Koklyaev has placed third place at the Arnold Strongman Classic in 2006, 2008 and 2013, as well as second in 2009.[2] He was a medalist of all three IFSA World Championships, finishing third in 2005, second in 2006[3] and second in 2007.[4]
On 16 December 2012, at the Chelyabinsk region championship, Mikhail had a raw squat of 360 kg (793 lbs), raw bench of 230 kg (507 lbs), and raw deadlift of 417.5 kg (920 lbs), making his raw total 1007.5 kg (2,221 lbs).[8]
Axle press - 195 kg (430 lb) (2007 IFSA Strongman World Championships)
Atlas stones – 130–180 kg (287–397 lb) 5 stones set in 18.81 seconds (2010 Giants Live South Africa)
Boxingedit
On 29 November 2019, Koklyaev made his debut as a professional boxer. He lost to Alexander Emelianenko by technical knockout in the first round.[13] On February 20, 2021, at the Kings of the Ring tournament, Mikhail defeated blogger Artem Tarasov, known by the nickname "Cyclop", by a majority decision in a 4-round match.
Personal lifeedit
Koklyaev is married and has two children.
Referencesedit
^ ab"Champions Battle: Raw Deadlift – results, photos, videos, comments". En.allpowerlifting.com. 30 August 2010. Retrieved 26 October 2013.
^Results and Champions. arnoldstrongmanclassic.com Archived 14 April 2010 at the Wayback Machine
^"IFSA World Championships 2006 – Reykjavik, Iceland – Page 3 – Physical Advancement". Marunde-muscle.com. Archived from the original on 29 October 2013. Retrieved 26 October 2013.
^"Ifsa Worlds – Page 10 – Physical Advancement". Marunde-muscle.com. 15 September 2007. Archived from the original on 29 October 2013. Retrieved 26 October 2013.
^"Athletes, Men". Strongman Archives. 1 July 2023. Retrieved 6 July 2023.
^"Mikhail Koklyaev: First Russian to Win World's Strongest Man?". Ironmind.com. 27 April 2012. Archived from the original on 29 October 2013. Retrieved 26 October 2013.