| Maksim Chulkov | |||||||||||||||||||||
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| Country represented |  Russia | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 23 February 1988 Volgodonsk, Russia | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Discipline | Acrobatic gymnastics | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Level | International | ||||||||||||||||||||
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Maksim Chulkov (born 23 February 1988) is a Russian male acrobatic gymnast. He is a World Championships gold medalist (2008), two-time World Championships bronze medalist (2012, 2014). [1]
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