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.
sergey, makarov, javelin, thrower, sergey, aleksandrovich, makarov, russian, Серге, Александрович, Макаров, born, march, 1973, retired, russian, track, field, athlete, competed, javelin, throw, personal, best, throw, 2002, russian, record, facing, tough, compe. Sergey Aleksandrovich Makarov Russian Serge j Aleksandrovich Makarov 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 Zelezny Steve Backley and others Makarov did not win any major competition until 2003 when he became World Champion at the age of 30 Sergey MakarovPersonal informationNative nameSeҏgej Aleksandrovich MakarovFull nameSergey Aleksandrovich MakarovNationalityRussianBornMarch 19 1973 1973 03 19 age 50 Podolsk Russian SFSR Soviet UnionHeight1 92 m 6 ft 4 in Weight90 kg 198 lb SportCountry Russia 1996 2011 SportMen s athleticsEvent s Javelin throwClubDynamo MoskvaAchievements and titlesWorld finals2003 Paris Javelin throw Gold2005 Helsinki Javelin throw BronzeOlympic finalsSydney 2000 Javelin throw BronzeAthens 2004 Javelin throw BronzePersonal best s NR 92 61 m 2002 Medal record Olympic Games2000 Sydney Javelin2004 Athens JavelinWorld Championships2003 Paris Javelin2005 Helsinki JavelinEuropean Championships2002 Munich JavelinBorn 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 editYear Competition Venue Position NotesRepresenting nbsp Russia1996 Olympic Games Atlanta United States 6th 85 30 m1997 World Championships Athens Greece 5th 86 32 mIAAF Grand Prix Final Fukuoka Japan 6th 81 62 m1998 European Championships Budapest Hungary 4th 86 45 mGoodwill Games Uniondale United States 1st 84 11 m1999 World Championships Seville Spain 9th 83 20 m2000 Olympic Games Sydney Australia 3rd 88 67 m2001 World Championships Edmonton Canada 7th 83 64 m2002 European Championships Munich Germany 2nd 88 05 m2003 World Championships Paris France 1st 85 44 mWorld Athletics Final Monte Carlo Monaco 1st 85 66 m2004 Olympic Games Athens Greece 3rd 84 84 mWorld Athletics Final Monte Carlo Monaco 4th 80 34 m2005 World Championships Helsinki Finland 3rd 83 54 mWorld Athletics Final Monte Carlo Monaco 3rd 86 69 m2008 Olympic Games Beijing China 26th 72 47 m2010 European Championships Barcelona Spain 7th 80 86 m2011 World Championships Daegu South Korea 12th 78 76 mSeasonal bests by year edit1991 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 39References editSergey Makarov at World Athletics Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Sergey Makarov javelin thrower amp oldid 1156429451, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
