Maxim Belugin

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
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

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

[1]

Season Date Location Teammates Discipline Place
2011–125 February 2012 Whistler, CanadaFour-manAlexander Kasjanov
Denis Moiseychenkov
Nikolay Khrenkov		2nd
2012–1324 November 2012 Whistler, CanadaFour-manAlexander Kasjanov
Ilvir Khuzin
Nikolay Khrenkov		2nd
16 December 2012 La Plagne, FranceFour-manAlexander Kasjanov
Ilvir Khuzin
Petr Moiseev		3rd
17 February 2013 Sochi, RussiaFour-manAlexander Kasjanov
Ilvir Khuzin
Kirill Antukh		3rd
2013–147 December 2013 Park City, United StatesFour-manAlexander Kasjanov
Philipp Egorov
Aleksei Pushkarev		3rd
2016–174 December 2016 Whistler, CanadaFour-manAlexander Kasjanov
Philipp Egorov
Aleksei Pushkarev		1st

References
  1. 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.
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