Liam Beville

From wheelchair to world record

Author | World Record Powerlifter | Speaker | Survivor

Author: Deadlift King

Liam Beville is Ireland’s greatest pound-for-pound deadlifter over the past 33 years and a six-time deadlift world record holder. Competing entirely in able-bodied sport against able-bodied athletes, Liam has achieved unparalleled success despite living with a permanent disability.
Liam Beville with his record deadlift of 285kg

Unbroken-The Liam Beville Story

Unbroken isn’t a sports memoir. It’s the story of a life rebuilt against every expectation – powerlifting is the arena, not the subject. Unbroken tells the story of Liam Beville, although disabled, Liam never entered disabled categories. He competed in able-bodied powerlifting, won world titles, set six simultaneous world records, and became the only powerlifter
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Recognition from President Michael D. Higgins

In July 2025, I was deeply honoured to receive a personal letter of congratulations from the Office of the President of Ireland, Michael D. Higgins, acknowledging my achievements in powerlifting and the journey that brought me here. The letter, dated 30 July 2025 and signed by Anna Williams, Secretary General to the President, reads in
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