Reetta Touru Wins Finnish Strongwoman Nationals

by Randall J. Strossen, IronMind Enterprises, Inc. © 2002

Reetta Touru won this weekend's Finnish Strongwoman National Championships, held in Ikaalinen, Finland.

The events were: farmer's walk (carrying 45 kg in each hand for distance), loading (50 kg sacks carried six meters and loaded on a one meter platform), car pull with harness (2500 kg car pulled 25 meters), hanging by the hands for time, and a tug of war.

Touru finished with 44 points, followed by Jonna Alaspaa, at 37 points, and Tarja Koski-Sipila, at 34 points.

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