Mikhail Koklyaev
Weight Lifter
Russian national weightlifting champion and strongman competitor who took first place in the 2012 Strongman Champions League. He has gone on to garner over 450,000 followers on his koklyaev_mikhail Instagram account.
In 2006, he placed in third during the annual Arnold Strongman Classic.
He logged a personal best 805 lb. squat power lift.
He and his wife Oksana Koklyaeva had several children.
He and Zydrunas Savickas both competed in the 2012 Strongman Champions League.