{"id":33589,"date":"2026-11-07T23:30:00","date_gmt":"2026-11-07T23:30:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/worldbodybuildingnews.com\/?p=33589"},"modified":"2026-11-07T23:30:00","modified_gmt":"2026-11-07T23:30:00","slug":"a-stolen-car-left-him-with-devastating-leg-injuries-at-18-and-he-spent-six-months-in-a-wheelchair-decades-later-he-deadlifted-285-kg-and-became-a-world-record-powerlifter-world-news","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/worldbodybuildingnews.com\/?p=33589","title":{"rendered":"A stolen car left him with devastating leg injuries at 18, and he spent six months in a wheelchair; decades later, he deadlifted 285 kg and became a world-record powerlifter | World News"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n<div class=\"e9jwa\">\n<div class=\"vdo_embedd\">\n<div class=\"GfdvZ\">\n<section class=\"_bIDB  clearfix id-r-component leadmedia undefined undefined  E9tg9 \" style=\"top:0px\">\n<div class=\"_bIDB\" data-ua-type=\"1\" onclick=\"stpPgtnAndPrvntDefault(event)\">\n<div class=\"ypVvZ\">\n<div class=\"WGttI\"><img src=\"https:\/\/static.toiimg.com\/thumb\/msid-135576627,imgsize-117615,width-400,height-225,resizemode-4\/a-stolen-car-left-him-with-devastating-leg-injuries-at-18-and-he-spent-six-months-in-a-wheelchair-decades-later-he-deadlifted-285-kg-and-became-a-world-record-powerlifter.jpg\" alt=\"A stolen car left him with devastating leg injuries at 18, and he spent six months in a wheelchair; decades later, he deadlifted 285 kg and became a world-record powerlifter\" title=\"Liam has broken numerous records across four different weight divisions in powerlifting and set his Guinness World Records title in 2022 when he lifted 285 kg (628.31 lb). Image Credit: Guiness World Records\" decoding=\"async\" fetchpriority=\"high\"\/><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"Ta7d_ img_cptn\"><span title=\"Liam has broken numerous records across four different weight divisions in powerlifting and set his Guinness World Records title in 2022 when he lifted 285 kg (628.31 lb). Image Credit: Guiness World Records\">Liam has broken numerous records across four different weight divisions in powerlifting and set his Guinness World Records title in 2022 when he lifted 285 kg (628.31 lb). Image Credit: Guiness World Records<\/span><\/div>\n<\/section>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>An Irish powerlifter who suffered devastating leg injuries after being struck by a stolen car at 18 has turned a life-changing accident into an extraordinary sporting achievement.<!-- --> Liam Beville spent 6 months in a wheelchair, underwent multiple surgeries and had to learn to walk again. Decades later, he lifted 285 kg to establish a <a href=\"https:\/\/timesofindia.indiatimes.com\/topic\/guinness-world-records\" styleobj=\"[object Object]\" class=\"\" commonstate=\"[object Object]\" frmappuse=\"1\">Guinness World Records<\/a> title, competing against able-bodied athletes despite his long-term disability. His journey from rehabilitation to international recognition has now inspired an autobiography, in which he recounts the determination, setbacks and years of training behind his record-breaking achievement.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"8\"\/><\/p>\n<p><h2>Liam <keyword id=\"40618288\" type=\"General\" weightage=\"20\" keywordseo=\"beville\" source=\"keywords\">Beville<\/keyword> overcame devastating injuries to become a world-record powerlifter<\/h2>\n<\/p>\n<p><span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"10\"\/>Beville&#8217;s life changed on 3 June 1983, when he was struck by a stolen car in a head-on collision while walking along a footpath in Limerick, Ireland. According to Guinness World Records, the crash left both his legs catastrophically injured, with open compound fractures, extensive trauma and lasting structural damage.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"12\"\/>The injuries required extensive medical treatment and a prolonged recovery. Beville spent a year in plaster casts, six months in a wheelchair and underwent multiple operations. He also needed a hip replacement and a full knee replacement, consequences that continued to affect him long after the initial accident.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"16\"\/>His recovery involved learning how to walk again, a challenge that required patience and considerable physical effort. Friends helped him during the difficult period, even pushing him around in a pram while his legs healed.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"18\"\/><\/p>\n<p><h2>Weight training became the foundation of his recovery<\/h2>\n<\/p>\n<p><span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"20\"\/>Beville initially entered the gym as part of his rehabilitation while still relying on crutches. <!-- -->What began as an effort to rebuild his strength gradually developed into a lasting passion for weight training.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"24\"\/>The Guinness World Records explains that he began lifting weights after the accident and soon discovered an interest in powerlifting. His progress was remarkably quick considering the severity of his injuries.