Oleksandr Pekanov

Oleksandr Pekanov (; born 21 April 1980), is a Ukrainian strongman. He is a former joint-strongman standard deadlift and hummer tyre deadlift world record holder.

Early life Oleksandr was born 21 April 1980 in Chernihiv, Ukraine. In 2001, he graduated from Chernihiv State Institute of Economics and Management. After graduating from the institute, became a soldier (in the railway troops). From 2002 to 2004 he worked at Ukrainian customs department.

Career Standing 6 ft 3 in (191 cm) and weighing in at a staggering , Oleksandr decided to do competitive strongman. In his very first competition 2005 Pojedynek Gigantów, he went head to head against Mariusz Pudzianowski in a deadlift battle and pulled and equaled the long-standing strongman deadlift world record of Gerrit Badenhorst.

Then he participated at United Strongman Series world championships and won 2005 USS Serbia and emerged third at 2005 USS Moscow. Among the next competitions he did are Arnold Strongman Classic, Strongman Champions League, Europe's Strongest Man and IFSA Grand Prix.

At 2008 Arnold Strongman Classic, Oleksandr and Benedikt Magnússon broke and shared the hummer tyre deadlift world record at .

Personal records Deadlift (Raw with straps) – (2005 Pojedynek Gigantów) (former joint-world record) Hummer Tire Deadlift – (2008 Arnold Strongman Classic) (former joint-world record) Squat – Bench press – Manhood Stone (Max Atlas Stone) for reps – x 2 reps over 4 ft bar (2008 Arnold Strongman Classic) and x 3 reps over 4 ft bar (2007 Arnold Strongman Classic) Atlas stones – 5 stones weighing on tall platforms in 35.15 seconds (2005 United Strongman Series Serbia) (World Record)

In training: Deadlift (Raw with straps) –