Anna Kurkurina
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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.