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Man wins World's Strongest Woman 2025 competition

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Autumnhasarrived2025 · 25/11/2025 06:37

It appears a man (Jammie Booker) has won the 2025 World's Strongest Woman competition in Arlington, Texas. Beating Andrea Thompson, who is a superb British Strongwoman, by 1 point to take the overall win.

If you don't know anything about the sport, there are reguarly accusations of strongwomen being men, as it is a normal part of the sport for both men and women to be on gear which does mean quite a lot of the women do end up with some masculinsation of their bodies and deeper voices.

However, it appears this time the accusations are correct. There is a video of Andrea angrily leaving the podium. There is a thread on the Strongman HQ Reddit(!) which links to a video of Jammie talking about being a "trans girl" complete the usual anime drawings. Same profile photo and voice, so appears to be him. The Reddit thread has not been taken down and comments, apart from pronoun policing, is largely against men competing in Strongwoman competitions.

So well done to Andrea Thompson on her first place win.

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lcakethereforeIam · 30/11/2025 20:50

I'm really upset that it's taken me this long to realise he should be called Jammie Todger. It's such an obvious pun. I hope someone else has also come up with it.

ErrolTheDragon · 28/11/2025 08:48

TheywontletmehavethenameIwant · 27/11/2025 19:44

I really wish the papers would stop referring to him as a her/she, it's fucking annoying and just wrong. 🤬

Yes - but at least now they don’t shy away from quotes using accurate pronouns.

SwirlyGates · 27/11/2025 19:59

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I quite agree. However, this has been good publicity for common sense and fairness, and is hopefully a warning to such men to get back in their box.

SwirlyGates · 27/11/2025 19:57

Is the pic in your post the one they are calling erotic? 😂

TheywontletmehavethenameIwant · 27/11/2025 19:44

I really wish the papers would stop referring to him as a her/she, it's fucking annoying and just wrong. 🤬

ThatBlackCat · 27/11/2025 07:33

I'm shocked that a cheating male, for once, has had the award rescinded. This is great.

I do wonder though, if both Jammie and Andrea were British, what side would the British media take? I suspect Jammie. I think they're only supporting Andrea because she is British and Jammie is not.

IwantToRetire · 27/11/2025 01:17

UK weightlifter named world's strongest woman as trans winner disqualified

A UK weightlifter has been crowned the world's strongest woman after it emerged that the original winner was a trans athlete and should not have been competing in the category.

https://www.itv.com/news/anglia/2025-11-26/uk-weightlifter-named-worlds-strongest-woman-as-trans-winner-disqualified

OpheliaWitchoftheWoods · 26/11/2025 22:49

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eatfigs · 26/11/2025 22:00

A welcome surprise that the organizers made amends so quickly. Other sporting bodies should take note. This is how it's done.

ItsCoolForCats · 26/11/2025 21:37

I'm pleasantly surprised by BBC's coverage of this. They have published another article as they have interviewed Andrea Thompson

www.bbc.co.uk/sport/weightlifting/articles/cd7455qv8zpo

BezMills · 26/11/2025 19:50

ErrolTheDragon · 26/11/2025 19:21

Well … I think ‘Rebecca Thompson’ is a conflation of two strong women so they’d definitely outdo you Bez!Grin

Oh gosh mea culpa! I'm mentally drained - has been a long long year

ErrolTheDragon · 26/11/2025 19:21

BezMills · 26/11/2025 14:34

I don't think that's quite true. Can you match a single one of Rebecca Thompson's PRs? I'm an average man and I am not even close.

Well … I think ‘Rebecca Thompson’ is a conflation of two strong women so they’d definitely outdo you Bez!Grin

WonderfulSmith · 26/11/2025 19:13

Radio 4 news headlines at 7pm. Focussing on that the woman who won was British.

truthsayers · 26/11/2025 19:11

this is my benchmark to indicate how stark racong
mad some TRA’s are. If they’re ok with a male like
thjs winning a prize in a woman’s competition like this, there’s something seriously wrong with them and no amount of civilised debate will sway them.

ErrolTheDragon · 26/11/2025 19:05

They mentioned it on the radio 4 news headlines just now - and it’s not like it was a low news day!

ProfMummBRaaarrrTheEverLeaking · 26/11/2025 17:12

I found the post from them on Facebook reversing their decision to award the cheating man, so the algorithm has seized upon that and now I'm seeing more posts about it. And so far, so many comments in support of Andrea and of women's sport for women which is really lovely to see!

BezMills · 26/11/2025 15:42

AnnaMagnani · 26/11/2025 15:25

Rebecca Thompson is a world leading woman though.

I'm an average woman who works out a bit with a husband who is a lot lighter and doesn't work out at all. I was shocked to find quite how much stronger he is than me when he wasn't even trying

yeah definitely the gap between men and women is real and tangible when you talk about average men compared against average women. Us normies can really feel it and see it.

AnnaMagnani · 26/11/2025 15:25

Rebecca Thompson is a world leading woman though.

I'm an average woman who works out a bit with a husband who is a lot lighter and doesn't work out at all. I was shocked to find quite how much stronger he is than me when he wasn't even trying

BezMills · 26/11/2025 14:34

AlecTrevelyan006 · 26/11/2025 11:17

Something I’ve learned since all this trans nonsense kicked off is that lots of people have no idea just how much stronger men are than women. The reality is that even the very strongest women are no match for an averagely male.

I don't think that's quite true. Can you match a single one of Rebecca Thompson's PRs? I'm an average man and I am not even close.

RNApolymerase · 26/11/2025 12:44

I watched Mitchell Hooper's video linked above where he pointed out some of the differences in the weights used in the events - for example the heaviest one in the women's being less than the starting weight in the men's - and how Jammie would have been absolutely nowhere if he competed in the correct category.
Both he and Eddie Hall pointed out that if this stood - what would stop them entering next year? Would be ridiculous.

AlecTrevelyan006 · 26/11/2025 11:17

Something I’ve learned since all this trans nonsense kicked off is that lots of people have no idea just how much stronger men are than women. The reality is that even the very strongest women are no match for an averagely male.

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