Aleksandr Ivanov (javelin thrower) explained

Alexandr Valerevich Ivanov (Russian: Александр Валерьевич Иванов; born May 25, 1982, in Saint Petersburg) is a Russian javelin thrower. His personal best throw is 88.90 metres, achieved in June 2003 in Tula.^[1]

Achievements

Representing
1999	World Youth Championships	Bydgoszcz, Poland	3rd	78.65 m (700g)
2000	World Junior Championships	Santiago, Chile	6th	71.02 m
2001	World Championships	Edmonton, Canada	10th	80.56 m
	European Junior Championships	Grosseto, Italy	bgcolor=gold	1st	80.18 m^[2]
2002	European Championships	Munich, Germany	6th	82.66 m
2003	European U23 Championships	Bydgoszcz, Poland	bgcolor=gold	1st	82.59 m
	World Championships	Paris, France	12th	77.32 m
	World Athletics Final	Monte Carlo, Monaco	4th	80.58 m
2004	Olympic Games	Athens, Greece	5th	83.31 m
	World Athletics Final	Monte Carlo, Monaco	6th	77.25 m
2005	World Championships	Helsinki, Finland	5th	79.14 m
	World Athletics Final	Monte Carlo, Monaco	7th	78.32 m
2006	European Championships	Gothenburg, Sweden	8th	80.09 m
	World Cup	Athens, Greece	3rd	81.87 m
2007	World Championships	Osaka, Japan	5th	85.18m^[3]
2008	Olympic Games	Beijing, PR China	14th	79.27 m

Seasonal bests by year

• 2000 - 77.11
• 2001 - 83.55
• 2002 - 87.62
• 2003 - 88.90
• 2004 - 87.73
• 2005 - 84.24
• 2006 - 84.22
• 2007 - 86.71
• 2008 - 83.21
• 2009 - 82.40
• 2010 - 77.11
• 2011 - 82.17
• 2013 - 70.50
• 2014 - 74.75

Notes and References

1. https://web.archive.org/web/20200417220125/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/iv/aleksandr-ivanov-2.html Aleksander Ivanov
2. http://www.gbrathletics.com/ic/ejm.htm European Junior Championships (Men)
3. http://osaka2007.iaaf.org/results/gender=M/discipline=JT/combCode=hash/roundCode=f/result.html iaaf.org - Osaka 2007 - Results