Varya Akulova
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| Varya Akulova | |
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| Born | 10 January 1992 Kryvyi Rih, Ukraine |
| Occupation | Athlete |
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| www.varyaakulova.com | |
Varya Akulova (born 10 January 1992 in Kryvyi Rih), referred to as "The Strongest Girl In The World", was capable of lifting up to 48 stone (300 kg),[1] over four times her bodyweight in 2006. In 2000, she weighed 40 kg and could lift 220 pounds (100 kg).[2] She has been in the Guinness Book of World Records.[3]
Akulova, while living with her parents in Kryvyi Rih, performed in an acrobatic act with them in a circus.[3]
[edit] Development of her strength and Ukranian sexism against her
She was born in a mining town of Ukraine called Krivói Rog, daughter of circus performers Yuriy Akulov and Larisa Akulova. When her mother Larisa was pregnant, his father made plans to have a son with great strength that would help her in the circus acts in which they worked. When her mother gave birth to a daughter his father realized that his desires of having a strong son would not become real.
As days went on Yuriy thought "Why could a girl not have as much great strength as a man?" He solved it that the goal was possible, as the months went on Varya already had greater strength and resistance that most babies her age in arms and legs. When she was three year old in the year 1995 she joined the circus as gymnast and acrobat. When she was five years old she already did weight-lifting maneauvers and was revised by doctors to verify the normal growth of her bones and lungs. when she was six years old she could carry her father in her back and could easily lift two kettlebells (Russian weights) from the floor, this made her win a lot of weight-lifting events. When she was twelve years old she could lift both of her parents in her back and simultaneous lift two kettleballs from the floor. The family started making appearance in some cities of Ukraine. they made acrobatic stunts for the public. Many of those present applauded without enthusiasm. Some people opposed them. Once a man in the multitude got fed up with her parents, he told them she had to be brought up to the kitchen so she could know how to cook for her future husband. A man argumented that if she kept weight-lifting at 16 years old she would look like a man. Some newspapers in Ukraine wrote negative articles claiming it was bad for a girl to train in athletism. A man from the multitude yelled in a street performance "no man would marry with a woman that strong". Many people told the family that it was right for a boy to be that strong but a girl had to learn to weave and cook food.
[edit] References
- ^ Ellam, Dennis; Will Stewart (2006-02-05). "Girl of 14 who can lift 48st; EXCLUSIVE (SO CARRYING MUM & DAD IS A DODDLE". Sunday Mirror. http://www.highbeam.com/doc/1G1-141689537.html. Retrieved 2008-03-23.
- ^ "The little heavyweight.(eight-year-old powerlifter Varya Akulova)". Girl's Life. 2000-12-01. http://findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_m0IBX/is_3_7/ai_67718243. Retrieved 2008-03-23.
- ^ a b "Varya Akulova the strongest girl on the planet". Article from Pravda. Russian Delaware. September 2004. http://www.russiande.com/music-and-entertainment/sports/varya-akulova-the-strongest-girl-on-the-planet.html. Retrieved 2010-06-09.
[edit] External links
- http://www.varyaakulova.com
- Varya Akulova Teen Sport Achievements
