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Bev Francis
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Bev Francis
, as a teenager, became an accomplished shot-putter in track and field. She progressed to powerlifting where she won six world titles from 1980-85 and earned the accolade of “Strongest Woman in History”. In 1983, Francis was invited to attend the Caesar’s World Cup in Las Vegas.
The contest was, in fact, a vehicle against which to film Pumping Iron II: The Women, and Francis was added to the event as a means of portraying what was then thought to be, for a female, the muscular extreme. At the other end of the female-form spectrum was the movie’s purported star, Rachel McLish. Francis’s appearance sparked a major “How much muscle is too much?” debate within the bodybuilding community. At the contest, Francis met IFBB judge and powerlifter Steve Weinberger, whom she
eventually married. She relocated to Weinberger’s Long Island abode. In 1986, she entered her first IFBB Ms. Olympia contest and placed 10th. The next year, she won the IFBB Women’s World Pro Championships and was third in that year’s IFBB Ms. Olympia, a placing she duplicated in ’88 and ’89 as a prelude to becoming the 1990 runner-up.
At the 1991 IFBB Ms. Olympia, she presented the most muscular female physique ever seen and finished as a controversial runner-up to Lenda Murray. In the wake of Francis’ 1991 physique, the sport tried to overhaul procedure.
Thus, in her career, Francis twice literally revolutionized her chosen sport. She and Weinberger live in Syosset, Long Island, as co-owners of Bev Francis Gold’s Gym.
Bev Francis
Born February 15, 1955
Place Geelong, Australia
Youngest of 5 Children
Titles won:
1983 Caesars World Cup - 8th
1986 LA Pro Championship - 3rd
1986 Ms. International - 3rd
1986 IFBB Ms. Olympia - 10th
1987 Pro World Championship - 1st
1987 IFBB Ms. Olympia - 3rd
1988 IFBB Ms. Olympia - 3rd
1989 IFBB Ms. Olympia - 3rd
1990 IFBB Ms. Olympia - 2nd
1991 IFBB Ms. Olympia - 2nd
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