Background
Litvinov is coached by his father – two time world champion, Olympic champion and former world record holder Sergey Litvinov.
hammer thrower athletics competitor
Litvinov is 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). The same year he threw 73.98 m with the 7.26 kg hammer, which placed him 57th on the senior world rankings. He finished ninth at the 2004 World Junior Championships in Athletics and 2005 European Athletics Junior Championships.
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. He improved in 2009, finishing 5th at the world championships with a throw of 76.58 m.