Powerlifting Nakonechnyy began competing at age 14. Rapidly growing in strength and size, he won his first Global Powerlifting Federation (GPF) Junior World Championship at age 16. He went on to twice win the
International Powerlifting Federation (IPF) World University Powerlifting Cup in 2016 and 2017. While competing in powerlifting, his main rival was
Great Britain's
Luke Richardson. However, due to his higher body-weight, Nakonechnyy was relegated to second place. In 2019, he won the open division of the
World Raw Powerlifting Federation (WRPF) World Championships.
Strongman In 2018, Nakonechnyy won the Arnold Amateur Europe show, earning a place to compete in the Arnold Amateur World Championships. However, Nakonechnyy pulled his biceps during an attempt to deadlift , thus sidelining him from competing at the 2019 WPRF Open World Championships. He returned to training the following year and competed in 2021
World Deadlift Championships sharing 2nd place behind
Ivan Makarov after deadlifting and finishing 4th place overall in the full
Giants Live World Open competition. On August 16th, 2023, Nakonechnyy sustained severe injuries following a car accident. The severity of his injuries forced him to withdraw from his remaining competitions for the year, including the
2023 Shaw Classic, the 2023 World Deadlift Championships, and the
2023 Rogue Invitational. In 2024, Nakonechnyy returned to training. He originally intended to return at the 2025 Europe's Strongest Man competition, but later withdrew due to injury. In 2025, he participated at the World Deadlift Championships only to end up with an injury during warm-ups. ==Personal records==