| Mikhail Koklyaev | |
|---|---|
| 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 | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Strongman | |||
| Competitor for Russia | |||
| 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]
Weightlifting
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