Maxim Belugin

Maxim Belugin
Personal information
Nationality Russian
Born (1985-03-05) 5 March 1985
Krasnokamensk, Zabaykalsky Krai, Russian SSR, Soviet Union
Height 1.97 m (6 ft 6 in)
Weight 115 kg (254 lb)
Sport
Country  Russia
Sport Bobsleigh (brakeman)

Maxim Belugin (born March 5, 1985 in Krasnokamensk, Zabaykalsky Krai) is a Russian bobsledder.[1]

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.[2][3]

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]

Date Location Rank Event Teammates
5 February 2012 Whistler 2nd, silver medalist(s) Four-man Alexander Kasjanov
Denis Moiseychenkov
Nikolay Khrenkov
24 November 2012 Whistler 2nd, silver medalist(s) Four-man Alexander Kasjanov
Ilvir Khuzin
Nikolay Khrenkov
16 December 2012 La Plagne 3rd, bronze medalist(s) Four-man Alexander Kasjanov
Ilvir Khuzin
Petr Moiseev
17 February 2013 Sochi 3rd, bronze medalist(s) Four-man Alexander Kasjanov
Ilvir Khuzin
Kirill Antukh
7 December 2013 Park City 3rd, bronze medalist(s) Four-man Alexander Kasjanov
Philipp Egorov
Aleksei Pushkarev

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