Maxim Menshikov, who has been active in the archery biathlon since 1999, achieved his first international success by winning the relay bronze medal at the European Championships in Pokljuka in 2000 . At the European Championships in the following year he won the silver medal in the pursuit race behind Andrej Zupan and in front of Alberto Peracino . He also won this with Yuri Ustinow , Vladimir Fomitschow and Andrei Markow behind the French with the Russian relay. At the world championships in Kubalonka in the same year , Menshikov was world champion in the relay race on the side of Ivan Maslennikov , Fomichev and Markov. It was the first world title of a Russian relay that would always win for the next four years. In the mass start race of the Top 15 tournament in Pokljuka, the Russian took eighth place. In 2004 he won the bronze medal in the mass start race behind Igor Samoilow and Volodymir Osadchij at the World Cup in Pokljuka . He was also third in the overall ranking of the World Cup in 2004 behind Markow and Zupan. In 2004 and 2006 he won the World Cup in the mass start twice. A year later , Menshikov was part of the last staging of the relay race at a world championship in Forni Avoltri for the second time at the side of Pavel Borodin , Vladimir Evtjukow and Igor Samoilov as the final runner to the victorious Russian relay. He was the only athlete to be a member of the first and last victorious Russian relay, although he was not used in the three relay races in between. At the 2008 European Championships in Moscow , a spectacular disadvantage of both Menshikov and his teammate Andrey Tkachov caused a scandal. In the men's 10 km mass start race, Menshikov was the first to cross the finish line a good half a minute before the third-placed, Tkachov second. Despite correct time recording, both were rated 13th and 14th for legal reasons and received nothing in the medal award.
After the success in the bow Biathlon Menshikov continued his career in the arc running away. He has been taking part in international tournaments there since 2007. In 2011 he won the open German championships. In 2009 and 2011 he won the silver medal at the open Dutch championships and won the bronze medal there in 2010 as well as a few days earlier in Germany. In 2012, as the organizer of the Open Russian Run-Archery Championships, he enabled one of the most important tournaments of this sport to date and is significantly involved in the coordination of international competitions. In 2013, Menschikow won the Dutch championship and came second in Germany.
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