Steven Forshaw

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Steven Forshaw
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Steven Forshaw, British powerlifter, 2025
Personal information
Full nameSteven Forshaw
NationalityBritish
Born1988 (age 37–38)
Height178 cm (5 ft 10 in)
Weight100 kg (220 lb)
Sport
SportPowerlifting
Event(s)
Full Power, Push-Pull, Bench Press, Deadlift
Medal record
Steven Forshaw
Medal record
British Championships
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg2025Bench Press Championship [1]
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg2025Deadlift Championship [1]
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg2025UK Powerlifting Games [1]
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg2025Push-Pull Nationals [1]
European Championships
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg2025Bench Press Championship [1]
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg2025Deadlift Championship [1]
World Championships
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg2025Bench Press Championship [1]
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg2025Deadlift Championship [1]

Steven Forshaw (born 1988) is a British competitive powerlifter and chartered accountant. [2] He is primarily known for his achievements in the World Powerlifting Congress (WPC), where he secured multiple World, European and British championship titles. [3] [4] Forshaw completed a "Triple Crown" of victories in 2025 across the world, European and national levels across multiple disciplines in the sport.

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His World Championship titles in 2025 came nine years after suffering a knee injury requiring surgical reconstruction. [4] [1]

Professional career and education

Forshaw is a Fellow of the ICAEW, having qualified as a chartered accountant in 2014 and achieving Fellowship in 2024. [2] His corporate career has involved financial control, strategic oversight, and financial analysis. [2] He has spoken publicly regarding the parallels between the analytical discipline required in corporate finance and the structured, data-driven nature of high-performance powerlifting training. [2] [3]

Powerlifting career

Forshaw began competing in powerlifting in 2022 in the 93 kg weight class, following a period of extensive rehabilitation from a previous career-threatening injury. [4] He has since competed nationally and internationally, under the International Powerlifting Federation (IPF), World Raw Powerlifting Federation (WRPF), Amateur British Powerlifting Union (ABPU) and Amateur World Powerlifting Congress (AWPC) as a drug-tested (AKA natural) athlete, in the 93 kg, 100 kg and 110 kg weight classes. [1]

He achieved recognition for securing the "Triple Crown" (British, European and World Championship Gold Medals) in 2025. [3] [4] During 2025, he set a new British Record for the multi-ply suited deadlift at 250 kg at an ABPU sanctioned meet. [1]

Competitive record

Winning percentage: 55.6%

Podium percentage: 88.9%

Forshaw initially competed as a 93 kg athlete within the IPF, before moving up to the 100 kg and 110 kg weight classes within the ABPU, WRPF and AWPC. To date, he has secured titles and podium finishes under all four of these federations.

Place1st2nd3rd4th5th6th7th8th9th10thTotal
All competitions1051101000018

Personal records

All lifts are in competition and verified by the relevant federations. [1]

LiftWeight (kg)Category
Squat220.0Wraps
Bench press145.0Raw
Deadlift272.5Raw
Total617.5Raw+Wraps

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 "Steven Forshaw competition results". OpenPowerlifting. Retrieved 2025-12-12.
  2. 1 2 3 4 "What accountants can learn from power lifting (and vice versa)". ICAEW. Retrieved 2025-12-12.
  3. 1 2 3 "South Gloucestershire athlete wins world powerlifting title". Gazette Series. Retrieved 2025-12-12.
  4. 1 2 3 4 "All Power to Steven" (PDF). The Voice. Brookfield Publishing. December 2025. Retrieved 17 December 2025.
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