Heidi Andersson (born 27 February 1981 in the locality of Ensamheten ( en, "Solitude"), Storuman, Sweden) is a Swedish armwrestler. She has won the World Championships in armwrestling eleven times. She is married to Swedish

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Björn Ferry Björn Ferry (born 1 August 1978 in Stensele, Storuman Municipality, Storuman, Västerbotten County, Västerbotten) is a former Sweden, Swedish biathlete and medal winning Olympian. He began competing internationally in World Cup competitions in ...

, with whom she has a son, Dante Andersson Ferry, born 19 July 2011.

Championships won

* World Championship 1999,

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, Japan, 60 kg * World Championship 2000,

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, 60 kg * World Championship 2002, Springfield,

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, United States, 60 kg * World Championship 2003,

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, Canada, 65 kg * World Championship 2004,

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, 65 kg * World Championship 2008,

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, Canada, 60 kg * World Championship 2009, Rosolina Di Mare, Italy, 65 kg * World Championship 2010,

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, United States, 70 kg * World Championship 2011, Almaty,

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, 70 kg * World Championship 2014,

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, 65 kg left arm * World Championship 2014,

, 65 kg right arm * European Championship 1999,

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, Belgium, 55 kg * European Championship 2008,

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, Norway, 60 kg * European Championship 2014,

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, 65 kg

References

External links

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1981 births Living people Swedish arm wrestlers Swedish sportswomen People from Ensamheten Sportspeople from Västerbotten County 21st-century Swedish women Female arm wrestlers {{Sweden-martialart-bio-stub