Sergey Makarov

Medal record
Men’s Athletics
Olympic Games
Competitor for Russia
Bronze	2000 Sydney	Javelin
Bronze	2004 Athens	Javelin
World Championships
Competitor for Russia
Gold	2003 Paris	Javelin
Bronze	2005 Helsinki	Javelin
European Championships
Competitor for Russia
Silver	2002 Munich	Javelin

For other uses, see Makarov (disambiguation).

Sergey Makarov (Russian: Сергей 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

Year	Competition	Venue	Position	Notes
Representing Russia
1996	Olympic Games	Atlanta, United States	6th	85.30 m
1997	World Championships	Athens, Greece	5th	86.32 m
	IAAF Grand Prix Final	Fukuoka, Japan	6th	81.62 m
1998	European Championships	Budapest, Hungary	4th	86.45 m
	Goodwill Games	Uniondale, United States	1st
1999	World Championships	Seville, Spain	9th	83.20 m
2000	Olympic Games	Sydney, Australia	3rd	88.67 m
2001	World Championships	Edmonton, Canada	7th	83.64 m
2002	European Championships	Munich, Germany	2nd	88.05 m
2003	World Championships	Paris, France	1st	85.44 m
	World Athletics Final	Monte Carlo, Monaco	1st
2004	Olympic Games	Athens, Greece	3rd
	World Athletics Final	Monte Carlo, Monaco	4th
2005	World Championships	Helsinki, Finland	3rd	83.54 m
	World Athletics Final	Monte Carlo, Monaco	3rd
2008	Olympic Games	Beijing, PR China	26th	72.47 m
2010	European Championships	Barcelona, Spain	7th	80.86 m
2011	World Championships	Daegu, South Korea	12th	78.76 m

External links

• IAAF profile for Sergey Makarov