Maxim Alexandrovich Chudov (; born 12 November 1982) is a former

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Career

He debuted in the

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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 Bashkir State University (; ) (now Ufa University of Science and Technology) was located in Ufa, Bashkortostan, Russia. Founded in 1909, it was a classical university of Russia. On July 8, 2022, the Ufa University of Science and Technology ...

. Chudov retired from the sport after the IBU Cup in

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in the 2013–14 season.

Biathlon results

All results are sourced from the

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Olympic Games

''1 medal (1 bronze)''

World Championships

''7 medals (3 gold, 3 silver, 1 bronze)'' :''*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)'' :''*Results are from UIPMB and IBU races which include the

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and the

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* * 1982 births Living people People from Ufimsky District Russian male biathletes Biathletes at the 2006 Winter Olympics Biathletes at the 2010 Winter Olympics Olympic biathletes for Russia Medalists at the 2010 Winter Olympics Olympic medalists in biathlon Olympic bronze medalists for Russia Biathlon World Championships medalists Bashkir State University alumni Sportspeople from Bashkortostan 20th-century Russian sportsmen 21st-century Russian sportsmen {{Russia-biathlon-bio-stub