Andriy Pushkar

Andriy Anatoliyovych Pushkar (Ukrainian: 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
Born	Andriy Pushkar (1985-08-06)August 6, 1985 Kremenets, Ukraine
Died	November 14, 2018(2018-11-14) (aged 33) Radyvyliv Raion, Ukraine
Nationality	Ukrainian
Other names	Andrii Pushkar
Alma mater	Fakulʹtet Obliku I Audytu Ternopil
Occupation(s)	Arm wrestler, bodybuilder
Height	1.92 m (6 ft 4 in)
Spouse	Svitlana Pushkar
Children	1

Early life

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 2007, 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 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]