Profile: Joyce King

Inducted 2022

Resides: Lower Hainesville, NB


Joyce didn’t start armwrestling until the age of 30. Ten years later she defeated a rival Russian heavyweight to become the number 1 woman armwrestler in the world. King competed with both arms over the course of her career earning:

18 National titles
3 time  Arnold Classic Champion
18 World medals
       12 Gold
         4 Silver
         2 BronzeOther:
1997  – Canadian Female Armwrestler of the Year
2011 – Inducted  Canadian Armwrestling Hall of Fame
2021 –  Inducted into the New Brunswick Sports Hall of Fame