Introduction
Andriy Pushkar (August 6, 1985 – November 14, 2018) also known as Andrey Pushkar, was a Ukrainian professional arm wrestler and bodybuilder.
Early life
Andrey Pushkar was born in the city of Kremenets, Ukraine on August 6, 1985. When he was 11-years old, he saw the movie Commando with Arnold Schwarzenegger and decided to become an athlete. In 2003 Pushkar won in the heavyweight division of arm wrestling competition where he took his first world championship medal.
Death
On November 14, 2018, while driving in Rivne region along with Oleg Zhokh and Oleg's father, Andrey Pushkar was killed in a traffic collision while Oleg Zhokh was comatose and Oleg's father passed away. According to the media report the Ukrainian athlete from Ostroh District was the driver of Citroen. He lost control of the car in a highway between Hai-Lev'yatyns'ki and Krupets villages, due to the oncoming traffic and collided with a truck.