Aleksandr Makarov (javelin thrower)
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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.
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Full name | Aleksandr Fyodorovich Makarov | ||||||||||||||
Born | 11 February 1951 (1951-02-11) (age 73) Kasimov, Ryazan, Russia | ||||||||||||||
Height | 1.84 m (6 ft 0 in) | ||||||||||||||
Weight | 98 kg (216 lb) | ||||||||||||||
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Sport | Athletics | ||||||||||||||
Event | Javelin throw | ||||||||||||||
Club | Dynamo Moscow | ||||||||||||||
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Personal best | 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.