Maksim Sidorov (shot putter)

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| nationality = Russian

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| birth_place = Moscow, Russia

| height = 1.88 m

| weight = 120 kg

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| sport = Track and field

| event = Shot put

| club = Dynamo Sports Club

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Maksim Viktorovich Sidorov ({{langx|ru|Максим Викторович Сидоров}}; born 13 May 1986) is a Russian shot putter. He has a personal best throw of {{convert|21.51|m|ft|3|}}.{{Cite web |url=http://www.iaaf.org/athletes/russia/maksim-sidorov-210830 |title=Maksim Sidorov |website=IAAF.org |access-date=2016-02-26}}

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.{{Cite web |url=http://www.iaaf.org/athletes/biographies/country=RUS/athcode=210830/index.html |title=Iaaf.org – Athletes – Sidorov Maksim Biography |access-date=9 August 2011 |archive-date=17 July 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110717095230/http://www.iaaf.org/athletes/biographies/country=RUS/athcode=210830/index.html |url-status=dead }}

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.[http://eng.rusathletics.com/sor/sor.php?sor_in=2182&ppr=1 Unknown]{{Dead link | date=December 2024 | fix-attempted=yes}} 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.{{cite web| url = http://www.iaaf.org/statistics/toplists/inout=o/age=n/season=2011/sex=M/all=n/legal=A/disc=SP/detail.html| title = 60 Metres – women – senior – indoor – 2022}} He also competed at the 2012 Summer Olympics.{{cite Sports-Reference |title=Maksim Sidorov |quote=Full name: Maksim Viktorovich Sidorov / Original name: Максим Викторович Сидоров}}

In 2017, he tested for a positive for a banned substance Indapamide and was disqualified for a year starting in July 2017.{{cite web |url=http://tass.com/sport/971266 |title=Two Russian track and field athletes suspended over doping |date=18 October 2017 |publisher=TASS |accessdate=28 October 2017}}

International competitions

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colspan="6"\|Representing {{RUS}}
2005 \|European Junior Championships \|Kaunas, Lithuania \|bgcolor="cc9966" \| 3rd \|Shot put (6 kg) \|19.32 m
rowspan=2\|2007 \|European U23 Championships \|Debrecen, Hungary \|8th \|Shot put \|18.24 m
Universiade \|Bangkok, Thailand \|bgcolor="gold" \| 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 \|bgcolor="cc9966" \| 3rd \|Shot put \|20.55 m
rowspan=2\|2012 \|World Indoor Championships \|Istanbul, Turkey \|5th \|Shot put \|20.78 m
Olympic Games \|London, United Kingdom \|11th \|Shot put \|20.41 m
rowspan=2\|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
rowspan=2\|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

colspan="6"|Representing {{RUS}}

2005

|European Junior Championships

|Kaunas, Lithuania

|bgcolor="cc9966" | 3rd

|Shot put (6 kg)

|19.32 m

rowspan=2|2007

|European U23 Championships

|Debrecen, Hungary

|8th

|Shot put

|18.24 m

Universiade

|Bangkok, Thailand

|bgcolor="gold" | 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

|bgcolor="cc9966" | 3rd

|Shot put

|20.55 m

rowspan=2|2012

|World Indoor Championships

|Istanbul, Turkey

|5th

|Shot put

|20.78 m

Olympic Games

|London, United Kingdom

|11th

|Shot put

|20.41 m

rowspan=2|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

rowspan=2|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

References

External links

{{World Athletics|14224002}}
{{Diamond League|14224002}}
{{European Athletics|14224002|old_id=s/athlete=138438-sidorov-maksim|archive=20190930150057}}
{{Olympics.com profile|maksim-sidorov|org_archive=20210412080151}}
{{Olympedia|120544}}

Category:1986 births

Category:Living people

Category:Russian male shot putters

Category:Olympic male shot putters

Category:Olympic athletes for Russia

Category:Athletes (track and field) at the 2012 Summer Olympics

Category:World Athletics Championships athletes for Russia

Category:FISU World University Games gold medalists for Russia

Category:FISU World University Games gold medalists in athletics (track and field)

Category:Medalists at the 2007 Summer Universiade

Category:Russian Athletics Championships winners

Category:Doping cases in athletics