Kirill Sarychev

Kirill Igorevich Sarychev, born on 1 January 1989 in the town of Pugachyov in Saratov Oblast, is a Russian powerlifter. He previously held the world record in the raw bench press with a lift of 335 kilograms, and in 2016 he set a world record raw three-lift powerlifting total in the super heavyweight class. He first became interested in powerlifting at 15, when at a body weight of 72 kilograms he benched 90 kilograms, squatted 90 kilograms and deadlifted 110 kilograms, then found the coach Victor Mikheyev and made rapid progress, preparing for competitions in the International Powerlifting Federation. He graduated from the Saratov State Vavilov Agrarian University in 2012.