Maksim Tarasov
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Native name | Максим Владимирович Тарасов | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Full name | Maksim Vladimirovich Tarasov | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Nationality | Russian | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Born | Yaroslavl, Soviet Union | 2 December 1970||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Years active | 1988–2000 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Height | 1.94 m (6 ft 4 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Weight | 80 kg (176 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Sport | Athletics | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Event | Pole vault | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Turned pro | 1988 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Retired | 2000 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Personal best | 6.05 m (1999) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Maksim Vladimirovich Tarasov (Russian: Максим Владимирович Тарасов, born 2 December 1970) is a retired Russian pole vaulter. He is the Russian national record holder for pole vault, with 6.05, result achieved in 1996.
Biography
[edit]Tarasov represented the USSR, the Unified Team, and later Russia.
His personal best jump is 6.05 metres, which puts him fourth in the all-time performers list.[1]
Tarasov was the surprise Gold medalist at the 1992 Summer Olympics, representing the Unified Team, over favourite Ukrainian teammate Sergey Bubka, who missed all the attempts at the final.
He represented Russia at the 2000 Summer Olympics, winning a Bronze medal.
A serious injury forced him to leave competition in 2001.
Achievements
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1988 | World Juniors | Sudbury, Canada | 2nd | 5.60 m | |
1991 | World Championships | Tokyo, Japan | 3rd | 5.85 m | |
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1992 | Olympic Games | Barcelona, Spain | 1st | 5.80 m | |
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1993 | World Championships | Stuttgart, Germany | 3rd | 5.80 m | |
1995 | World Championships | Gothenburg, Sweden | 2nd | 5.86 m | |
1996 | IAAF Grand Prix Final | Milan, Italy | 1st | 5.90 m | |
1997 | World Indoor Championships | Paris, France | 3rd | 5.80 m | |
World Championships | Athens, Greece | 2nd | 5.96 m | ||
1998 | European Championships | Budapest, Hungary | 1st | 5.81 m | |
1999 | World Championships | Seville, Spain | 1st | 6.02 m CR | |
2000 | Olympic Games | Sydney, Australia | 3rd | 5.90 m |
See also
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Categories:
- 1970 births
- Living people
- Sportspeople from Yaroslavl
- Russian male pole vaulters
- Soviet male pole vaulters
- Athletes (track and field) at the 1992 Summer Olympics
- Athletes (track and field) at the 2000 Summer Olympics
- Olympic athletes for the Unified Team
- Olympic athletes for Russia
- Olympic gold medalists for the Unified Team
- Olympic bronze medalists for Russia
- World Athletics Championships medalists
- European Athletics Championships medalists
- Medalists at the 2000 Summer Olympics
- Medalists at the 1992 Summer Olympics
- Olympic gold medalists in athletics (track and field)
- Olympic bronze medalists in athletics (track and field)
- Goodwill Games medalists in athletics
- World Athletics Championships winners
- Competitors at the 1994 Goodwill Games
- Soviet athletics biography stubs
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- Russian Olympic medalist stubs