Maksim Sergeyevich Afonin (Russian: Максим Сергеевич Афонин; born 6 January 1992) is a Russian athlete specialising in the shot put.[2] He competed at the 2018 World Indoor Championships as an Authorised Neutral Athlete due to Russia's ban from international competition.

Maksim Afonin
Personal information
Born (1992-01-06) 6 January 1992 (age 32)
Height1.84 m (6 ft 0 in)[1]
Weight115 kg (254 lb)
Sport
SportAthletics
EventShot put
ClubCSKA
Coached byNikolay Kolodko

His personal bests in the event are 21.07 metres outdoors (Moscow 2017) and 21.39 metres indoors (Moscow 2018).

International competitions

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Year Competition Venue Position Event Notes
Representing   Russia
2009 World Youth Championships Brixen, Italy 8th Shot put (5 kg) 18.55 м m
European Youth Olympic Festival Tampere, Finland 3rd Shot put (5 kg) 19.06 m
2010 World Junior Championships Moncton, Canada 23rd (q) Shot put (6 kg) 17.09 m
2012 European Cup Winter Throwing (U23) Bar, Montenegro 3rd Shot put 18.73 m
2013 European Cup Winter Throwing (U23) Castellón, Spain 3rd Shot put 18.00 m
European U23 Championships Tampere, Finland 9th Shot put 18.18 m
Competing as   Authorised Neutral Athlete
2018 World Indoor Championships Birmingham, United Kingdom 13th Shot put 19.84 m
European Championships Berlin, Germany 8th Shot put 20.68 m
2019 European Indoor Championships Glasgow, United Kingdom 9th (q) Shot put 20.30 m
World Championships Doha, Qatar 28th (q) Shot put 19.82 m

References

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  1. ^ "EAA profile". Retrieved 8 October 2018.
  2. ^ Maksim Afonin at World Athletics