Olga Liashchuk

Olga Liashchuk is a Ukrainian strongwoman from Donetsk, born on June 1, 1985, and described as the most decorated professional strongwoman of all time. She began in athletics as a hurdler and pole vaulter, trained for tug of war, and was invited to the Ukrainian national rugby team before a knee injury ended that path, after which her coach suggested strength sports. She first made her name through world record attempts in 2014 and won the World's Strongest Woman that year in Pyhtää, Finland. Later titles include Strongest Woman in the World in 2017, the Arnold Strongwoman Classic in 2019, 2020 and 2026, a second World's Strongest Woman in 2022, the Shaw Classic Women's Open in 2023 and America's Strongest Woman in 2024 and 2025. She now lives in the United States.