Ihar Makarau Explained

Nationality:Belarusian
Birth Place:Kimry, Russian SFSR, Soviet Union
Country:Belarus
Weight Class:–100 kg, +100 kg
Rank Ref:[1]
Dan:6
Worlds Rank:3
Worlds Year:2003
Worlds Weight:Men's 100 kg
Regionals Type:EU
Regionals Rank:1
Regionals Year:2010
Regionals Weight:Men's +100 kg
Olympics Rank:1
Olympics Year:2004
Olympics Weight:Men's 100 kg
Updated:30 May 2023

Ihar Viktaravich Makarau (Belarusian: Ігар Віктаравіч Макараў; born 20 July 1979 in Kimry, Russian SFSR, Soviet Union), also commonly known by the Russian spelling Igor Viktorovich Makarov (Russian: И́горь Ви́кторович Мака́ров), is a Belarusian judoka. He won the gold medal in the half-heavyweight (100 kg) division at the 2004 Summer Olympics. He was also the European Champion in 2010.

Achievements

Year Tournament Place Weight class
2012 Olympic Games5th Heavyweight (+100 kg)
2009 European Judo Championships3rdHeavyweight (+100 kg)
2007 European Open Championships2nd Open class
2006 European Judo Championships5th Half heavyweight (100 kg)
2004 Olympic Games1st Half heavyweight (100 kg)
2003 World Judo Championships3rd Half heavyweight (100 kg)
European Judo Championships3rd Half heavyweight (100 kg)
2002 European Judo Championships3rd Half heavyweight (100 kg)
2001 Universiade3rd Open class

Notes and References

  1. Web site: IJF Dan Grades Awardees . . 12 March 2023 . https://web.archive.org/web/20230218112607/https://78884ca60822a34fb0e6-082b8fd5551e97bc65e327988b444396.ssl.cf3.rackcdn.com/up/2023/02/Liste_Grades_14022023-16764493-1676449342.pdf . 18 February 2023 . 5 . en.