Maxim Chudov

Maxim Chudov
	Chudov in Kontiolahti in 2010.
Personal information
Full name	Maxim Alexandrovich Chudov
Nickname(s)	"Russian Rocket", "The Miracle" (Russian: Чудо)
Born	12 November 1982 (age 43); Mikhaylovka,; Bashkir ASSR, RSFSR,; Soviet Union
Height	1.69 m (5 ft 7 in)
Sport
Professional information
Sport	Biathlon
World Cup debut	21 January 2005
Retired	18 December 2013
Olympic Games
Teams	2 (2006, 2010)
Medals	1 (0 gold)
World Championships
Teams	7 (2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011)
Medals	7 (3 gold)
World Cup
Seasons	7 (2004/05–2010/11)
Individual victories	4
All victories	11
Individual podiums	18
All podiums	33
Medal record
Men's biathlon
Representing Russia
Olympic Games
World Championships
Summer World Championships
Junior World Championships

Maxim Alexandrovich Chudov^[1] (Russian: Максим Александрович Чудов; born 12 November 1982) is a former Russian biathlete.

Career

He debuted in the Biathlon World Cup in the 2004/05 season and has since been a regular member of the Russian team. He has won a total of seven medals at World Championships, three gold, three silver, and one bronze.

Graduated from the law faculty of the Bashkir State University.^{[citation needed]}

Chudov retired from the sport after the IBU Cup in Obertilliach in the 2013–14 season.^[2]^[3]

Biathlon results

All results are sourced from the International Biathlon Union.^[4]

Olympic Games

1 medal (1 bronze)

Event	Individual	Sprint	Pursuit	Mass start	Relay
2006 Turin	32nd	9th	9th	15th	—
2010 Vancouver	—	63rd	—	—	Bronze

World Championships

7 medals (3 gold, 3 silver, 1 bronze)

Event	Individual	Sprint	Pursuit	Mass start	Relay	Mixed relay
2005 Hochfilzen	—	36th	31st	—	—	—
2006 Pokljuka	N/a	N/a	N/a	N/a	N/a	16th
2007 Antholz-Anterselva	—	13th	Silver	22nd	Gold	9th
2008 Östersund	5th	Gold	Silver	Bronze	Gold	—
2009 Pyeongchang	10th	5th	Silver	7th	6th	5th
2010 Khanty-Mansiysk	N/a	N/a	N/a	N/a	N/a	4th
2011 Khanty-Mansiysk	9th	—	—	30th	—	—

*During Olympic seasons competitions are only held for those events not included in the Olympic program.

Individual victories

4 victories (1 In, 2 Sp, 1 Pu)

Season	Date	Location	Discipline	Level
2006–07 1 victory (1 Pu)	17 March 2007	Khanty-Mansiysk	12.5 km pursuit	Biathlon World Cup
2007–08 1 victory (1 Sp)	9 February 2008	Östersund	10 km sprint	Biathlon World Championships
2008–09 2 victories (1 In, 1 Sp)	18 December 2008	Hochfilzen	20 km individual	Biathlon World Cup
2008–09 2 victories (1 In, 1 Sp)	10 January 2009	Oberhof	10 km sprint	Biathlon World Cup

*Results are from UIPMB and IBU races which include the Biathlon World Cup, Biathlon World Championships and the Winter Olympic Games.

References

^ Wrongly transliterated as Tchoudov
^ "Olympiasieger Ustjugow beendet Karriere" [Olympic champion Ustyugov ends career]. Sport.de (in German). 6 April 2014. Archived from the original on 25 December 2014. Retrieved 28 August 2014. (in German)
^ "Sudden announcement of Maxim Tchoudov: "I'm retiring"". Snowalps. 18 December 2013. Retrieved 28 August 2014.
^ "Maxim Tchoudov". IBU Datacenter. International Biathlon Union. Retrieved 4 July 2015.