Sergey Makarov (athlete)

Sergey Makarov

Personal information
Native name	Сеҏгей Александрович Макаров
Full name	Sergey Aleksandrovich Makarov
Nationality	Russian
Born	March 19, 1973 (1973-03-19) (age 43) Podolsk, Russian SFSR, Soviet Union
Height	1.92 m (6 ft 4 in)
Weight	90 kg (198 lb)
Sport
Country	Russia (1996-2011)
Sport	Athletics
Event(s)	Javelin throw
Club	Dynamo Moskva
Achievements and titles
World finals	2003 Paris: Javelin throw; Gold 2005 Helsinki: Javelin throw; Bronze
Olympic finals	Sydney 2000: Javelin throw; Bronze Athens 2004: Javelin throw; Bronze
Personal best(s)	92.61 m (2002)
Medal record Men’s Athletics Olympic Games Representing  Russia 2000 Sydney Javelin 2004 Athens Javelin World Championships Representing  Russia 2003 Paris Javelin 2005 Helsinki Javelin European Championships Representing  Russia 2002 Munich Javelin

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.

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