Maksim Tarasov

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.

Maksim Tarasov
Personal information
Native nameМаксим Владимирович Тарасов
Full nameMaksim Vladimirovich Tarasov
NationalityRussian
Born (1970-12-02) 2 December 1970
Yaroslavl, Soviet Union
Years active19882000
Height1.94 m (6 ft 4 in)
Weight80 kg (176 lb)
Sport
Country Soviet Union (1988-1991)
 Unified Team (1992)
 Russia (1993-2000)
SportAthletics
Event(s)Pole vault
Turned pro1988
Retired2000
Achievements and titles
Personal best(s)6.05 m (1999)
Medal record
Men's athletics
Olympic Games
Representing  Unified Team
Gold medal – first place 1992 BarcelonaPole vault
Representing  Russia
Bronze medal – third place 2000 SydneyPole vault
World Championships
Representing  Soviet Union
Bronze medal – third place1991 TokyoPole vault
Representing  Russia
Gold medal – first place1999 SevillePole vault
Silver medal – second place1995 GothenburgPole vault
Silver medal – second place1997 AthensPole vault
Bronze medal – third place1993 StuttgartPole vault
European Championships
Gold medal – first place1998 BudapestPole vault

Biography

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

YearCompetitionVenuePositionNotes
Representing the  Soviet Union
1988 World Juniors Sudbury, Canada 2nd 5.60 m
1991 World Championships Tokyo, Japan 3rd 5.85 m
Representing the  Unified Team
1992 Olympic Games Barcelona, Spain 1st 5.80 m
Representing  Russia
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

References


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