Maksym Korotun (Ukrainian: Максим Коротун; born March 1, 1985, in Kramatorsk, Donetsk Oblast) is a Ukrainian judoka, who competed for the extra-lightweight category at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing.[1] He won a silver medal at the 2007 Summer Universiade in Bangkok, Thailand, losing out to South Korea's Cho Nam-Suk in the final match.[2]
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| Born | 1 March 1985 Kramatorsk, Donetsk Oblast, Ukrainian SSR, Soviet Union | |||||||||||||||||
| Occupation | Judoka | |||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.69 m (5 ft 6+1⁄2 in) | |||||||||||||||||
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| Country |  Ukraine | |||||||||||||||||
| Sport | Judo | |||||||||||||||||
| Weight class | –60 kg | |||||||||||||||||
| Club | Kolos Donetsk (UKR) | |||||||||||||||||
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| Olympic Games | R64 (2008) | |||||||||||||||||
| World Champ. | 13th (2005) | |||||||||||||||||
| European Champ. | 9th (2007) | |||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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| Profile at external databases | ||||||||||||||||||
| IJF | 2522 | |||||||||||||||||
| JudoInside.com | 32339 | |||||||||||||||||
| Updated on 11 February 2022. | ||||||||||||||||||
At the 2008 Summer Olympics, Korotun was eliminated in the first preliminary round of men's 60 kg class. He was defeated by Brazil's Denílson Lourenço, who scored an automatic ippon to end a match before the four-minute count.[3]
References edit
- ^ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Maksym Korotun". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 6 December 2012.
- ^ "South Korean judoka Cho wins men's 60kg gold at Universiade". Xinhua News Agency. 16 August 2007. Archived from the original on February 10, 2013. Retrieved 6 December 2012.
- ^ "Men's Extra Lightweight (60kg/132 lbs) Preliminaries". NBC Olympics. Archived from the original on 21 August 2012. Retrieved 6 December 2012.
External links edit
- Maksym Korotun at the International Judo Federation
- Maksym Korotun at JudoInside.com
- Maksym Korotun at Olympedia
- NBC 2008 Olympics profile
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