| Andriy Pushkar | |
| Birth Name: | Andriy Pushkar |
| Other Names: | Andrii Pushkar |
| Birth Date: | 6 August 1985 |
| Birth Place: | Kremenets, Ukraine |
| Death Place: | Radyvyliv Raion, Ukraine |
| Nationality: | Ukrainian |
| Occupation: | Arm wrestler, bodybuilder |
| Children: | 1 |
| Spouse: | Svitlana Pushkar |
| Height: | 1.920NaN0 |
| Alma Mater: | Fakulʹtet Obliku I Audytu Ternopil |
Andriy Anatoliyovych Pushkar (uk|Андрій Анатолійович Пушкар; August 6, 1985 – November 14, 2018), also known as Andrii Pushkar or Andrey Pushkar, was a Ukrainian professional arm wrestler and bodybuilder.[1] He is widely considered as one of the greatest armwrestlers of all time. He won the World Armwrestling Championship a record eleven times in both right and left hand.
Andriy 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]
On November 14, 2018, while driving with Oleh Zhokh and Oleh's father in the Rivne region, Andriy Pushkar was killed in a traffic collision. Oleh became comatose and Oleh'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-Leviatynski and Krupets.[6] [7] [8]