Britain’s Strongest Girl

Think of a weightlifter and the image that comes to mind is of a musclebound hulk with thighs like treetrunks. Think again. Petite 14-year-old Zoe Smith has staked her claim to be the strongest girl in Britain after lifting almost two-thirds more than her bodyweight. The 5ft 2in schoolgirl, who weighs 126 pounds, managed to hoist aloft an astonishing 210 pounds, in one ‘clean and jerk’ event.