Vladimir Turchinsky

Vladimir Turchinsky

Personal information
Birth name	Vladimir Yevgenyevich Turchinsky
Nickname	Dynamite
Born	28 September 1963[1][2] Moscow, Russian SFSR, Soviet Union[1][2]
Died	16 December 2009 (aged 46)[1][2] Pashukovo, Moscow Oblast, Russia[1][2]
Alma mater	Russian State University of Physical Education, Sport, Youth and Tourism[2]
Spouse	Larisa Turchinskaya (2nd wife)[3]
Children	2[1][2]
Medal record Strongman Representing  Russia World's Strongest Man Qualified 1996 World's Strongest Man Qualified 1998 World's Strongest Man Russia's Strongest Man 1st 1998 Russia's Strongest Man

Vladimir Yevgenyevich Turchinsky (Russian: Влади́мир Евге́ньевич Турчи́нский; 28 September 1963 – 16 December 2009) was a Russian wrestler, strongman, television and radio presenter, actor, author, singer and businessman. After completing military service he took various odd jobs, as a photographer, bodyguard, security officer, circus performer, and translator from English and French. He later became a notable media personality capitalizing on his massive physique and a strongman image.^[2][4]

Turchinsky was a Master of Sports in sambo and judo. He internationally played American football,^[5] and competed in the International Gladiators 1 series under the stage name Dynamite. He held the following Guinness World Records: shifting Antonov An-124 Ruslan, and moving a 20-ton truck over 100 meters.^[2]