About Pavlo Kordiyaka

Pavlo Kordiyaka (Ukrainian: Павло Кордіяка, born 2 July 1995) is a Ukrainian strongman competitor from Lviv, Ukraine and the 2023 Europe's Strongest Man. He has also won 'Official Strongman Games', 'Marijampolė International', 'Pahlavon Mahmud Strongman Grand Prix' and 'Ukraine's Strongest Man' strongman competitions. Having competed in 22 international strongman competitions and winning 5 of them, Kordiyaka is among the 50 most decorated strongmen of all time.

Background
Kordiyaka was an avid sportsman during his younger days, having taken part in football, acrobatics, boxing, wrestling and mixed martial arts. He was introduced to strongman at the age of 18 by former World's Strongest Man winner Vasyl Virastyuk. He often trains together with fellow Ukrainian world champions Oleksiy Novikov and Olga Liashchuk.