Active in strongman competitions from 2008 to 2018, Oleksandr Lashyn consistently ranked among Europe’s elite strength athletes. He finished 10th at the 2010 World’s Strongest Man and 12th at WSM 2012. Lashyn deadlifted 410 kg at the 2014 Arnold Europe and won Ukraine’s Strongest Man six times between 2008 and 2015. He was particularly known for his performance in the log lift, pressing 200 kg at the 2013 SCL Serbia.