Sergey Alexandrovich Makarov

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

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.

[edit] Achievements

Year	Tournament	Venue	Result
1996	Olympic Games	Atlanta, United States	6th
1997	World Championships	Athens, Greece	5th
1998	European Championships	Budapest, Hungary	4th
1998	Goodwill Games	Uniondale, United States	1st
1999	World Championships	Seville, Spain	9th
2000	Olympic Games	Sydney, Australia	3rd
2001	World Championships	Edmonton, Canada	7th
2002	European Championships	Munich, Germany	2nd
2003	World Championships	Paris, France	1st
2003	World Athletics Final	Monte Carlo, Monaco	1st
2004	Olympic Games	Athens, Greece	3rd
2004	World Athletics Final	Monte Carlo, Monaco	4th
2005	World Championships	Helsinki, Finland	3rd
2005	World Athletics Final	Monte Carlo, Monaco	3rd