Introduction to Wife Carrying

SPORT NAME: Wife Carrying
SPORT INTRODUCED: 1992 in the Sonkajarvi municipality of Finland
DESCRIPTION: male competitors race through an obstacle course while carrying a female partner

Events:

EVENT NAME: Wife Carrying World Championships
FIRT HELD: 1997
WEB SITE URL: eukonkanto.fi | Link |
SOCIAL MEDIA: | Facebook | Instagram | YouTube |
EDITIONS:
- 2025 July 4th and 5th

North American Wife Carrying Championship

Australian Wife Carrying Championship

United Kingdom Wife Carrying Race

United States Wife Carrying Final
- second weekend of July in Menahga Minnesota
- also known as MN-St. Urho Wife Carry for Charity Challenge

More Locations of U.S. Wife Carrying Events
- Wisconsin: Monona
- Wisconsin: Minocqua
- Michigan: Marquette

References:

- wikipedia.org - wife carrying - article
- commons.wikimedia.org - wife carrying - images category