Pavlo Kordiyaka

Pavlo Kordiyaka (Ukrainian: Павло Кордіяка, born 2 July 1995) is a Ukrainian strongman competitor from Lviv, Ukraine and the reigning Europe's Strongest Man. He has also won 'Official Strongman Games', 'Marijampolė International', 'Pahlavon Mahmud Strongman Grand Prix' and 'Ukraine's Strongest Man' strongman competitions. Having competed in 18 International strongman competitions and winning 5 of them, Kordiyaka is among the 50 most decorated strongmen of all time.

Background

Kordiyaka was an avid sportsman during his younger days, having taken part in football, acrobatics, boxing, wrestling and mixed martial arts. He was introduced to strongman at the age of 18 by former World's Strongest Man winner Vasyl Virastyuk. He often trains together with fellow Ukrainian world champions Oleksiy Novikov and Olga Liashchuk.

Personal records

• Basque circle (Conan's wheel) - 300 kg (661 lb) for 1009° rotation
• Log press - 200 kg (441 lb)
• Circus Dumbbell press - 132 kg (291 lb)
• Deadlift - 370 kg (816 lb)
• Atlas Stones - 5 Stones weighing 100–180 kg (220–397 lb) in 25.31 secs
• Kettlebell Toss - 6 items (20–31 kg (44–68 lb)) over 15 ft in 18.09 secs
• Sandbag Toss - 6 items (18–27 kg (40–60 lb)) over 15 ft in 20.07 secs
• Power Stairs (200 kg (441 lb), 220 kg (485 lb) & 240 kg (529 lb) Duck walks / total of 15 steps) - 30.76 seconds