| Nickname: | Dynamite |
| Birth Name: | Vladimir Yevgenyevich Turchinsky |
| Birth Date: | 28 September 1963[1] [2] |
| Birth Place: | Moscow, Russian SFSR, Soviet Union |
| Death Date: | 16 December 2009 (aged 46) |
| Death Place: | Pashukovo, Moscow Oblast, Russia |
| Spouse: | Larisa Turchinskaya (2nd wife)[3] |
| Children: | 2 |
| Alma Mater: | Russian State University of Physical Education, Sport, Youth and Tourism |
Vladimir Yevgenyevich Turchinsky (Russian: Влади́мир Евге́ньевич Турчи́нский; 28 September 1963 – 16 December 2009) was a Russian wrestler, strongman, television and radio presenter, actor, author, singer and businessman. After completing military service he took various odd jobs, as a photographer, bodyguard, security officer, circus performer, and translator from English and French. He later became a notable media personality capitalizing on his massive physique and a strongman image.[2] [4]
Turchinsky was a Master of Sports in sambo and judo. He internationally played American football,[5] and competed in the International Gladiators 1 series under the stage name Dynamite. He held the following Guinness World Records: shifting Antonov An-124 Ruslan, and moving a 20-ton truck over 100 meters.[2]