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Sergey Makarov

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Sergey Aleksandrovich Makarov (Russian: Серге́й Александрович Макаров; born March 19, 1973) is a former Russian javelin thrower. His personal best throw of 92.61 m, set in 2002, is the Russian record. Facing tough competition throughout his career 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. Born into a sporting family, Makarov's father, Aleksandr, won the silver medal in the javelin throw at the 1980 Summer Olympics. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in 26 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 24 in 2024). Sergey Makarov is the 2,425th most popular athlete (up from 2,634th in 2024), the 2,593rd most popular biography from Russia (up from 2,718th in 2019) and the 132nd most popular Russian Athlete.

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Among ATHLETES

Among athletes, Sergey Makarov ranks 2,425 out of 6,025. Before him are Lyubov Gurina, Gerard Nijboer, Abubaker Kaki Khamis, Johann Passler, Tatyana Kolpakova, and Rusty Wailes. After him are Irina Nazarova, Elmar Borrmann, Yohan Blake, Kathrin Neimke, Jürgen Straub, and Konstantin Volkov.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1973, Sergey Makarov ranks 435. Before him are Masakiyo Maezono, Frode Andresen, Zhao Hongbo, Teresa Saponangelo, Jargaltulgyn Erdenebat, and François Damiens. After him are Paolo Savoldelli, Romāns Vainšteins, Emma Caulfield, Boris Kodjoe, Lisa Raymond, and Jean-Bédel Bokassa Jr..

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In Russia

Among people born in Russia, Sergey Makarov ranks 2,593 out of 3,761. Before him are Olena Zhupiyeva-Vyazova (1960), Vladimir Vdovichenkov (1971), Marina Klimova (1966), Yanka Dyagileva (1966), Lev Psakhis (1958), and Lyubov Gurina (1957). After him are Irina Nazarova (1957), Dmitry Tursunov (1982), Alexei Yagudin (1980), Rustem Khamitov (1954), Dmitry Bykov (1967), and Sergei Kiriakov (1970).

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Among ATHLETES In Russia

Among athletes born in Russia, Sergey Makarov ranks 132. Before him are Nailya Gilyazova (1953), Vyacheslav Ivanenko (1961), Yelena Yelesina (1970), Aleksandr Kabanov (1948), Olena Zhupiyeva-Vyazova (1960), and Lyubov Gurina (1957). After him are Irina Nazarova (1957), Konstantin Volkov (1960), Mikhail Burtsev (1956), Tatyana Providokhina (1953), Olga Nazarova (1965), and Vladimir Semenets (1950).

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