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"26\"\/>Just three years after the crash, he won the Limerick Powerlifting Championships and received the Best Lifter award. <!-- -->His early success demonstrated that his rehabilitation had developed into something much more than a recovery programme.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"30\"\/>In 1988, he broke his first national deadlift record. Four years later, he broke the Irish Powerlifting total record and established Irish and Celtic Nations deadlift records.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"32\"\/>These achievements marked the beginning of a competitive career that would continue for decades. Beville also worked in technology before retiring because of his disability and later developed a successful self-taught business in web development and digital marketing.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"35\"\/><\/p>\n<p><h2>What made his 285 kg deadlift a historic achievement<\/h2>\n<\/p>\n<p><span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"37\"\/>Beville&#8217;s most remarkable achievement came on 5 February 2022, when he was 57 years old. At the IrishPO National Single Lift Championships in Limerick, he lifted 285 kg, equivalent to 628.31 lb, to establish the Guinness World Records title for the heaviest deadlift by a male athlete in the MP4 impairment classification.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"39\"\/>The weight was comparable to an adult male alligator, a vending machine or a baby grand piano. Guinness World Records confirmed the achievement in its July 2025 article, describing how Beville had worked towards the lift for approximately three years.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"42\"\/>The MP4 classification refers to an impairment affecting the ability to generate full force for movement through the arms and legs. Despite his disability, Beville had always competed in mainstream powerlifting competitions rather than entering a separate disabled category.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"44\"\/>At the event where he established the record, he was the only disabled participant. Organisers also presented him with the Best Lifter award, recognising his performance among the competitors.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"47\"\/><\/p>\n<p><h2>Years of training helped him compete on his own terms<\/h2>\n<\/p>\n<p><span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"49\"\/>Beville&#8217;s record was not the result of a sudden breakthrough. His preparation involved training independently, using box squats, resistance bands and carefully planned deadlift cycles to gradually build strength.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"51\"\/>According to Guinness World Records, it took him around three years to reach the weight required for his world record. The accident left him with physical limitations, but he didn\u2019t lower his expectations, instead continued pursuing his ambition.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"54\"\/>His decision to compete against able-bodied athletes was also central to his approach. Beville wanted his performances to be judged on their merits and believed that achievements should not be dismissed because of disability.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"56\"\/>His sporting career also extended beyond the single record. According to a report by Guinness World Records, by July 2026 Beville had broken multiple records in 4 different weight divisions in powerlifting, and was number 1 in the world in his age and weight category.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"60\"\/>The report also noted that 2026 marked 40 years since he first competed in a mainstream powerlifting competition.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"62\"\/><\/p>\n<p><h2>His autobiography brings decades of determination to a wider audience<\/h2>\n<\/p>\n<p><span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"64\"\/>Beville\u2019s story has now moved beyond sporting competitions with his autobiography, Unbroken \u2013 The Liam Beville Story. The 61-year-old wrote the book to document his journey from the devastating accident to becoming a record-breaking powerlifter, Guinness World Records said.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"67\"\/>His journey has also been recognised beyond the sporting world. The former President of Ireland, Michael D. Higgins, praised Beville\u2019s strength and bravery in a letter to Guinness World Records.<\/div>\n<p><br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/timesofindia.indiatimes.com\/world\/rest-of-world\/a-stolen-car-left-him-with-devastating-leg-injuries-at-18-and-he-spent-six-months-in-a-wheelchair-decades-later-he-deadlifted-285-kg-and-became-a-world-record-powerlifter\/articleshow\/135576332.cms\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Liam has broken numerous records across four different weight divisions in powerlifting and set his Guinness World Records title in 2022 when he lifted 285 kg (628.31 lb). 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