Vasyl Virastyuk competed in the finals of the World's Strongest Man contest in 2003 and 2004. He finished third in 2003, behind then-defending champion Mariusz Pudzianowski and runner-up Žydrūnas Savickas.[4] The following year, Virastyuk won the 2004 World's Strongest Man title, placing ahead of Savickas and Pudzianowski (Pudzianowski would later be disqualified for testing positive for a banned substance).[4]
After this victory, there was a split in the world of Strongman competition. While some of the competitors such as Virastyuk and Žydrūnas Savickas started competing for the IFSA Strongman title (with Savickas winning the title in 2005 and 2006), others such as Pudzianowski remained and competed for the Met-Rx World's Strongest Man title (with Pudzianowski winning in 2005, 2007, and 2008).
After finishing second in 2005 and third in 2006, at the 2007 IFSA World Championship in Geumsan, South Korea, Virastyuk defeated two-time IFSA World Champion Savickas. With this victory, he became the first athlete in the history of strongman to win both a World's Strongest Man title and an IFSA World title. Savickas would be the second to accomplish this feat after winning the 2009 World's Strongest Man title in Malta.[5]
Virastyuk has also achieved a podium finish on three occasions in three consecutive years (2005, 2006 and 2007) at the Arnold Strongman Classic coming second on each occasion to Žydrūnas Savickas. At the 2008 Arnold Strongman Classic, Virastyuk was forced to withdraw due to injuries, and finished in tenth place with only 8.5 points.[6]
On 22 April 2021, the Central Election Commission of Ukraine (CEC) officially declared Virastyuk the winner of the election with 31.25%.[7] Runner up Oleksandr Shevchenko officially received 749 votes less (gaining 29.69% of vote).[7] Shevchenko appealed this decision and on 2 May 2021, the Supreme Court of Ukraine revoked the April 22 CEC decision claiming the CEC had not ensured the verification of all violations committed during the election.[7] On 19 May 2021, the CEC drew up a new protocol on the results of the election; this time, they declared the results of 6 polling stations invalid.[8] According to this document, Virastyuk had gained 14,811 votes, Shevchenko 13,942 and Ruslan Koshulynskyi 13,463.[8] On 23 May 2021, the Supreme Court annulled this protocol too after an appeal by Shevchenko.[9] The Grand Chamber of the Supreme Court annulled this decision on 5 June 2021 and ten days later he took the oath of the People's Deputy of Ukraine.[10][3]
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References
^ ab. Archived from the original on 16 September 2007. Retrieved 23 January 2010.
^ ab(in Ukrainian) Virastyuk told how he decided to go to people's deputies and with whom he consulted, Ukrayinska Pravda (11 February 2021) (in Ukrainian) Weightlifter Vasyl Virastyuk goes to the by-elections to the Rada from "Servants of the People" - mass media, UNIAN (10 February 2021)
^ ab(in Ukrainian) Virastyuk told what he would do in the Rada, Ukrayinska Pravda (15 June 2021)
^ ab. Archived from the original on 22 January 2008. Retrieved 23 January 2010.
^IFSA World Championships 2006 – Reykjavik, Iceland – Page 3 – Physical Advancement 29 October 2013 at the Wayback Machine. Marunde-muscle.com. Retrieved on 19 March 2011.
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Vasyl Virastyuk Ukrainian Vasil Virastyuk born 22 April 1974 is a Ukrainian politician and former strongman competitor He is a brother of Roman Virastyuk Virastyuk was the winner of World s Strongest Man 2004 In a 28 March 2021 parliamentary by election Virastyuk was a candidate for Servant of the People 2 On 15 June 2021 he was sworn in as a member of the Ukrainian parliament 3 Vasyl VirastyukVirastyuk in 2016Personal informationBirth nameVasil VirastyukBorn 1974 04 22 22 April 1974 age 48 Ivano Frankivsk UkraineHeight1 91 m 6 ft 3 in 1 Weight145 kg 320 lb 1 SportSportStrongman competitionsMedal record Representing UkraineWorld s Strongest Man3rd 2003 World s Strongest Man1st 2004 World s Strongest ManUkraine s Strongest Man1st 2000 Ukraine s Strongest Man1st 2001 Ukraine s Strongest Man1st 2002 Ukraine s Strongest Man1st 2003 Ukraine s Strongest Man1st 2006 Ukraine s Strongest Man1st 2007 Ukraine s Strongest ManWorld Muscle Power Championships2nd 2004Arnold Strongman Classic2nd 20052nd 20062nd 200710th 2008IFSA Strongman World Championships2nd 20053rd 20061st 2007 Contents 1 Career 1 1 Sport Career 1 2 Political career 2 Honours 3 Filmography 4 See also 5 ReferencesCareer EditSport Career Edit Vasyl Virastyuk competed in the finals of the World s Strongest Man contest in 2003 and 2004 He finished third in 2003 behind then defending champion Mariusz Pudzianowski and