At 95 years old, Catherine Kuehn was not just lifting weights. She was a competing powerlifter – one worthy of her own documentary.
Presented by The New Yorker, Strong Grandma follows Kuehn, of the US state of Oregon, as she reminisces about the love and loss of her husband while preparing for what may be her final competition.
According to powerlifting data archive Open Powerlifting, since 2015 she has put 10 victories under her belt in bench press and dead-lift competitions.
In 2022, she claimed a first place at the World Association of Benchers and Dead Lifters (WABDL) World Championships.
“I have won every event that I have entered,” she said. “It’s been very easy for me to be world champion, which I do not feel [like], simply because no one my age was doing it.”