- Born
- Birth nameWladimir Wladimirovich Klitschko
- Nicknames
- Steel Hammer
- Dr. Wladimir
- Height6′ 6″ (1.98 m)
- Dr. Wladimir Klitschko is founder, hotelier, investor, endowment donor and well known internationally for holding the record as the longest reigning heavyweight boxing world champion. He was born in Kazakhstan and is Ukrainian citizen.
After ending his sports career in 2017, it became his mission to share the knowledge he gained in 30 years of competitive sport. Together with his team of Klitschko Ventures, the company he founded in 2016, he developed his philosophy of life "Challenge Management" into the method FACE the Challenge. Its 4 core skills Focus, Agility, Coordination and Endurance show the way to willpower.
He has made brief guest appearances in a few movies, e.g. Ocean's Eleven ,Keinohrhasen, Pain & Gain etc.. After appearing mostly in business surroundings for years, in 2021 he is starring in Amazon Prime Video's "Celebrity Hunted" because he wants to show a maximum of people what you can achieve with pure willpower.
He teaches at "CAS Change & Innovation Management" course of University of St. Gallen and has become a bestselling author with his book "FACE the Challenge - Discover the Willpower in You!", published in 2020. In 2012, he opened his hotel 11 Mirrors, a renowned boutique and design hotel in the historic center of Kiew. For over 20 years, Kiew has also been the location of the Klitschko Foundation, aiming to make a positive impact for children and young people in Ukraine.- IMDb mini biography by: Klitschko Ventures Hamburg
- SpouseAleksandra ?(1996 - 1998) (divorced)
- Children
- RelativesVitali Klitschko(Sibling)
- Was in a relationship with Hayden Panettiere from 2009 to 2018; they got engaged from 2013 to 2018.
- Speaks 4 languages: Russian, Ukrainian, German and English.
- Received his doctorate in sports science and philosophy from the University of Kiev, Ukraine in January 2001.
- Became a first time father on December 9, 2014 when his fiancée (now ex-fiancée) Hayden Panettiere gave birth to their daughter Kaya Evdokia Klitschko she weighed 7 lbs 14 oz and was 20 in long at birth.
- Younger brother of Vitali Klitschko, former WBO heavyweight champion, and companion of István Kovács, WBO featherweights champion.
- Vitali is always standing in my corner when I fight and I stand in his corner when he does. We recently found out that is also a great help at the stare down before the fight. Our opponents are always confronted with two pairs of bad looking eyes who stare them down.
- I don't like to go to bars. First of all, I'm not a drinker. Second, there's always someone that has guts and wants to fight because they're probably a little bit tipsy. I never fought in my life outside of a ring.
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