runner up Zydrunas Savickas 4 The following year Virastyuk won the 2004 World s Strongest Man title placing ahead of Savickas and Pudzianowski Pudzianowski would later be disqualified for testing positive for a banned substance 4 After this victory there was a split in the world of Strongman competition While some of the competitors such as Virastyuk and Zydrunas Savickas started competing for the IFSA Strongman title with Savickas winning the title in 2005 and 2006 others such as Pudzianowski remained and competed for the Met Rx World s Strongest Man title with Pudzianowski winning in 2005 2007 and 2008 After finishing second in 2005 and third in 2006 at the 2007 IFSA World Championship in Geumsan South Korea Virastyuk defeated two time IFSA World Champion Savickas With this victory he became the first athlete in the history of strongman to win both a World s Strongest Man title and an IFSA World title Savickas would be the second to accomplish this feat after winning the 2009 World s Strongest Man title in Malta 5 Virastyuk has also achieved a podium finish on three occasions in three consecutive years 2005 2006 and 2007 at the Arnold Strongman Classic coming second on each occasion to Zydrunas Savickas At the 2008 Arnold Strongman Classic Virastyuk was forced to withdraw due to injuries and finished in tenth place with only 8 5 points 6 Political career Edit On 11 February 2021 Virastyuk was nominated to run in the 28 March 2021 parliamentary by election for constituency 87 located in Ivano Frankivsk Oblast by Servant of the People 2 On 22 April 2021 the Central Election Commission of Ukraine CEC officially declared Virastyuk the winner of the election with 31 25 7 Runner up Oleksandr Shevchenko officially received 749 votes less gaining 29 69 of vote 7 Shevchenko appealed this decision and on 2 May 2021 the Supreme Court of Ukraine revoked the April 22 CEC decision claiming the CEC had not ensured the verification of all violations committed during the election 7 On 19 May 2021 the CEC drew up a new protocol on the results of the election this time they declared the results of 6 polling stations invalid 8 According to this document Virastyuk had gained 14 811 votes Shevchenko 13 942 and Ruslan Koshulynskyi 13 463 8 On 23 May 2021 the Supreme Court annulled this protocol too after an appeal by Shevchenko 9 The Grand Chamber of the Supreme Court annulled this decision on 5 June 2021 and ten days later he took the oath of the People s Deputy of Ukraine 10 3 Honours Edit3rd place World s Strongest Man 2003 1st place World s Strongest Man 2004 2nd place World Championship IFSA 2005 3rd place World Championship IFSA 2006 1st place World Championship IFSA 2007 Filmography Edit2009 How Cossacks The Blacksmith 2013 Strong Ivan Velet 2014 Lonely under the Sontract Edik 2016 The Dragon Spell Kyrylo Kozhumiaka 2018 The Stolen Princess Troyeschyna gangster 2018 The Adventures of S Nicholas Kaban 2019 Edelweiss Hotel Police captain 2019 Polina and the Mystery of a Film Studio The VikingSee also EditStrongman Champions League IFSA Alexey Vishnitsky Ukrainian Federation of Strength Athletes Wikimedia Commons has media related to Vasyl Virastyuk References Edit a b Vasyl Virastyuk at theworldsstrongestman com Archived from the original on 16 September 2007 Retrieved 23 January 2010 a b in Ukrainian Virastyuk told how he decided to go to people s deputies and with whom he consulted Ukrayinska Pravda 11 February 2021 in Ukrainian Weightlifter Vasyl Virastyuk goes to the by elections to the Rada from Servants of the People mass media UNIAN 10 February 2021 a b in Ukrainian Virastyuk told what he would do in the Rada Ukrayinska Pravda 15 June 2021 a b theworldsstrongestman com WSM history Archived from the original on 22 January 2008 Retrieved 23 January 2010 IFSA World Championships 2006 Reykjavik Iceland Page 3 Physical Advancement Archived 29 October 2013 at the Wayback Machine Marunde muscle com Retrieved on 19 March 2011 2011 Final Results The Arnold Strongman Classic a b c in Ukrainian The Supreme Court annulled the CEC protocol by which Virastyuk was elected People s Deputy Ukrayinska Pravda 2 May 2021 a b in Ukrainian The CEC once again recognized Virastyuk as the winner of the by elections to the Verkhovna Rada Ukrayinska Pravda 19 May 2021 in Ukrainian The court again annulled Virastyuk s victory in the by elections to the Rada Ukrayinska Pravda 24 May 2021 in Ukrainian Virastyuk was again recognized the winner in 87 districts Ukrayinska Pravda 5 June 2021 Preceded byMariusz Pudzianowski World s Strongest Man2004 Succeeded byMariusz Pudzianowski Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Vasyl Virastyuk amp oldid 1124084943, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
