Ivan Zaytsev (born 11 November 1988 in
Tashkent
Tashkent (, uz, Toshkent, Тошкент/, ) (from russian: Ташкент), or Toshkent (; ), also historically known as Chach is the capital and largest city of Uzbekistan. It is the most populous city in Central Asia, with a population of 2 ...
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Uzbekistan
Uzbekistan (, ; uz, Ozbekiston, italic=yes / , ; russian: Узбекистан), officially the Republic of Uzbekistan ( uz, Ozbekiston Respublikasi, italic=yes / ; russian: Республика Узбекистан), is a doubly landlocked co ...
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javelin thrower
The javelin throw is a track and field event where the javelin, a spear about in length, is thrown. The javelin thrower gains momentum by running within a predetermined area. Javelin throwing is an event of both the men's decathlon and the ...
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He competed in the
javelin throw
The javelin throw is a track and field event where the javelin, a spear about in length, is thrown. The javelin thrower gains momentum by running within a predetermined area. Javelin throwing is an event of both the men's decathlon and the wom ...
at the
2012 Summer Olympics and placed 36th with a mark of 73.94 metres.
He competed at the
2016 Olympics
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, athletes = 11,238
, events = 306 in 28 sports (41 disciplines)
, opening = 5 August 2016
, closing = 21 August 2016
, opened_by = Vice President Michel Temer
, cauldron = Vanderlei Cordeiro ...
, finishing in 26th, with a throw of 77.83.
He has also competed at World Championship-level, at the
2013 World Championships, reaching the final, and finishing 11th with a throw of 78.33.
His personal best is 85.03 metres.
Competition record
Seasonal bests by year
* 2007 – 61.14
* 2008 – 70.09
* 2009 – 75.07
* 2010 – 75.32
* 2011 – 79.39
* 2012 – 85.03
* 2013 – 83.79
* 2014 – 83.68
* 2016 – 83.03
* 2017 – 78.66
References
1988 births
Living people
Athletes from Tashkent
Uzbekistani male javelin throwers
Olympic athletes for Uzbekistan
Athletes (track and field) at the 2012 Summer Olympics
Athletes (track and field) at the 2016 Summer Olympics
Athletes (track and field) at the 2014 Asian Games
World Athletics Championships athletes for Uzbekistan
Asian Games medalists in athletics (track and field)
Asian Games bronze medalists for Uzbekistan
Medalists at the 2014 Asian Games
20th-century Uzbekistani people
21st-century Uzbekistani people
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