Maksim Tarasov
Appearance
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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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Country | Soviet Union (1988-1991) Unified Team (1992) Russia (1993-2000) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sport | Athletice | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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 (Template:Lang-ru, born 2 December 1970 in Yaroslavl, Soviet Union) is a retired pole vaulter.
Biography
He represented the USSR, the Unified Team, and later Russia. His personal best jump is 6.05 metres, which puts him third in the all-time performers list.[1]
Achievements
Year | Competition | Venue | Position | Notes | |
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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
External links
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 of the Unified Team
- Olympic athletes of Russia
- Olympic gold medalists for the Unified Team
- Olympic bronze medalists for Russia
- World Championships in Athletics 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)
- Soviet athletics biography stubs
- Russian athletics biography stubs
- Russian Olympic medalist stubs