Tait and Jack earned hard-fought milestone victories.
Izzy Tait and Louis Jack are the respective champions of the 2023 Ultimate Scotland’s Strongest Woman (USSW) and Man (USSM). The contests took place on July 2, 2023, in Grangemouth, United Kingdom, and featured eight strongwoman competitors and 12 strongmen. Each rosters had a docket of 5 events to tackle en path to the titles Tait and Jack eventually took home themselves.
In accordance with her resume on Strongman Archives, that is Tait’s first profession strongwoman win after ending in the highest five on the 2022 and 2023 UK’s Strongest Woman (UKSW). On the strongman side, Jack also captured his first-ever skilled victory per Strongman Archives, with a runner-up performance on the 2022 UK’s Strongest Man (UKSM) serving as his previous highlight.
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Listed here are the ultimate standings for the 2023 USSW:
2023 Ultimate Scotland’s Strongest Woman Final Standings
- Izzy Tait — 37 points
- Laura Baxter — 32.5 points
- Hayley Black — 23 points
- Steffi Murray — 20.5 points
- Sammy Mayhew — 20.5 points
- Anastasia Papas — 17.5 points
- Dianne Gaughan — 14.5 points
- Rosslyn Cole — 13.5 points
Listed here are the ultimate standings for the 2023 USSM:
2023 Ultimate Scotland’s Strongest Man Final Standings
- Louis Jack — 54 points
- Chris Beetham — 53 points
- Callum Crozier — 50 points
- Stephen Jackson — 36 points
- Lee Walker — 32.5 points
- Connor Monaghan — 32 points
- Scott Milne — 29 points
- Liam Goldie — 23 points
- Peej Greenhough — 23 points
- Leon Patterson — 14.5 points
- Robert McMillan — 13 points
- Mikey Wilson — 4 points
The strongwomen had these five events: Duck Walk for Time, Max Deadlift, Log Lift for Reps, Hornetop Hold for Time, and the Atlas Stones. Tait won the Max Deadlift (250 kilograms/551.1 kilos) and the Log Lift for Reps (18), ending because the runner-up within the three other events to secure her victory. Tait scored 37 of a possible 40 points.
The strongmen’s events were as follows: Duck Walk for Time, Automobile Deadlift for Reps, Block Medley Press, Truck Push, Atlas Stones. Jack won the Block Medley Press (4 in 42.72 seconds and the Truck Push (31.7 meters) en path to his one-point triumph for the USSM title.
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The USSW and USSM aren’t necessarily tentpole competitions in strongwoman and strongman. Nonetheless, getting on the board with their first victories is notable momentum for Tait and Jack as they proceed their careers.
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