Women in armwrestling: Heidi Andersson 17:00 12/13/2013 Armwrestling is her passion, she once wrestled a dentist after a routine teeth checkout ! She even discussed armwrestling with the Swedish princess - Victoria. Not what you were looking for? Search for other text. She started armwrestling in 1991, after seeing a competition on TV. She was eleven at the time. I always loved power sports, where two people stand off against each other, eye to eye, to prove who’s the best – wrestling, boxing, etc. – recalls Heidi Andersson, top Swedish female armwrestler. – I started out training with my father, my uncles and cousins (Fia Reisek and others), back in my home village in Lapland, Sweden. I was born with a sight impairment, so I always hated ball sports, because of seeing double, two balls instead of one. So armwrestling is perfect for me! It was armwrestling that led Heidi to set up her own company, at the age of 19. It taught me much more than any school ever could. It was an amazing