Nikolay Maksimov

This article is about the water polo player. For the naval officer, see Nikolai Maksimov.
For the Soviet plant physiologist, see Nikolai Alexandrovich Maximov.
Nikolay Maksimov
Personal information
Born (1972-11-15) 15 November 1972 (age 52)
Moscow, Soviet Union
Height1.90 m (6 ft 3 in)
Weight93 kg (205 lb)
Sport
SportWater polo
ClubDynamo Moscow (1990–2000)
CN Sabadell (2000–2003)
Spartak Volgograd (2003–2005)
Sintez Kazan (2005–)
Medal record
Representing  Russia
Olympic Games
Silver medal – second place 2000 Sydney Team Competition
Bronze medal – third place 2004 Athens Team Competition
World Championships
Bronze medal – third place 1994 Rome Team Competition
FINA World Cup
Gold medal – first place 2002 Belgrade Team Competition
Bronze medal – third place 1995 Atlanta Team Competition
European Championships
Bronze medal – third place 1997 Seville Team Competition

Nikolay Mikhaylovich Maksimov (Russian: Николай Михайлович Максимов; born 15 November 1972) is a Russian water polo goalkeeper, who played at the 1996 Summer Olympics, on the silver medal squad at the 2000 Summer Olympics and the bronze medal squad at the 2004 Summer Olympics. He was the top goalkeeper at the 2004 Olympics, with 67 saves.[1] He competed as part of the Kazakhstan National Team at the 2012 Summer Olympics.[2][3] Before his Olympic career, he won bronze medals at the world championships in 1994 and European championships in 1997.[4]

He graduated from the Moscow Institute of Pedagogy.[4]

  1. ^ "Official Results Book – 2004 Olympic Games – Water Polo" (PDF). la84.org. LA84 Foundation. p. 180. Archived from the original on 21 November 2018. Retrieved 20 June 2020.
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