Sergey Makarov (athlete)
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Native name | Сеҏгей Александрович Макаров | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Full name | Sergey Aleksandrovich Makarov | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Nationality | Russian | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Born | March 19, 1973 (age 51) Podolsk, Russian SFSR, Soviet Union |
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Height | 1.92 m (6 ft 4 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Weight | 90 kg (198 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Sport | Athletics | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Event(s) | Javelin throw | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Club | Dynamo Moskva | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Personal best(s) | 92.61 m (2002) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Sergey Aleksandrovich Makarov (Russian: Серге́й Александрович Макаров) (born March 19, 1973 in Podolsk) is a Russian javelin thrower.
Born into a sporting family, Makarov's father, Aleksandr Makarov, won the silver medal in javelin throw at the 1980 Summer Olympics.
Makarov's personal best of 92.61 metres was achieved in 2002 in Sheffield. Facing tough competition from Jan Železný, Steve Backley and others, Makarov did not win any major competition until 2003, when he became world champion at the age of 30.
He is married to Oksana Ovchinnikova, former holder of the Russian record in women's javelin.
Achievements
Seasonal bests by year
- 1991 - 73.48
- 1992 - 76.08
- 1993 - 75.78
- 1994 - 82.54
- 1995 - 84.42
- 1996 - 88.86
- 1997 - 88.54
- 1998 - 86.96
- 1999 - 89.93
- 2000 - 89.92
- 2001 - 88.42
- 2002 - 92.61
- 2003 - 90.11
- 2004 - 86.19
- 2005 - 90.33
- 2006 - 88.49
- 2007 - 87.46
- 2008 - 86.88
- 2009 - 84.24
- 2010 - 83.59
- 2011 - 87.12
- 2012 - 83.39
External links
- Sergey Makarov profile at IAAF
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- 1973 births
- Living people
- Russian javelin throwers
- Athletes (track and field) at the 1996 Summer Olympics
- Athletes (track and field) at the 2000 Summer Olympics
- Athletes (track and field) at the 2004 Summer Olympics
- Athletes (track and field) at the 2008 Summer Olympics
- Olympic athletes of Russia
- Olympic bronze medalists for Russia
- Olympic medalists in athletics (track and field)
- Russian athletics coaches
- World Championships in Athletics medalists
- European Athletics Championships medalists
- Medalists at the 2004 Summer Olympics