athletic career as a shot putter, breaking several records as a member of the australian track and field team. She started powerlifting in 1980, becoming the first woman to pull over 300lbs (about 136kg) hard. From 1980 to 1985, she dominated the powerlifting competition.
In 1983, frances began competing in bodybuilding, but initially struggled because she was "Too muscular". However, she worked even harder to make her debut at the olympia in 1986. It took her three years to finish third at the olympia. At the end of her athletic career, she opened a popular gym and helped others to succeed as well.
9. Abby stockton
Abby stockton shot to fame in the 1930s and 1940s and became one of the pioneers of the female powerlifting movement. She was accompanied by her husband and friends on a successful tour of the los angeles area.
The 5ft 5in tall, 115lb (about 52kg) woman lifted her husband over her head and could balance in a handstand, her main performance move and hence her fame.
Abbie stockton's incredible feats earned her the nickname "Queen of the muscle beach". In addition, her skills have earned her much acclaim, with publications such as strength and health providing her with a monthly column. Here she gives advice to fellow women who want to do the same thing as her. She has literally paved the way for generations of female strength athletes.
8. Anita frochick
Anita froczyk is a polish powerlifter who started her career at the age of 16. She won several titles, most notably becoming the strongest woman in the world in 2003, 2005, 2006 and 2008. This is an achievement that will be hard to beat.
In addition, she was awarded the title of strongest woman in europe in 2004.
In addition to all her titles and achievements, she also holds a number of world records. One such record is included in the guinness book of world records.
She managed to lift an adult man over her head more times in two minutes. The number she lifted was a staggering 12!
7. Heinie kuuniemi
Finnish powerlifter heini kuunemi was born in 1973. She shot to fame at the beginning of the 21st century when she competed in the world's strongest women's competition.
Although she never won, she finished an impressive second in 2001 and third the following two years.
However, kuunemi is not only famous for her competitions. She was also recorded in the guinness world records for throwing a beer keg higher than anyone else. She threw a 27lb (approx. 12.2kg) barrel nearly 4m high!
6. Jill mills
Jill mills started powerlifting in 1995 at the age of 23. Then, in 1997, she also started competing in the women's hercules. From the very beginning, she was successful in both disciplines. Her most notable achievements were winning the world's strongest woman title in 2001 and 2002.
Furthermore, in 2005, she finished third in the same competition.
Probably the most impressive part of mills' career was the fact that she was always in extremely good competitive shape. From the beginning, until her retirement in 2004, she won almost every event she competed in continuously.
In addition, she also had a role in the television series "The light of victory". She is a true pioneer among female power athletes.
5. Robin coleman
Probably best known for her role as helga in american gladiators, robin coleman was quite a diverse character. She has experience in bodybuilding and women's hercules competitions.
Most notably, she finished third in the 2001 world's strongest woman competition.
One of the most incredible aspects of coleman's career in the sport of strength was another achievement he made in 2001. Her task was to do as many hard pulls as possible with a car.
She did 15 reps, almost twice as many as the second place finisher, thoroughly beating the competition. What a strong woman!
4. Jane todd
Surprisingly, the only reason jane todd started powerlifting was her husband. She was married to terry todd, the first american powerlifting champion. As a result, she too began to practice and found immediate success. She was able to do it so well that sports illustrated even called her the strongest woman in the world at one point.
Todd's list of achievements is long. From the moment she started competing, she broke a world record. In addition, she was the first woman to lift over 400 pounds (about 181 kg) and completed a hard pull of 412 pounds (about 187 kg). In addition, she was the first woman to exceed 1200 lbs (approx. 544 kg) total weight in all three major events. She has completely redefined what it means to be a powerlifting woman.
3. Tatiana kashlina
Russian weightlifter tatiana kashlina is an outstanding figure of our times. At the age of just 21 she competed in the london 2012 olympic games. Not only did she compete, but she also won the gold medal and set two world records.
Apart from the olympics, kashlina has been successful in various weightlifting competitions. She completely dominated all european competitions, winning all eight competitions she entered.
In addition, she has five world weightlifting championships to her credit. At just 28 years old, she seems set to continue her progress.
2. Chen weiling
Weiling chen from taiwan, china is one of the best weightlifters in the world and has set herself apart from her peers. She won gold medals at both the 2008 beijing olympics and the 2009 world games. In addition, she holds the world records in the 44kg and 47kg categories.
What makes chen weiling so impressive is that she competes in international weightlifting competitions and also in powerlifting. Her weights in the competition far exceeded her body weight. She managed to lift more than three times her own body weight, 430 pounds (about 195 kg) in the hard pull and 457 pounds (deep squat) in the deep squat. For a woman, she completely exceeded everyone's expectations.
1. Becca swanson
The "Strongest ever" Becca swanson is a physically imposing person. As an american female hercules, she is the only woman to date to have squatted over 800 pounds (about 363 kg). Furthermore, according to herself, her best squat is 854 lbs (approx. 387 kg), her bench press 600 lbs (approx. 271 kg) and her hard pull 694 lbs (315 kg), making her the only woman with a total of over 2000 lbs (approx. 907 kg).
Swanson started competing in 2002 and immediately made a big impression. Then, in 2006, she lifted four times her body weight (89kg) in a deep squat of 804.7lbs (365kg). Calling her "The strongest person ever" Seems to be a fair assessment of her ability.
These women are just some of the stronger women in history. There are many more athletes (especially olympic weightlifting) who are not included in this list, as we prefer to choose women who have given us a record in the history of fitness, but this is further proof of how far women's strength programs have come.
Let's remember the work these women have put into women's strength sports.
