# Cynthia Morrison

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{{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](/source/escapologist) and [strongwoman](/source/strongwoman) who is based in [Palm Beach](/source/Palm_Beach%2C_Florida), [Florida](/source/Florida), USA. In 1994, she was the first woman to compete against professional athletes at the [Highland games](/source/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](/source/track_%26_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](/source/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==

{{reflist}}

* 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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