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 # VIDEO | How This Special Olympian Found Her Power

 


 

 Aug 13, 2018 10:20 AM ET

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 Special Olympian and Walmart employee Elizabeth Hubert 

 

[As published on the Walmart Today blog](https://blog.walmart.com/life/20180724/video-how-this-special-olympian-found-her-power)

Elizabeth "Liz" Hubert, 22, is a seasoned competitor.

She got into powerlifting about eight years ago. Since then, she’s competed at state, national and world events with the [Special Olympics](https://www.specialolympics.org/). Most recently, she represented Oklahoma at the 2018 Special Olympics USA Games held July 1-6 in Seattle.

When Liz isn’t training, she works in the bakery at the Catoosa, Oklahoma, supercenter. She was one of at least 14 associates who participated in the games this year. Her fellow Walmart Special Olympians ranged in age from 21 to 51 and competed in a variety of events, including softball, bowling, shot put and running.

Liz competed for four golds this year in deadlift, squat, bench press and overall combined. It was a weighty goal – she can lift more than 200 pounds in the deadlift alone.

[Click here to follow Liz on her 2018 Special Olympics journey](https://blog.walmart.com/life/20180724/video-how-this-special-olympian-found-her-power).



 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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