Maksim Khramtsov (taekwondo)

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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]

NationalityRussia Russian
Born (1998-01-12) January 12, 1998 (age 28)[1]
AlmamaterNizhnevartovsk State University[1]
Height194 cm (6 ft 4 in)
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Maksim Khramtsov
Khramtsov in 2021
Personal information
NationalityRussia Russian
Born (1998-01-12) January 12, 1998 (age 28)[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 place2020 Tokyo80 kg
Representing  Russia
World Championships
Gold medal – first place2017 Muju74 kg
Grand Slam
Gold medal – first place2017 Wuxi80 kg
Gold medal – first place2018 Wuxi80 kg
Gold medal – first place2019 Wuxi80 kg
Grand Prix
Gold medal – first place2018 Rome80 kg
Gold medal – first place2018 Moscow80 kg
Gold medal – first place2018 Taoyuan80 kg
Gold medal – first place2019 Rome80 kg
Gold medal – first place2019 Moscow80 kg
Silver medal – second place2017 London80 kg
Silver medal – second place2017 Abidjan80 kg
Silver medal – second place2018 Fujairah80 kg
Silver medal – second place2019 Chiba80 kg
Bronze medal – third place2015 Moscow68 kg
European Championships
Gold medal – first place2018 Kazan80 kg
Gold medal – first place2021 Sofia80 kg
Military World Games
Gold medal – first place2019 Wuhan80 kg
European Junior Championships
Gold medal – first place2015 Daugavpils68 kg
European Under 21 Championships
Gold medal – first place2015 Bukarest68 kg
Gold medal – first place2016 Grozny74 kg
Representing Individual Neutral Athletes
European Championships
Bronze medal – third place2024 Belgrade80 kg
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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]

Khramtsov meeting Vladimir Putin at the Kremlin in 2021

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