Aleksandr Makarov (javelin thrower)
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.
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| Full name | Aleksandr Fyodorovich Makarov | |||||||||||||
| Born | 11 February 1951 (age 71) Kasimov, Ryazan, Russia | |||||||||||||
| Height | 1.84 m (6 ft 0 in) | |||||||||||||
| Weight | 98 kg (216 lb) | |||||||||||||
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| Sport | Athletics | |||||||||||||
| Event(s) | Javelin throw | |||||||||||||
| Club | Dynamo Moscow | |||||||||||||
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| Personal best(s) | 89.64 m (1980) | |||||||||||||
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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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