Carrasquillo used her latest performance to rewrite the record books.
A seasoned veteran, strongwoman Inez Carrasquillo has developed a repute for having uncanny overhead strength. The athlete lived as much as this fame rooted in power in her most up-to-date summer contest within the Pacific Northwest.
On July 8-9, 2023, through the 2023 Rainier Classic (RC) in Burien, WA, Carrasquillo successfully captured a 145.9-kilogram (321.6-pound) max Log Lift. The mark is officially a World Record, surpassing Andrea Thompson’s previous mark by 5.9 kilograms (13 kilos). Thompson lifted the past record Log Lift of 140 kilograms (308.6 kilos) on the 2022 World Log Lift Championships (WLLC) in October 2022. Thanks largely to her World Record, Carrasquillo eventually took first place within the 2023 RC. Because the competition didn’t separate athletes by weight class, Carrasquillo’s body weight on the time of the lift is currently unknown.
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Carrasquillo’s overhead pressing feat could be much more impressive when considering the athlete has only been a strongwoman in a sanctioned capability since November 2021. In response to her personal page on Open Powerlifting, the athlete was previously a powerlifter, having gone undefeated in her three only competitive appearances within the late 2010s and late 2020.
Nevertheless, Carrasquillo has seemingly transitioned well to the demands of strongwoman. Per her page on Strongman Archives, Carrasquillo can now count three strongwoman victories under her belt, which include the 2022 Arnold Amateur Strongwoman World Championships, the 2022 Beerstone, and the 2023 RC. So far, the competitor has also finished on the rostrum in five of seven profession strongwoman appearances.
When taking Carrasquillo’s Log Lift World Record into consideration, it’s abundantly clear the athlete has put herself on the strongwoman map.
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Carrasquillo’s next strength ambition could be centered around capturing her first-ever World’s Strongest Woman (WSW) title. The athlete finished in third place to champion Olga Liashchuk and the runner-up Thompson through the 2022 edition of the illustrious competition. This built on a fourth-place debut for Carrasquillo through the 2021 iteration.
On the time of this writing, it’s unclear when and where the 2023 WSW will precisely happen. Recent precedent suggests the competition may once more occur sometime in mid-November 2023 in Daytona Beach, FL. By then, Carrasquillo could be greater than able to finally ascend one in all the best summits in strongwoman.
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