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2023 Arnold Amateur Strongwoman World Championships

The 2023 Arnold Amateur Strongwoman World Championships was held on 2023-03-03 in Columbus, Ohio. 10 athletes competed across 7 events were contested.

Date: March 3, 2023 – March 5, 2023
Location: Columbus, Ohio, United States
Type: Arnold Amateur Strongwoman World Championships
Division: Women
Erin Murray
1st Place

Erin Murray 🇺🇸

Total Points: 33.5

Results

Place Athlete Country Points
1 Erin Murray 🇺🇸 USA 33.5
2 Angelica Jardine 🇺🇸 USA 27.1
3 Jennifer Lyle 🇺🇸 USA 22.9
4 Cherry Muchindu 🇿🇲 ZAM 20.9
5 Joe Kimitaunga 🇦🇺 AUS 18.6
6 Laurie Middleswarth 🇺🇸 USA 11.7
7 Angela Houle 🇨🇦 CAN 10.9
8 Mary Forrest 🇺🇸 USA 8.8
9 Alexandra Vialpando 🇺🇸 USA 8.3
10 Frances McGarry 🇨🇦 CAN 7.3

Event-by-Event Results

Arm Over Arm Pull

# Athlete Result Points
1 Erin Murray 18.39 s 5.0
2 Angela Houle 18.44 s 4.6
3 Joe Kimitaunga 20.62 s 4.3
4 Angelica Jardine 20.87 s 3.9
5 Alexandra Vialpando 21.66 s 3.6
6 Cherry Muchindu 22.44 s 3.2
7 Laurie Middleswarth 24.50 s 2.9
8 Jennifer Lyle 25.51 s 2.5
9 Mary Forrest 26.69 s 1.8
10 Frances McGarry 28.90 s 1.1

Farmer's Walk

# Athlete Result Points
1 Jennifer Lyle 29.25 s 5.0
2 Erin Murray 30.45 s 4.7
3 Cherry Muchindu 31.71 s 4.3
4 Angelica Jardine 34.21 s 3.7
5 Alexandra Vialpando 38.44 s 3.3
6 Angela Houle 39.08 s 3.0
7 Frances McGarry 42.16 s 2.7
8 Mary Forrest 46.70 s 2.0
9 Laurie Middleswarth 48.72 s 1.7
10 Joe Kimitaunga 50.46 s 1.3

Loading Race

# Athlete Result Points
1 Angelica Jardine 6 in 34.96 s 5.0
2 Erin Murray 6 in 57.69 s 4.6
3 Jennifer Lyle 5 in 44.09 s 4.3
4 Joe Kimitaunga 5 in 55.72 s 3.9
5 Frances McGarry 5 in 56.24 s 3.6
6 Angela Houle 5 in 57.57 s 3.2
7 Laurie Middleswarth 4 in 34.78 s 2.9
8 Mary Forrest 4 in 36.57 s 2.1
9 Cherry Muchindu 4 in 37.76 s 1.8
10 Alexandra Vialpando 4 in 39.39 s 1.4

Max Dumbbell

# Athlete Result Points
1 Erin Murray 70 kg 5.0
2 Angelica Jardine 63 kg 3.5
2 Jennifer Lyle 63 kg 3.5
4 Cherry Muchindu 55 kg 1.5
4 Joe Kimitaunga 55 kg 1.5
- Laurie Middleswarth (Eliminated) 0.0
- Angela Houle (Eliminated) 0.0
- Mary Forrest (Eliminated) 0.0
- Alexandra Vialpando (Eliminated) 0.0
- Frances McGarry (Eliminated) 0.0

Power Stairs

# Athlete Result Points
1 Erin Murray 25.15 s 5.0
2 Angelica Jardine 37.92 s 4.0
3 Joe Kimitaunga 39.59 s 3.0
4 Cherry Muchindu 47.01 s 2.0
5 Jennifer Lyle 11 stairs 1.0
- Laurie Middleswarth (Eliminated) 0.0
- Angela Houle (Eliminated) 0.0
- Mary Forrest (Eliminated) 0.0
- Alexandra Vialpando (Eliminated) 0.0
- Frances McGarry (Eliminated) 0.0

Ukrainian Deadlift

# Athlete Result Points
1 Erin Murray 9 reps 4.5
1 Cherry Muchindu 9 reps 4.5
3 Jennifer Lyle 4 reps 3.0
4 Angelica Jardine 2 reps 2.0
5 Joe Kimitaunga 1 rep 1.0
- Laurie Middleswarth (Eliminated) 0.0
- Angela Houle (Eliminated) 0.0
- Mary Forrest (Eliminated) 0.0
- Alexandra Vialpando (Eliminated) 0.0
- Frances McGarry (Eliminated) 0.0

Viking Press

# Athlete Result Points
1 Angelica Jardine 13 reps 5.0
2 Erin Murray 10 reps 4.6
3 Laurie Middleswarth 5 reps 4.3
4 Jennifer Lyle 4 reps 3.6
4 Cherry Muchindu 4 reps 3.6
4 Joe Kimitaunga 4 reps 3.6
7 Mary Forrest 2 reps 2.9
- Angela Houle 0 reps 0.0
- Alexandra Vialpando 0 reps 0.0
- Frances McGarry 0 reps 0.0
Last updated: February 23, 2026

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