Andriy Pushkar (August 6, 1985 – November 14, 2018) also known as Andrey Pushkar, was a Ukrainian professional arm wrestler and bodybuilder.[1] He is widely considered as one of the greatest armwrestlers of all time.
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| Born | Andriy Pushkar August 6, 1985 Kremenets, Ukraine |
| Died | November 14, 2018 (aged 33) Radyvyliv Raion, Ukraine |
| Nationality | Ukrainian |
| Alma mater | Fakulʹtet Obliku I Audytu Ternopil |
| Occupation(s) | Arm wrestler, bodybuilder |
| Height | 1.92 m (6 ft 4 in) |
| Spouse | Svetlana Pushkar |
| Children | 1 |
Early life edit
Andrey Pushkar was born in the city of Kremenets, Ukraine on August 6, 1985. When he was 11-years old, he saw the movie Commando with Arnold Schwarzenegger and decided to become an athlete.[2] In 2003, Pushkar won in the heavyweight division of arm wrestling competition where he took his first world championship medal.[3]
Death edit
On November 14, 2018, while driving with Oleg Zhokh and Oleg's father in the Rivne region, Andrey Pushkar was killed in a traffic collision. Oleg became comatose and Oleg's father died.[4][5] According to the media report, the Ukrainian athlete from Ostroh District was the driver of a Citroën. He lost control of the car due to oncoming traffic and collided with a truck. The accident occurred on a highway between the villages of Hai-Lev'yatyns'ki and Krupets.[6][7][8]
References edit
- ^ Brewer, Ray (2012-06-30). "Arm-wrestling may be a niche sport, but these guys put on a good show - Las Vegas Sun Newspaper". lasvegassun.com. Retrieved 2019-08-15.
- ^ Promotion, Mazurenko. "City street to be named after Andrey Pushkar". # Armwrestling # Armpower.net. Retrieved 2019-08-15.
- ^ "Died Andrey Pushkar: a biography of the Ukrainian world champion in armwrestling – all.true-news.info". Retrieved 2019-08-15.
- ^ "The accident killed the world champion in armwrestling Andrey Pushkar". Ukrop News 24. 2018-11-14. Retrieved 2019-08-15.
- ^ "Condition of Oleg Zhokh is stable, UPDATED, VIDEO: First interview of Oleg after the accident! • ARMWRESTLING • ARMWRESTLING NEWS - XSportNews.com". ARMWRESTLING NEWS - XSportNews.com. 2019-01-10. Retrieved 2019-08-14.
- ^ "Armwrestling mourns passing of the legendary Andrey PUSHKAR". WORLD ARMWRESTLING FEDERATION (WAF). 2018-11-15. Retrieved 2019-08-15.
- ^ Uriy (15 November 2018). "Ukrainian armwrestler Oleg Doha got in an accident with Andrey Pushkar: there is information about his condition – 24-my.info". Retrieved 2019-08-14.
- ^ "Andrey Pushkar killed, Oleg Zhokh in a coma". The Underground. Retrieved 2019-08-14.
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