Sergey Aleksandrovich Makarov (russian: Серге́й Александрович Макаров; born March 19, 1973) is a retired Russian

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athlete who competed in the

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and others, Makarov did not win any major competition until 2003, when he became

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at the age of 30. Born into a sporting family, Makarov's father,

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, 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

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 *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

References

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Makarov, Sergey 1973 births Living people Russian male javelin throwers Russian athletics coaches Olympic athletes for Russia Olympic bronze medalists for Russia Olympic bronze medalists in athletics (track and field) Athletes (track and field) at the 1996 Summer Olympics Athletes (track and field) at the 2000 Summer Olympics Athletes (track and field) at the 2004 Summer Olympics Athletes (track and field) at the 2008 Summer Olympics Medalists at the 2000 Summer Olympics Medalists at the 2004 Summer Olympics Goodwill Games medalists in athletics Competitors at the 1998 Goodwill Games World Athletics Championships athletes for Russia World Athletics Championships medalists World Athletics Championships winners IAAF Continental Cup winners European Athletics Championships medalists Russian Athletics Championships winners People from Podolsk Sportspeople from Moscow Oblast