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contest. The event is often regarded as the most prestigious event in the sport, analogous to

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; however, with the growing popularity of alternative events such as the

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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 as the United Strongmen Women's World Championships, before reverting back to its original name in 2016. Since 2019, the competition was held in

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. The 2023 competition was held in

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and the 2024 edition in

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Official results

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Nina Geria Nina Geria ( Ukrainian: Ні́на Геря) is a Ukrainian strength athlete who is foremost known as the winner of the World's Strongest Lady competition held in 2011. Career Geria began her shot put training in 2003 and by April 2007, she sta ...

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Repeat champions

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Championships by country

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References

External links

Official Strongman Games on Facebook

Official Strongman Games on Instagram

World's Strongest Woman 2023 Official Website
{{Main world championships * Strongmen competitions