Maksim Khramtsov (taekwondo)

Maksim Khramtsov
Khramtsov in 2021
Personal information
NationalityRussia Russian
Born (1998-01-12) January 12, 1998 (age 26)[1]
Kurgan, Kurgan Oblast, Russia[1]
Alma materNizhnevartovsk State University[1]
Height194 cm (6 ft 4 in)
Sport
Country Russia
SportTaekwondo
Event –80 kg
ClubCentral Sports Army Club
Nizhnevartovsk Olympic Sports School[1]
Coached byAlexander Lashpanov[1]
Medal record
Representing Russia ROC
Olympic Games
Gold medal – first place 2020 Tokyo 80 kg
Representing  Russia
World Championships
Gold medal – first place 2017 Muju 74 kg
Grand Slam
Gold medal – first place 2017 Wuxi 80 kg
Gold medal – first place 2018 Wuxi 80 kg
Gold medal – first place 2019 Wuxi 80 kg
Grand Prix
Gold medal – first place 2018 Rome 80 kg
Gold medal – first place 2018 Moscow 80 kg
Gold medal – first place 2018 Taoyuan 80 kg
Gold medal – first place 2019 Rome 80 kg
Gold medal – first place 2019 Moscow 80 kg
Silver medal – second place 2017 London 80 kg
Silver medal – second place 2017 Abidjan 80 kg
Silver medal – second place 2018 Fujairah 80 kg
Silver medal – second place 2019 Chiba 80 kg
Bronze medal – third place 2015 Moscow 68 kg
European Championships
Gold medal – first place 2018 Kazan 80 kg
Gold medal – first place 2021 Sofia 80 kg
Military World Games
Gold medal – first place 2019 Wuhan 80 kg
European Junior Championships
Gold medal – first place 2015 Daugavpils 68 kg
European Under 21 Championships
Gold medal – first place 2015 Bukarest 68 kg
Gold medal – first place 2016 Grozny 74 kg
Representing Individual Neutral Athletes
European Championships
Bronze medal – third place 2024 Belgrade 80 kg

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]

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]

Khramtsov meeting Vladimir Putin at the Kremlin in 2021

References

  1. ^ a b c d e f KHRAMTCOV Maksim. olympics.com
  2. ^ Russia’s taekwondo fighter Khramtsov wins 2020 Olympic gold in men’s under-80kg event. tass.com
  3. ^ Russia’s Khramtsov wins first gold at 2017 World Taekwondo Championships. tass.com
  4. ^ 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)
  5. ^ The first Russian taekwondo Olympic champion Maxim Khramtsov supports war against Ukraine, UkrSportBase on YouTube, 4 May 2023.
  6. ^ "Taekwondo-Russians' absence makes sport even more unpredictable, WT head says". CNA. Retrieved 16 August 2024.
  7. ^ 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.


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