Andriy Pushkar Explained

Andriy Pushkar
Birth Name:Andriy Pushkar
Birth Date:6 August 1985
Birth Place:Kremenets, Ukraine
Death Place:Radyvyliv Raion, Ukraine
Nationality:Ukrainian
Occupation:Arm wrestler, bodybuilder
Children:1
Spouse:Svetlana Pushkar
Height:1.920NaN0
Alma Mater:Fakulʹtet Obliku I Audytu Ternopil

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. He has won the World Armwrestling Championship a record eleven times in both right and left hand.

Early life

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

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]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Arm-wrestling may be a niche sport, but these guys put on a good show - Las Vegas Sun Newspaper . Brewer . Ray . 2012-06-30 . lasvegassun.com . en . 2019-08-15.
  2. Web site: City street to be named after Andrey Pushkar . Promotion . Mazurenko .
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  3. Web site: Died Andrey Pushkar: a biography of the Ukrainian world champion in armwrestling – all.true-news.info . en-US . 2019-08-15.
  4. Web site: The accident killed the world champion in armwrestling Andrey Pushkar . 2018-11-14 . Ukrop News 24 . en-US . 2019-08-15.
  5. Web site: Condition of Oleg Zhokh is stable, UPDATED, VIDEO: First interview of Oleg after the accident! • ARMWRESTLING • ARMWRESTLING NEWS - XSportNews.com . 2019-01-10 . ARMWRESTLING NEWS - XSportNews.com . en-US . 2019-08-14.
  6. Web site: Armwrestling mourns passing of the legendary Andrey PUSHKAR. . 2018-11-15 . WORLD ARMWRESTLING FEDERATION (WAF) . en-US . 2019-08-15.
  7. Web site: Ukrainian armwrestler Oleg Doha got in an accident with Andrey Pushkar: there is information about his condition – 24-my.info . Uriy . 15 November 2018 . en-US . 2019-08-14.
  8. Web site: Andrey Pushkar killed, Oleg Zhokh in a coma . The Underground . 2019-08-14.