{{Short description|American escapologist and strongwoman}} {{for|the Ghanaian politician|Cynthia Mamle Morrison}} thumb|right|Cynthia Morrison, International Women's Jousting Champion '''Cynthia Morrison''' aka "Cindini" is an escapologist and strongwoman who is based in Palm Beach, Florida, USA. In 1994, she was the first woman to compete against professional athletes at the Highland games in Scotland.<ref>{{cite news |title=Jousting Graduate Makes ‘Ripley’s Believe It or Not!’ |url=https://mountainenterprise.com/story/jousting-graduate-makes-ripleys-believe-it-or-not-1535/ |access-date=19 July 2023 |work=The Mountain Enterprise |date=May 8, 2009}}</ref> She has competed in powerlifting, and track & field events. Morrison founded the Palm Beach Jousting club,<ref>{{cite news |last1=Bower-Doucette |first1=Amy |title=Jousting teacher a throwback to another era |url=http://www.palmbeachpost.com/wellington/content/neighborhood/npall/epaper/2008/05/28/npp_horse_0528.html |work=The Palm Beach Post |date=May 28, 2008 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090627010113/http://www.palmbeachpost.com/wellington/content/neighborhood/npall/epaper/2008/05/28/npp_horse_0528.html |archive-date=2009-06-27}}</ref> and has won jousting events.<ref name="Roe 2000" /> She is also a knife thrower, playwright and bull fighter.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Thurwachter |first1=Mary |title=West Palm woman’s latest passion is bloodless bullfighting |url=https://www.palmbeachpost.com/story/news/local/2013/04/25/west-palm-woman-s-latest/6981022007/ |access-date=19 July 2023 |work=The Palm Beach Post |date=April 25, 2013}}</ref>
==Sporting titles and awards==
===Powerlifting=== * World Natural Powerlifting Federation (WNPF) 1992 Submaster World Champion; world records in Squat, Bench Press, Deadlift, and Total. * American Powerlifting Alliance (APA) 1992 Submaster National Champion and 1992 Florida Woman Powerlifter of the Year, Florida state deadlift record. * Natural Athlete Strength Association (NASA) Bench Press Record, 1990. * American Drug Free Powerlifting Association (ADFPA) 1989 Miss Georgia Ironman * United States Powerlifting Federation (USPF) 1988 Region III Champion
===Track and Field=== * Two-time National champion, #20 weight throw (W35), USA Track & Field (USATF) masters indoor championships, 1997 & 1998. * American record holder, #20 weight (W35), 1998. * USATF #1 ranking, #20 weight throw (W35), 1997. * USATF Masters Three time "All-American" standard of excellence, #20 weight throw (W35), 1996; #35 superweight throw (W35), 1998, #20 weight throw (W45), 2005.
===Jousting=== * 2000 AJA International Women's Jousting Champion.<ref>{{Citation |url = http://jscms.jrn.columbia.edu/cns/2006-02-28/mcdivitt-jousting |last = McDivitt |first = Lisa |title = ''Taste my lance, you varlet! Jousting comes on strong in America'' |publisher = Columbia News Service |date = February 28, 2006 |accessdate = 2007-03-15 |url-status = dead |archiveurl = https://web.archive.org/web/20070515000436/http://jscms.jrn.columbia.edu/cns/2006-02-28/mcdivitt-jousting/ |archivedate = 2007-05-15 }}</ref> * 1999 AJA International Women's Jousting Champion.<ref name = "Roe 2000">{{cite news |url = http://www.browardpalmbeach.com/2000-12-28/news/cindini/ |last = Roe |first = Amy |title = ''Cindini'' |newspaper = Brownward-Palm Beach New Times |date = December 28, 2000 |accessdate = 2007-03-15 |url-status = dead |archiveurl = https://web.archive.org/web/20080305013327/https://www.browardpalmbeach.com/2000-12-28/news/cindini/ |archivedate = 2008-03-05}}</ref>
===Scottish Highland Games=== * ''Ambassador Award Oscar'' Heidenstam Foundation. London: March 2000. * First woman to compete in Scotland in the heavy athletics (turning the caber, stone throw, #28 weight throw, hammer throw), 1994. * ''Citizen Patriot Award 2000'' Presented at American Legion Post 269
==References==
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* Rodgers, Anne, (16 February 2008), "February's Gutsy Gal is in a class all her own", ''Palm Beach Post''.
==External links== * {{official|https://web.archive.org/web/20180307094112/http://performance.yolasite.com/}}
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