26 Facts About Bev Francis

Beverley "Bev" Francis was born on 15 February 1955 and is an Australian gym owner and retired professional bodybuilder, powerlifter, and national shot put champion.

Beverley Francis was born on 15 February 1955 in Geelong, Victoria, the youngest of five children.

Bev Francis then worked as a high school physical education and mathematics teacher for eight years.

Bev Francis missed the 1980 track season due to a knee injury.

Bev Francis won gold medals in her weight class in the International Powerlifting Federation Championships from 1980 to 1985.

Bev Francis possessed far more muscular size than the most muscular female bodybuilders at the time.

Bev Francis placed in the middle as 8th among 15 competitors.

Bev Francis guest-posed at the 1985 Mr Olympia competition, igniting the audience.

Bev Francis followed up with three 3rd-place finishes at the Ms.

Bev Francis had overhauled her physique radically from that 1983 Cesar's World Cup, when she was told she was "too muscular", but at the 1990 Olympia she was told she was "not muscular enough" to top Murray.

Since the posing rounds had never been recognised as opportunities for a lagging competitor to come from behind, most insiders, including Bev Francis herself, predicted that she only had to avoid falling over to take the title.

However, at the conclusion of the second night's events, as Bev Francis stood onstage holding hands with Murray, she was announced in 2nd place, with a score of 31 points to Murray's 32.

Bev Francis's hand rose halfway to her face in shock before she regained her composure, smiled, and congratulated Murray.

The audience and commentators were thrown off by this result, since Bev Francis was in the lead after the first two rounds, only to be overtaken somehow in the concluding set.

Bev Francis continued to experiment with her physique, leading to a disappointing 1990 Ms.

Bev Francis has produced a training video titled Hardcore Training with World Champion Bev Francis.

In 1985, Bev Francis gained notice through her role in the movie Pumping Iron II: The Women.

Bev Francis was featured in the 2001 TLC documentary The Greatest Bodies.

At the 1983 Caesars World Cup, Bev Francis met IFBB judge and powerlifter Steve Weinberger.

Bev Francis moved in with him on Long Island, New York and they were married on 30 September 1984.

Bev Francis is back in Australia living in Geelong with her female partner Lee Johnson.

From 1981 to the early 1990s, Bev Francis earned the accolade of "Strongest Woman in History".

Bev Francis broke over 40 world powerlifting records and was undefeated during her powerlifting career.

Bev Francis was inducted into the International Powerlifting Federation Hall of Fame in 1987.

Bev Francis was inducted into the IFBB Hall of Fame in 2000.

Bev Francis is a judge for the International Federation of BodyBuilders.