Maxim Rakov (born 7 February 1986) is a

Kazakhstan Kazakhstan, officially the Republic of Kazakhstan, is a landlocked country primarily in Central Asia, with a European Kazakhstan, small portion in Eastern Europe. It borders Russia to the Kazakhstan–Russia border, north and west, China to th ...

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. Rakov won the 2009 World Championships in the men's half-heavyweight (100 kg) division, beating

Henk Grol Hindrik Harmannus Arnoldus "Henk" Grol (born 14 April 1985 in Veendam) is a retired Dutch judoka. Judo career Grol competed in the 2007 European Judo Championships in Belgrade, Serbia in the men's under 90 kg, as a replacement for Mark ...

in the final. Rakov won the silver medal at the 2011 World Championships, losing to Tagir Khaybulaev in the final. Previously, he had competed in the middleweight (90 kg) category, winning a silver medal at the 2006 Asian Games. In 2007 he had a shoulder injury that required surgery. As a result, he missed the 2008 Olympics and considered to retire from sport. His father, who also served as his coach, encouraged him to continue. At the 2012 Games he was eliminated in the first bout. At the 2016 Rio Olympics he lost in the second bout to the eventual winner

Lukáš Krpálek Lukáš Krpálek (; born 15 November 1990) is a Czech heavyweight judoka. A former world champion (2014, 2019), European champion (2013, 2014, 2018) and Olympic Champion (2016, 2021). He is the most successful judoka in Czech and Czechoslovak ...

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2010 Asian Games profile

1986 births Living people Sportspeople from Karaganda Kazakhstani male judoka Judoka at the 2012 Summer Olympics Judoka at the 2016 Summer Olympics Olympic judoka for Kazakhstan Kazakhstani people of Russian descent Asian Games medalists in judo Judoka at the 2006 Asian Games Judoka at the 2010 Asian Games Judoka at the 2014 Asian Games Asian Games silver medalists for Kazakhstan Asian Games judoka for Kazakhstan Asian Games bronze medalists for Kazakhstan Medalists at the 2006 Asian Games Medalists at the 2010 Asian Games Medalists at the 2014 Asian Games 21st-century Kazakhstani sportsmen {{Kazakhstan-judo-bio-stub