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Born | 1865 Ste-Anne-de-la-Pocatière,
Canada East |
Died | 1920 |
Nationality | Canadian |
Known for | Strongwoman |
Marie Sirois (Septembre 2, 1865 – January 18, 1920), erroneously known as Marie-Louise, [1] was a French-Canadian strongwoman who was promoted as the strongest woman in the world. [2]
By age 17, she was noted for having lifted barrels weighing 115 kilograms. [2]
After her family moved to Salem, Massachusetts, she married fellow Quebec strongman Henri Cloutier and performed at his gym in Salem. [3] She became a professional athlete at age 25 and became known for lifting a 1,300-kilogram platform on her back and also restraining a pair of 635-kilogram horses in a similar manner as done by Louis Cyr. [2]
Her performance continued even in her later years, such as the 1917 inauguration (when she was 50 years old) of the Montreal monument to George-Étienne Cartier where she lifted alongside strongman Arthur Dandurand. [4]
After her death in 1920, she was buried in her husband's hometown of Roxton Pond, Quebec. Her tombstone describes her as "la femme plus forte du monde". [4]
Marie Sirois | |
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Born | 1865 Ste-Anne-de-la-Pocatière,
Canada East |
Died | 1920 |
Nationality | Canadian |
Known for | Strongwoman |
Marie Sirois (Septembre 2, 1865 – January 18, 1920), erroneously known as Marie-Louise, [1] was a French-Canadian strongwoman who was promoted as the strongest woman in the world. [2]
By age 17, she was noted for having lifted barrels weighing 115 kilograms. [2]
After her family moved to Salem, Massachusetts, she married fellow Quebec strongman Henri Cloutier and performed at his gym in Salem. [3] She became a professional athlete at age 25 and became known for lifting a 1,300-kilogram platform on her back and also restraining a pair of 635-kilogram horses in a similar manner as done by Louis Cyr. [2]
Her performance continued even in her later years, such as the 1917 inauguration (when she was 50 years old) of the Montreal monument to George-Étienne Cartier where she lifted alongside strongman Arthur Dandurand. [4]
After her death in 1920, she was buried in her husband's hometown of Roxton Pond, Quebec. Her tombstone describes her as "la femme plus forte du monde". [4]