Vasyl Virastyuk

 Vasyl Virastyuk took part in the World's Strongest Man finals in 2003 and 2004. In 2003, he placed third behind Mariusz Pudzianowski (the current champion) and Zydrunas Svickas (runner-up). The following year, Virastyuk won the 2004 World's Strongest Man title, finishing ahead of Savickas and Pudzianowski (Pudzianowski would later be removed from the competition after being positive for an banned substance).After this victory there was a rift in the world of Strongman competition. Virastyuk and Zydrunas Savickas were among the very first athletes to challenge in the IFSA Strongman title. Savickas won the title in 2005 and the title in 2006. Others, such as Pudzianowski continued to compete to win the Met-Rx World's Strongest Man title. Pudzianowski won the title in 2007, , and 2008. Virastyuk defeated Savickas, who was a two-time IFSA World Champion. With this victory Virastyuk became the first person to ever strongman to earn both a World's Strongest Man title and an IFSA World title. Savickas is the second athlete to achieve this feat after winning the 2009 World's Strongest Man title in Malta.Virastyuk also has an overall podium finish at three times over three consecutive years (2005 2006, 2005 and 2007) at the Arnold Strongman Classic coming second each time to Zydrunas Savickas. At the 2008 Arnold Strongman Classic, Virastyuk had to pull out due to injury, and was tenth in the standings with only 8.5 points.