10 of the Strongest Women in The World

International Women’s Day has come and gone, but it’s ridiculous
to confine our admiration of women to one day/month in a year. Women
are strong, smart, and kind. Strength doesn’t start and end in the
muscles of the body. Sometimes, moral and psychological strength can
impress just as much (if not more). Sometimes, endurance and
longevity can show more strength than the act of lifting a heavy
object. Sometimes, though, the mere act of lifting a heavy object can
make your jaw drop. Here are 10 of the strongest women in the world!

Jill Mills

Jill Mills is a is a bodybuilder and powerlifter. She started her
career as a bodybuilder in 1993. In 1996 she transitioned from
bodybuilding to powerlifting, and has been competing in various
championships since. She has been in the industry for over 20 years!
In 2001 and 2002 she won the title of World’s Strongest Woman. Two
consecutive years! Absolutely incredible.

Donna Moore

Donna Moore’s story is one of astounding transformation and
accomplishment. For years she was unhappy and overweight. As a single
mother of two, she often struggled. But since then she has taken
solid steps to becoming healthier, happier, and much, much stronger!
She took her life in her hands and flipped it around! She
participated in the Arnold Sports Festival in Ohio and set a world
record in the “Stone Load” competition. At 37, she has cemented
her status as one of the world’s strongest women! She continues to
compete now, as well.

Nina Geria

This Ukrainian sportswoman was named the World’s Strongest Lady in
2011. She began her career in sports as a shot put thrower and
pursued this path for 7 years between 2003 and 2009. After that, she
pivoted to training for various strongman competitions. In addition
to her World’s Strongest Lady title, she also holds five world
records in the Guinness World Book of Records!

Malala Yousafzai

As mentioned, physical strength is not the only type of strength.
Take a look at Malala Yousafzai, who has won the Nobel Peace Prize.
She campaigns (rather successfully, might I add) for the education of
women in Pakistan. In October of 2012 she was the victim of an
assassination attempt, and yet she persisted in her pursuit of equal
education for everyone in Pakistan. That took a lot of courage and
moral strength, and so she definitely belongs on the list of the
world’s strongest women!

Meng Suping

Meng Suping is a Chinese weightlifter who won Olympic gold in the
2016 Summer Olympics. She lifted 130kg on snatch and 177kg on clean
and jerk (two different types of weightlifting methods). The combined
weight of 307kg won her the Gold Medal! Earlier, in 2012, she managed
to lift 180kg in the clean and jerk competition.

Queen Elizabeth II

We’ve talked about moral strength, now let’s talk about
longevity! Queen Elizabeth II is the longest-ruling queen in the
history of Great Britain! She has been wearing that crown since 1952
(that’s 67 years) and at the age of 93 she shows no sign of
stepping down from the throne! God Save the QUEEN!

Tatiana Kashirina

Tatiana Kashirina is a Russian weightlifter. The amount of gold
medals listed on her Wikipedia page is too much to count (okay, I
counted – it’s 17 gold medals, plus
multiple top-ranks in either the Snatch or Clean & Jerk
categories). She has won gold medals in the European Championships
eight times (the first 7 were consecutive wins from 2009 to 2017!).
She placed second during the 2012 Summer Olympics in London.

Angela Merkel

We’ve covered moral strength, longevity, and now let’s get to
endurance! Angela Merkel has been at the head of the German
government for 14 years, serving as the Chancellor of Germany. She
has seen the country through a global economic recession, multiple EU
tensions, and the ongoing global refugee crisis. Through it all, she
has managed to ensure that Germany has one of the strongest economies
in all of Europe. And yet, after all these years, she manages to see
every challenge for what it is, and manage to handle it well!

Natalya Lisovskaya

Natalya Lisovskaya is a soviet shot put thrower who holds the world
record for the longest shot put throw. She managed to throw the 4kg
shot put a whooping 22.63 meters! That is a world record that has not
been beaten to this day!

Your Mom

I know it’s difficult to see “your mom” and not immediately jump to a joke in bad taste, but if you really think about it, your mom legitimately is the strongest woman you know. She gave birth to you, she raised you, and she has loved you. In terms of “strength classifications” I think that over the years, your mom has managed to show all types of strength, from physical strength, endurance, to moral strength. Go tell your mom you love her while you still can.