Mikhail Koklyaev
Mikhail Viktorovich Koklyaev (Russian: Михаил Викторович Кокляев, born 17 December 1978) is a Russian weightlifter, strongman competitor, powerlifter and boxer. Mikhail was born to a Russian father and a Tatar mother, and he is married with two children.
Mikhail Koklyaev | |
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 Koklyaev in 2007 | |
| Born | Mikhail Viktorovich Koklyaev 17 December 1978 |
| Other names | "Misha" |
| Occupation | Strongman, Powerlifting, Olympic weightlifting |
| Height | 6 ft 4 in (193 cm) |
| Spouse(s) | Oxana Koklyaeva |
Strongman
Koklyaev has placed third place at the Arnold Strongman Classic in 2006, 2008 and 2013, as well as 2nd in 2009.[2] He was a medalist of all three IFSA World Championships, finishing 3rd in 2005, 2nd in 2006[3] and 2nd in 2007.[4]
Koklyaev came in second place (with Igor Pedan) at the IFSA Strongman World 2-Man Championship, in Vilnius, Lithuania in 2007. He finished 3rd at the 2010 World's Strongest Man contest, but failed to make the finals for the 2012 World's Strongest Man. Koklyaev qualified for the 2013 World's Strongest Man finals, but had to withdraw due to an earlier injury after the first event. He is a 7-time Strongman Champions League grand prix winner, and finished 3rd overall for both the 2010 and 2012 SCL seasons. Note that his relatively low bench press comes from the fact as a World Class Olympic Weightlifter there is relatively no bench or standing press training as both snatch and clean& jerk are done solely by legs,hip,back strength.
Powerlifting/weightlifting
On 20 December 2008, Mikhail totalled 2,149 lbs at a raw powerlifting meet in Chelyabinsk, Russia with a 360 kg (790 lb) squat, 210 kg (460 lb) bench press, and a 405 kg (893 lb) deadlift.[5]
Mikhail won the +125 kg class in the 2012 WPC Raw European Championships on 26 April 2012 with a 340 kg (750 lb) squat, 225 kg (496 lb) bench press, and a 400 kg (880 lb) deadlift.[6]
On 16 December 2012, at the Chelyabinsk region championship, Mikhail had a raw squat of 360 kg (793 lbs), raw bench of 230 kg (507 lbs), and raw deadlift of 417.5 kg (920 lbs), making his raw total 1007.5 kg (2,221 lbs).[7]
On Sunday 8 March at the 2009 Arnold Strongman Classic, Mikhail became only the second man in history to clean and jerk the famous 501 lb barbell used by Vasily Alekseyev in 1970.[8]
Exhibition/ Seminar lifts
- Mikhail successfully performed a 310 kg no hand squat during a seminar in Sydney following the GPA world powerlifting championships.
- Mikhail has deadlifted 400 kg for 3 reps RAW as well as 362.5 kg for 9 dead-stop repetitions RAW.
- Mikhail has jerked 270 kg overhead during a seminar in 2012.
Personal records
Weightlifting
Powerlifting
Combined lifting
- official weightlifting total + official powerlifting total = Combined Super Total:
- 460.0 kg + 1022.5 kg = 1482.5 kg = 3 268 lbs
Boxing
On 29 November 2019 Koklyaev made his debut as a professional boxer. He lost to Alexander Emelianenko by technical knockout in the first round.[12]
References
- "Champions Battle: Raw Deadlift – results, photos, videos, comments". En.allpowerlifting.com. 30 August 2010. Retrieved 26 October 2013.
- Results and Champions. arnoldstrongmanclassic.com Archived 14 April 2010 at the Wayback Machine
- "IFSA World Championships 2006 – Reykjavik, Iceland – Page 3 – Physical Advancement". Marunde-muscle.com. Archived from the original on 29 October 2013. Retrieved 26 October 2013.
- "Ifsa Worlds – Page 10 – Physical Advancement". Marunde-muscle.com. 15 September 2007. Archived from the original on 29 October 2013. Retrieved 26 October 2013.
- "Mikhail Koklyaev Totals 2,149 Lbs Raw". Powerlifting Watch. Retrieved 26 October 2013.
- "Mikhail Koklyaev: First Russian to Win World's Strongest Man?". Ironmind.com. 27 April 2012. Retrieved 26 October 2013.
- "Koklyaev Mikhail Totals 2,221 Lbs RAW!". Powerlifting Watch. Retrieved 26 October 2013.
- "Mikhail Koklyaev ties Vasilly Alexeev's record". YouTube. 8 March 2009. Retrieved 26 October 2013.
- "All-Time Top Lists (200-250-450)". Lift Up. Retrieved 27 July 2009.
- Archived 20 May 2009 at the Wayback Machine
- "YouTube". YouTube. Retrieved 26 October 2013.
- Александр Емельяненко победил Михаила Кокляева в боксерском поединке в Москве. TASS. 30 November 2019