Athletic Bio
Personal
Liane Blyn (maiden name Cataldo)
Born: 9/11/72
Hometown: Southwick, MA
Current Location: Gilbert, AZ
Occupation: Director of Sports Performance at Poliquin Performance Center East
Interests: Strongman training, skiing, and torturing my athletes in the
weight room and on the field conditioning.
Stats
Height: Vertically Challanged 5’3
Weight: Horizontally Gifted 168
Best Competition Lifts: 425 Squat, 260 Bench, 425 Deadlift
Best Standard Strongman Events: Atlas Stones, Tire, Conans Wheel
Competition History
| Date | Event Name | Location | Finish |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2/16/2008 | 2008 Women's Nationals | Killeen, TX | 1st |
| 10/24/2007 | IPF Men's & Women's Worlds | Solden, Austria | 3rd |
| 7/11/2007 | Women's Night @ Mens Nationals | St. Louis, MO | 1st |
| 2/15/2007 | 2007 Women's Nationals | Baton Rouge | 1st |
| 11/9/2006 | IPF Men's and Women's World Championships | Stavanger, Norway | 1st-World Champion |
| 6/16/2006 | North American Championships | Dorado Puerto Rico | 1st |
| 2/12/2006 | 2006 USAPL Women's Nationals | Denver, CO | 1st |
| 11/9/2005 | Pan American Championships | Miami, FL | 1st |
| 2/6/2005 | USAPL Women's Nationals | St. Louis, MO | 2nd |
| 12/11/2004 | USAPL American Open | King of Prussia, PA | Guest |
| 7/31/2004 | NASS Women's Nationals | Kansas City, MO | 2nd |
| 7/17/2004 | USPF Venice Beach Deadlift Championships | Venice Beach, CA | 1st-BL |
| 6/5/2004 | 2004 All Strength Challenge | Aruba | 2nd-team |
| 5/15/2004 | 2004 USA Pro Strongwoman Nationals | Riverside, CA | 7th |
| 4/10/2004 | USAPL Southwestern Regional Powerlifting Championships | Tucson, AZ | 1st/BL |
| 2/6/2004 | X-Treme Strongman Showdown | Boston, MA | 1st |
| 9/27/2003 | World’s Strongest Woman | Zambia, South Africa | 5th |
| 8/2/2003 | Pro Women’s Nationals | Columbus, OH | 3rd |
| 5/16/2003 | Built Solid Challenge | Columbus, OH | 4th |
| 2/8/2003 | X-treme Strongman Challenge | Boston, MA | 3rd |
| 9/14/2002 | NASS Nationals | St. Louis, MO | 4th |
| 8/10/2002 | MA State Championships | Revere, MA | 2nd |
| 5/18/2002 | USAPL New England States Powerlifting | Providence, RI | 1st |
| 11/16/2001 | USAPL MA States (open) | Providence, RI | 2nd |
| 11/16/2000 | USAPL MA States (open) | Bridgewater, MA | 2nd |
Getting Started
Bruce Tessier greatly influenced me in getting involved with Strongwoman. As a very competitive person I accepted the challenge to Sunday morning training with the guys. Once I picked up my first atlas stone and pulled my first truck I was hooked.
I have been very fortunate to train with and learn from a great Boston based strongman/woman crew. I owe a lot to Bruce Tessier and the rest of the gang from the Body Shop as well as Art McDermott and the crew at Highland Strength and Fitness.
Goals
A few of my long list: To get better every competition, someday win World’s Strongest Woman, compete as long as I possibly can, promote the sport and get other women involved.