Sergey Aleksandrovich Makarov (; born March 19, 1973) is a former Russian javelin thrower. 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 Representing 1996Olympic GamesAtlanta, United States6th85.30 m1997World ChampionshipsAthens, Greece5th86.32 mIAAF Grand Prix FinalFukuoka, Japan6th81.62 m1998European ChampionshipsBudapest, Hungary4th86.45 mGoodwill GamesUniondale, United States 1st84.11 m1999World ChampionshipsSeville, Spain9th83.20 m2000Olympic GamesSydney, Australia 3rd88.67 m2001World ChampionshipsEdmonton, Canada7th83.64 m2002European ChampionshipsMunich, Germany 2nd88.05 m2003World ChampionshipsParis, France 1st85.44 mWorld Athletics FinalMonte Carlo, Monaco 1st85.66 m2004Olympic GamesAthens, Greece 3rd84.84 mWorld Athletics FinalMonte Carlo, Monaco 4th80.34 m2005World ChampionshipsHelsinki, Finland 3rd83.54 mWorld Athletics FinalMonte Carlo, Monaco 3rd86.69 m2008Olympic GamesBeijing, China26th72.47 m2010European ChampionshipsBarcelona, Spain 7th80.86 m2011World ChampionshipsDaegu, South Korea12th78.76 m
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 (personal best) 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
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