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News

Rebecca Roberts Wins The 2023 Britain’s Strongest Woman Contest

Roberts defeated 12 other strongwomen in Doncaster, England.

Phil Blechman
Written by Phil Blechman
Last updated on October 3rd, 2023

The 2023 Britain’s Strongest Woman (BSW) contest concluded on Sept. 30, 2023, with 2021 World’s Strongest Woman (WSM) Rebecca Roberts atop the podium. Roberts scored 60.5 of a possible 65 points during the single-day contest against 12 other elite strongwomen from the UK.

The 2023 BSW contest was comprised of the Log Lift, Axle Deadlift, Sandbag Steeplechase, Super Yoke, and Power Stairs. The full results are below:

2023 Britain’s Strongest Woman Results

  1. Rebecca Roberts (Wales) — 60.5 points
  2. Lucy Underdown (England) — 59.5 points
  3. Andrea Thompson (England) — 50 points
  4. Donna Moore (England) — 46 points
  5. Naomi Hadley (England) — 40 points
  6. Laura Baxter (Scotland) — 36 points
  7. Katie Smith (England) — 29 points
  8. Claire Myler (Wales) — 27 points
  9. Emmajane Smith (Scotland) — 26 points
  10. Rhianon Lovelace (England) — 19.5 points
  11. Chloe Brennan (England) — 19 points
  12. Ayshea Ullah (Ireland) — 19 points
  13. Kate Connolly (England) — 13.5 points

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2023 Britain’s Strongest Man Event Results

Below are the results for each of the events contested in Doncaster:

Log Lift

The Log Lift was for reps with 90 kilograms:

  1. Andrea Thompson — Eight reps
  2. Rebecca Roberts — Seven reps (T-second)
  3. Lucy Underdown — Seven reps (T-second)
  4. Donna Moore — Five reps
  5. Emmajane Smith — Four reps
  6. Katie Smith —  Three reps (T-sixth)
  7. Kate Connolly — Three reps (T-sixth)
  8. Laura Baxter — Two reps
  9. Naomi Hadley — One rep (T-ninth)
  10. Rhianon Lovelace — One rep (T-ninth)
  11. Claire Myler — no lift
  12. Chloe Brennan — no lift
  13. Ayshea Ullah — no lift

Axle Deadlift

This event challenged each athlete to pull 220 kilograms for as many reps as possible.

  1. Rebecca Roberts — 10 reps
  2. Lucy Underdown — 11 reps
  3. Andrea Thompson — Eight reps
  4. Donna Moore — Seven reps
  5. Naomi Hadley — Six reps (T-fifth)
  6. Katie Smith — Six reps (T-fifth)
  7. Claire Myler — Five reps
  8. Rhianon Lovelace — Four reps (T-eighth)
  9. Ayshea Ullah — Four reps (T-eighth)
  10. Laura Baxter — Three reps
  11. Emmajane Smith — One rep
  12. Chloe Brennan — no lift
  13. Kate Connolly — no lift

Sandbang Steeplechase

  1. Laura Baxter — Four in 37.86 seconds
  2. Lucy Underdown — Four in 38.46 seconds
  3. Rebecca Roberts — Four in 40.76 seconds
  4. Donna Moore — Four in 52.19 seconds
  5. Naomi Hadley — Four in 52.35 seconds
  6. Claire Myler — Three in 31.32 seconds
  7. Rhianon Lovelace — Three in 31.86
  8. Andrea Thompson — Three in 43.81 seconds
  9. Emmajane Smith — Two in 24.58 seconds
  10. Ayshea Ullah — Two in 31.46
  11. Chloe Brennan — Two in 34.65
  12. Katie Smith — Two in 35.88 seconds
  13. Kate Connolly — Two in 43.35

Super Yoke

  1. Rebecca Roberts — 9.65 seconds
  2. Andrea Thompson — 9.67 seconds
  3. Lucy Underdown — 12.66 seconds
  4. Chloe Brennan — 13.78 seconds
  5. Naomi Hadley — 13.86 seconds
  6. Ayshea Ullah — 15.05 seconds
  7. Laura Baxter — 15.62 seconds
  8. Claire Myler — 16.18 seconds
  9. Donna Moore — 19.17 seconds
  10. Emmajane Smith — 19.82 seconds
  11. Katie Smith — 19.98 seconds
  12. Kate Connolly — 23.30 seconds
  13. Rhianon Lovelace — 43.42 seconds

Power Stairs

  1. Rebecca Roberts — 12 in 29.78 seconds
  2. Lucy Underdown — 12 in 33.76 seconds
  3. Claire Myler — 12 in 41.76 seconds
  4. Donna Moore — 12 in 45.57 seconds
  5. Naomi Hadley — 12 in 52.94 seconds
  6. Andrea Thompson — 12 in 53.84 seconds
  7. Katie Smith — 11 in 61.31 seconds
  8. Chloe Brennan — 11 in 74.54 seconds
  9. Laura Baxter — 10 in 26.70 seconds
  10. Emmajane Smith — Nine in 42.19 seconds
  11. Ayshea Ullah — Nine in 54.66 seconds
  12. Kate Connolly — Eight in 47.96 seconds
  13. Rhianon Lovelace — no score

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Phil Blechman

About Phil Blechman

Phil is a native New Yorker passionate about storytelling, bodybuilding, and game design. He holds a BFA from Syracuse University.

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