Vladimir Ovchinnikov (athlete)

Russian javelin thrower

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Vladimir Olegovich Ovchinnikov (Russian: Владимир Олегович Овчинников; born 2 August 1970 in Volgograd) is a retired male javelin thrower from Russia, who competed in three Summer Olympics, starting in 1988 (Seoul, South Korea) for the Soviet Union. He set his personal best on 14 May 1995 in Tolyatti, throwing 88.00 metres.

## International competitions

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Year | Competition | Venue | Position | Notes

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Representing the  Soviet Union
1988  | World Junior Championships | Sudbury, Canada  | 1st  | 77.08 m
1988  | Olympic Games | Seoul, South Korea  | 7th  | 79.12 m
1990  | European Championships | Split, Yugoslavia  | 6th  | 81.78 m
Representing  Russia
1993  | World Championships | Stuttgart, Germany | 13th  | 77.98 m
1995  | World Championships | Gothenburg, Sweden  | 14th  | 78.28 m
1996  | Olympic Games | Atlanta, United States  | 16th  | 78.20 m
2000  | Olympic Games | Sydney, Australia  | 14th  | 82.10 m

## Seasonal bests by year

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* 1988 – 80.26
* 1990 – 81.78
* 1993 – 77.98
* 1995 – 88.00
* 1996 – 78.20
* 1997 – 78.40
* 1999 – 80.29
* 2000 – 82.60
* 2001 – 78.72

## References

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* Vladimir Ovchinnikov at World Athletics

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World U20 Champions in men's javelin throw

* 1986:  Uladzimir Sasimovich (URS)
* 1988:  Vladimir Ovchinnikov (URS)
* 1990:  Tommi Viskari (FIN)
* 1992:  Aki Parviainen (FIN)
* 1994:  Marius Corbett (RSA)
* 1996:  Sergey Voynov (UZB)
* 1998:  David Parker (GBR)
* 2000:  Hardus Pienaar (RSA)
* 2002:  Igor Janik (POL)
* 2004:  Aleksey Tovarnov (RUS)
* 2006:  Robert Oosthuizen (RSA)
* 2008:  Robert Szpak (POL)
* 2010:  Till Wöschler (GER)
* 2012:  Keshorn Walcott (TTO)
* 2014:  Gatis Čakšs (LAT)
* 2016:  Neeraj Chopra (IND)
* 2018:  Nash Lowis (AUS)
* 2021:  Janne Läspä (FIN)
* 2022:  Artur Felfner (UKR)
* 2024:  Tom Teršek (SLO)

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Russian Athletics Championships men's javelin throw champions

* 1992: Lev Shatilo
* 1993–94: Yuriy Rybin
* 1995: Vladimir Ovchinnikov
* 1996–97: Sergey Makarov
* 1998–99: Yuriy Rybin
* 2000–01: Sergey Makarov
* 2002: Aleksandr Ivanov
* 2003: Sergey Makarov
* 2004: Aleksandr Ivanov
* 2005–11: Sergey Makarov
* 2012: Ilya Korotkov
* 2013: Dmitry Tarabin
* 2014: Valeriy Iordan
* 2015–19: Dmitry Tarabin

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New Zealand national champions in men's javelin throw

* 1921–1922: Ernest Sutherland
* 1923: Jack Merchant (USA)
* 1924: Eric Dunbar (AUS)
* 1925: Peter Munro
* 1926–1930: Stan Lay
* 1931: Harlow Rothert (USA)
* 1932: Peter Munro
* 1933: Rex Cresser
* 1934–1935: Stan Lay
* 1936: Claude Clegg
* 1937: Stan Lay
* 1938: Claude Clegg
* 1939: Stan Lay
* 1940: Frank Adlam
* 1941–1944: not held
* 1945–1946: Stan Lay
* 1947–1949: Claude Clegg
* 1950: Stan Lay
* 1951: Neville Grinter
* 1952–1953: Arthur Grayburn
* 1954: G. Lewis
* 1955–1959: Malcolm Hahn
* 1960: Robin Ball
* 1961: Malcolm Hahn
* 1962: Robin Ball
* 1963: Murray Speden
* 1964–1966: Robin Ball
* 1967: Raymond Paterson
* 1968: Robin Ball
* 1969–1971: Raymond Paterson
* 1972: D.C. Leary
* 1973: Raymond Paterson
* 1974: P. van der Griend
* 1975: David Hookway
* 1976–1982: Mike O'Rourke
* 1983: David Hookway
* 1984–1986: John Stapylton-Smith
* 1987: Gavin Lovegrove
* 1988: Mike O'Rourke
* 1989: John Stapylton-Smith
* 1990–1994: Gavin Lovegrove
* 1995: Andrew Harrison
* 1996–1997: Diggory Brooke
* 1998: Erin Bevans
* 1999: Vladimir Ovchinnikov (RUS)
* 2000: James Goulding
* 2001: Andrew Harrison
* 2002: Joachim Kiteau (FRA)
* 2003: Stuart Farquhar
* 2004: Park Jae-myong (KOR)
* 2005–2016: Stuart Farquhar
* 2017–2019: Ben Langton Burnell
* 2020: Alex Wood
* 2021: Anton Schroder
* 2022: Jared Neighbours
* 2023–2024: Douw Botes

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