Serhiy Romanchuk (; ; born 6 June 1982) is a Ukrainian-born professional

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competitor and national champion

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. He has competed in the

2010 World's Strongest Man The 2010 World's Strongest Man was the 33rd edition of World's Strongest Man held at Sun City, South Africa from September 15–22, 2010. Zydrunas Savickas won his second title, Brian Shaw placed second, moving up 1 spot from 3rd place the prev ...

and 2010

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contests. On Dec. 18, 2010 he won the

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event in

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.Terry Hollands is the 2010 SCL Champion
Ironmind.com (2010-12-21). Retrieved on 2012-11-21. Romanchuk won the

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Ukraine event in Poltava, Ukraine on Aug. 25, 2011.Sergii Romanchuk Wins Giants Live–Ukraine
Ironmind.com (2011-08-27). Retrieved on 2012-11-21. This victory qualified him for the

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contest. During 2011

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competition he loaded a Manhood Stone (Max Atlas Stone) over a 4 ft bar. He is a 2 time UPO Ukrainian National Powerlifting Champion in 2007 & 2012. Following the

2014 Russian aggression against Ukraine The Russo-Ukrainian War began in February 2014 and is ongoing. Following Ukraine's Revolution of Dignity, Russia occupied and annexed Crimea from Ukraine. It then supported Russian paramilitaries who began a war in the eastern Donbas re ...

, Romanchuk stayed in

Makiivka Makiivka (, ), formerly Dmytriivsk () until 1931, is an industrial city in Donetsk Oblast, eastern Ukraine, located east from Donetsk. The two cities are practically a conurbation. It has a population of It hosts the administration of Makiivka ...

where he heads a local sports club "Medvedi" (Bears).

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Romanchuk, Serhiy 1982 births Living people Sportspeople from Makiivka Ukrainian strength athletes

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