Sergey Makarov (javelin thrower)
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Personal information | |
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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 |
Height | 1.92 m (6 ft 4 in) |
Weight | 90 kg (198 lb) |
Sport | |
Country | ![]() |
Sport | Men's athletics |
Event(s) | Javelin throw |
Club | Dynamo Moskva |
Achievements and titles | |
World finals |
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Olympic finals |
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Personal best(s) | NR 92.61 m (2002) |
Sergey Aleksandrovich Makarov (Russian: Серге́й Александрович Макаров; born March 19, 1973) is a retired Russian track and field athlete who competed in the javelin throw. His personal best throw of 92.61 m, set in 2002, is the Russian record. Facing tough competition throughout his career 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.
Born into a sporting family, Makarov's father, Aleksandr, won the silver medal in the javelin throw at the 1980 Summer Olympics.
He is married to Oksana Ovchinnikova, former holder of the Russian record in women's javelin.
International competitions
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
References
- Sergey Makarov at World AthleticsLua error in Module:EditAtWikidata at line 29: attempt to index field 'wikibase' (a nil value).
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