Active in strongman from 2016 to 2023, Viktor Yurchenko competed at the highest international level. He finished 7th at World’s Strongest Man 2020 and 10th in 2022. Yurchenko deadlifted 435kg at the 2021 Arnold Classic Europe and set a personal best log press of 202kg at the 2019 Ukraine Strongest Man. He won the 2020 Ukraine Strongest Man title and was known for his speed in the atlas stones event.