How to determine which person is the strongest? To this end, there are various championships of international scale. Such a competition is also held on the territory of the Russian Federation, where a large number of participants gather. People come here from almost all corners of the country, including neighboring countries.
The main indicator of the strength of athletes is deadlift - this is the weight that a person is able to lift from the ground. Let's get acquainted with the list of our modern heroes - the most powerful people in Russia.
10. Oleg Livshits - 375 kg
This is an honored master of sports in several disciplines:
- triathlon;
- bench press Fpr;
- bench press WPC;
- deadlift according to WPC.
Also Oleg Livshits has the honorary title of master of sports of international class according to the standard of the powerlifters union. In the discipline of deadlift, he set a world record in the amount of 6 times.
And it all began in childhood, when a young Oleg, at the age of twelve, began home push-ups and train on the horizontal bar in the yard. At the age of 14 he began to master rugby, and after training he was engaged in strength exercises. Also attended boxing classes.
9. Vladimir Kalinichenko - 377.5 kg
Repeatedly won in power extreme competitions, set records in the sum of the Russian triathlon. Also wears the tinned title of master of sports of powerlifting.
Sports Vladimir Kalinichenko He began to get involved in school since football, like many peers. Judo and athletics classes followed. He also passed tests according to the CCM standard for hand-to-hand combat and sambo.
Despite further army service and work in Israel, Kalinichenko did not stop sporting activities. However, he did not have any professional performances.
8. Alexey Serebryakov - 380 kg
Powerlifting fans are familiar with this name. From childhood, Alex became interested in sports, and came to the power field at the age of 13 and began to master bodybuilding. After 5 years (that is, at the age of majority), Alexei took 2nd place in this power sport. However, bodybuilding soon had to be abandoned in favor of another area.
On account Alexey Serebryakova several honorary awards. Among them, it is worth noting the "title" of the champion and winner of the Russian Cup in powerlifting held in 2001. In the same year he was a champion in the squat. And currently, Serebryakov is busy in strongman competitions, which replaced him with powerlifting.
7. Kirill Sarychev - 380 kg
He is the absolute world champion in the bench press without outfit. Appearance alone Kirill Sarychev makes a lasting impression. His height is 197 cm with a weight of more than 160 kg. And unlike some representatives of powerlifting, Cyril is not like a fat man swimming in fat. He has a taut shape and even a T-shirt cannot hide the characteristic relief of the abdomen with cubes.
Not so long ago, this athlete set a bench press with a face value of 335 kg.
6. Alexander Klyushev - 385 kg
Winner of the honored title of Master of Sports in Powerlifting. Twice won the champion title in this form at the youth competitions in 2004 and 2005, respectively. And in 2006 became the champion of Europe. He took part in ongoing tournaments of international scale, where he repeatedly won victories.
According to the results of the competitions of 2008, 2009 and 2011, he became the strongest man in Russia - a real Russian hero. Also in his arsenal there are many records of power extreme.
Sports Activities Alexandra Klyusheva started while he was still in school in fifth grade. Initially, these were judo classes. His father was a weightlifter and perhaps for this reason at the age of 12 began to learn the basics of powerlifting.
5. Andrey Belyaev - 395 kg
Another Russian hero and holder of several records, not only according to the results of competitions held in the Russian Federation, but also from other countries of Europe and the world. There are two bronze statuettes in the arsenal of awards (2009, 2001) awarded to the participants of the Titan Cup. Several times Andrei was awarded the title of champion of Europe, Russia and the World in different standards:
- IPF
- FPR.
- GPA
- IPL
- WRP
He also won victories by participating in tournaments of international scale.
Sports carried away Andrei Belyaev at 14 years old, attending a local gym. In 1999, competitions in powerlifting of a regional nature took place, where Belyaev took 6th place according to the results:
- Squat - 140 kg;
- bench press - 130 kg;
- deadlift - 170 kg.
The competition appealed to Andrei, which determined his future fate.
4. Vladimir Bondarenko - 400 kg
This is not just a person who can rightfully be included in the list of the strongest people in Russia - this is a true legend of a global scale. Vladimir Bondarenko It is part of the Russian gold powerlifting team. And this team has not suffered a single defeat during a solid period - for 8 years in a row, it won only victories in competitions.
Even to foreign representatives of powerlifting, the name Bondarenko says a lot! But Vladimir was forced to leave this sport in 2007. He made a balanced decision and made the move did not upset him, since there are many achievements.
3. Andrey Malanichev
Many times he was awarded the title of champion of the RF powerlifting. Andrey is the holder of the honorary sports title of Honored Master of Sports of Russia. He won many victories in ongoing international competitions. As many as five times won the Titan Cup award. On the account Andrei Malanichev More than 30 general awards - world, European, Russian.
Prior to his beginnings in powerlifting, Andrei was engaged in other activities in various sports fields:
- fight;
- boxing;
- cycling.
Power triathlon captivated the future master at the age of 16. His first coach was Andrei Chuprin, who laid the foundation for a powerful power base for Malanichev. Subsequently, it turned into impressive results.
2. Konstantin Pozdeev - 404 kg
This is the absolute record holder of the world, as well as the deadlift standards of Russia, Europe in the weight category of not more than 110 kg. Konstantin Pozdeev bears the honored title of master of sports according to international classification. He received it back in 2003. He also won the world championship IPF powerlifting title.
For the first time, Konstantin began to engage in powerlifting in 2000 as a teenager. Subsequently, this lesson brought good results in his sports activities. For 2 years (from 2012 to 2014) Pozdeev was able to set more than 10 records.
1. Mikhail Koklyaev - 417.5 kg
He is deservedly considered a recognized weightlifter and bodybuilder. As many as 8 times Michael became the champion of Russia in competitions in the category with a weight of more than 105 kg. His personal record in discipline deadlift (417.5 kg) so far no one has managed to beat him. Such a vivid performance Mikhail Koklyaev could achieve thanks to real willpower.
Interest in weightlifting appeared in the future bodybuilder when he was 14 years old. In 1992, with a weight of 57 kg, his height was 170 cm. With such data, he first entered the gym and from that time began his ascent to the top of power sports, not only of domestic but also of international class.
+. Elbrus Nigmatulin
Mikhail Koklyaev deservedly takes the first place in the ranking of the most powerful people in the Russian Federation and is a real Russian hero of our time with a capital letter! But it is worth adding one more candidate to this list who has many achievements, though not by force of gravity, but in other disciplines.
He is known for participating in various events. But his strong achievement can be considered to receive the title of master of sports of the Russian Federation in powerlifting at the age of 19 years. Other fruitful results are also noteworthy:
- In 2001, the All-Russian tournament of strongmen was held, where Nigmatulin won up, taking first place.
- 2005 - the outcome of the Strongman competition turned around for Elbrus Nigmatulin the rank of vice world champion.
- 2006 - brought much greater achievement in the tractor pool, where the 32-year-old athlete set a record. The bottom line was to pull a 186 ton ship along the Moscow River to a distance of 10 meters.
- In 2009, the conditions became even more difficult and now it was necessary to tow a 20 meter floating structure weighing 760 tons.
And this is not all his personal victories, and some of them were included in the Guinness Book of Records. In addition to his direct participation in competitions and tournaments, Elbrus Nigmatulin holds the position of coach as well as a sports organizer.
His “command” gave a start to many athletes, including such names as Dmitry Konontsev, Mikhail Koklyaev, Alexei Serebryakov. And only for this Nigmatulin is worthy to be in this rating.