The strain became too much for the 37-year-old Russian, who was wearing a beret as a nod to his times in the Navy, as midway through the incredible display of strength blood began to gush from his nose.
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With the blood pouring down his chin, Shivlyakov soldiered on and managed to complete the lift of nearly half a ton.
However, that heroic display didn't win the event, because later on, Thor Bjornsson, well known around the world as "The Mountain" from Game of Thrones, completed a world-record deadlift of 472 kg (1,040 lbs.), 44 kilos more than Shivlyakov.