Maxim Gennadyevich Maksimov (russian: Максим Геннадьевич Максимов, born September 6, 1979 in
Izhevsk
Izhevsk (russian: Иже́вск, p=ɪˈʐɛfsk; udm, Ижкар, ''Ižkar'', or , ''Iž'') is the capital city of Udmurtia, Russia. It is situated along the Izh River, west of the Ural Mountains in Eastern Europe. It is the 21st-largest city i ...
) is a retired
Russia
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n
biathlete and biathlon coach. He took two individual medals in the
Biathlon World Championships
The first Biathlon World Championships (BWCH) was held in 1958, with individual and team contests for men. The number of events has grown significantly over the years. Beginning in 1984, women biathletes had their own World Championships, and fina ...
, a bronze in
2008
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and a silver in
2011
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: these were also his only podiums in the
Biathlon World Cup
The Biathlon World Cup is a top-level biathlon season-long competition series. It has been held since the winter seasons of 1977–78 Biathlon World Cup, 1977–78 for men and 1982–83 Biathlon World Cup, 1982–83 for women. The women's seasons ...
. In 2019 he was appointed as an assistant coach to the Russian national biathlon team, having previously been a regional coach in the
Yamalo-Nenets Autonomous Okrug
The Yamalo-Nenets Autonomous Okrug (YaNAO; russian: Яма́ло-Не́нецкий автоно́мный о́круг (ЯНАО), ; yrk, Ямалы-Ненёцие автономной ӈокрук, ) or Yamalia (russian: Ямалия) is a fed ...
.
References
External links
Profile on biathlonworld.com
1979 births
Living people
Sportspeople from Izhevsk
Russian male biathletes
Biathlon World Championships medalists
Cross-country skiing coaches
Russian sports coaches
21st-century Russian people
20th-century Russian people
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