Ihar Makarau

For footballer, see Ihar Makaraw.

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

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.

  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.