Maxim Rakov
Template:Use dmy dates Template:Infobox sportsperson Maxim Rakov (born 7 February 1986) is a Kazakhstani judoka.
Rakov won the 2009 World Championship in the men's half-heavyweight (−100 kg) division, beating Henk Grol in the final.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref> He won the silver medal at the 2011 World Championships, losing to Tagir Khaybulaev in the final.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
Previously, he had competed in the middleweight (−90 kg) category, winning a silver medal at the 2006 Asian Games. In 2007 he had a shoulder injury that required surgery. As a result, he missed the 2008 Olympics and considered to retire from sport. His father, who also served as his coach, encouraged him to continue.<ref name=nbc/> At the 2012 Games he was eliminated in the first bout.<ref name=sr/> At the 2016 Rio Olympics he lost in the second bout to the eventual winner Lukáš Krpálek.<ref name=rio/>
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- 1986 births
- Living people
- Kazakhstani male judoka
- Judoka at the 2012 Summer Olympics
- Judoka at the 2016 Summer Olympics
- Olympic judoka of Kazakhstan
- Kazakhstani people of Russian descent
- Asian Games medalists in judo
- Judoka at the 2006 Asian Games
- Judoka at the 2010 Asian Games
- Judoka at the 2014 Asian Games
- Asian Games silver medalists for Kazakhstan
- Asian Games bronze medalists for Kazakhstan
- Medalists at the 2006 Asian Games
- Medalists at the 2010 Asian Games
- Medalists at the 2014 Asian Games
