Aleksandr Makarov (javelin thrower) explained

Aleksandr Makarov
Fullname:Aleksandr Fyodorovich Makarov
Native-Name:Aneкcaндp Фёдорович Maкaрoв
Birth Place:Kasimov, Ryazan, Russia
Height:1.84 m
Weight:98 kg
Club:Dynamo Moscow
Headercolor:lightsteelblue
Sport:Athletics
Event:Javelin throw
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Pb:89.64 m (1980)

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.

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.