In fairy tales, legends and epics are often the main characters are heroes.But it turns out that they do not exist only in fairy tales.There are among us.Who are the heroes?At various times over the centuries lived the most powerful people of the world (for its time).Today, give a definite answer to the question about who is the strongest man in the world, it is impossible.Consider who claim to that title.
Zydrunas Savickas - 2-time world champion
the tournament "World's Strongest Man" in 2009 and 2010, the winner was the Lithuanian Zydrunas Savickas resident.With 15 years he was involved in sports requiring strength training.
He has several records:
- squats weighing 425.5 kilograms;
- push-ups in the supine position with a weight of 285.5 kilograms;
- pulling 462 kilograms;
- lifting 1090 kg.
Winners of the last competition
In 2011 and in 2013 the first place in the "World's Strongest Man" won the American Brian Shaw.In 2012, the title was a Pole Christophe Radzikovsky.
80 Records Vasily Alexeev
Most strongest man in the world called the Soviet weightlifter Vasily Alexeev, who lived 69 years.In his arsenal of 80 world records.Vasily Alexeyev - Olympic medalist in 1972 and 1976, the champion of the world, Europe and the USSR.
Vasily Virastjuk - the strongest man in the world in 2004
title of the strongest deservedly may belong to Ukrainian Vassily Virastjuk.In 2003, he won third place in the tournament "The strongest man in the world", and in 2004 became the winner of this contest.He won the international competition for the all-around force.Vasily pulled Virastjuk 7 cars, with a total weight of 11 tons, at a distance of 25 meters and five coupled tram cars that weigh 101.5 tons.
Records Dmitry Khalaj
Ukrainian Dmitry Khalaj set several records, which brought in the Guinness book.He had a great force in his childhood.In 17 years, Dmitri could raise the machine to break the iron chain to bend horseshoes and hammer nails hands.Due to its strength Ukrainian athlete has repeatedly acted as a rescuer.He pulled the victims from emergency vehicles, arched doors, the hood and the engine.His first record Dmitry Khalaj made in the Moscow circus, dedicating it to Donbass coal miners.Bogatyr raised over his head the 152-pound stone, shaped in the form of lumps of coal, and broke the record, perfect even in the VI century BC, the ancient athlete Bibon.He raised his head over the 143-pound stone.The second record Dmitri called "Devil's forge."This room warrior falls on the nails on his chest and put 3 blocks of concrete.Then the blocks are broken assistants.Dmitry Khalaj is not only the power of iron, but iron will.Having a child significant burns he suffered 8 operations and 12 blood transfusions.Below you will see a picture of a strong man.
Yuri Vlasov - 4-time world champion
Another Ukrainian athlete, Yury Vlasov, childhood fond of raising the bar.He set 31 world records and 41 the record of the Soviet Union.Besides Yuri Vlasov is a 4-time world champion, six-time European champion, five-time champion of the USSR and Olympic champion in 1960.He is 7 years in a row won the title.And at the Olympic Games in Tokyo, he became the second, which led to the departure from the sport Vlasov.Ukrainian athlete lifted jerk the weight of a mass of 172 kilograms, the impetus - 215 kg, bench press - 199 kilogram.
Athletes Anthony Clark and John Wooten
strong man called and Filipino Anthony Clark squats with a weight of 363 kilograms.John Wooten of Massachusetts also claims the title "The strongest man in the world."He pulled the boat against the current, train weight of 280 tonnes and an elephant, hold 2 aircraft.
John Poltrat - a survivor of quartering
title of "World's Strongest Man" earned may belong to John Poltratu.This athlete has undergone quartered, he was able to survive, keeping horses.
Alexander Sasse - another hero
strongest on the planet can be considered, and Alexander Sasse, who could carry the piano, to catch 90-pound core, lift and carry in his mouth weight of 220 kilograms, tie rods of metal assembly.He broke on his chest stone weighing half a ton.
most powerful woman
American Jen Suffolk Todd is considered the most powerful woman in the world.She lifted the weight of 453 kilograms.
