Heini Koivumieni (born 1973) is a
Finnish strongwoman competitor who has achieved numerous podium finishes at the
World's Strongest Woman contest.
Koivuniemi competed five times in the
World's Strongest Woman contests, finishing 2nd in 2001, and third in 2002 and 2003.
Koivuniemi has also won Europe's Strongest Woman in 2002, and Finland's Strongest Woman in 2001 and 2003.
Heini was featured in a
BBC documentary film entitled "Strongwomen" in 2002. The film documented the training leading up to the
2002 World's Strongest Woman contest, as well as a behind-the-scenes look at the actual contest itself. The film also featured American
Jill Mills
Jill Mills (born March 2, 1972) is an American world champion powerlifter and world champion strongwoman.
Powerlifting contest results
*1995 USMC
*1996 Alamo Classic, 165 lb. division - 1st
*1997 US ...
and 2 British competitors including 2002 runner-up Abbey Haigh from
Scotland.
Koivuniemi holds a
Guinness world record
''Guinness World Records'', known from its inception in 1955 until 1999 as ''The Guinness Book of Records'' and in previous United States editions as ''The Guinness Book of World Records'', is a reference book published annually, listing world ...
for throwing a beer keg for height, she threw a beer keg over a bar at a height of 3.46 meters (11 ft 4.2in).
Heini also won the 1999 Ms. Galaxy Europe contest in
Kokkola,
Finland on May 20, 1999.
The contest consisted of an obstacle course, and a
figure/posing routine.
References
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1973 births
Finnish strength athletes
Living people
Strongwomen