Ihar Makarau

For footballer, see Ihar Makaraw.

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
Nationality	Belarusian
Born	(1979-07-20) 20 July 1979 (age 46) Kimry, Russian SFSR, Soviet Union
Occupation	Judoka
Sport
Country	Belarus
Sport	Judo
Weight class	–100 kg, +100 kg
Rank	6th dan black belt[1]
Achievements and titles
Olympic Games	(2004)
World Champ.	(2003)
European Champ.	(2010)
Medal record Men's judo Representing  Belarus Olympic Games 2004 Athens ‍–‍100 kg World Championships 2003 Osaka ‍–‍100 kg European Championships 2010 Vienna +100 kg 2007 Warsaw Open 2002 Maribor ‍–‍100 kg 2003 Düsseldorf ‍–‍100 kg 2009 Tbilisi +100 kg IJF Grand Prix 2011 Qingdao +100 kg 2011 Baku +100 kg European Junior Championships 1998 Bucharest ‍–‍100 kg 1997 Ljubljana ‍–‍95 kg Summer Universiade 2001 Beijing Open
Profile at external databases
IJF	866
JudoInside.com	3364
Updated on 30 May 2023

Achievements

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

Makarau on a 2004 Belarusian stamp