Vladimir Turchinsky
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| Birth name | Vladimir Yevgenyevich Turchinsky | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Nickname | Dynamite | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 28 September 1963 Moscow, Russian SFSR, Soviet Union | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Died | 16 December 2009 (aged 46) Pashukovo, Moscow Oblast, Russia | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Alma mater | Russian State University of Physical Education, Sport, Youth and Tourism | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Spouse | Larisa Turchinskaya (2nd wife) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Children | 2 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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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.
Turchinsky was a Master of Sports in sambo and judo. He internationally played American football, 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.