Maksim Khramtsov (taekwondo)
Maksim Sergeyevich Khramtsov (Russian: Максим Сергеевич Храмцов, IPA: [mɐˈksʲim xrɐmˈtsof]; born 12 January 1998), sometimes spelled as Khramtcov, is a male Russian Taekwondo practitioner who won gold medals at the 2020 Summer Olympics and the 2017 World Taekwondo Championships.[2][3] Khramtsov initially trained in karate, but in 2011 changed to taekwondo because he wanted to compete at the Olympics.[1]
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Born | [1] Kurgan, Kurgan Oblast, Russia[1] | January 12, 1998||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Alma mater | Nizhnevartovsk State University[1] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Height | 194 cm (6 ft 4 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Sport | Taekwondo | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Event | –80 kg | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Club | Central Sports Army Club Nizhnevartovsk Olympic Sports School[1] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Coached by | Alexander Lashpanov[1] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Khramtsov was among the two Russian athletes barred from entering the 2023 World Taekwondo Championships due to his explicit support for the Russian invasion of Ukraine.[4] In October 2022, nine months after the beginning of the 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine, Khramtsov shot and published a video in which he congratulated Putin on his birthday and said he is proud to support him. His post on VK also included pro-war hashtags #ZaПрезидента, #ZaМир, #ZaРоссию.[5]
Khramtsov initially qualified for the 2024 Summer Olympics as an Individual Neutral Athlete (AIN), but the International Olympic Committee did not declare him neutral and he was not invited to the Games as a result.[6][7]
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References
edit- ^ a b c d e f KHRAMTCOV Maksim. olympics.com
- ^ Russia’s taekwondo fighter Khramtsov wins 2020 Olympic gold in men’s under-80kg event. tass.com
- ^ Russia’s Khramtsov wins first gold at 2017 World Taekwondo Championships. tass.com
- ^ Олимпийские чемпионы по тхэквондо Храмцов и Ларин не допущены до ЧМ. 23 спортсмена из России и Беларуси получили допуск (Olympic taekwondo champions Khramtsov and Latin and barred from competing at the World Championships. 23 athletes from Russia and Belarus are allowed)
- ^ The first Russian taekwondo Olympic champion Maxim Khramtsov supports war against Ukraine, UkrSportBase on YouTube, 4 May 2023.
- ^ "Taekwondo-Russians' absence makes sport even more unpredictable, WT head says". CNA. Retrieved 16 August 2024.
- ^ Vlasova, Svitlana (4 August 2024). "One Ukrainian journalist's mission to stop Russian and Belarusian athletes competing at the Paris Olympics". CNN. Retrieved 16 August 2024.
External links
edit- Maksim Khramtsov at TaekwondoData.com
- Maksim Khramtsov at Olympedia