Aleksandr Fingert is a retired Israel

Israel

The State of Israel is a parliamentary republic located in the Middle East, along the eastern shore of the Mediterranean Sea...

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Javelin throw

The javelin throw is a track and field athletics throwing event where the object to be thrown is the javelin, a spear approximately 2.5 metres in length. Javelin is an event of both the men's decathlon and the women's heptathlon...

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His personal best time was 80.18 metres, achieved in September 1989 in Baku

Baku

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, while representing the Soviet Union

Soviet Union

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. He later competed for Israel, and participated at the 1995 and 1997 World Championships. He won the Israeli championship in 1992, 1994, 1995, 1996 and 1997, forming a rivalry with fellow ex-Soviet thrower Vadim Bavikin

Vadim Bavikin

Vadim Bavikin is an Israeli javelin thrower. He was originally a Soviet citizen, but emigrated to Israel in 1990.He finished tenth at the 1991 World Championships...

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Achievements

Representing
1995	World Championships	Gothenburg, Sweden	31st	70.94 m
1997	World Championships	Athens, Greece	33rd	69.74 m