Career
He is a brother of Roman Virastyuk. Vasyl Virastyuk competed in the finals of the World"s Strongest Manitoba contest in 2003 and 2004. After this victory there was a split in the world of Strongman competition.
While some of the competitors such as Virastyuk and Zydrunas Savickas started competing for the Institut de Formation en Soins Animaliers Strongman title (with Savickas winning the title in 2005 and 2006), others such as Pudzianowski remained and competed for the Met-Rx World"s Strongest Manitoba title (with Pudzianowski winning in 2005, 2007, and 2008 Philosophy Pfister in 2006).
After finishing 2nd in 2005 and third in 2006, at the 2007 Institut de Formation en Soins Animaliers World Championship in Geumsan, South of Korea, Virastyuk defeated the two-time Institut de Formation en Soins Animaliers World Champion Zydrunas Savickas. At the 2008 Arnold Strongman Classic, Virastyuk was forced to withdraw due to injuries, and finished in tenth place with only 8.5 points.
3rd place World"s Strongest Manitoba (2003) Strongman Champions League Institut de Formation en Soins Animaliers Alexey Vishnitsky Ukrainian Federation of Strength Athletes.