Aleksandr Makarov (javelin thrower)
Soviet athlete
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Aleksandr Fyodorovich Makarov (Russian: Апександр Фёдорович Макаров; born 11 February 1951 in Kasimov, Ryazan) is a Soviet athlete who mainly competed in the javelin throw.
Nativename
Aneкcaндp Фёдорович Maкaрoв
FullnameAleksandr Fyodorovich Makarov
Height1.84 m (6 ft 0 in)
| Personal information | |||||||||||||||
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| Native name | Aneкcaндp Фёдорович Maкaрoв | ||||||||||||||
| Full name | Aleksandr Fyodorovich Makarov | ||||||||||||||
| Born | 11 February 1951 (age 75) | ||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.84 m (6 ft 0 in) | ||||||||||||||
| Weight | 98 kg (216 lb) | ||||||||||||||
| Sport | |||||||||||||||
| Sport | Athletics | ||||||||||||||
Event | Javelin throw | ||||||||||||||
| Club | Dynamo Moscow | ||||||||||||||
| Achievements and titles | |||||||||||||||
| Personal best | 89.64 m (1980) | ||||||||||||||
Medal record
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He competed for the Soviet Union at the 1980 Summer Olympics held in Moscow, Soviet Union, where he won the silver medal in the men's javelin throw, with a distance of 89.64 metres. He is the father of former javelin thrower Sergey Makarov.
References
- Aleksandr Makarov at databaseOlympics.com (archived)
- Aleksandr Makarov at Olympics at Sports-Reference.com (archived)
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