# Olga Liashchuk

Olga Liashchuk (Ukrainian: Ольга Лящук, born 1 June 1985) is a Ukrainian strongwoman. In her career, Liaschuk has won major strongwoman titles including the Arnold Strongwoman Classic (twice), World's Strongest Woman, Strongest Woman in the World, and the Shaw Classic Open.

## Early life

Liashchuk credits her father with giving her a love for sports, including buying her a bicycle at a young age. She first competed in athletics. As a teenager, she competed as a hurdler and pole vaulter, achieving personal best jumps of 3.9 metres (12 ft 10 in) outdoors and 3.8 metres (12 ft 6 in) indoors. At Kyiv graduate school, she met her coach Mikhail Geraskevych who trained her for tug of war world games in Taiwan. Liashchuk was invited to the Ukrainian national rugby team but a knee injury stopped her from pursuing the sport. Geraskevych suggested Olga should try strength sports.

## Career

Prior to entering major competitions, Liashchuk competed for several world records. In 2014, Olga broke the Guinness World Record for the fastest time to crush 3 watermelons between the thighs, with a time of 14.65 seconds and with her friend Lidiia Hunko, broke the double Deadlift world record with 410 kg (904 lb).
Liashchuk entered the 2016 Arnold Amateur Strongwoman World Championships in Columbus, Ohio and emerged 3rd place. Taking part in mainstream strongwoman competitions in ensuing years, she won the World's Strongest Woman in Daytona Beach, Florida, the Strongest Woman in the World in Las Vegas, Nevada and became the first and only athlete to win the Arnold Strongwoman Classic in Columbus, Ohio two consecutive times. In 2018, Liashchuk renewed her watermelon crushing world record with a time of 7.59 seconds, and broke another Guinness World Record by carrying 3 people weighing a total of 226 kg (498 lb) across the stage during 2021 Ukraine's Got Talent.
In 19 international strongwoman competitions, Liashchuk has come in first seven times, making her the most decorated professional strongwoman of all-time.

## Personal life

Liashchuk currently lives in the United States and trains at Southside Strength in Brentwood, Tennessee. An avid hiker, she enjoys her free time exploring the nature and going for walks in the parks. She also has a passion for fashion designing.

## Personal records

* Deadlift – 300.5 kg (662 lb) (Max), and 292 kg (644 lb) x 3 reps, equipped and with straps (during training, 2024)
* Rogue Elephant Bar Deadlift – 288.5 kg (636 lb) raw with straps (2023 Arnold Strongwoman Classic)
* Hummer tire Deadlift – 306 kg (675 lb) raw with straps, 15" from floor (2022 Arnold Pro Strongwoman)
* Deadlift (for reps) – 218 kg (481 lb) (Axle bar) x 10 reps (2022 World’s Strongest Woman), 170 kg (375 lb) x 15 reps (2019 Arnold Pro Strongwoman)
* Squat – 235 kg (518 lb) raw with wraps (during training, 2022)
* Sandbag over bar (Max weight) – 20.4 kg (45 lb) over 4.57 metres (15 ft 0 in) (2022 Clash 91's Games) (World Record)
* Sandbag to shoulder – 90.5–124.75 kg (200–275 lb) 4 bags in 40.61 seconds (2022 World's Strongest Woman)
* Max Atlas Stone – 150 kg (331 lb) over 4 ft bar (2024 Music City Fit Expo)
* Atlas Stones – 6 Stones weighing 90.5–147.5 kg (200–325 lb) in 37.16 seconds (2022 World's Strongest Woman)
* Jeck Stones carry – 99.5 kg (219 lb) & 93.6 kg (206 lb) for 13.31 metres (43 ft 8 in) (2024 Arnold Strongwoman Classic)
* Natural Stone medley – 70 kg (154 lb) stone overhead press, 108 kg (238 lb) stone over 4 ft bar, and 118 kg (260 lb) stone to shoulder x 2 reps in 100.34 seconds (2024 Arnold Strongwoman Classic)
* Log press/ American Oak – 122.5 kg (270 lb) x 4 reps (2023 Arnold Strongwoman Classic)
* Circus Dumbbell press – 80 kg (176 lb) x 2 reps (2024 Arnold Strongwoman Classic), 63.5 kg (140 lb) x 5 reps (2020 Arnold Pro Strongwoman)
* Car Walk – 317.5 kg (700 lb) (10 meter course) in 8.87 seconds (2022 World's Strongest Woman)
* Tire flip – 227 kg (500 lb) x 9 reps (2020 Arnold Pro Strongwoman)
* Thor's Hammer one arm grip lift – 68 kg (150 lb) (2024 Rogue Record Breakers)
* Conan's Wheel of Pain – 9,072 kg (20,000 lb) 18.19 meters (59 ft 8 in) (2023 Arnold Strongwoman Classic)

## Competitive record

Winning percentage: 36.84% Podium percentage: 78.95%
| | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | Podium | 4th | 5th | 6th | 7th | 8th | 9th | 10th | Total |
| International competitions | 7 | 6 | 2 | 15 | 3 | 1 | | | | | | 19 |