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Olga Lyashchuk became the strongest woman on the planet for the third time

Olga Lyashchuk became the strongest woman on the planet for the third time

Katerina Melnychenko Deputy Editor-in-Chief

11 March 2026, 09:30

Olga Lyashchuk became the strongest woman on the planet for the third time — Cover photo: Olga Lyashchuk's Instagram

Ukrainian strongwoman Olga Lyashchuk won her third victory at the Arnold Strongwoman Classic 2026 tournament. The competition took place on 6–7 March in Columbus, Ohio, where ten of the world's strongest female athletes competed in six disciplines.

This was reported by RFI.

Ukrainian strongwoman Olga Lyashchuk won her third victory at one of the most prestigious tournaments in the world – the Arnold Strongwoman Classic 2026.

Ten of the strongest female athletes on the planet took part in the tournament, competing in six disciplines.

The competition took place on 6–7 March in Columbus, Ohio, USA.

After the first day of competition, the Ukrainian shared the lead with American Angelica Jardine. Both athletes had 25 points.

The title winner was finally determined in the last exercise on the second day.

While Jardine, her main competitor, finished only sixth in the final event, Olga Lyashchuk demonstrated a high result.

This allowed the Ukrainian to score a total of 50.5 points and overtake her rivals in the overall standings.

According to the publication, Olga is currently the most titled professional strongwoman in history.

She has three victories at the Arnold Pro Strongwoman in 2020, 2023 and 2026, the title of "World's Strongest Woman" in 2022, as well as victories at Strongest Woman in the World and Shaw Classic Open.

The Arnold Strongman Classic tournament was founded in 1989 by actor, bodybuilder and politician Arnold Schwarzenegger.

Today, this competition is the main event of the Arnold Sports Festival, which brings together the best weightlifters and thousands of strength sports fans from around the world.

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