The 2024 Arnold Strongwoman Classic (ASWC) came to a thrilling conclusion on March 2, 2024, in Columbus, OH. The two-day contest featured five static-strength events that tested 12 of the top strongwomen on the planet.
In a surging performance on Day Two of competition, Angelica Jardine of the United States rose to the top of the leaderboard to take the 2024 ASWC crown. Jardine secured 45 of a possible 60 points to beat out runner-up Olga Liashchuk of Ukraine by half a point.
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2024 Arnold Strongwoman Classic Leaderboard
- Angelica Jardine — 45 points
- Olga Liashchuk — 44.5 points
- Lucy Underdown — 41.5 points
- Hannah Linzay — 38 points
- Inez Carrasquillo — 35 points
- Samantha Belliveau — 34 points
- Rebecca Roberts — 34 points
- Andrea Thompson — 33 points
- Melissa Peacock — 30 points
- Erin Murray — 27 points
- Donna Moore — withdrew
- Victoria Long — withdrew
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Jardine’s overall performance was one of consistency, but the opening event might not have suggested that. The Max Elephant Bar Deadlift event opened Day One of the competition on March 1, 2024.
The limelight focused on defending ASWC champion Victoria Long suffering a hamstring injury that pulled her out of the competition, and Lucy Underdown scoring a world record of 302 kilograms (666 pounds). Jardine’s 254-kilogram deadlift was only strong enough for five points in eighth place.
However, that was the last time Jardine would see the bottom half of the leaderboard. She scored a 27.42-second time in the Timber Carry for fifth place before securing the first event win of her ASWC career in the Webster Stones.
Jardine racked up another fifth-place spot in the Dumbbell Press and put herself in position to claim the title heading into the final event, Strength of Stones. Competing against Liashchuk for the top of the podium, Jardine needed the performance of her career in the event, which is exactly what she did.
Jardine converted six stones in the final event, two more than Liashchuk, and secured the overall gold medal by half a point. The trophy was awarded to her by Arnold Schwarzenegger, and Jardine’s name was etched into the history books as the 2024 ASWC champion.
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