Sergey Litvinov (athlete, born 1986)

Sergey Sergeyevich Litvinov (Russian: Сергей Сергеевич Литвинов, born 27 January 1986) is a hammer thrower. He won a bronze medal at the 2014 European Championships. He currently competes for Russia, having previously represented Germany and Belarus.[1]

Sergey Litvinov
Personal information
Born27 January 1986 (1986-01-27) (age 34)
Rostov-on-Don, Russia
Height185 cm (6 ft 1 in)
Weight100 kg (220 lb)
Sport
SportAthletics
Event(s)Hammer throw
Coached bySergey Litvinov Sr.
Achievements and titles
Personal best(s)80.98 m (2012)[1]
Medal record
Representing  Russia
European Championships
2014 ZürichHammer throw

Career

Litvinov was coached by his father – two time world champion, Olympic champion and former world record holder Sergey Litvinov. He had no notable performances as a junior and was 12th in the IAAF world junior rankings in 2005 with a personal best of 72.14 m (6 kg hammer).[2] The same year he threw 73.98 m with the 7.26 kg hammer, which placed him 57th on the senior world rankings.[3] He finished ninth at the 2004 World Junior Championships in Athletics and 2005 European Athletics Junior Championships.[4] Aged 21, he attended the 2007 European Athletics U23 Championships where he went in as favorite with a mark of 74.80 m set only a month earlier. He qualified as 4th with 69.04 m, but finished 11th in the final.[5] He improved in 2009, finishing 5th at the world championships with a throw of 76.58 m.[1] He missed the 2010 European Athletics Championships because of the transfer to the Russian team, and failed to reach the final at the 2011 World Championships, but later won bronze medals at the 2013 Summer Universiade and 2014 European Championships.

Competition record
Year Competition Venue Position Event Notes
Representing  Belarus
2004 World Junior Championships Grosseto, Italy 9th Hammer (6 kg) 67.11 m
2005 European Junior Championships Kaunas, Lithuania 9th Hammer (6 kg) 69.65 m
2007 European U23 Championships Debrecen, Hungary 11th Hammer 64.03 m
Representing  Germany
2009 World Championships Berlin, Germany 5th Hammer 76.58 m
Representing  Russia
2011 World Championships Daegu, South Korea 15th (q) Hammer 74.80 m
2013 Universiade Kazan, Russia 3rd Hammer 78.08 m
World Championships Moscow, Russia 11th Hammer 75.90 m
2014 European Championships Zürich, Switzerland 3rd Hammer 79.35 m
2015 World Championships Beijing, China 5th Hammer 77.24 m
Competing as neutral
2017 World Championships London, United Kingdom 17th (q) Hammer 73.48 m

Progression
Impl. Year Perf. Date
7.26 kg 2010 78.98 30/05/2010
7.26 kg 2009 77.88 09/06/2009
7.26 kg 2008 75.35 17/05/2008
7.26 kg 2007 74.80 09/06/2007
7.26 kg 2006 66.72 06/07/2006
6 kg 2005 72.14 30/04/2005
6 kg 2004 71.09 13/06/2004
5 kg 2003 72.74 28/06/2003
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References
  1. Athlete profile for Sergej Litvinov. iaaf.org. Retrieved on 2015-11-04.
  2. 60 Metres – men – senior – indoor – 2016. iaaf.org. Retrieved on 2015-11-04.
  3. TOP WORLD LIST 2005 – Men. hammerthrow.wz.cz
  4. Athlete profile for Sergej Litvinov. iaaf.org. Retrieved on 2015-11-04.
  5. 2007-07-15 Debrecen (HUN) FINAL – men. hammerthrow.wz.cz
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