Vitaly Valeryevich Makarov (Russian: Виталий Валерьевич Макаров; born 23 June 1974[1] in Teguldet, Tomsk Oblast, Russia) is a Russian judoka who competed in the men's lightweight category. He was a 2004 Olympic silver medalist, 2001 World Champion, and earned medals in several other international tournaments. He was a 1994 World Junior Champion and has been a coach on the Russian national judo team.
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Native name | Виталий Валерьевич Макаров |
| Born | 23 June 1974 Teguldet, Tomsk Oblast, Russian SFSR, Soviet Union |
| Occupation | Judoka |
| Height | 174 cm (5 ft 9 in) |
| Sport | |
| Country | Russia |
| Sport | Judo |
| Weight class | –73 kg |
| Achievements and titles | |
| Olympic Games |  (2004) |
| World Champ. | 
(2001) |
| European Champ. | 
(2000) |
Medal record | |
| Profile at external databases | |
| IJF | 388 |
| JudoInside.com | 586 |
| Updated on 30 May 2023 | |
Biography
editMakarov is considered to be one of the best Russian judokas. He started judo when is father offered to take him to practice, who believed he had talent at the sport. At the 1994 Junior World Judo Championships in Cairo, Egypt, Makarov won his first international competition, and later that year got a silver medal at the Junior European Championships. In Birmingham in 1999, he missed his chance to become World Champion after losing to Jimmy Pedro of the United States in the final. In the 2000 Summer Olympics he was defeated in the first match by Askhat Shakharov of Kazakhstan. But in 2001 Makarov famously defeated Yusuke Kanamaru of Japan to become World Champion. He won a silver medal in the lightweight (73 kg) division at the 2004 Summer Olympics after being defeated by Lee Won-hee of South Korea in the final due to competing with an injury. Since 2006 he has been coaching the Russian judo team, and trained other Russian judoka who competed at the 2008, 2012, 2016 Summer Olympics. He is also a coach on the Russian team for the 2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo.[2][1]
Personal life
editHe is married to Carmen Calvo, 3rd degree black belt, an official of the Spanish Judo Federation.[2]
Achievements
edit| Year | Tournament | Place | Weight class |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2004 | Olympic Games | 2nd | Lightweight (73 kg) |
| 2003 | World Judo Championships | 3rd | Lightweight (73 kg) |
| 2001 | World Judo Championships | 1st | Lightweight (73 kg) |
| 2000 | European Judo Championships | 2nd | Lightweight (73 kg) |
| 1999 | World Judo Championships | 2nd | Lightweight (73 kg) |
| European Judo Championships | 3rd | Lightweight (73 kg) | |
| 1998 | European Judo Championships | 5th | Lightweight (73 kg) |
| 1994 | Junior European Judo Championships | 2nd | Lightweight (71 kg) |
| Junior World Judo Championships | 1st | Lightweight (71 kg) |
References
edit- ^ a b "JudoInside - Vitaly Makarov Judoka". www.judoinside.com. Retrieved 29 May 2024.
- ^ a b Ronaldo Veitía Quiñones (18 January 2019). Interview with Vitaly Makarov (in Spanish).
External links
edit- Vitaliy Makarov at the International Judo Federation
- Vitaliy Makarov at JudoInside.com
- Vitaliy Makarov at AllJudo.net (in French)
- Vitaliy Makarov at Olympics.com
- Vitaliy Makarov at Olympedia
- Vitaly Makarov at Olympics at Sports-Reference.com (archived)
- Vitaly Makarov at The-Sports.org
- Vitaly Makarov at databaseOlympics.com (archived)
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