Pavlo Nakonechnyy

Pavlo Nakonechnyy (born 12 July 1997) is a Ukrainian strongman and powerlifter.

He is best known for his prowess in deadlifting, having pulled in powerlifting and in strongman standards.

Career Powerlifting Nakonechnyy began competing at age 14. Rapidly growing in strength and size, he won his first Global Powerlifting Federation (GPF) Junior World Championship at age 16. He went on to twice win the International Powerlifting Federation (IPF) World University Powerlifting Cup in 2016 and 2017. While competing in powerlifting, his main rival was Great Britain's Luke Richardson. However, due to his higher body-weight, Nakonechnyy was relegated to second place. In 2019, he won the open division of the World Raw Powerlifting Federation (WRPF) World Championships.

Strongman In 2018, Nakonechnyy won the Arnold Amateur Europe show, earning a place to compete in the Arnold Amateur World Championships. However, Nakonechnyy pulled his biceps during an attempt to deadlift , thus sidelining him from competing at the 2019 WPRF Open World Championships. He returned to training the following year and competed in 2021 World Deadlift Championships sharing 2nd place behind Ivan Makarov after deadlifting and finishing 4th place overall in the full Giants Live World Open competition.

On August 16, 2023, Nakonechnyy sustained severe injuries following a car accident. The severity of his injuries forced him to withdraw from his remaining competitions for the year, including the 2023 Shaw Classic, the 2023 World Deadlift Championships, and the 2023 Rogue Invitational.

In 2024, Nakonechnyy returned to training. He originally intended to return at the 2025 Europe's Strongest Man competition, but later withdrew due to injury. In 2025, he participated at the World Deadlift Championships only to end up with an injury during warm-ups.

Personal records Powerlifting: Squat (raw/ wraps) – Bench press (raw) – Deadlift (raw) –

Strongman: Deadlift (with deadlift suit and figure 8 straps) – (2022 Giants Live World Open) Axle Bar Deadlift with globes (for reps) (with deadlift suit and straps) – x 11 reps (2022 Giants Live World Tour Finals) (World Record) Log press – (2019 Ultimate Strongman Junior World Championships) Atlas Stones (light set) – in 17.65 secs (2022 Giants Live World Open) Húsafell Stone replica sandbag – for (2022 Rogue Invitational) Nicol Stones (with Rogue replicas) – for (2022 Giants Live World Tour Finals) Weight over bar – over (2022 Rogue Invitational, record breakers)

Training: Deadlift (with deadlift suit and figure 8 straps) –

Personal life When the Russian invasion of Ukraine started, Nakonechnyy stepped away from powerlifting and strongman shows to serve his country as a volunteer, delivering humanitarian aid. He has since returned to competition.