Sergey Makarov (javelin thrower)

{{short description|Russian javelin thrower}}

{{other people|Sergei Makarov}}

{{Infobox sportsperson

| name = Sergey Makarov

| fullname = Sergey Aleksandrovich Makarov

| native_name = Сеҏгей Александрович Макаров

| nationality = Russian

| headercolor = lightsteelblue

| birth_date = {{birth-date and age|March 19, 1973}}

| birth_place = Podolsk, Russian SFSR, Soviet Union

| height = 1.92 m

| weight = 90 kg

| country = {{flagcountry|RUS}} (1996–2011)

| sport = Men's athletics

| club = Dynamo Moskva

| event = Javelin throw

| pb = NR 92.61 m (2002)

| olympics = {{unbulleted list

|Sydney 2000: Javelin throw; Bronze

|Athens 2004: Javelin throw; Bronze

}}

| worlds = {{unbulleted list

|2003 Paris: Javelin throw; Gold

|2005 Helsinki: Javelin throw; Bronze

}}

| show-medals = yes

| medaltemplates =

{{Medal|Competition|Olympic Games}}

{{Medal|Bronze|2000 Sydney|Javelin}}

{{Medal|Bronze|2004 Athens|Javelin}}

{{Medal|Competition|World Championships}}

{{Medal|Gold|2003 Paris|Javelin}}

{{Medal|Bronze|2005 Helsinki|Javelin}}

{{Medal|Competition|European Championships}}

{{Medal|Silver|2002 Munich|Javelin}}

}}

Sergey Aleksandrovich Makarov ({{langx|ru|Серге́й Александрович Макаров}}; born March 19, 1973) is a retired Russian track and field athlete who competed in the javelin throw. 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.

He is married to Oksana Ovchinnikova, former holder of the Russian record in women's javelin.