Ilya Korotkov

Ilya Korotkov
Personal information
Born (1983-12-06) December 6, 1983
Height 1.93 m (6 ft 4 in)
Weight 90 kg (200 lb)
Sport
Country  Russia
Sport Athletics
Event(s) Javelin
Updated on 11 August 2012.

Ilya Yevgenyevich Korotkov (Russian: Илья Евгеньевич Коротков; born 6 December 1983) is a Russian javelin thrower.

He represented Russia at the Olympics at the 2008 Beijing Olympics and finished seventh in the final. The following year he took silver at the inaugural European Team Championships in Leiria, Portugal, but he could not repeat his medal success at the 2009 World Championships in Athletics, where he failed to make the final of the event.[1]

At the start of the 2010 season, he threw personal best of 85.47 m in Alder, Russia, and continued his good form by throwing 83.28 m to win the gold at the 2010 European Cup Winter Throwing meeting.[2]

Achievements

Year Competition Venue Position Notes
Representing  Russia
2005 European U23 Championships Erfurt, Germany 9th 69.18 m
2007 Universiade Bangkok, Thailand 14th (q) 66.71 m
2008 Olympic Games Beijing, China 7th 83.15 m
2009 World Championships Berlin, Germany 38th (q) 71.59 m
2010 European Cup Winter Throwing Arles, France 1st 83.28 m
European Championships Barcelona, Spain 21st (q) 72.04 m
2012 Olympic Games London, United Kingdom 33rd (q) 75.68 m

Seasonal bests by year

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