Australian strongwoman Sherrie Williams pulls 10-tonne truck, lifts nearly 24,000kg in an hour

Sherrie Williams, a 50-year-old strongwoman from Tullamore, New South Wales, Australia, is redefining strength with her extraordinary feats. She is renowned in her community for activities such as pulling a 10-tonne truck and performing impressive lifts.

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The truck pull is a flatbed truck, so something that would come and help you on the side of the road when you break down. Instead of it loading vehicles, you're … pulling it.

Williams's journey into the world of strength sports began a decade ago when she decided to leave her desk job and pursue a more active lifestyle. Initially, she ran marathons and engaged in bodybuilding, later mastering Olympic lifts. This progression naturally led her to the competitive arena of strongman sports.

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It's a lot of technique, funnily enough, more so than human power versus the weight of a truck.

She describes strongman competitions as challenging and empowering, involving the lifting and moving of unusual objects over various distances or timeframes. A significant achievement in her career was her attempt at a Guinness World Record in 2025 for the most weight lifted in one hour via a one-arm deadlift. She successfully lifted 23,950 kilograms, surpassing the previous record of 20,000 kilograms. Williams is currently awaiting official confirmation of this record and is preparing for further one-arm deadlift attempts.

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If you can imagine picking up and moving the weirdest objects over a really long distance or for a really fast amount of time.