Maksim Khramtsov

Maksim Sergeyevich Khramtsov (Russian: Максим Сергеевич Храмцов, IPA: [mɐˈksʲim xrɐmˈtsof]; born 12 January 1998), sometimes spelled as Khramtcov, is a male Russian Taekwondo practitioner who won gold medals at the 2020 Summer Olympics and the 2017 World Taekwondo Championships.[2][3] Khramtsov initially trained in karate, but in 2011 changed to taekwondo because he wanted to compete at the Olympics.[1]

Maksim Khramtsov

Khramtsov in 2021
Personal information
Nationality	Russian
Born	(1998-01-12) January 12, 1998[1] Kurgan, Kurgan Oblast, Russia[1]
Alma mater	Nizhnevartovsk State University[1]
Height	194 cm (6 ft 4 in)
Sport
Country	Russia
Sport	Taekwondo
Event(s)	–80 kg
Club	Central Sports Army Club Nizhnevartovsk Olympic Sports School[1]
Coached by	Alexander Lashpanov[1]
Medal record Representing ROC Olympic Games 2020 Tokyo 80 kg Representing  Russia World Championships 2017 Muju 74 kg Grand Slam 2017 Wuxi 80 kg 2018 Wuxi 80 kg 2019 Wuxi 80 kg Grand Prix 2018 Rome 80 kg 2018 Moscow 80 kg 2018 Taoyuan 80 kg 2019 Rome 80 kg 2019 Moscow 80 kg 2017 London 80 kg 2017 Abidjan 80 kg 2018 Fujairah 80 kg 2019 Chiba 80 kg 2015 Moscow 68 kg European Championships 2018 Kazan 80 kg 2021 Sofia 80 kg Military World Games 2019 Wuhan 80 kg European Junior Championships 2015 Daugavpils 68 kg European Under 21 Championships 2015 Bukarest 68 kg 2016 Grozny 74 kg

Khramtsov was among the two Russian athletes barred from entering the 2023 World Taekwondo Championships due to his explicit support for the Russian invasion of Ukraine.[4] In October 2022, nine months after the beginning of the 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine, Khramtsov shot and published a video in which he congratulated Putin on his birthday and said they are proud of him and support him. His post in Vkontakte also included pro-war hashtags #ZaПрезидента, #ZaМир, #ZaРоссию.[5]

Khramtsov meeting Vladimir Putin at the Kremlin in 2021