Maksim Sidorov (shot putter)

Maksim Viktorovich Sidorov (Russian: Максим Викторович Сидоров; born May 13, 1986) is a Russian shot putter. He has a personal best throw of 21.51 metres (70.571 ft).[1]

For other uses, see Maksim Sidorov (disambiguation).

Maksim Sidorov
Sidorov during 2012 IAAF World Indoor Championships in Istanbul.
Personal information
NationalityRussian
Born (1986-05-13) 13 May 1986
Moscow, Russia
Height1.88 m (6 ft 2 in)
Weight120 kg (265 lb)
Sport
SportTrack and field
Event(s)Shot put
ClubDynamo Sports Club
Achievements and titles
Personal best(s)21.45m
Medal record
European Indoor Championships
2011 ParisShot Putt
Summer Universiade
2007 BangkokShot Putt

Career

Sidorov narrowly missed making the final of the shot put at the 2012 IAAF World Indoor Championships, finishing seventh in his qualifying group, and 14th overall with a mark of 19.88 m.[2]

Sidorov took his first senior international championship medal, when he threw 20.55m for bronze at the 2011 European Indoor Championships in Paris. He threw 21.45m on 22 July to win the Russian National Championships.[3] In doing so, he overtook David Storl and Aleksandr Lobynya as the best European outdoor shot putter and best Russian outdoor shot putter respectively in 2011.[4]

In 2017, he tested for a positive for a banned substance Indapamide and was disqualified for a year starting in July 2017.[5]

International competitions
YearCompetitionVenuePositionEventNotes
Representing  Russia
2005 European Junior Championships Kaunas, Lithuania 3rd Shot put (6 kg) 19.32 m
2007 European U23 Championships Debrecen, Hungary 8th Shot put 18.24 m
Universiade Bangkok, Thailand 1st Shot put 20.01 m
2009 World Championships Berlin, Germany 30th (q) Shot put 18.92 m
2010 World Indoor Championships Doha, Qatar 13th (q) Shot put 19.88 m
2011 European Indoor Championships Paris, France 3rd Shot put 20.55 m
2012 World Indoor Championships Istanbul, Turkey 5th Shot put 20.78 m
Olympic Games London, United Kingdom 11th Shot put 20.41 m
2013 European Indoor Championships Gothenburg, Sweden 12th (q) Shot put 19.58 m
World Championships Moscow, Russia 13th (q) Shot put 19.63 m
2014 World Indoor Championships Sopot, Poland 16th (q) Shot put 18.98 m
2015 European Indoor Championships Prague, Czech Republic 14th (q) Shot put 19.45 m
World Championships Beijing, China 22nd (q) Shot put 19.35 m

See also

References
  1. "IAAF: Maksim Sidorov | Profile". iaaf.org. Retrieved 26 February 2016.
  2. http://www.iaaf.org/athletes/biographies/country=RUS/athcode=210830/index.html
  3. http://eng.rusathletics.com/sor/sor.php?sor_in=2182&ppr=1
  4. http://www.iaaf.org/statistics/toplists/inout=o/age=n/season=2011/sex=M/all=n/legal=A/disc=SP/detail.html
  5. "Two Russian track and field athletes suspended over doping". TASS. 18 October 2017. Retrieved 28 October 2017.


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