Nottingham, England noticed two becoming United Kingdom champions topped.
Rebecca Roberts (Girls) and Paul Smith (Males) are the respective champions of the 2023 UK’s Strongest Lady and UK’s Strongest Man. The joint strongwoman and strongman power contest came about on Could 27-29, 2023, in Nottingham, England.
In accordance with her resume on Strongman Archives, that is Roberts’ second consecutive UK’s Strongest Lady title (2022-2023). The athlete beforehand completed because the runner-up in her UK’s Strongest debut within the 12 months 2021. In the meantime, the identical repeat sentiments could be expressed for Smith, who additionally efficiently defended his UK’s Strongest Man title captured in 2022.
Listed here are the whole outcomes for the 2023 UK’s Strongest Lady rivals. The sector of eight athletes was tasked with competing within the Defend Carry, Block Press, Truck Pull, Max Deadlift, and Bag Over Bar. To seize her newest title, Roberts gained three of the 5 occasions (the Defend Carry, Truck Pull, and Bag Over Bar) and completed because the runner-up within the Block Press and Max Deadlift.
2023 UK’s Strongest Lady Last Standings
- Rebecca Roberts — 38 factors | Two-time defending UK’s Strongest Lady Champion (2022-2023)
- Lucy Underdown — 37 factors
- Katie Smith — 19 factors
- Claire Myler — 17 factors
- Izzy Tait — 16 factors
- Sarah Reynolds — 13 factors
- Gemma Moore — 12 factors
- Nadine Man — 7 factors
Rounding out the rostrum for the ladies after Roberts was Lucy Underdown (second place) and Katie Smith (third place). Underdown’s runner-up result’s the third time in her final 4 contests that the athlete has completed on the rostrum. Per her web page on Strongman Archives, the 2023 UK’s Strongest Lady was Smith’s third look, and greatest inserting, on this prestigious contest.
Listed here are the whole outcomes for the 2023 UK’s Strongest Man rivals. The sector of eight athletes had a unique slate of occasions from their strongwomen counterparts. They have been as follows: the Tremendous Yoke, Incline Log Ladder, Silver Greenback Deadlift, Bull Ring, and Cerberus Steps From Hell. Smith was triumphant on the Tremendous Yoke, Incline Log Ladder, and Silver Greenback Deadlift to ultimately notch his total victory.
2023 UK’s Strongest Man Last Standings
- Paul Smith — 33 factors | Two-time defending UK’s Strongest Man Champion (2022-2023)
- Matt Dimond — 28.5 factors
- Callum Crozier — 26 factors
- Andrew Flynn — 23.5 factors
- Chris Beetham — 20 factors
- Louis Jack — 19 factors
- Cillein Groom — 16 factors
- Scott Milne — 14 factors
Roberts and Smith have already established themselves as bona fide forces to be reckoned with in strongwoman and strongman. They didn’t essentially “want” the 2023 UK’s Strongest Lady and Man titles to do it, both. Roberts is a former World’s Strongest Lady (WSW) champion (2021), whereas Smith has appeared in two earlier World’s Strongest Man (WSM) competitions (2018, 2023).
Now, each sturdy athletes can add yet one more important notch to their lifting belts.
Featured picture: @rebeccarobertsstrongwoman on Instagram
