Maxim Eduardovich Belugin (Russian: Максим Эдуардович Белугин; born (1985-03-05)March 5, 1985) is a Russian bobsledder.[1] In December 2017, he was one of eleven Russian athletes who were banned for life from the Olympics by the International Olympic Committee, after doping offences at the 2014 Winter Olympics.[2]

Maxim Belugin
Personal information
NationalityRussian
Born (1985-03-05) 5 March 1985 (age 39)
Krasnokamensk, Zabaykalsky Krai, Russian SSR, Soviet Union
Height1.97 m (6 ft 6 in)
Weight115 kg (254 lb)
Sport
Country Russia
Sport Bobsleigh (brakeman)

Career

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Belugin competed at the 2014 Winter Olympics for Russia. He teamed with driver Alexander Kasjanov in the Russia-2 sled in the two-man event and with Kasjanov, Ilvir Huzin and Aleksei Pushkarev in the four-man event, finishing fourth in both competitions, missing out on the bronze medal position by three-hundredths of a second in each event.[3][4] All three of his teammates were later disqualified and banned for life from the Olympics for doping offences, and the result of the team was annulled.[5]

As of April 2014, his best showing at the World Championships is 6th, in the 2011 mixed team event. His best finish in an Olympic discipline is 10th, coming in the four-man event in both 2011 and 2013.[1]

Belugin made his World Cup debut in November 2008. As of April 2014, he has five World Cup podium finishes, with the best a pair of silver medals at Whistler.

World Cup Podiums

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Season Date Location Teammates Discipline Place
2011–12 5 February 2012   Whistler, Canada Four-man Alexander Kasjanov
Denis Moiseychenkov
Nikolay Khrenkov
2nd
2012–13 24 November 2012   Whistler, Canada Four-man Alexander Kasjanov
Ilvir Khuzin
Nikolay Khrenkov
2nd
16 December 2012   La Plagne, France Four-man Alexander Kasjanov
Ilvir Khuzin
Petr Moiseev
3rd
17 February 2013   Sochi, Russia Four-man Alexander Kasjanov
Ilvir Khuzin
Kirill Antukh
3rd
2013–14 7 December 2013   Park City, United States Four-man Alexander Kasjanov
Philipp Egorov
Aleksei Pushkarev
3rd
2016–17 4 December 2016   Whistler, Canada Four-man Alexander Kasjanov
Philipp Egorov
Aleksei Pushkarev
1st

References

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  1. ^ a b c FIBT Profile Archived 2014-02-26 at the Wayback Machine
  2. ^ "Russian doping: IOC bans 11 Winter Olympic athletes". BBC Sport. Retrieved 22 December 2017.
  3. ^ "Sports Reference Profile". Archived from the original on 2020-04-17.
  4. ^ "Sochi2014.com profile". March 19, 2014. Archived from the original on March 19, 2014.
  5. ^ "IOC SANCTIONS THREE RUSSIAN ATHLETES AS PART OF OSWALD COMMISSION FINDINGS". IOC. 29 November 2017. Retrieved 29 November 2017.