Aleksandr Tarasov (pentathlete)
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| Born | 12 March 1927 Moscow, Russian SFSR, Soviet Union | ||||||||||||||
| Died | 16 June 1984 (aged 57) | ||||||||||||||
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| Sport | Modern pentathlon | ||||||||||||||
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Aleksandr Tarasov (23 March 1927 – 16 June 1984) was a Soviet modern pentathlete and Olympic Champion. He competed at the 1956 Summer Olympics in Melbourne, where he won a gold medal in the team competition (together with Ivan Deryugin and Igor Novikov, and placed eighth in the individual competition.[1][2]
References[edit]
- ^ "Profile: Aleksandr Tarasov". sports-reference.com. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 7 March 2009.
- ^ "Olympics Statistics: Aleksandr Tarasov". databaseolympics.com. Archived from the original on 2012-11-14. Retrieved 2012-07-21.
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