Oleksandr Pekanov
Oleksandr Pekanov, is a Ukrainian strongman. He is a former joint-strongman standard deadlift and hummer tyre deadlift world record holder.
Early life
Oleksandr was born 21 April 1980 in Chernihiv, Ukraine. In 2001, he graduated from Chernihiv State Institute of Economics and Management. After graduating from the institute, became a soldier. From 2002 to 2004 he worked at Ukrainian customs department.Career
Standing 6 ft 3 in and weighing in at a staggering, Oleksandr decided to do competitive strongman. In his very first competition 2005 Pojedynek Gigantów, he went head to head against Mariusz Pudzianowski in a deadlift battle and pulled and equaled the long-standing strongman deadlift world record of Gerrit Badenhorst.Then he participated at United Strongman Series world championships and won 2005 USS Serbia and emerged third at 2005 USS Moscow. Among the next competitions he did are Arnold Strongman Classic, Strongman Champions League, Europe's Strongest Man and IFSA Grand Prix.
At 2008 Arnold Strongman Classic, Oleksandr and Benedikt Magnússon broke and shared the hummer tyre deadlift world record at.
Personal records
- Deadlift – '
- Hummer Tire Deadlift – '
- Squat –
- Bench press –
- Manhood Stone (Max Atlas Stone) for reps – x 2 reps over 4 ft bar and x 3 reps over 4 ft bar
- Atlas stones – 5 stones weighing on tall platforms in 35.15 seconds
- Deadlift –