Maksim Sidorov

Maksim Sidorov

Sidorov during 2012 IAAF World Indoor Championships in Istanbul.
Personal information
Nationality	Russian
Born	13 May 1986 Moscow, Russia
Height	1.88 m (6 ft 2 in)
Weight	120 kg (260 lb)
Sport
Sport	Track and field
Event(s)	Shot put
Club	Dynamo Sports Club
Achievements and titles
Personal best(s)	21.45m
Medal record European Indoor Championships 2011 Paris Shot Putt World Student Games 2007 Bangkok Shot Putt

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]

Career

2010

Sidorov narrowly missed making the final of the shot put at the World Indoor Championships in Athletics, finishing 7th in his qualifying group, and 14th overall with a putt of 19.88m^[2]

2011

Sidorov took his first senior international championship medal, when he threw 20.55m for bronze at the European Indoor Athletics 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]

Achievements

Year	Competition	Venue	Position	Event	Notes
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

References

1. "IAAF: Maksim Sidorov | Profile". iaaf.org. Retrieved 2016-02-26.
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

• Maksim Sidorov profile at IAAF