Anna Kurkurina

Weightlifter

Birthday August 25, 1966

Birth Sign Virgo

Birthplace United States

Age 58 years old

#230,239 Most Popular

About

Ukrainian three-time world champion powerlifter who is often called the most powerful woman in the world. She has over 370,000 followers on Instagram and 850,000 subscribers on YouTube.

Before Fame

She says that she was frail as a child. She studied biology at Vasyl Stus University in Donetsk. After graduating, she moved to Nikolaev and taught biology to children. She later took a job at the city zoo as their biologist. The hard work there convinced her to start training more seriously. In 1998, she opened her own gym, and started posting videos of her workouts on YouTube.

Trivia

Because of her muscular build, she does not wear dresses or skirts and is often mistaken for a man.

Family Life

She grew up in the Kramatorsk, Donetsk region of Ukraine. She was previously married to Elena Serbulova, with whom she had a son.

Associated With

She is part of a growing number of YouTube powerlifting stars which include MegSquats and Jeff Nippard.