Max Kühner (born 15 January 1974 in München, Germany) is a German-born Austrian show-jumping rider.

He has represented Austria at five European Show Jumping Championships and five FEI World Cup Finals.

[4] In 2009, he was selected to compete for Germany at the World Cup Final in Las Vegas, but had to withdraw prior to competition.

[17] He was unable to continue the competition,[18] but recovered in time to compete in the 2024 Summer Olympics in Paris six weeks later.

[4] In July 2024, PETA Germany filed a criminal complaint against Kühner with Munich's public prosecutor and released a report questioning his inclusion at the Olympic games.