Max Michel

{{about||the German actor and film director|Max Michel (director)}}

{{Infobox sportsperson

| name = Maxient John Jr. Michel

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| image_size = Max Michel at the 2018 US Steel Challenge Championship

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| birth_date = {{birth-date and age|15 December 1981}}

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| nationality = {{flagicon|USA}} American

| team = Team SIG Sauer

| occupation = IPSC shooter, firearms instructor

| website = {{URL|maxmichel.com}}

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{{MedalSport |IPSC}}

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{{MedalCompetition|IPSC Handgun World Shoot}}

{{Medal|Bronze |2008 Bali|Open }}

{{Medal|Gold |2014 Frostproof|Open }}

{{MedalCompetition|IPSC US Handgun Championship}}

{{Medal|Silver|2012 Frostproof|Open }}

{{Medal|Silver|2015 Frostproof|Open }}

{{Medal|Gold|2016 Frostproof|Open }}

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Maxient John Jr. Michel (born 15 December 1981) is an action shooting competitor from the US. He became IPSC Handgun World Champion in the Open division in 2014. He is also the only seven-time winner of the Steel Challenge World Speed Shooting Championships and the only competitor to win it 4 times in a row (2005, 2007, 2009, 2013, 2014, 2015 and 2016). Max began shooting when he was just 5 years old, and has served in the U.S. Army for 10 years (1999 - 2009) as a shooter and trainer. He is also featured on the Hot Shots TV series, and is sponsored by SIG Sauer.{{Cite web |url=http://www.sigsauer.com/TeamSig/MaxMichel.aspx |title=Team Sig - Max Michel, Jr., Shooting Champion |access-date=2015-05-10 |archive-date=2015-05-12 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150512112843/http://www.sigsauer.com/TeamSig/MaxMichel.aspx |url-status=dead }} Max uses a highly modified Sig Sauer P320 tuned specifically for him by The Sig Armorer.{{cite web |url=https://www.thesigarmorer.com/ |title=Home |website=thesigarmorer.com}}