Mikhail Viktorovich Koklyaev (russian: Михаил Викторович Кокляев, born 17 December 1978) is a Russian
weightlifter,
strongman
In the 19th century, the term strongman referred to an exhibitor of strength or similar circus performers who performed feats of strength. More recently, strength athletics, also known as strongman competitions, have grown in popularity. The ...
competitor,
powerlifter
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and boxer. He is married and has two children.
Strongman
Koklyaev has placed third place at the
Arnold Strongman Classic in 2006, 2008 and 2013, as well as second in 2009. He was a medalist of all three
IFSA World Championships, finishing third in 2005, second in 2006 and second in 2007.
Koklyaev came in second place (with
Igor Pedan) at the
IFSA Strongman World 2-Man Championship, in
Vilnius
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,
Lithuania
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in 2007. He finished third 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 third overall for both the 2010 and 2012 SCL seasons.
Powerlifting/weightlifting
On 20 December 2008, Mikhail totalled 2,149 lbs at a raw
powerlifting
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meet in
Chelyabinsk
Chelyabinsk ( rus, Челя́бинск, p=tɕɪˈlʲæbʲɪnsk, a=Ru-Chelyabinsk.ogg; ba, Силәбе, ''Siläbe'') is the administrative center and largest city of Chelyabinsk Oblast, Russia. It is the seventh-largest city in Russia, with a p ...
, Russia with a
squat,
bench press
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, and a
deadlift
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.
Mikhail won the +125 kg class in the 2012
WPC Raw European Championships on 26 April 2012 with a squat,
bench press
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, and a
deadlift
The deadlift is a weight training exercise in which a loaded barbell or bar is lifted off the ground to the level of the hips, torso perpendicular to the floor, before being placed back on the ground. It is one of the three powerlifting exercises, ...
.
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).
On Sunday 8 March at the 2009
Arnold Strongman Classic, Mikhail became only the second man in history to
clean and jerk
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the famous 501 lb barbell used by
Vasily Alekseyev in 1970.
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
*
Snatch:
*
Clean and Jerk
The clean and jerk is a composite of two weightlifting movements, most often performed with a barbell: the clean and the jerk. During the ''clean'', the lifter moves the barbell from the floor to a racked position across the deltoids, without res ...
:
*Total: ()
Powerlifting
*
Squat: ''raw without knee wraps''
*
Bench Press
The bench press, or chest press, is a weight training exercise in which the trainee presses a weight upwards while lying on a weight training bench. Although the bench press is a full-body exercise, the muscles primarily used are the pectorali ...
:
*
Deadlift
The deadlift is a weight training exercise in which a loaded barbell or bar is lifted off the ground to the level of the hips, torso perpendicular to the floor, before being placed back on the ground. It is one of the three powerlifting exercises, ...
: ''raw''
*Total: ()
(16 December 2012) ''raw without knee wraps''
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
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by
technical knockout
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in the first round.
Александр Емельяненко победил Михаила Кокляева в боксерском поединке в Москве
TASS
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. 30 November 2019 On February 20, 2021, at the Kings of the Ring tournament, Mikhail defeated blogger Artem Tarasov, known by the nickname "Cyclop", by a majority decision in a 4-round match.
References
External links
Official site
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Russian male weightlifters
Russian strength athletes
Russian powerlifters
1978 births
Living people
Sportspeople from Chelyabinsk