Name & Surname:

Judy Jacobs

Province & Country:

Gauteng / South Africa

Contact info:

jujacobs@justice.gov.za

Date of Birth:

3 March 1960

Profession:

Snr Admin Official & Manager of the "Warrior Power Team"

Started arm wrestling:

I first started armwrestilng in April 2004.  One of SA's best armwrestlers, Armand du Toit, nagged me for two years to join them!  I hung up my "squatsuit' (power lifting) in 1994.  There was just no more competition for me in my age and weight class.  In armwrestling I am allowed to participate in the senior ladies class (I'm a master), which makes my armwrestling career endless.

Weight:

71 kg

Fighting style:

Toproll

Your toughest opponent(s):

In South Africa - Liezl de Jager

Merits:

SA NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIPS:

2007 - 2nd - Master Ladies 70kg+ (Right)
2006 - SA Champion - Master Ladies 65kg+ (Left)
          2nd - Master Ladies 65kg+ (Right)
2004 - SA Champion x 3

SA NATIONAL RANKINGS:

2007 - 3rd - Ladies 65kg+ (Right)

WORLD CHAMPIONSHIPS:

2004 - World Champion - Master Ladies 70kg+ (Right) - Durban, South Africa

LOCAL SA COMPETITIONS:

2nd - Ladies 68kg+ (Right) - Toits Nissan Challenge 2008
2nd - Ladies Open (Right) - Willie Botha Invitational 2008

1st - Ladies Open (Right) - Graceland Challenge 2005
 

Best training advice:

Never ever neglect your training on the armwrestling table.  It is crucial!

Arm wrestlers that inspire you

Joyce King, Canada

What changes would you like to see in this sport?

Armwrestling is still a very male dominant sport in South Africa.  I would like to see more ladies competing and definitely more sub-juniors (boys & girls) and junior girls.

Miscellaneous:

I have several powerlifting records in the dead lift and bench press for the period 1987 - 1994.  My first gold medal in a SA Championship was in September 1987.  I was the first woman in SA attempting to pull a plane in the year 2000, weighing 75000kg's.  It moved!  Oh yeah, it moved!  Gold in the World Bench Press Championships in 2001.

I am the big chief in charge of the Warrior Power Team.  We are 10 members (6 girls & 4 guys) between the ages of 11 and 57.  We do strongman stunts such as truck pull, hand-over-hand pull, tyre flip and obviously armwrestling at churches, shopping malls, school, etc.