Mikhail Koklyaev
| Mikhail Koklyaev | |
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| Born | Mikhail Koklyaev Russia |
| Occupation | Olympic-style weightlifting Strongman Powerlifting |
| Height | 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) |
| Weight | 350 lb (160 kg) |
| Competition record | |||
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| Strongman | |||
| Competitor for Russia |
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| World's Strongest Man | |||
| 3rd | 2010 World's Strongest Man | ||
| Fortissimus | |||
| 6th | 2008 | ||
| 5th | 2009 | ||
| Arnold Strongman Classic | |||
| 3rd | 2006 | ||
| 5th | 2007 | ||
| 3rd | 2008 | ||
| 2nd | 2009 | ||
| 4th | 2010 | ||
| IFSA Strongman World Championships | |||
| 3rd | 2005 | ||
| 2nd | 2006 | ||
| 2nd | 2007 | ||
| IFSA World Open | |||
| 1st | 2005 | ||
| IFSA World Team Championships | |||
| 3rd | 2005 Team World | ||
| 2nd | 2007 Team Russia | ||
| Strongman Champions League | |||
| 1st | 2009 Serbia | ||
| 1st | 2009 Holland | ||
| 1st | 2010 Germany | ||
| 1st | 2010 Finland | ||
| 2nd | 2010 Holland | ||
| 3rd | 2010 Ukraine | ||
| 3rd | 2010 Overall | ||
| World Log Lift Championships | |||
| 2nd | 2008 | ||
Mikhail Koklyaev is a six-time Russian National Weightlifting champion, strongman competitor and powerlifter. He was born in 1978 in Chelyabinsk, Russia. He often goes by the nickname "Misha", and is married and has a son. Among his titles is third place at Arnold Strongman Classic (March, 2006 & 2008), as well as 2nd in the Arnold Strongman Classic(March, 2009).[1] Mikhail finished on the podium at all 3 IFSA World Championships, finishing 3rd in 2005, 2nd in 2006[2] and 2nd in 2007.[3] He came in second place (with Igor Pedan) at the IFSA Strongman World 2-Man Championship, in Vilnius, Lithuania in 2007. On December 20, 2008, Mikhail totalled 2,149 lbs at a raw powerlifting meet in Chelyabinsk, Russia with a 360 kg (790 lb) squat, 210 kg (460 lb) bench press, and a 405 kg (890 lb) deadlift.[4] On Sunday March 8 at the 2009 Arnold Strongman Classic, Mikhail became only the second man in history to clean and jerk the famous 501 lb. barbell used by Vasily Alekseyev in 1970.[5]
[edit] Career bests
Weightlifting
- Snatch: 210.0 kg (463 lb)
- Clean and Jerk: 250.0 kg (551 lb)
- Total: 450.0 kg (992 lb) (210.0 and 240.0 kg (463 and 529 lb)) [6]
Powerlifting ("Raw"):
- Squat: 365.0 kg (805 lb)
- Bench Press: 240.0 kg (529 lb)[7]
- Deadlift: 415.0 kg (915 lb)[8]
- Total: 985.0 kg (2,172 lb) (360.0 + 210.0 + 415.0 kg (794 + 463 + 915 lb))
[edit] Notes and references
- ^ http://www.arnoldstrongmanclassic.com/results.html
- ^ http://www.marunde-muscle.com/forum/showthread.php?t=5259&highlight=ifsa+world+championships&page=3
- ^ http://www.marunde-muscle.com/forum/showthread.php?t=9147&highlight=ifsa+world+championships&page=10
- ^ http://www.powerliftingwatch.com/node/10105
- ^ http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uYoHtY8Hebg
- ^ "All-Time Top Lists (200-250-450)". Lift Up. http://www.chidlovski.net/liftup/a_top_lists.asp. Retrieved 2009-07-27.
- ^ Profile at ifsastrongman.com. In: <http://www.ifsastrongman.com/athletes/pro/Koklyaev/koklyaev.htm>. Retrieved on 2009-09-08.
- ^ Official site. In: <http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jHBcroQ270A&feature=player_embedded>. Retrieved on 2010-06-29.
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