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.[2] He was also the European Champion in 2010.

Ihar Makarau
Makarau in 2020
Personal information
NationalityBelarusian
Born (1979-07-20) 20 July 1979 (age 45)
Kimry, Russian SFSR, Soviet Union
OccupationJudoka
Sport
CountryBelarus
SportJudo
Weight class–100 kg, +100 kg
Rank     6th dan black belt[1]
Achievements and titles
Olympic GamesGold (2004)
World Champ.Bronze (2003)
European Champ.Gold (2010)
Medal record
Men's judo
Representing  Belarus
Olympic Games
Gold medal – first place 2004 Athens ‍–‍100 kg
World Championships
Bronze medal – third place 2003 Osaka ‍–‍100 kg
European Championships
Gold medal – first place 2010 Vienna +100 kg
Silver medal – second place 2007 Warsaw Open
Bronze medal – third place 2002 Maribor ‍–‍100 kg
Bronze medal – third place 2003 Düsseldorf ‍–‍100 kg
Bronze medal – third place 2009 Tbilisi +100 kg
IJF Grand Prix
Gold medal – first place 2011 Qingdao +100 kg
Silver medal – second place 2011 Baku +100 kg
European Junior Championships
Gold medal – first place 1998 Bucharest ‍–‍100 kg
Silver medal – second place 1997 Ljubljana ‍–‍95 kg
Summer Universiade
Bronze medal – third place 2001 Beijing Open
Profile at external databases
IJF866
JudoInside.com3364
Updated on 30 May 2023
Makarau on a 2004 Belarusian stamp

Achievements

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Year Tournament Place Weight class
2012 Olympic Games 5th Heavyweight (+100 kg)
2009 European Judo Championships 3rd Heavyweight (+100 kg)
2007 European Open Championships 2nd Open class
2006 European Judo Championships 5th Half heavyweight (100 kg)
2004 Olympic Games 1st Half heavyweight (100 kg)
2003 World Judo Championships 3rd Half heavyweight (100 kg)
European Judo Championships 3rd Half heavyweight (100 kg)
2002 European Judo Championships 3rd Half heavyweight (100 kg)
2001 Universiade 3rd Open class

References

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  1. ^ "IJF Dan Grades Awardees" (PDF). International Judo Federation. p. 5. Archived from the original (PDF) on 18 February 2023. Retrieved 12 March 2023.
  2. ^ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Ihar Makarau". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 4 December 2016.
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