Maksym Korotun

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Maksym Korotun
Personal information
Nationality Ukraine
Born (1985-03-01) 1 March 1985 (age 36)
Kramatorsk, Donetsk Oblast,
Ukrainian SSR, Soviet Union
Height1.69 m (5 ft 6+1⁄2 in)
Weight60 kg (132 lb)
Sport
SportJudo
Event(s)60 kg
ClubKolos Donetsk (UKR)
Medal record
Men's judo
Universiade
Silver medal – second place 2007 Bangkok 60 kg

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]

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[]

  1. ^ 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.
  2. ^ "South Korean judoka Cho wins men's 60kg gold at Universiade". Xinhua News Agency. 16 August 2007. Retrieved 6 December 2012.
  3. ^ "Men's Extra Lightweight (60kg/132 lbs) Preliminaries". NBC Olympics. Archived from the original on 21 August 2012. Retrieved 6 December 2012.

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