Ilya Korotkov Explained

Birth Date:6 December 1983
Weight:90kg (200lb)
Sport:Athletics
Event:Javelin
Updated:11 August 2012

Ilya Yevgenyevich Korotkov (Russian: Илья Евгеньевич Коротков; born 6 December 1983) is a Russian javelin thrower.

He represented Russia at the Olympics at the 2008 Beijing Olympics and finished seventh in the final. The following year he took silver at the inaugural European Team Championships in Leiria, Portugal, but he could not repeat his medal success at the 2009 World Championships in Athletics, where he failed to make the final of the event.[1]

At the start of the 2010 season, he threw personal best of 85.47 m in Alder, Russia, and continued his good form by throwing 83.28 m to win the gold at the 2010 European Cup Winter Throwing meeting.[2]

International competitions

2005European U23 ChampionshipsErfurt, Germany9th69.18 m
2007UniversiadeBangkok, Thailand14th (q)66.71 m
2008Olympic GamesBeijing, China7th83.15 m
2009World ChampionshipsBerlin, Germany38th (q)71.59 m
2010Arles, France1st83.28 m
European ChampionshipsBarcelona, Spain21st (q)72.04 m
2012Olympic GamesLondon, United Kingdom33rd (q)75.68 m

Seasonal bests by year

Notes and References

  1. http://www.iaaf.org/athletes/biographies/letter=0/athcode=201676/index.html Korotkov Ilya
  2. https://archive.today/20120730044521/http://www.european-athletics.org/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=8447&Itemid=2 Mikhnevich and Müller put on a show at the European Cup Winter Throwing